History and Heritage Interpretation (Joint honours); General Module

General information

Title of the study programme	Master’s degree (M.A.) programme in History and the Interpretation of Heritage, (Joint Honours)
Type of study programme	University
Duration	2 years (4 semesters)
ECTS	60
Academic qualification	Master of Arts in History (univ. mag. hist.)
Title and qualification code in the C.Q.F. Register	–
Study completion requirements	Passing all exams and completing the final thesis
Possibilities of continuing education	After finishing the M.A. in History and the Interpretation of Heritage (Joint Honours), students can enrol on an appropriate doctoral programme.
Employment possibilities	Working in the private and public sectors, business, and tourism, as well as an expert associate in institutions such as museums, galleries, archives, regional museums, cultural heritage, civil society organisations, media, and other scientific and research work in the humanities and social sciences.

Course list

Year 1
Semester I		Semester II
Methods and Techniques in Historical Research	3 ECTS	Everyday Life in History and Heritage Interpretation	3 ECTS
Research Methodologies in Social History	3 ECTS	Uses and Abuses of History and Heritage in the Modern World	3 ECTS
Public History	3 ECTS	Interpretations of Historical and Cultural Heritage – Case Studies	3 ECTS
Professional Practice	3 ECTS	Professional Practice	3 ECTS
Elective Course*	3 ECTS	Elective Course*	3 ECTS
One elective course worth 3 ECTS from the list of internal courses and/or Segment C *Students may replace 3 ECTS credits in the elective course category with activities outside the study programme. A list of activities through which additional competences may be acquired will be specified in a separate document issued by the Department of History at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka.		One elective course worth 3 ECTS from the list of internal courses and/or Segment C *Students may replace 3 ECTS credits in the elective course category with activities outside the study programme. A list of activities through which additional competences may be acquired will be specified in a separate document issued by the Department of History at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka.
Year 2
Semester III		Semester IV
Design in the Service of Heritage Interpretation	3 ECTS	Professional Practice	3 ECTS
Let Me Tell You a Story	3 ECTS	Professional Practice	3 ECTS
Master’s Thesis Seminar*	3 ECTS	Elective Course*	3 ECTS
Professional Practice	3 ECTS	Master’s Thesis	3 ECTS
Elective Course**	3 ECTS
If a student does not register their Master’s Thesis at the Department of History, they must take an additional elective course instead of the Master’s Thesis Seminar. One elective course worth 3 ECTS from the list of internal courses and/or Segment C **Students may replace 3 ECTS credits in the elective course category with activities outside the study programme. A list of activities through which additional competences may be acquired will be specified in a separate document issued by the Department of History at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka.		One elective course worth 3 ECTS from the list of internal courses and/or Segment C *Students may replace 3 ECTS credits in the elective course category with activities outside the study programme. A list of activities through which additional competences may be acquired will be specified in a separate document issued by the Department of History at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka.

Elective Courses (The elective courses offered and delivered are determined each academic year in the study programme’s course delivery plan)
Interpretation of the Heritage of Noble Families	3 ECTS
Heritage in 150 Words	3 ECTS
Heritage of Antiquity – Material Heritage in the Eastern Adriatic	3 ECTS
Strategic Planning and Sustainable Development	3 ECTS
Population and Environment in Early Modern Croatia	3 ECTS
Identities in Early Medieval Europe	3 ECTS
Political and Legal Aspects of the Modern History of Western Croatia in the Twentieth Century	3 ECTS
History of Italy in the Twentieth Century	3 ECTS
Museology	3 ECTS
Heritage as a Source of Community Development	3 ECTS
History of Hellenism	3 ECTS
Greece in the Fourth Century BC	3 ECTS
Multiethnicity of Towns in Contemporary History	3 ECTS
Comparative Social History of Twentieth-Century Latin America	3 ECTS
History of Revolutions in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries	3 ECTS
The Reformation: From Heresy to Orthodoxy	3 ECTS
Social History of Central and Southeastern Europe in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries	3 ECTS
Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Military History	3 ECTS
History of Historiography	3 ECTS
Archives and Society in the Service of Heritage Interpretation	3 ECTS

Learning outcomes

Core learning outcomes

Collective learning outcomes	Individual learning outcomes
BASICS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH	1. Synthesise the extensive professional literature. 2. Clearly formulate an argument about a particular topic. 3. Employ professional terminology. 4. Present the conclusions of independent research to experts or the general public.
INTERPRETATION AND CONTEXTUALISATION OF HISTORICAL FACTS, EVENTS AND PROCESSES	1. Identify specific historical phenomena. 2. Explain different historical processes in local, regional, and global contexts. 3. Draw conclusions about history based on sources and arguments. 4. Interpret historical data from different perspectives.
A PROBLEMS APPROACH TO THEORETICAL DIRECTIONS, CONCEPTS AND TERMS IN HISTORICAL RESEARCH	1. Critically interpret historical sources and historiographical literature. 2. Evaluate the usability and applicability of specific theoretical directions in one’s own research topic. 3. Evaluate different historiographical approaches. 4. Discuss historiographical issues using reasoned argument.
ADVANCED APPLICATION OF HISTORICAL SCIENCE METHODS AND INDEPENDENT RESEARCH	1. Independently use different historical sources and materials. 2. Identify and expand the discussion on a specific historiographical issue. 3. Critically analyse primary sources and secondary literature. 4. Carry out historiographical research applying modern methodological and theoretical approaches.
DIGITAL HISTORICAL AND HERITAGE CONTENTS	1. Use digital tools and resources in the processes of interpretation and presentation of heritage. 2. Explain the importance and place of digital humanities in the modern world. 3. Assess the impact of digital technologies on historical heritage. 4. Critique digital content in the context of public history.
METHODS AND TECHNIQUES OF HERITAGE INTERPRETATION	1. Apply modern theoretical and methodological frameworks in the study of heritage. 2. Use multidisciplinary interpretative approaches. 3. Evaluate cultural heritage in the context of the different values and meanings it carries in the local and wider environment. 4. Encourage multi-perspective in accessing historical and cultural heritage.

Elective learning outcomes

Collective learning outcomes	Individual learning outcomes
PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PRESENTATION OF HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE	1. Critically evaluate historical, political and institutional frameworks related to various heritage management practices. 2. Independently design a heritage presentation project. 3. Define a work and financial plan.
GENERIC, ORGANISATIONAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS	1. Implement a project in accordance with the appropriate laws and regulations. 2. Act in accordance with the principles of social responsibility and sustainable development. 3. Apply and follow the ethical principles of the profession. 4. Demonstrate communication and administrative skills and the ability to use information and communication technologies. 5. Manage your own career.