Master's Degree in Modern History: Monarchy of Spain 16th-18th Centuries
Universidade Santiago de Compostela
Key Information
Campus location
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Languages
Spanish, Galician
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 year
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 854
Application deadline
Request info
Earliest start date
Oct 2024
Scholarships
Explore scholarship opportunities to help fund your studies
Introduction
The "Monarchy of Spain" constituted the most formidable organization of power in Europe in the 16th and 18th centuries. This interuniversity master's degree aims to delve, with a revisionist approach, into the singularity of the power structure that was the "Monarchy of Spain", through the analysis of the political culture that fed that monarchical notion, of the policy of dynastic aggrandizement and its conflicts, and religion informing culture.
The "Monarchy of Spain" constituted the most formidable organization of power in Europe in the 16th and 18th centuries. Admired and fought at the same time from the moment of its gestation, the monarchy would mark the European political agenda between 1500 and 1660.
The Master in Modern History "Monarchy of Spain" 16th-18th centuries organized and taught by the Autonomous University of Madrid, the University of Santiago de Compostela and the University of Cantabria, through a revisionist and multidisciplinary approach, aims to delve into the singularity of that power structure that was the "Monarchy of Spain", taking into account several lines:
- The analysis of the background political culture that fed that monarchical notion, with its aspiration for universal power and its ability to make possible an extraordinary territorial and organizational diversity.
- The policy of dynastic aggrandizement, with its sequel of conflicts, represented a permanent challenge in relation to the search for the necessary resources, which led to the decline of the Empire.
- The institutionalization of religion and the singular condition of the Monarchy of Spain as "monarchia in ecclesia" or Catholic monarchy. Likewise, the analysis of popular culture constitutes an obligatory contrast that will allow us to offer a reading from below.
Curriculum
Teaching activities are carried out throughout the academic year in the afternoon to be compatible with other activities.
To obtain the degree, it is necessary to pass a total of 60 ECTS, distributed over two semesters.
It offers a choice between a double orientation (research and professional). The distribution of credits to be taken will depend on the chosen itinerary:
Research itinerary
- Module 1: Compulsory Subjects (20 ECTS)
- Module 2: Optional Subjects (20 ECTS)
- Module 3: International Seminars (5 ECTS)
- Module 4: Master's Thesis (15 ECTS)
Professional itinerary
- Module 1: Compulsory Subjects (20 ECTS)
- Module 2: Optional Subjects (10 ECTS)
- Module 3: International Seminars (5 ECTS)
- Module 4: Practicum (10 ECTS)
- Module 5: Master's Thesis (15 ECTS)
Most subjects are offered both in person and online. The objective of this double proposal is that the subjects can be taken at the same time by students enrolled on all campuses. Likewise, this online offer is also aimed at students who, for reasons derived from their dedication to other occupations, find it impossible to attend class regularly.
The teaching languages are Spanish and Galician, but documentation must be provided in other languages (English, French and Portuguese).
Program Outcome
Know and understand at an advanced level the social, economic, institutional, cultural, ideological, and religious systems and structures that make up the territories that made up the Monarchy of Spain.
Formulate judgments and critical analysis about the “Monarchy of Spain”, and design approaches related to the topic, which can be the subject of research.
Gallery
Career Opportunities
Begin basic training in the field of archiving, library science, and the use of historical documentation related to the Modern History of the Monarchy of Spain.
With the knowledge acquired, the student is enabled to:
- Making a first contact with cataloging instruments, description of collections, documentary typologies, analytical inventories, classification tables, specific databases, document and image digitization projects, design and development of archival and library science projects, etc. . all of this referring to the monarchy in the ss. XVI-XVIII.
- A first approach to other complementary elements linked to historical archiving and librarianship such as the restoration and typologies of paper, the binding and restoration of historical works, the acquisition of new works, bookplates, the ornament of the historical book, etc.