Master Histoire - Parcours Pouvoirs, Savoirs, Genre

Drawing on the contribution of the social sciences, the training provided within Track 4 aims to prepare students for historical research by examining patterns of dominance from Antiquity to the present day. By uncovering the mechanisms and structures of dominance, rooted in value systems as well as institutions, the historical approach provides a deeper understanding of both individual and collective trajectories. More specifically, this track seeks to explore the genesis and application of analytical categories such as marginality, subalternity, intersectionality, and agency. It also examines, over the long course of history, the relationship between knowledge and power through historical subjects such as the body, sexuality, emotions, violence, social hierarchies, and labor.

Students holding a BA degree in history or another diploma with substantial coursework in history, and who wish to pursue research training in the history of power, knowledge and gender.

Applicants with a bachelor's degree are authorised to register for a master's degree. Holders of other qualifications: https://allsh.univ-amu.fr/fr/formation/scolarite

A solid academic background throughout the undergraduate program. Excellent proficiency in written and oral expression in the French language. Strong writing skills and adaptability to various communication contexts. Ability to present arguments effectively in both written and oral forms.

Students in Track 4 prepare a research thesis in both M1 and M2 on a specialized topic in history under the supervision of a faculty member from the History Department. They also take the courses of the History Master's program in parallel.

These courses are organized into three knowledge and skills units (BCC). BCC1, which is common to all tracks, aims to provide a foundational understanding in foreign languages and thesis methodology. BCC1 also includes attending to a research seminar related to the thesis topic. The seminar is primarily chosen from the seminars of the following research laboratories hosted by the MMSH : CCJ, IMAF, IRA, IREMAM, LA3M, TDMAM, TELEMMe. BCC2 includes courses by historical period, shared by students in all three thematic tracks. BCC3 includes specialized transchronological courses related to the track's theme.

The specialized courses of BCC3 are:

• Semester 1: a research workshop during the pre-entry week to facilitate the integration of the cohort; a Historiography course on the history of dominance patterns and gender studies; Specialization Course 1.
• Semester 2: Specialization Course 2.
• Semester 3: Specialization Course 3 and the research workshop for M2 thesis supervision.

Semester 2 is dedicated to attending courses and writing the M1 research thesis. Semester 4 is devoted to an internship or international research mobility, as well as writing the M2 research thesis.

The MA degree in History trains students in research through research, drawing on the fields and research work of the faculty members in the Department of History specialised in the history of power, knowledge and gender.

Track 4 is open to students who wish to pursue training in historical research, regardless of their chosen historical period of specialization. Whether examining the order of discourse or the order of practices, the historical approach is based on the analysis of documentary traces—both material and immaterial, textual and iconographic, narrative, normative, and pragmatic—left by past societies. These documentary traces, whether ordinary and modest or highly elaborate, reflect the knowledge of those who produced them, as well as the power relations in which they were engaged—whether they submitted to them, consented to them, or sought to break free from them. In this regard, the study of gender and gender relations provides particularly fruitful insights into patterns of dominance at the intersection of knowledge and power.

Track 4 of the Master's degree in History reinforces skills that were initially developed during the Bachelor's degree.

1- Ability to analyse and synthesise. Learning to:

·       Gather and analyse information from different sources

·       Analyse complex situations from multiple points of view

·       Use their knowledge to identify and solve a problem

·       Propose new solutions

·       Gather and summarise relevant information

2- Reasoning and writing skills:

·       Developing a command of rhetoric and argumentative discourse, useful in various professions, competitions and examinations

·       Development of the ability to exchange argumentative ideas

·       Ability to construct (both orally and in writing) an argumentative discourse

3- Ability to work independently and in groups:

·       Ability to further research by oneself and for oneself, and thus to develop one's aptitudes throughout life

·       Taste for enquiry and intellectual curiosity

·       Ability to organise one's own work;

·       Critical mind;

·       Ability to work as part of a team

Students complete an individual research thesis in both M1 and M2 and work on a collective research project during the 3rd semester. They undertake in the 4th semester a professional observation internship or a research stay abroad related to their thesis' topic.

• E1103 Communication (fr)
• K1401 Conception et pilotage de la politique des pouvoirs publics (fr)
• K2107 Enseignement général du second degré (fr)
• K1601 Gestion de l'information et de la documentation (fr)
• K2401 Recherche en sciences de l'homme et de la société (fr)

• 325T Gestion et mise à disposition de ressources documentaires, conservation des archives (fr)
• 321P Journalisme et communication (organisation-gestion) (fr)
• 333P Organisation et administration de services et de centres de formation (fr)

The career opportunities for track 4 of the Master's in History are diverse:

·       Teaching

·       Administration

·       Journalism

·       Culture and heritage

·       Documentation and cultural mediation

·       Historical research

·       Careers with an international perspective, especially in relation with Europe and the Mediterranean

-  All careers that require good command of writing and writing and synthesis skills

After the Master's in History, students can pursue a variety of further studies depending on the opportunities they are aiming for:

• competitive examinations: CAPES, Agrégation, Heritage, Research, Administration
• Master's degree in specialised schools (e.g. journalism).
• PhD in History

The professional observation internship in M2 has to be designed with a view to further studies or professional integration

The thematic track 4 of the Master's in history can be followed within the framework of an international degree partnership (DPI): the TübAix Master's in partnership with the University of Tübingen; the MIFI Master's in partnership with the University of La Sapienza (Rome), the University of La Statale (Milan), or the University of Genoa. The History Master's in DPI requires spending one year at each of the two partner universities.

An Erasmus mobility in one of the partner universities of the history department or in one of the universities within the CIVIS network is possible during M1 or M2. It must be planned in agreement with the thesis supervisor, in relation to the chosen research topic and the professional project.