Licence Histoire

The primary aim of the History degree is to train historians. It also aims to transmit skills that can prepare students for careers in a variety of fields and to provide a culture that promotes to personal development as well as civic commitment.

The special feature of the History degree at Aix-Marseille is that it focuses on a wide range of geographical areas: first and foremost the Mediterranean, but also the Arab and African worlds. This degree also offers a Franco-German orientation, as part of the bi-national Aix-Tübingen curriculum.

All students in their first year of study after the Baccalaureate or who are changing careers, who show a genuine interest in this discipline, curiosity and a willingness to learn.

Applicants with a baccalauréat or DAEU are eligible to apply for a licence.

Holders of another diploma: https://allsh.univ-amu.fr/fr/formation/scolarite

A good command of written and spoken French is mandatory.

The Bachelor's degree in History offers progressive training in the discipline of history. Each semester has the same structure, divided into three blocks of knowledge and skills (BCC). BCC1 is common to the entire year group and includes methodology and modern language courses. BCC2 offers fundamental courses in history, while BCC3 offers optional courses in history and another discipline.

The Bachelor's degree in History offers progressive training in the discipline of history. Each semester has the same structure, divided into three blocks of knowledge and skills (BCC). BCC1 is common to the entire year group and includes methodology and modern language courses. BCC2 offers fundamental courses in history, while BCC3 offers optional courses in history and another discipline.

In the first year, all students are administratively enrolled in a core curriculum that ensures that everyone receives strictly equivalent and multidisciplinary training, combining history (BCC2) with possible specialisations: art history/archaeology, geography, sociology and anthropology (BCC3).

In the second and third years, students specialise and the programme is divided into four tracks:

Track 1: History, cultures and representations
Track 2: History, territories and economies
Track 3: History, the Mediterranean and the world
Track 4: History, powers and societies

The pathways differ in their BCC3, which gives them specific content: on the one hand, the historical themes emphasised by the pathway, and on the other hand, another discipline in which the student takes one or two teaching units each semester. These disciplines are: art history and archaeology (Track 1), geography (Track 2), anthropology (Track 3) and sociology (Track 4).

The History degree provides access to a general historical culture that covers all four periods of history (Antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Modern Era and the Contemporary Era), which are studied in equal measure. While the majority of courses focus on the European area, non-Western cultures are also amply represented (Mediterranean, Arab and Muslim world, African world).

The historical discipline is studied in all its diversity: political, religious, cultural, economic and social history; the study of techniques, artistic and ideological trends; and gender studies. Similarly, all documentary sources are presented: written, visual, archaeological and oral.

At the same time, the degree provides an introduction to the profession of historian and raises awareness of the issues, methods and debates relating to the construction of historical knowledge.

The History degree enables students to develop various skills.

1- Ability to analyse and synthesise; students learn 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, which is 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:

The very essence of university education is to seek to encourage students' autonomy without neglecting their ability to work collectively, which implies :

• The ability to pursue studies by oneself and for oneself, and thus to develop one's aptitudes throughout life;
• A taste for enquiry and intellectual curiosity;
• The ability to organise one's own work;
• A critical mind;

The ability to work as part of a team

Internships are not compulsory for Bachelor's degrees, but they are possible.

The internship agreement is drawn up with the support of the UFR administration via the AMUStage platform: https://amustage.univ-amu.fr/

This platform allows students to access and apply for internships and jobs, track their applications, request internship authorisation from their academic supervisor, and draft their internship agreement.

Supervised projects allow students to experience working conditions similar to those in a company, with support from their course tutors.

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• K1401 Conception et pilotage de la politique des pouvoirs publics (fr)
• K1601 Gestion de l'information et de la documentation (fr)
• K2401 Recherche en sciences de l'homme et de la société (fr)

• 321P Journalisme et communication (organisation-gestion) (fr)
• 333P Organisation et administration de services et de centres de formation (fr)

The career opportunities for a History degree are diverse:

• Teaching
• Administration
• Journalism
• Culture and heritage
• Documentation and cultural mediation
• Historical research
• Careers with an international perspective

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

In addition to the courses, which are designed to provide the necessary methodological support in the face of increasing difficulty, a number of specific measures have been put in place to help students, including referral staff for each year of the Bachelor's degree, an online communication tool, tutors, etc.

The acquisition of skills common to all four study tracks and the multi-disciplinary nature of all the tracks encourage progressive orientation.

In 3rd year, all students follow a ‘Career Planning and Guidance' course to help them decide on their future direction.

In addition to compulsory language teaching for all students:

• The Franco-German integrated History studies degree (TübAix) brings together the history departments of AMU and the Karl-Eberhardt University in Tübingen (Germany). Students from Aix-Marseille and Tübingen who follow this programme spend half of their studies in the partner university. At the end of their course, they obtain a double Bachelor's degree, which offers them international career opportunities in teaching and research, culture and heritage, media and communication, administration or diplomacy. Students are selected by a bi-national jury and benefit from special supervision.

• As part of our international exchange program, History Department students can also apply for multidisciplinary exchange agreements with 40 destinations in 11 countries (Latin America, North America, Asia, Australia) and a disciplinary agreement with the History Department of the Université de Montréal (UdeM).