University Master's Degree in

The master's degree in History of Science: Science, History and Society (UAB-UB) is a pioneering programme in the history of science, with over a decade of solid experience. The master's degree explores the social and historical dimension of science, technology and medicine. You will have the opportunity to analyse examples from a variety of disciplines and periods, which will allow to discover important questions about the evolution of science. How is scientific knowledge produced? What is the relationship between science and other social, political, economic and cultural issues? How is scientific and technological heritage defined and managed? How is it communicated? 

The master's degree offers two specialisations: research-oriented, which emphasises those competences needed for an academic career, and professionally oriented, which prepares students for working in areas such as science communication and popularisation, museology, and management of scientific heritage. With the best lecturers in history of science, medicine and technology in the Barcelona area, this master's degree prepares you for a professional career in historical research and scientific communication.
 

Career options

The master's degree offers a singular perspective on science in society and promotes effective dialogue between the cultures of science and the humanities. This knowledge could be usefully applied in the following fields, among others.

• Teaching History of Science; 
• Research into History of Science; 
• Teaching Science, at different stages of education; 
• Teaching History, Philosophy and the Humanities, at stages of education; 
• Museology and management of the scientific heritage; 
• Archiving and librarianship in scientific contexts; 
• Cultural management and the cultural industry; 
• Science journalism and communication; 
• Publishing and management of policies on science.

These professional prospects are testified to by the experiences of students of the Doctorate and the Master's Degree in History of Science with the following employers: museums like Cosmocaixa, the National Science and Technology Museum and the Museum of the History of Medicine of Catalonia; publishers like Prensa Científica or Obrador Edèndum; the Media, such as Catalunya Radio and TV3; the Area of Communication and Promotion of the UAB; and production companies like Smart Planet, among others.

Coordinator university:

UAB

Participating universities

University of Barcelona

Additional information

https://www.uab.cat/web/studies/master-s-degree-1345831798492.html

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