Arts and humanities

The course is organized around the practice of historical research, and focuses on three major historiographical fields: social and environmental history, cultural and political history, and the history of international circulation and exchange.
Each student works on one of the four periods of history: Antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Modern Period or the Contemporary Period.
Each year, students are required to write a dissertation, either on the same subject, or on two different subjects, both of which must be defended at the end of the year. An internship report may be included in the second-year defence.
The Master's program focuses on the following themes and topics, which can be covered in all four periods: 

• Medieval and modern archaeology
• History of justice and repression
• History of health and sport
• History of the Second World War
• History of history writing
• History of cultures and religions
• History of the elites
• History of women and gender
• History of war, diplomacy and military techniques
• History of political ideas, protests and revolts
• History of international cultural interactions
• History of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution
• History of migration and travel around the world
• History of science and knowledge
• History of sensitivities and emotions
• History of the body and sexuality
• History of books, press, publishing and media
• History of work, industrialization and companies
• Environmental history, particularly in mountain areas

The Master's program reflects the current interest in world history. The geographical scope is broad, ranging from the Dauphiné to France, from Italy (a strong point) or Spain to continental Europe (including Germany and Russia), from South America to Africa. 

3 routes are available