History of the world

Official Master taught by Institute of History Jaume Vicens Vives and the Department of Humanities at the University Pompeu Fabra in Ciutadella Campus. Researches into the interconnection of human society in its historical evolution from the perspective of World History.

The Master's Degree in World History reviews the mechanisms of political power in empires, states, nations and colonies from 5 continents; global phenomena of starvation, genocide, diaspora, migration, slavery and war; cultural identities regarding their vision of family, religion, gender, ethnicity, class, nation and state; globalization (cooperation - competition overall) in the transnational comparative framework; and the political, economic and cultural analysis from the longue durée, among other fundamental expertise.

Intended for graduate students in humanities, offers the possibility of taking the route of academic specialization or research supporting the training of historians sensitive to diversity and the historical roots of the global world.