International Master Program in Applied and Interdisciplinary History “Usable Pasts” Open in 2015 Language of instruction - English Length of study - 2 years Total number of credits ECTS

Department of History, Higher School of Economics – St. Petersburg, founded in 2012  Bachelor’s in History, degree programme – 100 students from 40 regions in Russia  International Master’s Program - opening in 2015; PhD program  Center for Historical Research - International Research Projects Ronald Grigor Suny, Senior Research Fellow, Academic Director of the international research project Comparative Historical Studies of Empire and Nationalism, Charles Tilly Collegiate Professor of Social and Political History at University of Michigan; Emeritus Professor of Political Science and History at University of Chicago. Alexander Semyonov, PhD (Central European University), Professor, Dean of the Department of History, Deputy Director of HSE SPb, member of the Editorial Board of the international scholarly journal Ab Imperio. Studies of New Imperial History and Nationalism in the Post-Soviet Space, Visiting Professor at University of Chicago and University of Michigan (USA). Evgeniy Anisimov Tenured Professor, Academic Supervisor Department of History, Member of the HSE Academic Council Author of more than 350 publications, among them about 50 books on history of Russia in the 18 th – 19 th cc, many of them are bestsellers.

Some International Conferences held at the Department of History 2012: * Summer School “Natural Resources: Historical Ideas, Exploration and Exploitation” (together with ESEH and EUSPb) * International workshop "The Circulation of Knowledge in a Divided World" *International round table "The Borders, Cross-border Communication and Mobility in the Baltic Region of Europe. Past and Present" 2013: *International workshop ''When Postcolonial Meets Postimperial'' * International Seminar ''Historical Biographies in the context of Regional and Imperial Borders of Northern Europe'' 2014: *International Conference “A Usable Past: New Trends in Applied and Interdisciplinary History'' *Workshop ''Society and Politics in the Time of Imperial Crisis''

Academic Director of the program Julia Lajus Associate Professor, Department of History Vice-President of the European Society of Environmental History Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Historical Research Visiting researcher at the Department of History of Science, Technology and the Environment of the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (2008) Marie Curie Research Fellow funded by the European Commission (University of Birmingham, Great Britain, 2009) Member of the editorial boards of international journals Environment and History and Global Environment Research interests: history of science in the 19 th -20 th century, history of the study and exploration of the Arctic, marine environmental history (including the history of fisheries), and urban environmental and technological history.

Foreign Partner Universities One semester abroad Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Germany) University of Jyväskylä (Finland) University of Eastern Finland Also under consideration: participating with other universities from BRICS countries; building a network of partners in Scandinavian countries.

Key Programme Features Unique combination of fundamental and applied training Interdisciplinary focus Wide range of elective courses Special emphasis on the practical use of knowledge through focusing on research work and practically oriented MA theses Active learning methods - case studies, research seminars, master classes, and internships Techning methods of applied and interdisciplinary history using modern IT

The curriculum is formed around three blocks: 1.Historical memory and identity policy, theories of nationalism, imperial and colonial studies and postcolonial forms of identity, history in national, colonial and postcolonial discourses, studies of trauma and injustice. 2. Interdisciplinary historical research with a focus on historical, cultural and natural heritage, including public museums and media space; archeology and policy/management of historical heritage, environmental history, history of science, technological history, urban history, economic history, history and law. 3. Methodology and applied historical methods: oral history, material culture, informatics in history including digital humanities, database management, geoinformatics, and visualization methods.

Courses: Introductory and basic: Introduction to World History: 3 ECTS, 108 hours Critical Analysis of Historical Sources and Information Resources: 3 ECTS, 108 hours Historical textology: 4 ECTS, 144 hours Theory and History of Culture:: 6 ECTS, 216 hours History of Historical Knowledge/Historiography4 ECTS, 144 hours General courses of the programme: Historical Memory and Identity Narratives: 3 ECTS, 108 hours Historical Heritage: Policy and Practices: 3 ECTS, 108 hours Technology, Science and Environment in History: 4 ECTS, 144 hours

Elective Courses Bloc 1 History of Economics and Economic Institutes: 5 ECTS, 180 hours Ideology and Political Imagination of Imperialism and Nationalism: 5 ECTS, 180 hours Bloc 2 History of Social Institutes, Movements and Communication: 5 ECTS, 180 hours Space, Borders and Mobility in History: 5 ECTS, 180 hours Bloc 3 Historical Urban Studies: 5 ECTS, 180 hours History and Law: Problems of Contemporary Contextualization: 5 ECTS, 180 hours Bloc 4 Digital Methods and Tools for Historical Research: 5 ECTS, 180 hours Method of Interview in Contemporary History: 5 ECTS, 180 hours Bloc 5 Optional Course from Another MA Program: 3 ECTS, 108 hours

Area studies Russia and Eurasia / Baltic Region Circumpolar North / Global South Two from four courses are to be selected Bloc 6 Applied History in Area Studies: 4 Elective Courses – each 4 ECTS, 144 hours

Internships: Museums: Ice-Breaker Krassin World Ocean Museum branch, Monrepos Park national museum reserve in Vyborg, among others Laboratory of archeology, historical sociology, and cultural heritage n.a. G.S. Lebedev, St. Petersburg State University Non-governmental organizations: Kaykino Creative Projects and others Mass media, travel companies Summer schools will be held in cultural and natural heritage areas, specifically in the Russian North

ADMISSION  Admission to HSE Master’s programs requires successful completion of a Bachelor’s Degree.  Tuition fee (per year): 7,000 USD  Full scholarships for tuition-free study through the Russian Government Quota system. Early admissions applications will be available in January 2015 Scholarship applications will be available in March 2015 For more about the application process, please visit our international admissions website: hse.ru/international/

  Professor Julia Lajus If you’re interested in this program, please contact us!