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Recruitment for Public History is underway!

Join the MA program at the Department of Historical and Pedagogical Sciences (Institute of History)

This is the first public history program in Poland and the first public history program in Poland taught in English.

Poland offers unique opportunities to study public history – new history museums have been opened yearly, history-related debates occupy public attention, and history-related board games and computer games are known world-wide.

About the field of study:

Deals with all the aspects of history outside the formal education: oral history, speech- exhibitions, historical installations, locating and developing historical elements in mass media, entertainment or in virtual environment in its broadest sense.
Lets students and academic staff participate in the international exchange, including the International Federation for Public History.
The University of Wrocław is a co-publisher of the Public History Weekly – an international blog-journal, published by DeGruyter.
Lets students benefit from Erasmus+ exchange in over 50 universities all over Europe.
Staff includes university professors and specialists from the field: museums, media, entertainment business. Dr Łukasz Kamiński is the former president of the Institute of National Remembrance.

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FACULTY

Faculty of Historical and Pedagogical Sciences

LANGUAGE OF STUDY

English

DURATION

4 semesters / 2 years

LEVEL

Master's

For whom:

Public History MA Program is open to all the BA graduates (not only in history) interested in public history.

What does the program provide:

All the classes combine theoretical and practical aspects. Students participate in excursions and debates, write speeches, journal articles and other texts, prepare audio-visual materials, develop their own history-related games, organize history-related events for various audiences etc.
It opens the door to various careers e.g. in libraries, cultural tourism, historic preservation, archives, museums, and many other professional fields. Public historians use their knowledge to meet the needs of the public, whether that public is defined as a city, a neighbourhood or a historical society.

After graduation, you can work as:

Public historian
Museum curator
Museum educator
History consultant in various types of media
Digital archivist
Cultural resource manager
Library worker
Archive worker
Tourism & cultural program manager

…and much more!

Topics of MA theses:

History-related Internet memes
Historical biographies – example of St. Edith Stein
Nazi concentration camps in the rock music
Historical motives in the Chinese cinema

Historical consciousness of the contemporary Polish high school students
Legends related to the Niedzica Castle
Historical politics of the city of Wrocław after 1989
Changing patterns of commemoration of the January uprising of 1863

Courses:

Historical debates on Middle Ages, Modern History, 19th century and Contemporary History
E-history
Oral history
Visual history
Cultural institutions
Historical journalism
History education
Cultural institutions

Publishing
Popularization of history
Digital archive management
Historical films – production, evaluation, reception
History in entertainment and media
Public relations, entrepreneurship and project management
Fundraising and grant management
Interpretations of history

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About the University of Wrocław:

The University of Wrocław has a rich history of more than three centuries. Founded by Leopold Habsburg the First, the university evolved from a modest school run by Jesuits into one of the biggest academic institutions in Poland.
Today the University of Wrocław is the largest university in the region.
It teaches over 30,000 students and around 1600 doctoral students at 10 Faculties. 8000 students graduate from the University every year.
Since the beginning of the 20th century, the University of Wrocław produced 9 Nobel Prize winners, such as Theodor Mommsen, Philipp Lenard, Eduard Buchner, Paul Ehrlich, Fritz Haber, Friedrich Bergius, Erwin Schrödinger, Otto Stern and Max Born.
There are 10 Faculties which offer a wide variety of subjects, taught in Polish and English, including Bachelor’s and 67 Master’s programs with around 250 specializations.

About the University of Wrocław:

The University of Wrocław has a rich history of more than three centuries. Founded by Leopold Habsburg the First, the university evolved from a modest school run by Jesuits into one of the biggest academic institutions in Poland.
Today the University of Wrocław is the largest university in the region.
It teaches over 30,000 students and around 1600 doctoral students at 10 Faculties. 8000 students graduate from the University every year.
Since the beginning of the 20th century, the University of Wrocław produced 9 Nobel Prize winners, such as Theodor Mommsen, Philipp Lenard, Eduard Buchner, Paul Ehrlich, Fritz Haber, Friedrich Bergius, Erwin Schrödinger, Otto Stern and Max Born.
There are 10 Faculties which offer a wide variety of subjects, taught in Polish and English, including Bachelor’s and 67 Master’s programs with around 250 specializations.

Wrocław - The Meeting Place

Wrocław is one of the oldest cities in Poland. At various times in history, it has been part of the Hungary, Kingdom of Poland, the Austrian Empire, Prussia, Bohemia and Germany.
It is the largest city in western Poland and without a doubt one of the most beautiful in Europe.
Wrocław’s universities offer very rich and diverse higher education programs that are constantly adapted to the changing requirements of the labour market and global trends.

Wrocław is one of the oldest cities in Poland. At various times in history, it has been part of the Hungary, Kingdom of Poland, the Austrian Empire, Prussia, Bohemia and Germany.
It is the largest city in western Poland and without a doubt one of the most beautiful in Europe.
Wrocław’s universities offer very rich and diverse higher education programs that are constantly adapted to the changing requirements of the labour market and global trends.

Registration procedure:

Chose the program that suits your career goals.
Create your student account online (follow the instructions).
Within 1-2 weeks from the moment of submitting complete application and registration fee payment (20 Euro) you will be informed about the admission decision.
If your application is accepted, you will find the Letter of Offer and an Acceptance of Offer forms in your online account.

Accept the offer by updating your account with proof of tuition payment and the signed Acceptance of Offer.
Once we receive the required documents, we issue the Final Acceptance Letter and a Visa Support Letter from the Embassy.
Apply for your student visa and arrange your trip.
Fill in the visa and arrival information in your student account at leat two weeks before your journey in order to arrange a pick-up service.

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