Humanities
Master
Overview
The Master’s degree in Humanities from Université PSL offers training in high-level research in the field of the humanities.
This degree program – a collaborative effort by the literature and humanities and social science departments and research laboratories at the École Normale Supérieure-PSL (the program’s administrative home*) and the École Nationale des Chartes-PSL – offers leading-edge training in research in literature and the humanities, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary dialogue and an international perspective.
*Students in the Master’s program will be enrolled at ENS - PSL, and most of the courses are taught there.
Academic tracks
Refer to the specific tab to learn about the program in detail.
Students can choose from among six academic tracks in Years 1 and 2 of the Master’s program:
1) Literature: Theory and History
2) Multidisciplinary track in Arts
3) Transnational History
4) The Ancient World: Archeology and History
5) The Ancient World: Languages, Texts and Images
6) Political geography / research
Who should apply?
Students who hold a Bachelor’s degree (or the equivalent) in literature or the humanities (art history, film, musicology, performing arts, history, geography, archeology, modern languages, etc.)
Opportunities
Depending on the student’s chosen track:
• Higher education and research.
• Careers in cultural programs, the civil service, diplomacy and international relations
Structure
- Literatures: Theory, History Objective: To initiate and train in research in the field of literary studies through both a theoretical and historical approach to literary phenomena, covering an extended chronology from the Middle Ages to the extreme contemporary period. Relying on the comparative history of so-called "national" literatures in French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, or Arabic, the training emphasizes dialogue with philosophy, history, the arts, and social sciences within the international and interdisciplinary context of "cultural transfers."
- Multidisciplinary Arts Track Objective: To offer training that combines art history, theater studies, musicology, and film studies. It envisions research in its multiple dimensions (workshops, internships, theoretical reflection, and writing) and is primarily aimed at students whose research projects are at the intersection of at least two artistic disciplines.
- Transnational History Objective: To initiate and train in research in the field of transnational history, which intersects with issues of global, imperial, connected, intertwined history, and cultural transfers. This track combines the demands of meticulous empirical research in archives with a broader methodological and historiographical perspective, enriched by social sciences. It places a central emphasis on international mobility and the learning of foreign languages. Contact: master-histoiretransnationale@ens.fr
- Ancient Worlds: Archaeology, History Objective: To initiate research in the field of archaeology and the history of Antiquity in its various aspects through an approach that combines the use of material sources and the analysis of textual sources. This track, primarily archaeological and historical, also aims to offer exposure to the tools and methods of the philology of ancient languages and cultures.
- Ancient Worlds: Languages, Texts, Images Objective: To initiate research in the field of philology of Antiquity in its various aspects - linguistic, textual, and iconographic - through an approach that combines the use of documentary sources and analytical tools that situate them in their production and transmission context. This track, primarily philological, also aims to offer exposure to the tools and methods of archaeology and the history of Antiquity.
- Political Geography / Research Objective: To understand the major issues of the contemporary world and the questions facing societies, the Political Geography track trains students in political approaches to geography, within the interdisciplinary social sciences framework specific to the École Normale Supérieure. It focuses on the spatial dimension of politics and policies at all geographical scales, from global to local, and within the entire social sphere, from institutions to individuals.
Costs
Tuition
HK$2,028.07
(international)
HK$2,028.07
(home)
Funding
Admissions
Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s degree (or the equivalent) in the humanities (modern literature, classics, art history, film, musicology, performing arts, history, geography, archeology, modern languages, etc.).
Language requirements
TCF
C1