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Master's Degree Dissertation

Code: 45756
Credits: 6

2026/2027

Degree programme	Type	Course
History of Science: History, Heritage and Scientific Communication	TFE	1

Contact lecturer

Name :: Jaume Sastre Juan
Email :: jaume.sastre@uab.cat

Teaching staff (external to UAB)

: Jesús Galech Amillano

Group languages

You can consult this information at the end of the document.

Prerequisites

To have passed or to be doing "Introduction to research" or "Work placement".

Objectives

This subject allows students to develop a rigorous and innovative research in the history of science through the elaboration of an MA Dissertation. Two modalities of MA Dissertation are offered. On the one hand, students who have done the "Work placement" will do an MA Dissertation in which the analysis of a case study in the fields of scientific heritage or scientific communication will be compulsory. On the other hand, students who have done "Introduction to research" will do an MA Dissertation in which archival work, or other types of fieldwork such as oral history, will be compulsory.

Learning outcomes

CA18 (Integrate knowledge and methodologies from the history of science in the planning and development of original and interdisciplinary research that integrates scientific and humanistic cultures.) Integrate knowledge and methodologies from the history of science in the planning and development of original and interdisciplinary research that integrates scientific and humanistic cultures.
CA19 (Integrate knowledge and methodologies from the fields of scientific heritage management and scientific communication in the approach and development of original and interdisciplinary research that integrates scientific and humanistic cultures.) Integrate knowledge and methodologies from the fields of scientific heritage management and scientific communication in the approach and development of original and interdisciplinary research that integrates scientific and humanistic cultures.
CA20 (Rigorously explain to specialised and non-specialised audiences the dimensions of gender, race, class, materiality, and power involved in the historical processes of construction of scientific knowledge, definition and management of scientific heritage, and scientific communication.) Rigorously explain to specialised and non-specialised audiences the dimensions of gender, race, class, materiality, and power involved in the historical processes of construction of scientific knowledge, definition and management of scientific heritage, and scientific communication.
KA17 (Select the relevant information for the approach and development of original research in the fields of the history of science, the management of scientific heritage and scientific communication.) Select the relevant information for the approach and development of original research in the fields of the history of science, the management of scientific heritage and scientific communication.
KA18 (Rigorously describe gender biases and inequalities of rights and opportunities present in the historical processes of production, circulation and management of scientific knowledge.) Rigorously describe gender biases and inequalities of rights and opportunities present in the historical processes of production, circulation and management of scientific knowledge.
KA19 (Rigorously describe the dimensions of gender, race, class, materiality and power involved in the processes of definition and management of scientific heritage and scientific communication.) Rigorously describe the dimensions of gender, race, class, materiality and power involved in the processes of definition and management of scientific heritage and scientific communication.
SA17 (Apply historiographical research techniques and methods to analyse historical primary sources, incorporating the dimensions of gender, race, class, materiality, and power, as well as representative texts from the different schools of the history of science.) Apply historiographical research techniques and methods to analyse historical primary sources, incorporating the dimensions of gender, race, class, materiality, and power, as well as representative texts from the different schools of the history of science.
SA18 (Apply, within the framework of a research project, methods and techniques of analysis typical of the history of science in the construction of narratives about scientific heritage.) Apply, within the framework of a research project, methods and techniques of analysis typical of the history of science in the construction of narratives about scientific heritage.
SA19 (Apply, within the framework of a research project, methods and techniques of analysis typical of the history of science in the construction of narratives about the processes of communication and scientific dissemination.) Apply, within the framework of a research project, methods and techniques of analysis typical of the history of science in the construction of narratives about the processes of communication and scientific dissemination.

The subject will consist in the elaboration of an MA Dissertation under the supervision of one person among the Master's teaching staff. The MA Dissertation, which will be conceptually and formally correct, will have around 12.000 words (without bibliography) and might adopt the format of a publishable article in a prestigious journal related to the history of science, scientific heritage or science communication. The MA Dissertation will include a state of the art; objectives; the description of the research performed; conclusions; bibliography; index.

Learning activities and methodology

Title	Hours	ECTS	Learning outcomes
Orientation and supervised work	40	1.6	CA18, CA19, CA20, KA17, KA18, KA19, SA17, SA18, SA19
Autonomous work	110	4.4	CA18, CA19, CA20, KA17, KA18, KA19, SA17, SA18, SA19

The subject consists in two orientation sessions, supervised work and autonomous work by the students. The MA Dissertation will be orally presented to a jury formed of three members of the teaching staff in a public event that will take place in the beginning of september.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Assessment

Continuous assessment activities

Title	Weight	Hours	ECTS	Learning outcomes
Evaluation by the commission	75%	0	0	CA18, CA19, CA20, KA17, KA18, KA19, SA17, SA18, SA19
Supervisor's report	25%	0	0	CA18, CA19, CA20, KA17, KA18, KA19, SA17, SA18, SA19

The MA Dissertation must be approved by the supervisor, who will send to the coordination of the course a numerical mark and a reasoned report. Afterwards, on the day established by the calendar, students will publicly present their work before a jury formed by three members of the teaching staff, who will evaluate the conceptual and formal correction both of the written texts and the oral presentation. The final mark will result from the supervisor's report (25%) and the mark given by the jury (75%).

Bibliography

Each MA Dissertation will have its own bibliography.

Software

None required.

Course groups and languages

The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE

Type of teaching	Group	Language	Semester	Shift
(TFMm) Treball de fi de màster	99	Catalan	second semester	afternoon