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This programme addresses the needs of various professional sectors and specific groups involved in the archival processing (that is, the identification, classification, arrangement, description, preservation, and dissemination) of Catalan written documentation from the medieval and early modern periods.
The programme's content is delivered through subjects offering methodological specialisation in this specific field of archival studies, while also combining the traditional knowledge associated with these information assets with their possibilities for digital processing and exploitation.
The training is structured around five subjects and a Final Project, for a total of 30 ECTS, to be completed over approximately one and a half years. Subject 2 is worth 9 ECTS; Subjects 1 and 3, as well as the Final Project, are worth 3 ECTS each; while Subjects 4 and 5 are worth 6 ECTS each:
- Subject 1: Medieval diplomatic Latin and Old Catalan for reading historical texts (3 ECTS)
- Subject 2: Medieval and Early Modern paleography and diplomatics (9 ECTS)
- Subject 3: Codicology and analysis of ancient and printed books (3 ECTS)
- Subject 4: Medieval and Early Modern historical collections: analysis of institutions and their documentary production (6 ECTS)
- Subject 5: Preservation and dissemination of medieval and early modern documentary heritage (6 ECTS)
- Final Project (3 ECTS)
| Subject | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
Medieval diplomatic latin and ancient catalan for reading historical texts |
3 ECTS |
Obligatory |
Medieval and modern paleography and diplomatic |
9 ECTS |
Obligatory |
Codicology and analysis of the ancient and printed book |
3 ECTS |
Obligatory |
Medieval historical founds: analysis of institutions and their documentary production |
6 ECTS |
Obligatory |
Preservation and dissemination of medieval and modern documentary heritage |
6 ECTS |
Obligatory |
Final project |
3 ECTS |
Obligatory |
Related programmes
Course in Codicology and Analysis of the Ancient and Printed Book
Course in Medieval Diplomatic Latin and Ancient Catalan for Reading Historical Texts
Course in Medieval Historical Founds: Analysis of Institutions and their Documentary Production
Course in Medieval and Modern Palegraphy and Diplomatic
Specific skills
- KT01: Identify the languages and forms of documentary expression characteristic of diplomatic Latin and Old Catalan according to period and documentary typology.
- KT02: Describe common legal vocabulary and clauses found in historical documentation.
- KT03: Interpret medieval and modern documents in accordance with archival regulations.
- KT04: Distinguish intrinsic and extrinsic elements of medieval manuscripts and early printed books.
- KT05: Characterise medieval codices through codicological analysis.
- KT06: Analyse the main writing styles and Catalan documentary typologies (9th18th centuries), as well as the production, editing and dissemination of early and printed books.
- KT07: Identify the institutions that produced medieval and modern documentary collections and understand their legal and political context.
- KT08: Enumerate the basic documentary typologies associated with each producer and their collection.
- KT09: Define the legal and technical methodologies and tools specific to archival science and documentary heritage management.
- ST10: Critically analyse documents in diplomatic Latin and Old Catalan, applying morphological and syntactic knowledge.
- ST11: Determine writing styles and documentary typologies according to the historical period.
- ST12: Apply archival and bibliographic description standards to documents, codices and early printed books.
- ST13: Analyse the documentary production of medieval and modern institutions and reconstruct their archival history.
- ST14: Develop proposals for organisation and classification of historical collections based on archival principles.
- ST15: Apply suitable digitalisation and digital preservation protocols according to the characteristics of historical documents.
- CT16: Produce technical assessment reports and preventive conservation plans for documentary collections.
- CT17: Propose preventive measures and action protocols for the preservation andhandling of documents.
- CT18: Design access, communication and dissemination strategies for documentary heritage according to criteria of efficiency and sustainability.
- CT19: Plan documentary management projects autonomously and within interdisciplinary teams.
- CT20: Develop and present a final applied project in the field of archival science and documentary management, demonstrating critical ability, methodological coherence and knowledge contribution.
Title obtained
Specialisation Diploma in Medieval and modern historical founds. Tools and resources for treatment, preservation and dissemination.