- UAB Specialisation Course
- Code: 5113/1
- 1st edition
- Modality: Online
- Credits: 9 ECTS
- Start date: 09/03/2027
- Finish date: 24/05/2027
- Places: 30
- Orientation: Professional
- Price: 945 €
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Special price 916.65 €
Group of application: FUAB Alumni of course or subject. Members of the Association of Librarians, Archivists and Documentalists of the Balearic Islands (ABADIB)
Special price 869.40 €
Group of application: Members of the Association of Archival and Records Management Professionals of Catalonia (AAC)
Special price 897.75 €
Group of application: FUAB Alumni - Bachelor's or Master's Graduates
- Teaching language: Catalan
The archival treatment of medieval and early modern historical documentation requires specific knowledge in paleography and diplomatics. This course provides the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to read, identify, and interpret the most common documentary typologies produced in the Catalan sphere between the 9th and 18th centuries, with the ultimate aim of offering an appropriate description of their content and making it accessible to society.
The first part of the course is dedicated to an introduction to Catalan paleography and diplomatics, providing an initial framework that allows students to understand the evolution of medieval and early modern scripts.
The two subsequent modules that make up the course will address, from a chronological perspective (medieval documentation on the one hand and early modern documentation on the other), all the elements that constitute and shape historical documents. Through observation, reading, and archival description practice, students will acquire the necessary skills to work with this type of material.
Thus, through a theoretical and especially practical approach, students will acquire the competences needed to: identify the script styles present in medieval and early modern documentation; recognise the chronological computation systems used and convert them into the current dating system; analyse the elements that confer authenticity on documents; recognise the intrinsic and extrinsic characteristics of documents in order to carry out a critical diplomatic analysis; and successfully read medieval and early modern documentation to produce high‑quality archival descriptions.
Target audience:
- Individuals in active training in general or historical archival studies
- Technical and specialised staff from historical, ecclesiastical, public, or private archives
- Technical staff from heritage centres
- Professionals from general and specialised libraries
- Individuals in training in the field of history in general, as well as medieval and early modern history
- Researchers in the fields of social sciences and humanities
- Professionals involved in the processing of historical documents using emerging technologies (automated reading, automated data extraction, AI applications, etc.)
- Individuals specialised or interested in genealogy
The two blocks into which the course is divided will address, from a chronological perspective (medieval documentation on the one hand, and early modern documentation on the other), all the elements that constitute and shape historical documents. Through observation, reading, and archival description practice, students will acquire the necessary skills to work with this type of documentation.
- Church archives
- Private heritage archives
- Specialised libraries and documentation centres
- Cultural and heritage centres
The first part of the course is dedicated to an introduction to Catalan paleography and diplomatics, providing an initial framework that allows students to understand the evolution of medieval and early modern scripts.
The two subsequent modules that make up the course will address, from a chronological perspective (medieval documentation on the one hand and early modern documentation on the other), all the elements that constitute and shape historical documents. Through observation, reading, and archival description practice, students will acquire the necessary skills to work with this type of material.
Thus, through a theoretical and especially practical approach, students will acquire the competences needed to: identify the script styles present in medieval and early modern documentation; recognise the chronological computation systems used and convert them into the current dating system; analyse the elements that confer authenticity on documents; recognise the intrinsic and extrinsic characteristics of documents in order to carry out a critical diplomatic analysis; and successfully read medieval and early modern documentation to produce high‑quality archival descriptions.
Target audience:
- Individuals in active training in general or historical archival studies
- Technical and specialised staff from historical, ecclesiastical, public, or private archives
- Technical staff from heritage centres
- Professionals from general and specialised libraries
- Individuals in training in the field of history in general, as well as medieval and early modern history
- Researchers in the fields of social sciences and humanities
- Professionals involved in the processing of historical documents using emerging technologies (automated reading, automated data extraction, AI applications, etc.)
- Individuals specialised or interested in genealogy
Contents
This course provides the essential theoretical and practical foundations needed to identify, read, and interpret the most common documentary typologies preserved in historical collections from the Catalan sphere, with the ultimate aim of offering a description of their content and making it accessible.The two blocks into which the course is divided will address, from a chronological perspective (medieval documentation on the one hand, and early modern documentation on the other), all the elements that constitute and shape historical documents. Through observation, reading, and archival description practice, students will acquire the necessary skills to work with this type of documentation.
Itinerary
This course is part of the Diploma of Specialization in Medieval and modern historical founds. tools and resources for archival treatment, preservation and dissemination (5011).Career opportunities
- Archival services of regional, local, and state administrations- Church archives
- Private heritage archives
- Specialised libraries and documentation centres
- Cultural and heritage centres
Scholarships and financial aid
At the UAB grants' website you will find information on financial aids, grants, competitions, prizes and subsidies for the university community.
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Coordinating centres
FUAB Formació. Archivística y Gestión de Documentos
Contact
Coordinació ESAGED - Coordinacio.esaged@uab.cat
Phone: 935929710