History Didactics - Comparative and Critical Perspectives

Education facts

Code: IS629F

The aim of this course is for students to develop a critical understanding of various traditions of history didactics/mediations of history. In addition to a comparative approach, the course applies a critical perspective on history didactics/mediation of history and how it is enacted in different contexts and institutions. The course focuses on how history didactics is addressed in different cultural and educational contexts. Mediation of history within different institutions like states, museums and schools is examined. The course address how the past can be related to the present and the future from a number of perspectives, something that enables a critical approach on history didactics. The course also contain field studies in order to combine theoretical aspects with case studies of mediations of history. The course is completely web-based and without physical meetings.

Entry requirements

A Bachelor’s degree equivalent to 180 credits with a major (90 credits) in a subject relevant to Historical Studies, such as Ethnology, Archeology, Literary History, History of Ideas or Economic History.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• History Didactics - Comparative and Critical Perspectives

  Malmö University

  MALMÖ

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 8 November 2026

  Pace of study: 100 %