Specific competences to develop

* Show a broad knowledge of the advanced tools of economic analysis and historical perspective that are used to understand, analyze and solve problems related to economic development of societies.

* Have a broad knowledge of the historical evolution of the economic, institutional, social and environmental context in which the agents have to operate.

* Apply those research methodologies that are used the various fields of economic history and the related areas of economics and history.

* Be able to develop an independent research and interpret the results in a sophisticated way.

*Show originality in the elaboration of a research work within the discipline of specialization.

* Identify relevant information sources, and their contents.

* Approach critically those documentary sources that are relevant for historical and economic analysis.

* Carry out empirical studies on various aspects of economic history and economic development processes in historical perspective.

* Be familiar to the techniques and software tools necessary to carry out an applied study.

* Apply theoretical reasoning to the analysis of cases and to the description of socio-economic development

Cross-disciplinary competences to develop

The Master's training profile includes a set of generic skills that can be organized in five basic areas

1. General abilities.

- Ability to learn,

- Ability to investigate.

- Knowledge of languages, specially English.

2. Collecting and processing information.

- Ability to get information across multiple source documents.

- Ability to synthesize information using software.

- Ability to analyze and synthesize large amounts of complex quantitative and qualitative information.

- Ability to critically examine the information related to a certain problem.

3. Use of information

- Ability to apply theoretical and methodological knowledge in order to solve historical or current complex problems.

- Ability to approach problems in an original and creative way.

- Ability to face new problems where the knowledge available cannot be directly applied.

4. Work performance

-Ethical commitment.

- Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams.

- Leadership skills

- Ability to take decisions.

- Ability to organize the use of time

- Ability to work with others.

- Ability for self-criticism and open and constructive attitude before others' criticism.

5. Dissemination of knowledge

- Ability to understand and put in context the progress of the international scientific community investigation