Prior knowledge is not needed aside from the Master¿s Degree general requirements (in accordance with the UNED requirements and current legislation).

In the context of the specific skills of the Master, the expected learning outcomes of the course are: 1. The student knows the Cultural History from the contributions of anthropology and history. 2. Students will understand the methods, models, trends and developments in the work and research in Cultural History. 3. The student is able to develop the main research lines of the History of Culture. 4. That the student understands the Social History of written culture and image as historical-cultural support and to acquire a historical perspective of the discipline, primarily in response to the work of anglophone and francophone historians 5. The student knows the state of the art in research on the subject and its possible contribution to the development of the law of Culture.

Brief description of the course content: Presentation and introduction to cultural history. Culture and image in the classical world. social history of the written culture in modern centuries. Culture, society and technology at the present time. Program: LESSON I: PRESENTATION AND INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL HISTORY Prof. Dr. Enrique Villalba I. Assessment and concept of Cultural History II. Cultural History Tour. schools III. The concept of popular culture IV. The world of books and reading and History 1. Historical Trajectory of books and reading in Europe and Spain 2. The history of literacy and possession of the book today. methodological problems LESSON II: CULTURE AND IMAGE IN THE WORLD CLASSIC Prof. Dr. Luz Neira I. Culture and Image. Theory and Method II. Cultural historians for Old Age III. Case study: The study of Roman mosaics LESSON III: SOCIAL HISTORY OF CULTURE WRITTEN IN MODERN AGES Prof. Dr. Enrique Villalba I. Social History of written culture. Theory and Method II. Cultural Historiography in Modern Era III. One case: Writing, Books and Readers in the Golden Age LESSON IV: CULTURE, SOCIETY AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE PRESENT TENSE Prof. Dr. Antonio Rodríguez de las Heras I. Culture, Society and Technology. Theory and Method II. Current lines of work and research III. One case: Books and digital libraries

Distance learning methodology that combines the use of virtual campus, virtual tutorial and videoconferences when possible. Students are in contact with the Master¿s Coordinators through newsletters, telephone and e-mail.