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6683 - Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology
The second cycle degree programme in Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology trains three professional profiles – Cultural Anthropologist, Ethnographer and Ethno-Anthropologist. Training covers three areas of learning: 1) Theory and epistemology; 2) Methods, tools and applications; 3) History and themes.
The Theory and epistemology area provides the theoretical frameworks, models of analysis and skills necessary to understand and analyse the socio-cultural dynamics underlying the processes whereby reality is culturally constructed, and therefore it can be transformed.
The Methods, tools and applications area provides the necessary skills and methodologies to devise and implement research, action research and intervention training, as well as to collect and process ethnographic data and effectively disseminate findings.
The History and themes area provides expertise, in a geographical and historical context, on cultural, geo-political, political-institutional and artistic phenomena in and outside Europe, through which Cultural Anthropologists, Ethno-Anthropologists and Ethnographers can read the local and global dynamics that characterise the global present.
Having regard to the course structure diagram, 30 mandatory University educational credits are envisaged in Population Studies, Ethnography and Anthropology, providing the advanced theoretical and methodological knowledge and skills that underpin the analysis and possible applications of socio-anthropological expertise. A course unit in the area of sociology (6 CFUs) is also provided, to be selected from a variety of options ranging from the analysis of institutional and organisational processes to social innovation practices, community dynamics in urban settings, sociology of culture and communication. Finally, one or two course units are envisaged in the area of history and culture (totalling 12 CFUs), focusing on a certain theme and/or region over different time periods (from antiquity to the contemporary world). Related learning activities include a course unit on gender differences and inequality to be chosen from among various options (6 CFUs). Specifically, what makes this degree programme stand out among others available in Italy is the possibility of reserving 18 University educational credits for specific application areas, ranging from cooperation to migration, cultural heritage, educational settings, communication and health promotion. In synergy with the internship and practical work offered by the programme, those CFUs contribute to orienting graduates towards the world of work.
The final examination (24 CFUs) consists in designing and conducting original research as a form of practical learning, supervised by a teacher. Dissertation preparation may be carried out abroad.
