Educational objectives

The course in Humanities aims to provide a sound, broad and systemic education, covering the whole field of ‘humanistic’ culture, the defining aspect of which is the study and continuous analysis of historical heritage, from ancient history to contemporary society, and implies the ability to understand the means of communicating and transmitting knowledge of the various periods.

This type of cultural knowledge, although improperly seen in competition with technical and scientific subjects, is on the contrary a necessary critical complement to them and is especially invaluable in providing the skills and tools to deal with a world that is ever more complex, fragmented and specialized, and which the dominating forms of communication push towards a superficiality that is ahistorical and unstructured.

The increased demand for school education at a ‘lycée’ level, both in its more traditional forms and the new ones, can be interpreted as a confirmation of and a sign of interest in this trend. The field of interest is therefore the knowledge of humanities in its historical, geographical, anthropological, linguistic, literary, philosophical, and – less specifically – artistic, aspects. The spatial references are mainly the Mediterranean, then Europe and the West, but there is always a particular focus on the areas of Italy.

The course mainly prepares the student for continuing his/her studies in the linguistic and literary field, or in the fields of history, anthropology, philosophy or similar subjects, with a view to then enter sectors such as teaching, research and ‘cultural production’. However, the initial three-year course, promoting as it does cultural, communicative, and inter-personal competences, as well as cognitive flexibility, can in itself provide an adequate basis for entry into employment (or into specific training) in sectors such as administration, communication, organization, cultural popularization and mediation, management of human resources, etc.
In order to better achieve its educational objectives, the course is structured in different curricula, intended to satisfy specific cultural and professional requirements:
- LITERARY curriculum, with two options:
- Specialization in Italian Studies
- Specialization in Classics
- HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY, with two options:
- Specialization in Philosophy
- Specialization in History

Professional opportunities

The first level Degree Course in Humanities, thanks to the cultural, linguistic, textual and communicative competences that it promotes, as well as intellectual flexibility, represents a basis for entry into skilled fields such as journalism, publishing, cultural promotion and popularization, as well as marketing, management of human resources, external relations, and administration, in both the public and private sectors. No less important are the employment opportunities linked to the specific competences potentially acquired, such as for example those offered by applied anthropology, within multicultural and intercultural contexts, in regional and international projects for the promotion of cultural resources and shared development.

The course in Humanities can also be conceived as the first part of a more specialized education (for example a Magister degree and/or teacher training courses, or research doctorate) aimed at job opportunities that are more specifically connected to the content of the study course: teaching, research, cultural production. Among these, teaching in particular offers reasonable employment prospects in the current context, considering the generation change that is taking place in schools and the expansion of secondary education, in particular of the ‘lycée’ kind. Graduates can expect to find employment teaching in schools, once they have completed the necessary training courses and passed any public examinations  established by existing regulations.