Professional opportunities
Cultural heritage and activities operator
Functions
Graduates are equipped with the training to pursue activities in the following fields, subject to competitive examinations and/or the acquisition of professional qualifications and registration with the relevant professional bodies where applicable:
- Public and private entities, publishing companies and institutions that promote cultural activities and operate within the humanities. Examples of such entities include press offices, newspaper and magazine editorial offices, publishing houses, archives, museums and exhibition spaces.
Graduates may find employment in roles such as promoting Italian culture abroad, translating texts from ancient languages, and creating multimedia products and resources for language study.
Graduates of the three-year Programme will also be eligible for a Master’s degree in Philology, Literature, and History of the Ancient World, once they have earned the necessary credits. They will also be eligible for other Master’s degrees upon completion of the necessary credits. In both cases, these courses are required for teaching qualification purposes.
Skills
The Programme aims to produce graduates who are experts in cultural heritage. The interdisciplinary training they receive will prepare them for postgraduate study and/or employment in an international context.
Graduates should have a solid foundation in Classical civilisation, acquired by studying the languages, literature and history of Greece and Rome and by acquiring relevant vocabulary. They should also understand historical and literary developments, recognising the enduring influence of Classics on medieval, modern and contemporary culture. They should be proficient in literary interpretation methods and techniques, and be able to translate and interpret Greek and Latin texts. They should demonstrate mastery of philological methods and historical reconstruction and interpretation techniques. They should also be able to critically analyse complex texts and events within their historical and geographical contexts. They should be able to interpret phenomena in light of long-term historical perspectives, engaging in argumentation and discussion on complex topics.
Developing transversal skills enables graduates to refine their advanced expressive abilities, both oral and written, as well as their critical, logical and interpretive skills. Another primary objective of the training is to equip graduates with the ability to continuously update their professional skills and utilise primary technological tools for text processing, images and data management, and communication.
Thanks to the skills acquired on this Programme, graduates can pursue a variety of international careers in the cultural heritage sector. They can find employment with organisations and institutions specialising in cultural heritage, such as museums, libraries, archives, film libraries and archaeological parks.
Graduates can also find employment with companies and organisations involved in the protection, enhancement, and promotion of cultural heritage, as well as disseminating, communicating and publishing it.
Career opportunities
Thanks to their training, graduates are able to work internationally in the following areas:
- organisations and companies involved in organizing, managing, and communicating cultural events;
- newspaper and magazine editorial offices;
- publishing houses;
- museums and exhibition spaces;
- press offices.