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Curriculum(s) for 2025 - Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology (33539)

Single curriculum
Lesson [SSD] [Language] YearSemesterCFU
10620752 | Political and Economic Anthropology [M-DEA/01] [ITA]1st2nd6

Educational objectives

The course enables students to:
● know and understand the fundamental concepts, key theories, and research
methods of economic and political anthropology; to comprehend the themes
of cultural and social 'diversity,' intercultural dynamics, and emic and ethical
perspectives in anthropological analysis (Descriptor 1);
● be able to apply anthropological concepts and theories for the analysis of
specific cultural and social phenomena (Descriptor 2);
● develop an autonomous critical awareness of their own cultural categories
and potential biases in the analysis of other cultures (Descriptor 3).

10620738 | Research methodologies [M-DEA/01] [ITA]1st2nd6

Educational objectives

The course provides the student with knowledge and understanding of the theoretical, methodological and applied aspects of the Discipline; proposes areal and thematic perspectives in which ethnographic research projects can be developed; shows the variability of the social fields to which the disciplinary skills apply (descriptor 1);

- develops the student's autonomous ability to combine ethnographic research methodologies with those of other SSDs: historical, cultural heritage, economic, political, historical-religious, etc. (descriptor 2);

- enables the student to use the acquired knowledge and specific language learned in view of the so-called “transversal skills” (autonomy of judgment, communication skills, descriptors 3-5).ills (Descriptors 3–5).

10621490 | ANTHROPOLOGY THEORIES [M-DEA/01] [ITA]1st2nd12

Educational objectives

The course provides a conceptual overview of the main theoretical paradigms in
anthropology, including functionalism, structuralism, interactionism, Marxism, socio-ecology
and post-modernism. The course therefore provides students with knowledge and critical
understanding of the theoretical, methodological and applied aspects of ethnography; it
proposes areal and sectoral perspectives within which anthropological research projects are
active or can be activated; it shows the variability of the fields of interest within which
disciplinary skills can be applied; it develops students' autonomous ability to relate what they
have learned to other disciplinary sectors; enables students to use the knowledge acquired and
the specific language learned for the so-called "transversal skills".

10620743 | Ethology [M-DEA/01] [ITA]2nd1st6

Educational objectives

The course provides the student with knowledge and understanding of the theoretical, methodological and applicative aspects of the Discipline; offers in-depth examination of specific geographical areas in which ethnographic research projects have been carried out and can be developed; shows the variability of the social spheres to which the disciplinary skills apply (descriptor 1);

- develops the student's autonomous ability to combine ethnographic research methodologies with those of other SSDs: historical, geographical, cultural heritage, economic, political, historical-religious, etc. (descriptor 2);

- enables the student to use the acquired knowledge and the specific language learned in view of the so-called “transversal skills” (autonomy of judgment, communication skills, descriptors 3-5).

Elective course [N/D] [ITA]2nd1st12

Educational objectives

Consistent with the educational objectives of the degree course, students have free-choice training credits at their disposal to broaden their opportunities for knowledge, opening up both curricular courses, offered by the various optional groups of the degree course, and extracurricular courses with the aim of deepening the skills acquired, applying them to themes and problems pertaining to different subject areas.

AAF1152 | OTHER USEFUL SKILLS FOR INCLUSION IN THE WORLD OF WORK [N/D] [ITA]2nd2nd6

Educational objectives

Apprenticeship activities bring students into contact with occupational realities that are consistent with their course of study. This part of the course may be organised in accordance with the methods adopted by the degree course, drawing on the opportunities offered by the Sapienza platform, or through conventions and agreements with institutional and private stakeholders; in any case, the activity combines the skills acquired with their practical application.

AAF1028 | Final exam [N/D] [ITA]2nd2nd30

Educational objectives

The final examination consists of a written paper in which the student must demonstrate that he/she has acquired skills consistent with a second-level university degree in terms of content, methodology, vocabulary and analytical tools relevant to the discipline being dissertated. They must also demonstrate that they are able to propose personal approaches, more or less innovative but innervated with critical thinking, to the chosen topic.