Humanities

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