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A.Y. 2013/2014
DEGREE COURSE IN PHILOSOPHICAL AND HISTORICAL STUDIES
- PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES -
Characteristics

Class of Bachelor's Degree 3 YEARS PALERMO PLANNED ACCESS 2184

(BSc) on Philosophy (L-5)

Educational objectives
The degree course aims at providing solid undergraduate knowledge of the history of philosophical thought as well as of the
history of mankind from antiquity to date, and well-grounded information about the processes of change of philosophical,
socio-political and economic processes.

The educational programme is structured in a way to provide students with command of the variety of methods and tools for
the updating and research in the philosophical and historical field as well as a critical approach to the main problems of the
contemporary debate in the specific areas of theoretical, linguistic and logical-epistemological, philosophical and scientific,
historical, social, ethical and political, religious and aesthetic research.

The course also provides with:

- adequate reading skills and comprehension of texts and sources in the original language;
- argumentative skills, writing and oral communication skills, knowledge of the methods of formal reasoning;
- competences in subjects related to psychology, sociology, pedagogy, anthropology, science at large, literature and art,
which are complementary to philosophical and historical and yet functional to the subsequent professional opportunities;
- Mastery of the use of bibliographic tools;
- Language skills in at least one European language.

The course therefore favors:

- The students' disposition to identify, with critical approach, the conceptual structures of historical-cultural processes;
- the capability of applying the knowledge of the historical-philosophical tradition to current theoretical research issues to
arrive to autonomous judgments on philosophical logical-epistemological, linguistic, aesthetic, historical-social, ethical-
political issues as well as on scientific issues and on their impact on public opinion.

The degree course provides a group of common activities aiming at basic humanistic training and at the acquisition of core
competences in the field of philosophical and historical studies, (at least 60 credits).
Related and integrative educational activities are provided in the fields of history, philosophy and human sciences, in a way
to enable students to acquire credits useful for accessing high-school teaching as a profession (History, Philosophy or Human
Sciences in Lyceum) or to choose other professional profiles.
Professional opportunities
In addition to allowing a wide choice with respect to the continuation their studies and to be preparatory for 2nd cycle degree
courses aiming at the qualification for teaching of History and Philosophy and Human Sciences in high schools , the job
profile and training of graduates of this course will allow them to carry out activities in the traditional humanities ( publishing
and journalism in their various aspects, personnel management , public relations etc.), in public administration, in jobs
requiring a good knowledge of the cognition mechanisms (creative advertising, professional activities related to information
processing and knowledge) and in the context of ethics advice in hospitals , in industry and business.

The degree in philosophical and historical studies may constitute, in short, a very useful intellectual training for the
performance of work requiring flexibility, abstract reasoning skills and capability of identifying critical inter-relationships
among different knowledge areas.
Legenda: Per. = periodo o semestre, Val. = Valutazione (V=voto, G=giudizio), TAF= Tipologia Attività Formativa (A=base, B=caratterizzante,
C=Affine, S=stages, D=a scelta, F=altre)
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Graduates of this course are professionals capable of operating, in the fields of cultural heritage, historical heritage
glamorization, conservation of sources, with mid-level positions.

Specifically, they may find professional opportunities in the following areas:

- Consulting, teaching and training in bodies and institutions in charge of the preservation of cultural heritage ( archives,
libraries , museums, historical societies );
- In collaboration with research projects or initiatives for disseminating philosophy and history in the fields of publishing,
electronics, exhibition;
- Cooperation in the preparation of information and teaching materials in the field of philosophy and history;
- In the service of cultural tourism, providing an historical context to the artistic, museum and environmental assets.
- Cooperation in the organization of events and shows promoting the local history or traditions and cultural identities;
- Cooperation in the creation of works of philosophical and historical disclosure or scientific research projects;
- In the creation of publications (catalogs, informational materials , guides intended for the public, the media, as well as for
philosophical and historical publishing;
- Editing about philosophical and historical themes in magazines and publishing houses;
- In the activities of cataloging and filing of the documentary heritage and, of the historical, philosophical, historical and
artistic heritage at large;
- in public institutions, in projects for the territorial or economic analysis of the historical past.
Final examination features
It consists of the presentation of a short paper about a topic agreed with one professor of the course. Students should
demonstrate, through the preparation and discussion of this work, their ability to identify an issue, to organize with coherence
and critical attitude the competences they have acquired during the three course years, their ability to use sources and
references, as well as to deal with the object of their work through logical argumentations and an adequate language.

Subjects 1 ° year CFU Sem. Val. SSD TAF

14446 - ELEMENTS OF MEDIEVAL HISTORY 6 1 V M-STO/01 A
Corrao(PO)
07061 - GREEK HISTORY 12 1 V L-ANT/02 A
Bruno(PA)
06870 - HISTORY OF ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY 6 1 V M-FIL/07 A
Laspia(PO)
04786 - LOGIC 6 1 V M-FIL/02 B
Oliveri(PA)
08761 - CONTEMPORARY HISTORY 12 2 V M-STO/04 A
Lupo(PQ)
06881 - HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY 6 2 V M-FIL/08 A
Roccaro(PQ)
06864 - HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY 12 2 V M-FIL/06 A
Di Lorenzo(PO)

60

Subjects 2 ° year CFU Sem. Val. SSD TAF

03089 - AESTHETICS 12 1 V M-FIL/04 B, C
Tedesco(PO)
03202 - PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE 12 1 V M-FIL/05 B, C
Carapezza(PO)
16585 - ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL HISTORY 6 2 V SECS-P/12 A
Fazio(PO)
06120 - SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 6 2 V M-PSI/05 B
Cuccio(PC)
06557 - SOCIOLOGY OF COMMUNICATION 6 2 V SPS/08 B
Giacomarra(PO)
03233 - THEORETICAL PHILOSOPHY 12 2 V M-FIL/01 B
Nicolaci(PQ)
Optional subjects 6 C
60

Legenda: Per. = periodo o semestre, Val. = Valutazione (V=voto, G=giudizio), TAF= Tipologia Attività Formativa (A=base, B=caratterizzante,
C=Affine, S=stages, D=a scelta, F=altre)
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Subjects 3 ° year CFU Sem. Val. SSD TAF
05634 - SOCIAL PEDAGOGY 6 1 V M-PED/01 B
Kirchner(RU)
13351 - ADVANCED SKILLS RELATED TO THE 3 1 G F
LABOUR MARKET
05917 - FINAL EXAMINATION 6 1 G E
12355 - KNOWLEDGE OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE 3 1 G E
03226 - MORAL PHILOSOPHY 12 2 V M-FIL/03 B, C
Mancini(CU)
07807 - POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY 6 2 V SPS/01 C
Muscolino(PA)
Optional subjects II 12 C
Free subjects 12 D
60

OPTIONAL SUBJECTS
Optional subjects CFU Sem. Val. SSD TAF
01340 - CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY 6 1 V M-DEA/01 C
D'Agostino(PO)
06873 - HISTORY OF ARAB PHILOSOPHY 6 2 V M-FIL/08 C
Roccaro(PQ)
06875 - HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY 6 1 V M-FIL/06 C
PHILOSOPHY
Le Moli(PO)
07015 - HISTORY OF FOLKLORE 6 2 V M-DEA/01 C
Buttitta(PO)
06926 - HISTORY OF LOGIC 6 1 V M-FIL/02 C
Roccaro(PQ)
13173 - HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL HEBRAIC 6 2 V M-FIL/08 C
THOUGHT
Pepi(PA)
06885 - HISTORY OF MODERN PHILOSOPHY 6 1 V M-FIL/06 C
Rosciglione(PA)
07006 - HISTORY OF POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS 6 2 V SPS/03 C
Saija(PQ)
15880 - MEDIEVAL ANTHROPOLOGY 6 2 V M-FIL/08 C
13154 - NEO-AESTHETICS 6 2 V M-FIL/04 C
03037 - PHILOSOPHICAL HERMENEUTICS 6 2 V M-FIL/01 C
Agnello(PA)
05894 - PHILOSOPHICAL PROPAEDEUTICS 6 1 V M-FIL/01 C
Cicatello(PO)
03219 - PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGIONS 6 1 V M-FIL/01 C
Lupo(PA)
08934 - POETICS 6 2 V M-FIL/04 C
17014 - PRINCIPLES OF LOGIC AND SCIENCE 6 2 V M-FIL/02 C
METHODOLOGY
Licata(PA)
13155 - THEORY OF LANGUAGES 6 1 V M-FIL/05 C
Lo Piparo(PQ)
Optional subjects II CFU Sem. Val. SSD TAF
01340 - CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY 6 1 V M-DEA/01 C
D'Agostino(PO)

Legenda: Per. = periodo o semestre, Val. = Valutazione (V=voto, G=giudizio), TAF= Tipologia Attività Formativa (A=base, B=caratterizzante,
C=Affine, S=stages, D=a scelta, F=altre)
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 OPTIONAL SUBJECTS
Optional subjects II CFU Sem. Val. SSD TAF
06873 - HISTORY OF ARAB PHILOSOPHY 6 2 V M-FIL/08 C
Roccaro(PQ)
06875 - HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY 6 1 V M-FIL/06 C
PHILOSOPHY
Le Moli(PO)
07015 - HISTORY OF FOLKLORE 6 2 V M-DEA/01 C
Buttitta(PO)
06926 - HISTORY OF LOGIC 6 1 V M-FIL/02 C
Roccaro(PQ)
13173 - HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL HEBRAIC 6 2 V M-FIL/08 C
THOUGHT
Pepi(PA)
06885 - HISTORY OF MODERN PHILOSOPHY 6 1 V M-FIL/06 C
Rosciglione(PA)
07006 - HISTORY OF POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS 6 2 V SPS/03 C
Saija(PQ)
15880 - MEDIEVAL ANTHROPOLOGY 6 2 V M-FIL/08 C
13154 - NEO-AESTHETICS 6 2 V M-FIL/04 C
03037 - PHILOSOPHICAL HERMENEUTICS 6 2 V M-FIL/01 C
Agnello(PA)
05894 - PHILOSOPHICAL PROPAEDEUTICS 6 1 V M-FIL/01 C
Cicatello(PO)
03219 - PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGIONS 6 1 V M-FIL/01 C
Lupo(PA)
08934 - POETICS 6 2 V M-FIL/04 C
17014 - PRINCIPLES OF LOGIC AND SCIENCE 6 2 V M-FIL/02 C
METHODOLOGY
Licata(PA)
13155 - THEORY OF LANGUAGES 6 1 V M-FIL/05 C
Lo Piparo(PQ)

Legenda: Per. = periodo o semestre, Val. = Valutazione (V=voto, G=giudizio), TAF= Tipologia Attività Formativa (A=base, B=caratterizzante,
C=Affine, S=stages, D=a scelta, F=altre)
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