PhD program in Human sciences
Society

XXXIII cycle - a. y. 2017/2018

Scientific areas

L-FIL-LET/10 (Italian Literature), L-FIL-LET/14 (Literary Criticism and Comparative Literature), L-LIN/02 (Didactics of Modern Languages), L-LIN/04 (French Language and Translation), L-LIN/10 (English Literature), L-LIN/11 (Anglo-American Languages and Literature), L-LIN/12 (English Language and Translation), L-LIN/13 (German Literature), M-FIL/03 (Moral Philosophy), M-FIL/04 (Aesthetics), M-FIL/05 (Philosophy and Theory of Language), M-FIL/06 (History of Philosophy), M-STO/04 (Contemporary History), L-ART/04 (Museology and Art and Restoration Criticism), MAT/04 (Complementary Mathematics), M-PED/01 (General and Social Pedagogy), M-PED/02 (History of Pedagogy), M-PED/03 (Special Didatics and Pedagogy), SPS/08 (Sociology of Culture and Communication), M-PSI/08 (Clinical Psychology)

Admission requirements

Italian second level degree (laurea specialistica, under D.M. 509/99 or laurea magistrale, under D.M. 207/04) or Italian degree obtained prior to D.M. 13 509/99 or equivalent qualification obtained abroad.
More information available in the Call.

Description

Description
The PhD course in Human Sciences aims at developing advanced skills in future researchers in the fields of Teaching and teaching innovation, Narratology, Linguistics, Contemporary History, History of Religious Thought and Communication across Cultures, so that qualified Doctorates acquire multiple competence and be enabled:
- to nurture the skills necessary for text comprehension in developmental age, through the preparation and experimental assessment of teaching practices centred on both verbal and visual materials and metaphoric processing; through teaching innovation projects on the comprehension of written texts and the analysis of interlanguage in school contexts;
- to contribute in a wide range of cultural and social initiatives, public and private, in Italy and abroad: research in the fields of publishing (planning, translation, editing), of public or business communication (strategies and assessment), of cultural activities and of linguistic and cultural education; international cooperation, scientific journalism and divulgation, education, theoretic-empirical research on social, religious, historical, political and philosophical issues.
Training-acquired competence will enable qualified Doctorates to participate in the implementation and management of projects and schemes related to linguistic/cultural translation/mediation (in publishing, business, community services), linguistic education (in public and private institutions), cultural or conservation/heritage activities (in public and private institutions) or language services (dictionaries, corpora, data-bases).

Career Opportunities
Qualified Doctorates in Human Sciences will possess the set of competences necessary to join in several professions, public and private, in the fields of academic research, education, publishing, public and business communication, museum networks, in Italy and abroad. More in detail, they will be eligible professionals for the implementation and management of projects and schemes in the following sectors/areas : education and learning, learning processes and difficulties (including diagnosis and therapy of learning disturbance – dyslexia, dyscalculia, etc.), lifelong learning, prevention, remedial, integration and cross-cultural projects; linguistic and cultural translation/negotiation in publishing, international business, community services, cooperation, scientific journalism; cultural or museum institutions, associations, foundations (public or private) for the conservation and divulgation of cultural heritage; study and implementation of language services (dictionaries, corpora, data-bases); academic research on theoretic and empirical current issues in religions, philosophy, history, sociology.

Duration

Three years (01/11/2017 - 31/10/2020)

Venue

The course venue is at Modena.

Announcement

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Based on a rigorous selection process, applications are processed normally once a year. The admissions will be open in June or July 2023 (please refer to the Call).

More documentation

How to apply for the PhD Programmes (pdf)

How to apply for the Italian National PhD Program in Religious Studies (pdf)

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Please complete the application form and submit it electronically following the application guide. A non-returnable administrative fee of 25 € will be charged. The decision on admission as well as on financial support is published on the web.

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Contact office

For further information please contact:
PhD Office
via Università, 4 - 41121 Modena
e-mail: segr.dottorati@unimore.it
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