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Philosophical thought is not monolithic: professors from different philosophical backgrounds teach in the undergraduate course, referring to both classical texts and the latest trends. The course offers four curricula: Historical-Theoretical, Epistemological-Cognitive, Anthropological-Cultural, and Ethical-Political. Thus it is possible to study historical-philosophical and theoretical topics, concerning ancient and modern cultures and their diversity, religions, ethics, politics, sciences, and problems of the logic of language and mind.
 

The teachings are almost all seminar-based, with active student participation and different learning styles. One can learn how to study classical texts and how to deal with current discussions on cross-cultural, ethical or political issues; one can delve into new trends in studies on logic, language and theories of mind; one can participate in experimental research, with possible applications in cognitive science, with specific credit for internship activities.

Many students enroll in this course to prepare for the profession of teaching philosophy or the humanities, but they find that the studies they have done can provide them with skills of open-mindedness, flexibility, and critical thinking, which are highly valued in different professional fields. One avenue is to pursue internships or professionalizing postgraduate master's degrees, with which philosophy graduates can find a variety of outlets, from staff training to IT content management, from publishing to business organization roles.

It is one of the most varied courses among the master's degrees in philosophy in Italy. It ranges from modal logic to philosophy of religion, from discourses on virtues to philosophical semantics, from theoretical philosophy to cognitive psychology, from applied ethics to anthropology. Lectures are seminar-based in nature and active participation is required, including in-class presentations and written papers. Distance learning tools, such as aulaweb, are also used, which will be especially useful for working students. 

As the title of the degree suggests, the course aims to provide mastery of the various methodologies developed in the philosophical tradition and particularly in contemporary research, including research in the history of philosophy. The degree class is not aimed at training a single professional figure, but aims to achieve:

• skills in the various philosophical methodologies, from the more properly logical and argumentative to hermeneutic-interpretive and historical-critical
• ability to grasp the methodological aspects of the humanities, both in their educational aspect and in the contemporary development that connects them to the use of information technology tools
• ability to grasp the methodological aspects of the natural and exact sciences and mastery of the problems of science popularization
• competence in the field of intercultural and interreligious confrontation and in that of applied ethics, including the political dimension
• knowledge of the problems of institutional and professional communication and application of information and communication technology
• competence on cognitive skills in the processes of understanding and execution in different areas of work and research
• interdisciplinary approach to the study of mind and behavior with emphasis on communication, problem solving, judgment and decision-making processes

The course offers the possibility of several internships in agreement with public and private institutions, which complement the training with 6 credits of 'other' educational activities. In addition to internships and apprenticeships, credits can be obtained through hours of attendance at seminars and conferences and collaboration in experimental work and working groups. Doctoral students' meetings to which master's students have access also count.

Department of Antiquities, Philosophy and History - DAFIST

Educational Secretariat
. Via Balbi 4 - 3rd floor
16126 Genoa
+39 010 209 51444
didatticadafist@unige.it

Faculty offices
. They are located in both Via Balbi 4 - 2nd floor and Via Balbi 30 - 7th floor. 

The Bachelor of Philosophical Methods is an example of a distributed social object.

Lecture Rooms
. Lecture rooms are mainly located in Via Balbi and sometimes in Via Santa Sabina. Some lectures are held in Corso Andrea Podestà, at DISFOR, or in locations of other Schools.

Library
. The philosophy library is located at Via Balbi 4 - 1st floor.

Seminars
The venue for official meetings and seminars with students is the seminar room on Balbi Street 4 - 1st floor, next to the Library room. Two other, smaller seminar rooms are located at Via Balbi 4 - 2nd floor and at Via Balbi 30 - 7th floor.

Laboratories
. The Psychology and Cognitive Science laboratory is located at Via Balbi 6 on the mezzanine floor, which is met on the right as soon as you climb the first few steps. Other labs may be at DISFOR.

You will find the contact details of the following reference offices helpful:

Humanities Student Single Desk

Via Balbi 4 - ground floor
16126 Genoa
+39 010 209 51690
studenti.uma@unige.it

To get information about:

• Registrations and Enrollments; Transfers; Course Transfers
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• recognitions from previous careers
• admission to pathways aimed at enrollment in master's degrees (Bridge Careers)
• resumption of Studies
• Suspension and Renunciation of Studies
• request for certificates
• request for duplicates
• enrollment in individual educational activities

You can write to sportello.lettere@unige.it
to get information:

• general information on Courses of Study
• on Study Plans
• on the submission of degree application

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