The course contributes to achieving the learning objectives of the degree programme, focusing on the concept of humanitas and on the possibility of understanding its meaning, and adding value to its content, through philosophical analisys.

The development of specific skills will be encouraged to this end:

-Knowledge and comprehension skills
The course aims at providing students with the knowledge of the content and vocabulary of philosophical anthropology, taking into account the relationship with various branches of applied anthropology;

-Critical thinking
The course aims at encouraging critical thinking skills when searching for and analysing meanings, or when collecting and organizing complex cultural data pertaining to wider frameworks;

-Communication skills
The course aims at developing individual communication skills, both written and oral, through the presentation of the results of individual study and research; to this end, the use of computer tools will be encouraged.