Doctoral School of Human and Social Sciences
Areas of study: Conservation of Cultural Heritage – History, Philosophy, Literature
Ph.D. Coordinator: Prof.ssa Paola Zito
Administrative Office: Department of Humanities and Cultural Heritage
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Course description and objectives
The Ph.D. in History and Transmission of Cultural Heritage is a third-level course that provides young scholars with the opportunity to implement highly advanced interdisciplinary research methodologies in the Humanities, thus substantiating the doctoral areas of study combined with approaches such as cultural mediation and popularization. The program’s provision is based on a twofold objective. Firstly, it aims to educate scholars in conducting scientific research within their individual disciplinary areas of expertise. Secondly, the program aims to train highly qualified professionals in the field of cultural design and dissemination for the purpose of enhancing the knowledge of tangible and intangible cultural heritage. To accomplish this purpose, over the three-year period doctoral students will attend activities comprising advanced level courses, seminars, lectures, and lab-based research, thus providing them with cutting-edge methodological, historical and theoretical tools largely related to the Human Sciences. Popularizing humanistic knowledge is therefore one of the general outcomes of the program in which teaching activities will especially focus on dissemination practices, such as delivering scientific communication in multiple languages, using diverse tools and techniques, including computer-mediated techniques and strategies.
Employment opportunities
The doctoral program aims to prepare qualified scholars for different types of professional profiles. In line with this purpose, scholars will be eligible to pursue their research activity within academia or in other advanced research centers. Equally effective is the training of experts in the fields of broadcasting and digital media, cinema, theater, and publishing, particularly focusing on the conservation, protection, and digitalization of cultural heritage involving libraries, archives, museums, and cultural authorities. From a more educational perspective, doctoral students will acquire advanced skills to operate in the broad field of cultural dissemination and in the teaching sector. Regarding the valorization of tangible and intangible cultural resources and assets, the program also intends to prepare management experts qualified to direct archaeological excavations, and implement interventions in museums and collections.
