KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ABILITY:
Graduates:
- will know and understand the main pedagogical, methodological-educational, psychological, sociological, anthropological and historical-philosophical aspects pertaining to the study fields of education;
- will have in-depth knowledge of the pedagogical, psychological and social aspects pertaining to the situations of hardships and marginalisation;
- will possess good knowledge of the process of individual development;
- will possess good skills for analysing social and territorial contexts;
- will know the legislation pertaining to the competences of the major public and private subjects in the cultural and social field;
- will know the theories and techniques of group management;
- will know the processes of production, distribution and consumption of the main cultural products;
- will be well aware of the current debate on environmental education and sustainable development.
The above-listed knowledge and understanding abilities are achieved through attending the degree programme lessons and home study provided by the course units especially in the basic and core curriculum subject areas, with strong emphasis on the studies in the pedagogical, historical, philosophical, social-anthropological and psychological areas.
Assessment is accomplished mainly through oral and written exams.
ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND TO UNDERSTAND:
Graduates:
- will have a good command of the knowledge pertaining to sciences of education, conception, planning and evaluating educational interventions and projects;
- will know how to detect and document situations of hardship;
- will be able to work in groups in an effective and proactive fashion;
- will know the principles of effective communication and know how to use them within the contexts of small and large groups;
- will know how to apply the techniques for evaluating educational interventions and projects;
- will know how to apply intercultural education and mediation techniques;
- will know the legislation pertaining to the personal services, their organisation and structure and know how to operate within them;
- will know the techniques of entertainment tied to theatre, play, singing and body expressions;
- will know how to plan cultural and environmental education interventions and evaluate the results.
Achieving the ability to apply the knowledge and understanding listed above is achieved through lessons and activities of critical reflections on suggested texts, carrying out activities of simulations provided especially in the area of applied education and pedagogy, as well as course units connected to the professional skills of the educated figure. Internships also contribute to the development of the expected applicable skills. Assessment is accomplished mainly through written reports on which students apply tools and methods of observation, planning and documentation. Assessment is accomplished mainly through a written report accompanied by the opinion of the company tutor and university supervisor.
JUDGEMENT SKILLS:
Graduates:
- will know how to gather, interpret and reflect upon the data pertaining their field of study, demonstrating critical-scientific and self-critiquing abilities;
- will know how to conduct material and documentation research independently which is functional to the learning of a cultural context.
Judgement skills are developed in particular during basic course units, which supply differentiated applicative epistemological and methodological foundations as well as through participation to workshops inspired to various professional organisations. The final paper and reports on the internship activities allow for the assessing of the achievement of critically founded independent professional skills.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
Graduates:
- will know how to comprehend and lead relational dynamics, conducting individual and group conversations;
- will know at least one European language in addition to Italian;
- will know how to present ideas, problems and solutions to various recipients, qualified and not.
Communication skills are developed in different forms as part of the course: preparation of written reports in Italian and in a foreign language, their oral exposition, writing and discussing the final paper, and multimedia documentation of the workshop and internship activities. Assessment is accomplished through analyses of the types of performances indicated.
LEARNING SKILLS:
Graduates:
- will possess the necessary skills to pursue additional studies with a high level of independence, in order to be integrated in the continuously evolving labour market and become active part of the society;
- will know how to integrate their own knowledge and use it based on the modification of the context, evolution of the legislation and national and international guidelines.
The learning abilities acquired are a result of the entire period of study and are assessed individually with special emphasis to promoting study and research skills through the use of conventional tools and connected to new IT and communication technologies, to the individual home study ability and within groups, and to the autonomy in managing their own studies based on programmed deadlines.
