Duration of the study: Three-year study programme; 180 ECTS.

Admission requirements: High school certificate, including the required subjects of the state high school exit examinations (level 4.2 or higher of the Croatian qualifications framework).

KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, AND THE APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE

Upon the completion of the undergraduate study programme students will acquire knowledge that will enable them to:

• understand core concepts and theories from ethnology, anthropology and folkloristics, including their focuses of inquiry and interrelationships
• recognize and understand contexts and specificities of various cultural practices, both locally and globally
• understand the history and development of anthropology, ethnology and folkloristics
• recognise and understand cultural diversity, both locally and globally
•  identify and understand the regional cultural significance and specificities
• utilize basic qualitative research methods , particularly ethnography
• describe and compare differernt aspects of culture

THE ABILITY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS

Upon the completion of the undergraduate study programme students will gain abilities  that will enable them to:

• recognise cultural differences and simillarities and develop critical thinking in
• cross­cultural comparasion
• observe the cultural processes that shape human reality
• critically interpret ethnographic texts
•  recognize the relationshio between cultural beliefs and notions of identity, understanding how they vary across differernt places  and over time
• appreciate cultural diversity and cultivate a critical stance towards any form of cultural stereotyping

PRACTICAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

Upon the completion of the undergraduate study programme students will acquire competences and skills  that will enable them to:

• describe heritage processes to various audiences
• collaborate effectively within team structures  and adapt to the specific needs of local communities
• identify cultural and social forces in everyday life issues

Professional title acquired upon finishing the study programme: Bachelor of Ethnology and Anthropology (univ. bacc. ethnol. et anthrop.).

Course list by semesters

Duration of the study: Two-year study programme; 120 ECTS points

Admission requirements: Completed undergraduate university study programme (6th degree of the Croatian qualifications framework).

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• a broad array of anthropological theories and approaches
• research, methods and outcomes developed to understand cultural diversity, including its continuity and change, both locally and globally and the importance of intercultural dialogue
• research, methods and outcomes developed to understand regional cultural specificities and the social and historical contexts that shaped them
• research, methods and outcomes developed to analyze cultural complexity and its links to identity issues
• research, methods and outcomes developed to understand various forms of cultural practices, such as texts, language, visual media, sound, oral traditions, oral histories, life stories

CRITICAL THINKING:

• analytical thinking about issues and intellectual debates within the discipline
• evaluation of various sociocultural concepts of 'difference', such as language, ethnicity, gender, race, class, and understanding of how different practices related to these concepts inscribe social relations and subjectivities
• the ability to critically assess the role of cultural heritage, and it usage, in expressing and producing local, regional and national identity.

RESEARCH SKILLS AND PRESENTATIONS:

• ability to initiate, plan, and carry out small ethnographic projects
• ability to develop project presentations and reports and communicate clearly project results to various audiences
• ability to initiate and plan projects on the management of cultural heritage through participation in the internship program
• ability to evaluate issues related to protected natural and cultural areas and design ways of working with local communities.

SKILLS LEARNED

• independent use and valorization of professional literature in Croatian and foreign languages
• independent use of contemporary communication technologies
• applying professional ethical guidelines in individual and group research and fieldwork
• informed participation in intercultural and interdisciplinary considerations of cultural issues and projects related to them
• applying anthropological skills in evaluation and problem solving of present-day concerns.

Professional title acquired upon finishing the study programme: Master in Ethnology and Anthropology (mag. ethnol. et anthrop.).

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