SECOND CYCLE DEGREE/TWO YEAR MASTER

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND
INTERCULTURAL HERITAGE
(I-CONTACT)

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OUR
CONCEPT
INTRODUCTION
The programme offers a solid interdisciplinary
and problem-oriented training to graduate
students with diverse backgrounds who plan to
work in the field of international cooperation and
development.
It aims at broadening students conceptual and
analytical abilities, equipping them with both
academic and professional skills. The practical
objective is to enable students to manage global
development projects in complex, multidimensional and intercultural environments.
Close attention is paid to historical and
geopolitical dynamics between European Union
and Central, Eastern European and East Asian
countries, as well as in the Euro-Mediterranean
region.

The course focuses on the evolving economic,

political, social and cultural issues related to
international cooperation and development as
well as on professional skills and methodological
tools that are needed to critically address and
tackle them.

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WHY HUMAN RIGHTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE TOGETHER?

The rationale for the coupling of human rights'

topic with cultural heritage studies comes
directly from two internationally renowned
sources of such concepts. Indeed, the crucial
role played by culture and knowledge as a
common basic ground for human
development, then as a way to freedom both
individually and collectively, is a conceptual
relationship being present in the 1945s
UNESCO Constitution (in the Constitution is
explicitly affirmed the basic relation between
culture, education, and freedom, implicitly
underlining how critical thinking is a
precondition for liberty), as well as in the UN
definition of human development (see diagram
on the left).

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SOCIAL MEMORY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Human rights, in this perspective, are
strictly related to the empowerment of

The programme relies on the

collaboration of: World Bank, the

cultural development and critical thinking,

as the background of the specialist in the

Directorate General for International

Cooperation and Development

Human Rights Based Approach, oriented

to the protection of the rights of the

(European Commission), Office of the

United Nations High Commissioner for

persons excluded and marginalized. In

the same vein, cultural heritage is not

Human Rights Geneva, UNESCO

International Traditional Knowledge

limited here to monuments, art works,

above all as far as indigenous, traditional

Institute Florence.
The highly qualified level of training is

knowledge is concerned. The recent

inclusion of world's natural and cultural

completed by the study of a foreign

language, and one or two internship

heritage in the UN Sustainable

Development Goals (Agenda 2030) has

periods. The programme offers classes

on, for example, Politics and

finally recognised it as a global issue.

For this reason, the programme adopted

Development in the Global World;

Political Economics of Mediterranean

the wording intercultural heritage.

In order to emphasize the most open-

Countries; Geography of the EuroMediterranean Region; Cultural

minded and future-oriented way to intend

the sense and role of cultures today: not

Anthropology and Migration Processes;

Citizenship and Development in Africa;

as islands to be safeguarded but as doors

and bridges to let ideas pass and being

Justice, Multiculturalism and Human

Rights; History of Eastern Europe,

shared.

Nation Building and Protection of

Minorities; and so on.
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no culture is an island

We strongly urge our students to do an

internship some time during the programme.
As you may well understand, internships give
students the opportunity to acquire academic
credits (ECTS-CFU) while gaining valuable work
experience, establishing important contacts in
a field of interest, exploring potential career
paths, and acquiring professional work habits
and skills. This is the reason why the University
of Bologna has been since a long time
agreements on exchanges with universities in
Europe and other countries.
English is the prevalent language of instruction.
At the end of the course, career outlooks are
accessible in national and international
organisations. NGOs, companies working on
development problems or in developing
countries, both in private and public sectors,
local government offices and other institutions.
Employment opportunities are based on the
foregoing background of our students and
include positions such as aid program manager,
development consultant, researcher and
advisor.

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PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

CURRICULUM A

PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

SSD
SPS/02

SECS-P/01
1ST YEAR

SPS/04

MANDATORY COURSES:

30 cfu to be chosen among:

AF
Political Power beyond State Boundaries:
Migration, Development and Human
Rights
Political Economy of Mediterranean
Countries
Politics and Development in the Global
World

SSD

AF

CFU

TAF

12

CFU

TAF

M-GGR/01

Geography of the Euro-Mediterranean Region

12

M-DEA/01

Cultural Anthropology and Migration Processes

12

M-DEA/01

Social Anthropology

SPS/13

Citizenship and Development in Africa

SPS/02

Justice, Multiculturalism and Human Rights

SPS/06

History of Eastern Europe, Nation-Building and

Protection of Minorities

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Linguistic Skills: 6 cfu

AF

CFU

TAF

Spanish Language - pass/fail test

French Language - pass/fail test

German Language

SSD

2ND YEAR

MANDATORY COURSES:

AF

IUS/13

Project-Cycle Management in
Development Cooperation
Institutions, Culture, and
Economic Development

SECS-P/02

Two courses to be chosen among:

SSD

CFU

AF

TAF

12

CFU

TAF

IUS/20

Global Justice

IUS/09

Public Law and Protection of Fundamental Rights

SPS/06

History of Eastern Europe, Nation-Building and

Protection of Minorities

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Two courses to be chosen among the following ones:

SSD

AF

SPS/13

Citizenship and Development in Africa

SPS/02

Justice, Multiculturalism and Human Rights

SPS/02

Human Rights and Childrens Rights

SPS/06

History of Eastern Europe, Nation-Building and Protection of Minorities

M-STO/04

SPS/13

History of Relations between Europe and Latin America in

Contemporary Age

CFU

TAF D
to be chosen

Contemporary History of North Africa and Middle East

L-OR/12

Arabic Language

L-OR/13

History of Nomadism

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All other courses to be freely chosen by the students

One Activity to be chosen among:
AF
Internships
Useful Knowledge for work

8 cfu activity lett. F

CFU

TAF F

8 (4+4)

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING ACTIVITIES

TAF F - Each AF 4 cfu

Workshop on Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Cooperation Projects (World Bank Jobs

Group)
Workshop on EU International Cooperation and Development Policies (EU DG DEVCO - Directorate
General for International Cooperation and Development, European Commission)
Workshop and Internships on Projects for Inventorying, Preserving, and Disseminating Innovative
Traditional Knowledge (ITKI - UNESCO)
Workshop on ICT Solutions for Developing International Cooperation Projects

Final Examination

AF

16 cfu
Final Examination

CFU

TAF F

16

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CURRICULUM B

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON
INTERCULTURAL HERITAGE

SSD
SPS/02

AF
Political Power beyond State Boundaries:
Migration, Development and Human
Rights

CFU

TAF

12

Project-Cycle in Development
Cooperation
SECS-P/01 Political Economy of Mediterranean
Countries
IUS/13

1ST YEAR

MANDATORY COURSES:

M-DEA/01 Social Anthropology

One course to be chosen between:

SSD

AF

CFU

TAF

M-GGR/01

Geography of the Euro-Mediterranean Region

12

M-DEA/01

Cultural Anthropology and Migration Processes

12

One course to be chosen among:

SSD
L-OR/16
L-ANT/01
M-STO/04

AF
An Introduction to the Archaeology of Pre-Islamic Iran and
to its Development
European Protohistory
Comparative History of Chinese and European Urban
Cultural Heritage

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CFU

TAF

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One course to be chosen between:

SSD

AF

CFU

TAF

SPS/06

History of Eastern Europe, Nation-Building and Protection of Minorities

IUS/09

Public Law and Protection of Fundamental Rights

Linguistic Skills: 6 cfu

2ND YEAR

MANDATORY COURSES:

AF

CFU

TAF

Spanish Language - pass/fail test

French Language - pass/fail test

German Language

SSD
SECS-P/02

SPS/04

AF

CFU

TAF

12

Institutions, Culture, and Economic Development

Politics and Development in the Global World

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One course to be chosen among:

SSD

Two courses to be chosen among:

AF

CFU

TAF

L-OR/14

Philology, Linguistics and Religious History of Iran

M-STO/07

Christianity and Cultural Heritage

L-OR/08

Jewish Culture in the Modern Period

6 cfu + 6 cfu
SSD

AF

CFU

TAF

M-GGR/01

Geography of Cultural and Intercultural Heritage

L-FIL-LET/07

Byzantine Civilization

L-FIL-LET/02

Greek Civilization

IUS/13

Project-Cycle in Development Cooperation

SPS/13

Citizenship and Development in Africa

SPS/02

Justice, Multiculturalism and Human Rights

M-STO/04

SPS/13

History of Relations between Europe and Latin America

in Contemporary Age
History of Eastern Europe, Nation-Building and
Protection of Minorities
Contemporary History of North Africa and Middle East

L-OR/12

Arabic Language

L-OR/13

History of Nomadism

BIO/08

Biodiversity and Biocultural Dynamics of Human Population

SPS/06

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One activity to be chosen among:

AF
Internships
Useful Knowledge for work

8 cfu activity lett. F

CFU

TAF F

8 (4+4)

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING ACTIVITIES

TAF F - Each AF 4 cfu

Workshop on Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Cooperation Projects (World Bank Jobs

Group)
Workshop on EU International Cooperation and Development Policies (EU DG DEVCO - Directorate
General for International Cooperation and Development, European Commission)
Workshop and Internships on Projects for Inventorying, Preserving, and Disseminating Innovative
Traditional Knowledge (ITKI - UNESCO)
Workshop on ICT Solutions for Developing International Cooperation Projects

Final Examination

AF

16 cfu
Final Examination

CFU

TAF F

16

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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

THE PROGRAMME WILL RUN ONLY FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION

OF THE ESTABLISHED MINISTERIAL PROCEDURE

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CONTACTS

Info: i-contact@unibo.it

Programme Director: Mario Neve

(https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/mario.neve/en
- mario.neve@unibo.it)
Programme Coordinator: Daniela Farinelli daniela.farinelli3@unibo.it

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Source: GRID-Arendal, 2012