B.A. in Applied Anthropology
The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
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Campus location
Lublin, Poland
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
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Pace
Full time
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Introduction
Skills acquired by Applied Anthropology graduates
Professional skills:
- our graduates are creative and enterprising, open and critical to new ideas, concepts, theories, and arguments;
- understand the ways of functioning of different perspectives of perceiving reality and various cognitive and life contexts of communities;
- possess theoretical and practical skills, such as basic research skills including formulating and analyzing socio-cultural and philosophical problems, preparing projects to implement the planned goal
- help to solve everyday problems of the needy (economic, legal, health, educational, social relations and other);
- can undertake management and brokering tasks in the intercultural field.
Communication skills:
- our graduates improve their skills in interpersonal and intercultural communication;
- take intermediary actions between individuals and groups from various social or cultural backgrounds;
- know the principles of verbal and non-verbal communication, use specialized terminology and methods of expression corresponding to current situations;
- can communicate with specialists from various anthropological areas and with other target groups, using different languages, techniques, and channels of communication;
- use language and terminology both specialized and one adequate with regard to the target group;
- possess teamwork skills, which allow them to take up all kinds of collaborative roles.
Language skill:
- our graduates know and use one modern foreign language at the level that allows them to translate into a native language (and vice versa), and another (Western) one at least at the elementary level (A2);
- know and use at least one modern language of the non-Western cultures (Arabic / Chinese) at the elementary level (A1) required for everyday communication with representatives of these communities as well as for translation and filling in the basic legal forms imposed by the immigration law (using both English and the language of the local community).
Digital skill:
- our graduates can use basic ICT tools, such as word processors, visual presentation software as well as web services and apps.
Analytical skill:
- our graduates select appropriate tools of analysis and interpretation of anthropological problems (social, humanitarian, political, economic, legal and educational);
- analyze anthropological texts;
- collect and analyze ethnographic and sociological data, summarize and analyze socio-cultural and philosophical problems, identify their key assumptions and anticipate consequences of activities and inferences.