Area
Humanities
Sub-Discipline
History and Archeology
Northern Catholic University
- City: Antofagasta,
- Commune: Antofagasta,
- Region: Antofagasta Region
goals
- To train graduates capable of facing original and creatively advanced research activities in the field of anthropological sciences.
– Decentralize postgraduate training by leveraging the experience and scientific productivity of the sponsoring units and the anthropological richness of the area where the Program is carried out.
– To support postgraduate training through the participation of students in advanced anthropological research activities carried out in academic units.
– Strengthen postgraduate training with student and academic mobility activities through cooperation agreements with national and international universities and research centers.
– To encourage the generation of knowledge, and to promote anthropological academic debate on northern Chile, the Andean subregion and the country.
Applicant Profile
Those eligible to apply to the Doctoral Program in Anthropology are individuals holding an academic degree and/or professional title in Anthropology, or another specialty within the Social Sciences or Humanities, awarded by national or international universities, with a minimum duration of eight semesters. Candidates from other specialties will also be eligible, provided their project falls within the field of Anthropology and their professional and/or academic background is positively evaluated by the CAP UCN/UTA.
Graduate profile
The graduate of the UCN-UTA Doctoral Program in Anthropology should be able to:
To independently, originally and creatively address research problems in the field of anthropological sciences;
To put into practice a comprehensive and up-to-date vision of anthropological knowledge in research and teaching activities;
To manage updated theoretical, methodological and technical perspectives in the field of research, teaching or professional performance of anthropology and its sub-disciplines.
Lines of investigation
– Indigenous Peoples
– Heritage Studies
– Environment and Society
– Mobility, Spaces and Borders
– Gender, Body and Sexualities
– Technologies, Modes of Production and Consumption
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