Curricular trends in Cultural Astronomy

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the academic status of the discipline, from its beginning to the present, to project the future of the discipline in the coming years which should be marked by a strong and permanent presence in higher education. A comprehensive analysis between Cultural Astronomy different studies – in formal and non-formal education- is conducted in order to know the trends and subjects that are shaping today’s body of knowledge and skills of the graduates of these studies. Due to the discipline’s low inclusion in the academic environment worldwide creating a Degree in Cultural Astronomy as the next necessary for the development of the discipline step is proposed.

Revista Ciencias Espaciales, Vol.7(1) 2014, 116-131