CULTURAL ASTRONOMY DEGREE IN HONDURAS: THE NEXT FORMATIVE STEP FOR THE DISCIPLINE

The need for a university training program in Cultural Astronomy has been pointed out by several academics for years. The arrival to the discipline of professionals from different fields has resulted in a lack of standardization in the field studies. This paper describes the process of design, creation and implementation of the first Cultural Astronomy Degree carried out by the Department of Archaeoastronomy and Cultural Astronomy of the Space Science Faculty of the National University Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH). The conception of the program through the analysis made of the academic tendencies in Cultural Astronomy on a global scale is summarized below. The program itself is described, detailing each of the subjects and modules that make up the program and the different competences that complement the knowledge of the graduates. Finally, the academic and social objectives pursued by the implementation of this program in Central America are explained.