Modern humanities

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the methodological, critical and applicable aspects of the Discipline; it proposes geographical areas and sectorial perspectives in which related projects are activated; it shows the variability of fields of interest; it enables the student to master the specific topics in order to use them and apply them in other fields of study while using the correct specific language. With the acquired knowledge the student will be able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical epochs and cultural contexts.

Educational objectives

The Modern History course imparts the basic knowledge relating to the history of Europe between the fall of Constantinople and the formation of the unitary Italian state (1453-1860) in its relations with other continents. The course focuses mainly on political, cultural and religious history and its effects on European social and economic systems, updating the student on ongoing historiographical discussions and on the essential bibliography relating to the topics covered.
The students will have to possess the basic cognitive network relating to facts, problems and methods of modern history European. They should be able to describe and problematize the main age-related changes so as to be able to insert knowledge gradually learned in the others into their historical context disciplines taught in the faculty with particular reference to literature, art and philosophy.

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the methodological, critical and applicable aspects of the Discipline; it proposes geographical areas and sectorial perspectives in which related projects are activated; it shows the variability of fields of interest; it enables the student to master the specific topics in order to use them and apply them in other fields of study while using the correct specific language. With the acquired knowledge the student will be able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical epochs and cultural contexts.

Educational objectives

The students will have to develop the basic knowledge of the main theoretical and methodological aspects of the archival discipline, from document management to documentation selection practices, to the activities that accompany archives in the permanent conservation phase; they will also pay attention to the most recent developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography and to the ethical-social dimension underlying the discipline. The students will therefore have to know how to use the knowledge acquired in arguing and addressing open questions, in implementing study and research methods, and will have to be able to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to an audience of non-experts in the matter. Finally, the students must have the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future specialist degree course that includes exams in archiving.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge and interpretation skills in the study of Italian Dialects, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect data for a critical judgment, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree that includes this subject.

Educational objectives

A) Knowledge and understanding
- Students will be required to demonstrate having acquired a theoretical and methodological knowledge and a thorough understanding of the linguistic subjects presented and discussed during the course, with the support of intermediate level textbooks and other bibliographic resources. The intermediate level implies a basic knowledge of the subject.

B) Applying knowledge and understanding
- Students will be able to apply autonomously and critically the acquired knowledge to the linguistic phenomena outlined during the course; they will possess adequate skills both to describe and analyze texts, processes and linguistic structures, and to support arguments and solve even relatively complex problems, in relation to the specific linguistic areas investigated.

C) Making judgements
- Students will be able to express autonomously critical opinions on relatively complex linguistic subjects; they will be able to identify the appropriate tools for description and analysis of written and oral linguistic data investigated.

D) Communication skills
- Students will be able to demonstrate to possess the ability to clearly present relatively complex hypotheses, concerning the linguistic areas outlined in the course, and to discuss and defend the conclusions presented both at a theoretical and methodological level.

E) Learning skills
- Students will develop the skills necessary to undertake further linguistic studies with a good degree of autonomy.

Educational objectives

The main goal is to give to the students a deeper knowledge of romance languages and literatures in the Middle Ages and of the philological method, through the study of exemplary authors and/or textes and/or themes and the critical enquiry of pertinent scientific literature. Students will develop new critical skills in the analysis of texts through their formal characters and the comparison between related objects, acquiring better skills of contrastive analysis on texts, forms, genres, thematic clusters.

Educational objectives

The main goal is to give to the students a deeper knowledge of romance languages and literatures in the Middle Ages and of the philological method, through the study of exemplary authors and/or textes and/or themes and the critical enquiry of pertinent scientific literature. Students will develop new critical skills in the analysis of texts through their formal characters and the comparison between related objects, acquiring better skills of contrastive analysis on texts, forms, genres, thematic clusters.

Educational objectives

The students will gain a detailed knowledge of latin literature, with a particular reference on the imperial and christian authors. The students will be able to fully understand the literary texts, and to place them in their cultural context. The students will be also able to analyze a text with a multi-disciplinary approach.
They will be able to report these knowledge to a general and a specialistic audience and will be able to proceed to more advanced studies autonomously.

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the methodological, critical and applicable aspects of the anthropological disciplines; it proposes geographical areas and sectorial perspectives in which anthropological projects are activated; it shows the variability of anthropological fields of interest; it enables the student to master the anthropological topics in order to use them and apply them in other fields of study while using the correct specific language. With the acquired knowledge the student will be able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical epochs and cultural contexts.

Educational objectives

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Principal aims:
The students will learn the scientific principles that regulate the organization and management of libraries and the possibility of using book collections. Three-quarters of the course will be devoted to analysing the theoretical methodologies and principles of the Library Science and to improve the students’ critical abilities in that field. The remaining lessons will be devoted to practice exercises, with the aim of developing the student’s ability of consulting OPACs and bibliographic databases and visiting libraries in Rome.

Specific aims:
A. Knowledge and understanding.
To acquire knowledge and understanding about the methodological foundations of Library Science, and to know the present set of rules concerning the Italian public libraries and their services, such as the reference services, the lending services, e-Books, and digital lending. To know and understand digital resources, such as e-Journals, and different kinds of digital libraries, among others the Biblioteca digitale italiana and the Europeana portal, by way of practical exercises in the course of lessons. To know and understand the Open access scientific communication methodology.

B. Applying knowledge and understanding.
To acquire knowledge and understanding the developments originated by the use of new technologies in libraries. At the end of this course, students will also be able to make bibliographical search consulting the Italian SBN OPAC and to find digital objects in the Biblioteca digitale italiana, using the MIC Internetculturale gateway.

C. Making judgments.
Because of the guided visits to libraries in Rome and to the Sapienza DigiLab laboratories, students will be able to evaluate the differences among the services offered by the different kinds of libraries.

Educational objectives

At the end of the course the students will be able to recognise, interpret and exemplify the main phenomena pertaining to educational linguistics, with particular regard to:
1) the dictates of the Common European Framework of Reference for European languages (which will be applied to the teaching Italian as L2);
2) the role of grammar in teaching in schools of various types and levels (with particular reference to Italian as L1); 3) the language teaching implications in the presence of deaf learners.
The student will learn to plan an adequate language lesson with respect to the learner's needs and idiosyncratic characteristics, to the specific context in which the course is delivered and to the purpose of the teaching process. The educational objectives of the course also include the ability to argue convincingly the choices made with respect to methods, approaches and teaching materials and the ability to transmit information, ideas and critical issues in the field of educational linguistics using a language and a metalanguage appropriate in form and substance

Educational objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge and interpretation skills in the study of Italian Dialects, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect data for a critical judgment, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree that includes this subject.

Educational objectives

A) Knowledge and understanding
- Students will be required to demonstrate having acquired a theoretical and methodological knowledge and a thorough understanding of the linguistic subjects presented and discussed during the course, with the support of intermediate level textbooks and other bibliographic resources. The intermediate level implies a basic knowledge of the subject.

B) Applying knowledge and understanding
- Students will be able to apply autonomously and critically the acquired knowledge to the linguistic phenomena outlined during the course; they will possess adequate skills both to describe and analyze texts, processes and linguistic structures, and to support arguments and solve even relatively complex problems, in relation to the specific linguistic areas investigated.

C) Making judgements
- Students will be able to express autonomously critical opinions on relatively complex linguistic subjects; they will be able to identify the appropriate tools for description and analysis of written and oral linguistic data investigated.

D) Communication skills
- Students will be able to demonstrate to possess the ability to clearly present relatively complex hypotheses, concerning the linguistic areas outlined in the course, and to discuss and defend the conclusions presented both at a theoretical and methodological level.

E) Learning skills
- Students will develop the skills necessary to undertake further linguistic studies with a good degree of autonomy.

Educational objectives

A) Knowledge and understanding
- Students will be able to demonstrate having acquired a theoretical, and methodological knowledge of advanced level on the linguistic subjects presented and discussed during the course, with the support of textbooks and/or bibliographic resources of advanced scientific level also in languages other than Italian.

B) Applying knowledge and understanding
- Students will be able to apply autonomously and critically the acquired knowledge to the linguistic phenomena outlined during the course; they will possess adequate skills to describe and analyze texts, processes and linguistic structures, and to support arguments and answer to scientific questions, even of relatively complex scope, and in relation to the specific linguistic areas investigated by adopting original points of view and producing innovative results.

C) Making judgements
- Students will be able to express autonomously critical opinions even on complex linguistic topics; they will be able to independently identify the most appropriate tools for description and analysis of phenomena relating to the written and oral linguistic data investigated.

D) Communication skills
- Students will be able to clearly present hypotheses and linguistic facts, even of complex nature, concerning the linguistic areas outlined in the course, discussing and effectively arguing the conclusions presented both at a theoretical, methodological and applied level.

E) Learning skills
- Students will acquire the necessary skills to continue their linguistic studies independently, being capable of managing recent international scientific bibliography and having the ability to identify and use state of the art linguistic analysis tools and applied resources.

Educational objectives

The main goal is to give to the students a deeper knowledge of romance languages and literatures in the Middle Ages and of the philological method, through the study of exemplary authors and/or textes and/or themes and the critical enquiry of pertinent scientific literature. Students will develop new critical skills in the analysis of texts through their formal characters and the comparison between related objects, acquiring better skills of contrastive analysis on texts, forms, genres, thematic clusters.

Educational objectives

The main goal is to give to the students a deeper knowledge of romance languages and literatures in the Middle Ages and of the philological method, through the study of exemplary authors and/or textes and/or themes and the critical enquiry of pertinent scientific literature. Students will develop new critical skills in the analysis of texts through their formal characters and the comparison between related objects, acquiring better skills of contrastive analysis on texts, forms, genres, thematic clusters.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge and interpretation skills in the field of Italian Grammar, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect and interpret data on which to base a judgment that is critically aware, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree course that includes exams in Italian Linguistic.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire good knowledge in English Literature, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect data for a critical judgment. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge in English Literature, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect data for a critical judgment, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree that includes English Literature.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire good knowledge in English Literature, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect data for a critical judgment. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience.

Educational objectives

The main objectives are the knowledge of the evolution of Italian literary history in the last two centuries; an adequate knowledge of the development of literary genres, trends and languages of the last decades; the acquisition, also through targeted exercises, of the methodological tools that allow the comprehension and analysis of narrative and poetic texts, carried out autonomously by the students; the development of a good ability to analyze literary communication and the interaction between literary text and the surrounding society, between the author and the public. The main secondary objectives are: a further development, compared to the skills acquired in secondary school, of an oral and written expression capacity appropriate to the topic under discussion; the acquisition and mastery of an appropriate vocabulary; the development of interdisciplinary skills, mostly in relation to the visual arts and new languages.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge in Spanish Literature, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect data for a critical judgment, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree that includes Spanish Literature.

Educational objectives

The course will deal with the history of the book and the document in a time of substantial innovations in technologies (from the invention of movable-type, to the new technologies in paper manufacturing, to the development of computer technology and the Internet), contents (scientific-academic and university publishing, entertainment literature, newspapers and periodicals), and in the social context (spread of literacy, improvement of economic and social conditions, strong demand for the protection of rights, including political ones). These innovations involve a radical transformation in the physiognomy and use of books, documents, and the institutions that produce, collect and manage them for various reasons.

Educational objectives

The students will have to acquire knowledge and ability to interpret events in the field of Greek Literature, with attention to the most recent developments in the debate and disciplinary bibliography; they will also need to be able to collect and interpret data on which to base a judgment that is critically aware. The students will therefore have to be able to use the acquired knowledge demonstrating skills such as arguing, addressing open questions, implementing study and research methods, and will have to be able to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to an audience of non-experts on the subject. The verification will consist of an oral test which will include the analysis of the texts - both those read in class and those analyzed autonomously by the students with the method illustrated in the classroom - and the verification of the knowledge and skills gained, more generally, on the contents of the discipline dealt with during the lessons (normative and historical grammar, Greek literature of the archaic age).

Educational objectives

The students will gain a detailed knowledge of latin literature, with a particular reference on the imperial and christian authors. The students will be able to fully understand the literary texts, and to place them in their cultural context. The students will be also able to analyze a text with a multi-disciplinary approach.
They will be able to report these knowledge to a general and a specialistic audience and will be able to proceed to more advanced studies autonomously.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge in Russian Literature, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect data for a critical judgment, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree that includes Russian Literature.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge and interpretation skills in History of the Italian Language, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect and interpret data on which to base a judgment that is critically aware, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree course that includes History of the Italian Language.

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the methodological, critical and applicable aspects of the anthropological disciplines; it proposes geographical areas and sectorial perspectives in which anthropological projects are activated; it shows the variability of anthropological fields of interest; it enables the student to master the anthropological topics in order to use them and apply them in other fields of study while using the correct specific language. With the acquired knowledge the student will be able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical epochs and cultural contexts.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge and interpretation skills in the study of Italian Dialects, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect data for a critical judgment, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree that includes this subject.

Educational objectives

At the end of the course the students will be able to recognise, interpret and exemplify the main phenomena pertaining to educational linguistics, with particular regard to:
1) the dictates of the Common European Framework of Reference for European languages (which will be applied to the teaching Italian as L2);
2) the role of grammar in teaching in schools of various types and levels (with particular reference to Italian as L1); 3) the language teaching implications in the presence of deaf learners.
The student will learn to plan an adequate language lesson with respect to the learner's needs and idiosyncratic characteristics, to the specific context in which the course is delivered and to the purpose of the teaching process. The educational objectives of the course also include the ability to argue convincingly the choices made with respect to methods, approaches and teaching materials and the ability to transmit information, ideas and critical issues in the field of educational linguistics using a language and a metalanguage appropriate in form and substance

Educational objectives

Documentation is the original European name of a broad disciplinary area also called Information Science or Digital Humanities. It involves both a theoretical (based on logic, rhetoric and information technology) and a practical (aware and active use of the computer and the Internet) approach. The student will therefore follow a training course aimed both at acquiring mastery in accessing information on the Web and at retrieving reliable sources, and at refining critical interpretative skills (analysis of technological phenomena, reading and analyzing scientific texts by the pioneers of information technology). Particular emphasis will be given to the changes produced by digital in the cultural mechanisms of knowledge transmission, with insights into the concepts of text and hypertext, dissemination and reception, open access, Citizen Science.

Educational objectives

Given for granted some basic and indispensable goals (knowledge and understanding in the field of studies; ability to apply knowledge and understanding; capability of critical analysis; ability to communicate about what has been learned; skills to undertake further studies with some autonomy), the course intends to attain the following specific objective: the acquisition of skills useful for analyzing and commenting the examined sources as well as the reference philosophical historiography.

Educational objectives

General objectives: Students will acquire historical knowledge on the development of the discipline, from antiquity to the modern era, as well as the methodological principles underlying modern critical editions.
Specific objectives: the course provides the student with –
- the basic elements of the discipline, allowing him to understand the methods of composition and transmission of Greek-Latin literary works through the centuries;
- the ability to recognize and independently evaluate the modifications to which these works have been subjected in the different phases of the tradition,
- the ability to contextualise textual events in relation to the different historical eras and the different cultures within them;
- the ability to communicate using appropriate terminology to a general audience.

Educational objectives

General objectives: Students will acquire theoretical knowledge and practical skills relating to contemporary philological techniques, also through a laboratory-type activity carried out under the guidance of the teacher.
Specific objectives: the course provides the student
- the basic skills of the discipline, allowing them to apply the working methods and techniques of philology;
- the ability to evaluate most types of errors and recognize their weight for the creation of a coat of arms;
- the ability to communicate one's acquisitions with the appropriate terminology even to an advanced level audience, preparing to undertake subsequent studies with a high degree of autonomy.

Educational objectives

General objectives: Students will acquire historical knowledge on the development of the discipline, from antiquity to the modern era, as well as the methodological principles underlying modern critical editions.
Specific objectives: the course provides the student with –
- the basic elements of the discipline, allowing him to understand the methods of composition and transmission of Greek-Latin literary works through the centuries;
- the ability to recognize and independently evaluate the modifications to which these works have been subjected in the different phases of the tradition,
- the ability to contextualise textual events in relation to the different historical eras and the different cultures within them;
- the ability to communicate using appropriate terminology to a general audience.

Educational objectives

The student has to know the fundamental principles of textual criticism and how to use the most important literature; he/she has to be able to use the aforementioned knowledge to study texts of Italian literature written in Latin and Italian; he/she has to acquire skills and competences for reading a critical edition, especially as regards the methods used in the constitutio textus; he/she has to manage to communicate, also to non-scholarly audiences, what he has learnt, to illustrate the main philological problems of a text and the possible solutions; he/she has to prove that he will manage to deal adequately with more advanced studies in the field of textual philology.itical edition.

Educational objectives

The main goal is to give to the students a deeper knowledge of romance languages and literatures in the Middle Ages and of the philological method, through the study of exemplary authors and/or textes and/or themes and the critical enquiry of pertinent scientific literature. Students will develop new critical skills in the analysis of texts through their formal characters and the comparison between related objects, acquiring better skills of contrastive analysis on texts, forms, genres, thematic clusters.

Educational objectives

The main goal is to give to the students a deeper knowledge of romance languages and literatures in the Middle Ages and of the philological method, through the study of exemplary authors and/or textes and/or themes and the critical enquiry of pertinent scientific literature. Students will develop new critical skills in the analysis of texts through their formal characters and the comparison between related objects, acquiring better skills of contrastive analysis on texts, forms, genres, thematic clusters.

Educational objectives

Given for granted some basic and indispensable goals (knowledge and understanding in the field of studies; ability to apply knowledge and understanding; capability of critical analysis; ability to communicate about what has been learned; skills to undertake further studies with some autonomy), the course intends to attain the following specific objectives:
1) Introduce students to the problems, methods and basic terminology of semiotics and the philosophy of language;
2) To guide students to the study of philosophical-linguistic problems, stimulating their reasoning and argumentation skills.

Educational objectives

The course aims to give a knowledge of the main programming tools and techniques in the Python language, that are useful for Digital Humanities (DH) projects involving various kinds of computational methods for the analysis of textual resources. The training includes lectures and computer exercises. At the end of the course, students will know the fundamental constructs of the Python language, and the functionalities offered by the most commonly used libraries in DH projects.

Educational objectives

The student will understand the development of the rhetorical theory, from antiquity to the present day; he must will be able to identify the rhetorical structures that inform a text or a discourse, in order to elaborate a critically aware judgment. The student will be able to use those knowledges and abilities as a support for researchs, and must be able to communicate the results of his work to both specialist and not expert audience.

Educational objectives

A) Knowledge and understanding
- Students will be required to demonstrate having acquired a theoretical and methodological knowledge and a thorough understanding of the linguistic subjects presented and discussed during the course, with the support of intermediate level textbooks and other bibliographic resources. The intermediate level implies a basic knowledge of the subject.

B) Applying knowledge and understanding
- Students will be able to apply autonomously and critically the acquired knowledge to the linguistic phenomena outlined during the course; they will possess adequate skills both to describe and analyze texts, processes and linguistic structures, and to support arguments and solve even relatively complex problems, in relation to the specific linguistic areas investigated.

C) Making judgements
- Students will be able to express autonomously critical opinions on relatively complex linguistic subjects; they will be able to identify the appropriate tools for description and analysis of written and oral linguistic data investigated.

D) Communication skills
- Students will be able to demonstrate to possess the ability to clearly present relatively complex hypotheses, concerning the linguistic areas outlined in the course, and to discuss and defend the conclusions presented both at a theoretical and methodological level.

E) Learning skills
- Students will develop the skills necessary to undertake further linguistic studies with a good degree of autonomy.

Educational objectives

A) Knowledge and understanding
- Students will be able to demonstrate having acquired a theoretical, and methodological knowledge of advanced level on the linguistic subjects presented and discussed during the course, with the support of textbooks and/or bibliographic resources of advanced scientific level also in languages other than Italian.

B) Applying knowledge and understanding
- Students will be able to apply autonomously and critically the acquired knowledge to the linguistic phenomena outlined during the course; they will possess adequate skills to describe and analyze texts, processes and linguistic structures, and to support arguments and answer to scientific questions, even of relatively complex scope, and in relation to the specific linguistic areas investigated by adopting original points of view and producing innovative results.

C) Making judgements
- Students will be able to express autonomously critical opinions even on complex linguistic topics; they will be able to independently identify the most appropriate tools for description and analysis of phenomena relating to the written and oral linguistic data investigated.

D) Communication skills
- Students will be able to clearly present hypotheses and linguistic facts, even of complex nature, concerning the linguistic areas outlined in the course, discussing and effectively arguing the conclusions presented both at a theoretical, methodological and applied level.

E) Learning skills
- Students will acquire the necessary skills to continue their linguistic studies independently, being capable of managing recent international scientific bibliography and having the ability to identify and use state of the art linguistic analysis tools and applied resources.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge and interpretation skills in the field of Italian Grammar, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect and interpret data on which to base a judgment that is critically aware, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree course that includes exams in Italian Linguistic.

Educational objectives

A) Knowledge and understanding
- Students will be required to demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding of the topics covered during the course and presented in the reference bibliography; they will be able to prove to possess abilities of analysis, reflection and comparison concerning the main areas of Germanic Philology.
B) Applying knowledge and understanding
- Students will be able to demonstrate the full understanding of the syllabus of the course; they will be expected to apply the knowledge acquired to relevant issues in a thoughtful and critical way; they will be able to demonstrate they possess the appropriate skills to build and support arguments related to the topics covered by the course, and to apply the suitable techniques and methods to the field.
C) Making judgements
- Students will be able to express judgments in an autonomous form, on the basis of examples provided in the lectures and/or in the bibliographic resources provided, and prove to be able to find and interpret data in order to formulate answers to general – both concrete and abstract – problems.
D) Communication skills
- Students will be able to communicate information, ideas, problems and related solutions; to demonstrate adequate capacity of synthesis and expressive ability in the light of the specific terminology.
E) Learning skills
- Students will develop the skills necessary to undertake further studies with a certain degree of autonomy.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire the knowledge of the main literary theories and the tools of comparative literature and demonstrate the knowledge of the principal issues in this field of study. The students will understand how the theories and themes in the field of comparative literature are relevant at a national and international level and relate such theories and themes to a broader literary, historical and cultural context. The students will acquire the ability to create a continuum among the different issues and to shape, formulate and communicate independent thoughts on such issues. The students will acquire the maturity that will allow not only to employ the acquired knowledge independently in the field of comparative literature, but also to utilize it as the foundation for other courses in literary studies and other related disciplines (such as linguistics, philology, history). Didactical Aims
: the module is aimed at introducing students to some aspects of comparative literature and literary criticism.

Educational objectives

Aim of the teaching unit is to give students a basic knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of Mediolatin Language and Literature, with the help of advanced textbooks. Moreover, it will make the student able to apply the acquired knowledge in an expert and reflective way, making autonomous judgments, communicating ideas, problems and reflections in a clear and correct way, and developing the knowledge required to go further in the studies. In particular, the course aims at providing students with theoretical and practical translation skills applied to Byzantine and Latin medieval texts.

Educational objectives

The aim of the course is to provide students with an initial knowledge of Catalan language and literature through the study of works, authors and themes useful for studying its fundamental aspects.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge in French Literature, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect data for a critical judgment, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree that includes History of French Literature. Moer specifically, the course will provide a profile of the nineteenth century Poetry in France, aiming to illustrate the evolution of Poetry in France, from Romanticism to Symbolism.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire good knowledge in English Literature, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect data for a critical judgment. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge in English Literature, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect data for a critical judgment, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree that includes English Literature.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire good knowledge in English Literature, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect data for a critical judgment. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge and interpretation skills in Italian Literature, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect data for a critical judgment, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree that includes Italian Literature.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge and interpretation skills in Italian Literature, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect data for a critical judgment, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree that includes Italian Literature.

Educational objectives

The main objectives are the knowledge of the evolution of Italian literary history in the last two centuries; an adequate knowledge of the development of literary genres, trends and languages of the last decades; the acquisition, also through targeted exercises, of the methodological tools that allow the comprehension and analysis of narrative and poetic texts, carried out autonomously by the students; the development of a good ability to analyze literary communication and the interaction between literary text and the surrounding society, between the author and the public. The main secondary objectives are: a further development, compared to the skills acquired in secondary school, of an oral and written expression capacity appropriate to the topic under discussion; the acquisition and mastery of an appropriate vocabulary; the development of interdisciplinary skills, mostly in relation to the visual arts and new languages.

Educational objectives

The main objectives are the knowledge of the evolution of Italian literary history in the last two centuries; an adequate knowledge of the development of literary genres, trends and languages of the last decades; the acquisition, also through targeted exercises, of the methodological tools that allow the comprehension and analysis of narrative and poetic texts, carried out autonomously by the students; the development of a good ability to analyze literary communication and the interaction between literary text and the surrounding society, between the author and the public. The main secondary objectives are: a further development, compared to the skills acquired in secondary school, of an oral and written expression capacity appropriate to the topic under discussion; the acquisition and mastery of an appropriate vocabulary; the development of interdisciplinary skills, mostly in relation to the visual arts and new languages.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge in Portuguese and Brazilian Literature, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect data for a critical judgment, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree that includes Portuguese and Brazilian Literature.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge in Spanish Literature, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect data for a critical judgment, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree that includes Spanish Literature.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge in German Literature, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect and interpret data in order to give a critical judgment, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree that includes German Literature.

Educational objectives

The course describes an history of the written culture in Antiquity and the Middle Ages, focusing on the production of books and documents.
The students will learn the meanings and the scopes of manuscript books or documents for a society that produces and preserves them, and how this preservation has been granted in different times; the students will also learn how these written objects were produced and who were the persons involved in this process; lastly, the students will understand how all these knowledges are linked with the more general theaching of their curriculum.

Educational objectives

The course will deal with the history of the book and the document in a time of substantial innovations in technologies (from the invention of movable-type, to the new technologies in paper manufacturing, to the development of computer technology and the Internet), contents (scientific-academic and university publishing, entertainment literature, newspapers and periodicals), and in the social context (spread of literacy, improvement of economic and social conditions, strong demand for the protection of rights, including political ones). These innovations involve a radical transformation in the physiognomy and use of books, documents, and the institutions that produce, collect and manage them for various reasons.

Educational objectives

At the end of the course the student: will acquire an adequate knowledge of ancient Greek literature of the classical, Hellenistic and Roman age (Dublin descriptor n. 1); will be able both to place the main literary genres of these periods in context and will consolidate his skills through analysis and interpretation of some selected texts of both these periods (Dublin descriptor n. 2); will be capable to form a personal opinion of the course’s main arguments (Dublin descriptor n. 3); will be capable to speak about the course’s main arguments with specialists and non-specialists and will look for problems’ solution (Dublin descriptor n. 4); will able to study the main aspects of Greek literature and language in depth and independently (Dublin descriptor n. 5).

Educational objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge in Russian Literature, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect data for a critical judgment, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree that includes Russian Literature.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge in Spanish-American Literature, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect data for a critical judgment, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree that includes Spanish-American Literature.

Educational objectives

The course provides students with the tools to acquire knowledge of the language at a basic level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages ​​through the four linguistic skills: comprehension of written and oral texts and written and oral production. In particular, the student will be able to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and common formulas to satisfy concrete needs; introduce yourself and others and ask questions about personal data and answer similar questions (where you live, people you know, things you own); understand isolated sentences and frequently used expressions relating to areas of immediate relevance (e.g. basic information about the person and family, shopping, local geography, work); communicate in simple, routine tasks that require only a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine topics; describe in simple terms aspects of one's experience and environment and elements that refer to immediate needs.

Educational objectives

The students will be able to express themselves at an elementary level (A1.2 / A2.1) in the German language; they will also possess skills, including metalinguistics, in particular at the phonetic-phonological and orthographic level (production of linguistic sounds and their transcription, knowledge of the phonemes and phonological processes of German, methods of orthographic rendering of German ends) and morphological (word and their classifications, the inflectional and derivational morphemes).

Educational objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge in Anglo-american Literature, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect data for a critical judgment, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree that includes Anglo-american Literature.

Educational objectives

The student will acquire advanced level knowledge and ability to interpret the historical-cultural dynamics in the field of Latin Paleography, with attention to the most recent developments in the debate and disciplinary bibliography; he/she must also be able to collect and interpret the data on which to base a judgment that is critically aware, also in the ethical-social dimension underlying the discipline. The student must therefore be able to use the knowledge acquired in arguing, in addressing open questions, in implementing study and research methods, communicating the results of their work also to specialists in the subject.
More specifically, the course aims to provide elements that allow us to delve deeper into the historical-graphic development of writing in Latin characters, with particular attention to the most widespread book scripts in the Italian peninsula. The student will learn, with guided experience, a study and research methodology in the paleographic field and will also be able to critically analyze the manuscripts in their graphic and material aspects, actively participating in the seminar activities included in the course.

Educational objectives

The student will acquire advanced level knowledge and ability to interpret the historical-cultural dynamics in the field of Latin Paleography, with attention to the most recent developments in the debate and disciplinary bibliography; he/she must also be able to collect and interpret the data on which to base a judgment that is critically aware, also in the ethical-social dimension underlying the discipline. The student must therefore be able to use the knowledge acquired in arguing, in addressing open questions, in implementing study and research methods, communicating the results of their work also to specialists in the subject.
More specifically, the course aims to provide elements that allow us to delve deeper into the historical-graphic development of writing in Latin characters, with particular attention to the most widespread book scripts in the Italian peninsula. The student will learn, with guided experience, a study and research methodology in the paleographic field and will also be able to critically analyze the manuscripts in their graphic and material aspects, actively participating in the seminar activities included in the course.

Educational objectives

The student will acquire the basic notions relating to the history of Latin writing in the ancient world and in the medieval West up to the early modern age, with particular attention to the evolution of handwriting in the ages of historical and linguistic-cultural transition. The student must therefore be able to use the knowledge acquired in reading and analyzing documents, communicating them with an appropriate disciplinary vocabulary.
More specifically, the course aims to provide the essential elements of the historical-graphic development of writing in Latin characters, and the necessary elements of the history of the manuscript book in its material and technical aspects. The understanding of these elements is functional to the ability to read, date and contextualize all writings in the Latin alphabet, in any language used, as well as the ability to read and understand cataloging descriptions of manuscripts from the medieval and modern ages.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge and interpretation skills in History of the Italian Language, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect and interpret data on which to base a judgment that is critically aware, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree course that includes History of the Italian Language.

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the methodological, critical and applicable aspects of the Discipline; it proposes geographical areas and sectorial perspectives in which related projects are activated; it shows the variability of fields of interest; it enables the student to master the specific topics in order to use them and apply them in other fields of study while using the correct specific language. With the acquired knowledge the student will be able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical epochs and cultural contexts.

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the methodological, critical and applicable aspects of the Discipline; it proposes geographical areas and sectorial perspectives in which related projects are activated; it shows the variability of fields of interest; it enables the student to master the specific topics in order to use them and apply them in other fields of study while using the correct specific language. With the acquired knowledge the student will be able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical epochs and cultural contexts.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge in History of Medieval Art, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect data for a critical judgment, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree that includes History of Medieval Art.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge in History of Modern Art, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect data for a critical judgment, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree that includes History of Modern Art.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge and ability to interpret events in the field of History of Contemporary Art, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect and interpret the data on which to base a judgment that is critically aware, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of his work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree course that includes History of Contemporary Art. More specifically, the course aims to offer students tools for historical-critical analysis of art of the nineteenth and twentieth century - with views to the 21st century - through a theme-based and chronological cut that makes students able to orient themselves in the sources and in the bibliography, in order to develop - in time – personals capacity in interpretation and connection between works and historical-artistic events.

Educational objectives

The course unit provides the general lines of documentation in the Latin West, from Late Antiquity to contemporary times. The student: will be able to understand the functions related to the documentation as well as the role played by the written document in the political and institutional history of Europe; will understand the double value (legal instrument / historical source) of documents through the knowledge of their main conservation sites

Educational objectives

The course aims at providing a concise but complete outline of the history and functions of written memory in Western society. Through the lectures the student: will learn about techniques and fields of production of book and documentary scripts, from the manuscript to the press; will understand the dynamics that govern the circulation, fruition, conservation (and destruction) of the book and of the document in different historical-social contexts; will know the nature and development of institutions responsible for the preservation of written memory. Thanks to the close connection of the topics covered with historical, linguistic and philological disciplines envisaged by the course of study in the first and second year, at the end of the course the student will be able to orient himself independently among the scientific literature, but above all he will be able to develop his own critical reflection on the great themes of the history of written culture.

Educational objectives

The course unit provides the general lines of documentation in the Latin West, from Late Antiquity to contemporary times. The student: will be able to understand the functions related to the documentation as well as the role played by the written document in the political and institutional history of Europe; will understand the double value (legal instrument / historical source) of documents through the knowledge of their main conservation sites

Educational objectives

The students will acquire high level knowledge in History of Ancient Greece, paying attention to the latest developments in the disciplinary debate and bibliography. The students will be able to collect data for a critical judgment, even in the ethical-social dimension underpinning the discipline. The students will therefore be able to use their knowledge in critical thinking, in addressing open issues, in implementing methods of study and research. The students will manage to communicate the results of their work both to specialists and to a broader audience. Finally, the students will be provided with the necessary skills to successfully undertake a future degree that includes History of Ancient Greece.

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the methodological, critical and applicable aspects of the Discipline; it proposes geographical areas and sectorial perspectives in which related projects are activated; it shows the variability of fields of interest; it enables the student to master the specific topics in order to use them and apply them in other fields of study while using the correct specific language. With the acquired knowledge the student will be able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical epochs and cultural contexts.

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the methodological, critical and applicable aspects of the Discipline; it proposes geographical areas and sectorial perspectives in which related projects are activated; it shows the variability of fields of interest; it enables the student to master the specific topics in order to use them and apply them in other fields of study while using the correct specific language. With the acquired knowledge the student will be able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical epochs and cultural contexts.

Educational objectives

Knowledge of the main events of early modern history with particular focus on the age of European discoveries and on the related cultural revolution

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the methodological, critical and applicable aspects of the Discipline; it proposes geographical areas and sectorial perspectives in which related projects are activated; it shows the variability of fields of interest; it enables the student to master the specific topics in order to use them and apply them in other fields of study while using the correct specific language. With the acquired knowledge the student will be able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical epochs and cultural contexts.

Educational objectives

The aim of the teaching unit is to give students a basic knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of Roman History, with the help of advanced textbooks. Moreover, it will make the student able to apply the acquired knowledge in an expert and reflective way, making autonomous judgments, communicating ideas, problems and reflections in a clear and correct way, and developing the knowledge required to go further in the studies. In particular, the course aims at outlining, through the presentation of literary and documentary sources, the most significant aspects of the historical evolution of the Roman world, from a wide variety of angles, and identifying the peculiar features of Roman civilization in comparison with other civilizations of Antiquity and of later times.

Educational objectives

This course will provide
students with the critical and methodological tools necessary to analyze
contemporary cultures and literatures in a gendered perspective. This analysis will
combine issues of emigration, colonialism, and immigration, and intersect
migration studies, cultural studies and postcolonial studies.

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide basic elements of History of the Theatre and the performing arts from modern to contemporary times, as well as oh the theories and methodologies of historical research.
It enables the student to master the subjects in order to use it and apply it in other fields of study with the correct use of the specific technical language. With the acquired knowledge the student is able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical-cultural epochs.

Educational objectives

The course teaches the different methodes of film
analysis, from hermeneutics to Feminist
Film Theories, from psychoanalysis to deconstruction, by using a series of case
studies. The choice of films will allow us to detail the evolution of the film
form.

Educational objectives

General objectives: Students will acquire historical knowledge on the development of the discipline, from antiquity to the modern era, as well as the methodological principles underlying modern critical editions.
Specific objectives: the course provides the student with:
- the basic elements of the discipline, allowing him to understand the methods of composition and transmission of Greek-Latin literary works through the centuries;
- the ability to recognize and independently evaluate the modifications to which these works have been subjected in the different phases of the tradition,
- the ability to contextualise textual events in relation to the different historical eras and the different cultures within them;
- the ability to communicate using appropriate terminology to a general audience.