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Academic year 2015/2016
Bachelor's Degree (BSc) on HUMANITIES
CLASSICAL

Coordinator Prof. Ennio Mineo
Class of Bachelor's Degree (BSc) on Humanities (L-10)
3 years
PALERMO
Number of seats in local planning: 300
Department of Humanities
Course Code
2099

Course info
The 1st cycle degree course in “Humanities” aims at providing students with solid basic training with respect to literary, linguistic, anthropological and historical-geographical subjects, The course then provides for various curricula providing more specific competences, with respect, in particular to classic and modern studies and to performing arts. Students have the chance to learn methodologies which are useful to the reading and interpretation of various types of documents, from antiquity to the contemporary age. Depending on the chosen curriculum, the course provides tools for the research and understanding of the Greek and Latin civilization, focusing on historical, literary, artistic documents from antiquity to the contemporary age, and in particular on the social-symbolical and identity dimension of cultural phenomena, and on multiculturalism and cultural mediation issues. Computing skills, considered as qualifying educational objectives for the course, are included in the item “useful competence for the labour market”. This articulation of the degree course enables students to acquire the competences needed fort the translation and interpretation of a text in Greek or Latin language, as well as the capability of analysing a literary or artistic text of the medieval, modern and contemporary age, and to use interpretation tools of a historical, geographic or anthropological type. The curricula rely on a solid base of 8 common courses (12 credits each: ). Related and integrative activities cover a wide range of scientific sectors. Thus, the course provides undergraduates with diversified professional profiles, enabling them to make coherent decisions with respect to their further studies
- Local authorities (Municipalities, Provinces, Regions); - Promotion of culture; - Research centres and literary parks; - Public and private education agencies; - Humanitarian organizations
The final examination aims at ascertaining the achievement of course educational objectives. It consists of the preparation and discussion of a paper about a specific topic. The course educational regulations specify the features of the final paper.

course outline
Teachings first year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
04438 - ITALIAN LITERATURE Details DI LEGAMI (PQ) SPALANCA (RD) 12.0 1 V A, B L-FIL-LET/10
07061 - GREEK HISTORY Details ANELLO (CU) 12.0 1 V B L-ANT/02
14044 - GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE I Details ANDO' (CU) 12.0 1 V A L-FIL-LET/02
17170 - LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE I Details MARCHESE (PA) PETRONE (CU) 12.0 1 V
LATIN LANGUAGE AD LITERATURE I - MODULE B BIANCO (PA) PICONE (PO) 6.0 A L-FIL-LET/04
LATIN LANGUAGE AD LITERATURE I - MODULE A MARCHESE (PA) PETRONE (CU) 6.0 A L-FIL-LET/04
03604 - GEOGRAPHY Details GUARRASI (PO) 12.0 2 V A M-GGR/01
Teachings second year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
03750 - GLOTTOLOGY Details MELAZZO (PQ) 12.0 1 V A L-LIN/01
04061 - ELEMENTS OF CLASSICAL PHILOLOGY Details DI MARIA (PA) 6.0 2 V C L-FIL-LET/05
07088 - ROMAN HISTORY Details MOTTA (PA) 12.0 2 V B L-ANT/03
14046 - GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE II Details COZZO (PO) 12.0 2 V B L-FIL-LET/02
17173 - LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE II Details PETRONE (CU) MARCHESE (PA) 12.0 2 V
LATIN LANGUAGE AD LITERATURE II - MODULE A PETRONE (CU) MARCHESE (PA) 6.0 B L-FIL-LET/04
LATIN LANGUAGE AD LITERATURE II - MODULE B PICONE (PO) BIANCO (PA) 6.0 B L-FIL-LET/04
Optional subjects 9.0 C
Teachings third year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
01403 - CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY Details MANDRUZZATO (RU) 9.0 1 V B L-ANT/07
04203 - COMPUTER SCIENCE LABORATORY Details DI MARIA (PA) 3.0 1 G F
05917 - FINAL EXAMINATION 6.0 1 G E
11773 - FINAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE EXAMINATION 3.0 1 G E
14969 - ITALIAN LINGUISTICS 12.0 Yearly V
PRINCIPLES OF ITALIAN LINGUISTICS D'AVENIA (PC) 6.0 C L-FIL-LET/12
LANGUAGE AND TEXT - WORKSHOP PINELLO (RD) 6.0 C L-FIL-LET/12
Optional subjects II 12.0 B
Free subjects 12.0 D
Elective activities
Optional subjects II credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
06715 - CONTEMPORARY HISTORY Details DI FIGLIA (PA) 12.0 1 V B M-STO/04
07068 - MEDIEVAL HISTORY Details SARDINA (PA) MINEO (PO) 12.0 1 V B M-STO/01
07079 - MODERN HISTORY Details FAVARO' (PO) 12.0 1 V B M-STO/02
Optional subjects credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
18220 - MODERN GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - INTEGRATED COURSE Details CARACAUSI (PA) 9.0 1 V
MODERN GREEK LANGUAGE WORKSHOP CARACAUSI (PA) 3.0 C L-LIN/20
MODERN GREEK LITERATURE CARACAUSI (PA) 6.0 C L-LIN/20
09226 - ITALIAN LITERATURE II CARTA (PA) 9.0 2 V C L-FIL-LET/10
Explaination
Term Term/Semester
Val. Valutation: V = mark in 30/30, G = note
(*) Teaching attended in english
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