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Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
Period | From | To |
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1° semestre lezioni a Trento | Sep 13, 2021 | Dec 22, 2021 |
1 A | Sep 27, 2021 | Nov 6, 2021 |
1 B | Nov 15, 2021 | Jan 12, 2022 |
2° semestre lezioni a Trento | Feb 14, 2022 | May 27, 2022 |
2 A | Feb 14, 2022 | Mar 26, 2022 |
2 B | Apr 4, 2022 | Jun 4, 2022 |
Session | From | To |
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Sessione d'esame invernale | Jan 10, 2022 | Feb 12, 2022 |
Sessione d'esame estiva | Jun 6, 2022 | Jul 23, 2022 |
Sessione d'esame autunnale | Aug 29, 2022 | Sep 24, 2022 |
Session | From | To |
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Sessione straordinaria (a.a. 2020/21) | Mar 28, 2022 | Apr 2, 2022 |
Sessione estiva | Jul 11, 2022 | Jul 16, 2022 |
Sessione autunnale | Nov 7, 2022 | Nov 12, 2022 |
Sessione straordinaria | Mar 31, 2023 | Apr 6, 2023 |
Period | From | To |
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Festività natalizie | Dec 24, 2021 | Jan 2, 2022 |
Festività pasquali | Apr 15, 2022 | Apr 19, 2022 |
Festività Santo Patrono di Verona | May 21, 2022 | May 21, 2022 |
Chiusura estiva | Aug 15, 2022 | Aug 20, 2022 |
Exam calendar
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Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
1° Year
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Medieval History, History of Christianity and Churches
Contemporary History I - LM
Early Modern History I - LM (Historical Anthropology)
1 module among the following
1 module between the following
History of Science and Technology - LM
1 module between the following
History of Political Institutions II
History of Political Thought
1 module among the following
History of Medieval Art I
Medieval Latin Literature II
Digital tools for historical research
2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Medieval History, History of Christianity and Churches
Contemporary History I - LM
Early Modern History I - LM (Historical Anthropology)
1 module among the following
1 module between the following
History of Science and Technology - LM
1 module between the following
History of Political Institutions II
History of Political Thought
1 module among the following
History of Medieval Art I
Medieval Latin Literature II
Digital tools for historical research
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Medieval History, History of Christianity and Churches [Sede VR] - STORIA MEDIEVALE (2021/2022)
Teaching code
4S001216
Teacher
Credits
6
Also offered in courses:
- Medieval History I - LM [Sede VR] of the course Master's degree in Arts (interuniversity)
- Medieval History (m) of the course Master’s degree in Tradition and Interpretation of Literary Texts
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
M-STO/01 - MEDIEVAL HISTORY
Period
1 B dal Nov 15, 2021 al Jan 12, 2022.
To show the organization of the course that includes this module, follow this link: Course organization
Learning outcomes
Aims of the course and expected results
The final aim of this course, which is a part of the integrated course in Storia medievale, del Cristianesimo e delle chiese, is to make student comprehend the complexity of researching in history. This will allow students to acquire part of the useful tools, which will permit them to individually lead their own researches and/or autonomous investigations.
Moreover, the aim of this course is also to give students the following knowledge:
- general knowledge of the political and social organization in Europe between 5th and 15th century
- knowledge of the current historical debate on “Urban and rural communities in Italy under the Lombards and the Carolingians” and on “History and Memory in the Carolingian and post-Carolingian Period”
Through this course students should acquire the following abilities:
- capability of distinguish the different kind of medieval sources
- capability of autonomously analysing sources referred to the subject of this course
- capability of autonomously analysing essays in medieval history written in the mayor modern languages
- capability of autonomously writing papers on topics discussed in class or on topics next to the one discussed during the lectures.
Prerequisites
- In order to follow the topics discussed in this course, a basic knowledge of the social and political history of the Middle Ages is preferred. Even if it not strictly necessary, a basic knowledge of Latin is welcomed: this will allow the reading and comprehending of the sources presented and discussed during the lectures. Latin sources will be translated and discussed by the lecturer.
Program
URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES IN ITALY UNDER THE LOMBARDS AND THE CAROLINGIANS; HISTORY AND MEMORY IN THE CAROLINGIAN AND POST-CAROLINGIAN PERIOD
The introductory lectures will focus on the historiographical debate on these topics, looking at the entire medieval period. After this first stage, in the following lectures the role of rural and urban communities in Lombard and Carolingian Italy will be analysed. A special attention will be devoted to central-northern Italy, thanks to dossiers of sources that will be analysed and discussed during lectures and that will be also available in PDF format. The third part of the course will be devoted to the cultural aspects and to the role played by some communities in this respect. Students will be asked to study and analyse original documents and further information will be given them in order to better understand their importance and their meaning. Some lectures might be thought by specialists from other universities; according to the pandemic situation, during the last teaching week before Christmas or immediately after the 6th of January, some excursions should take place. One trip will be devoted to Verona, where some monuments and the Capitular Library will be visited. A second trip will be devoted to Brescia and to some of its monuments (the museum of S. Giulia). A third trip should be devoted to Lucca and to ist archives. All practical aspects regarding the excursions will be discussed with those attending the first lectures: however, interested students are kindly asked to write an e-mail to the lecturer from the beginning of the new Academic year.
The course will be organized as a seminar and will be based on frontal lectures, class comments, laboratories and on the interpretation of recent historiographical works and of edited sources. After having acquired the historical and historiographical framework, during the second part of the course students will be asked to work autonomously on some sources or will be divided into small groups. Once learned how to use the edited sources, students will have again the opportunity to work on some of the sources that will be seen as originals during the didactical excursions. Finally, students could write short papers autonomously or in small groups on topics related to the excursions; the results can be presented during the different trips, according to the subject.
READINGS FOR ALL STUDENTS:
The general knowledge of Medieval History is absolutely necessary; it can be achieved through manuals or introductions to the study of Medieval History. To those who have a poor knowledge of the Middle Ages I suggest G. VITOLO, Medioevo. I caratteri originali di un’età di transizione, Milan, Sansoni, 2000; alternatively students can choose between the more recent books of G. Albertoni, S.M. Collavini, T. Lazzari, Bologna, il Mulino, 2020 (seconda edizione); A. Zorzi, Manuale di storia medievale, Novara, Utet, 2021 (seconda edizione); L. Provero, M. Vallerani, Storia medievale, Firenze, Lemonnier, 2016. For those who already have a good knowledge I recommend R. BORDONE, G. SERGI, Dieci secoli di medioevo, Turin, Einaudi, 2009. Students will also be asked to individually choose 7 chapters of the volume Storia Medievale, Rome, Donzelli, 1998.
READINGS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING REGULARLY LECTURES
Students are asked to choose two books among the following titles:
P. BROWN, Il riscatto dell’anima. Aldilà e ricchezza nel primo cristianesimo occidentale, Turin, Einaudi, 2016; S. GASPARRI, C. LA ROCCA, Tempi barbarici. L’Europa occidentale tra antichità e medioevo (300-900), Rome, Carocci, 2012; G. HALSALL, Barbarian Migrations and the Roman West (376-568), Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2007; P.J. GEARY, Il mito delle nazioni. Le origini medievali dell’Europa, Rome, Carocci, 2009; C. WICKHAM, L’eredità di Roma. Storia d’Europa dal 400 al 1000 d.C., Rome-Bari, Laterza, 2014; J.M.H. Smith, L’Europa dopo Roma, Una nuova storia culturale 500-1000, Bologna, il Mulino, 2008; M. MEIER, Giustiniano, Bologna, il Mulino, 2007; S. GASPARRI, Italia longobarda. Il regno, i Franchi, il papato, Rome-Bari, Laterza, 2012; S. COSENTINO, Storia dell’Italia bizantina (VI-XI secolo). Da Giustiniano ai Normanni, Bologna, Bononia University Press, 2008; P. CAMMAROSANO, Storia dell’Italia medievale. Dal VI all’XI secolo, Rome-Bari, Laterza, 2001; P. CAMMAROSANO, Nobili e re. L’Italia politica dell’alto medioevo, Bari, Laterza, 1999; R. MCKITTERICK, History and Memory in the Carolingian World, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2004; R. MCKITTERICK, Charlemagne. The formation of a European Identity, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2008; A. BARBERO, Carlo Magno Un padre dell’Europa, Rome-Bari, Laterza, 2000; T. LAZZARI, Le donne nell’alto Medioevo, Milan-Turin, Bruno Mondadori, 2010; M. COSTAMBEYS, M. INNES, S. MACLEAN, The Carolingian World, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2011; S. PATZOLD, C. van RHIJN (eds.), Men in the Middle. Local Priests in early Medieval Europe, Berlin, De Gruyter, 2016; S. GASPARRI, Voci dai secoli oscuri. Un percorso nelle fonti dell’alto medioevo, Rome, Carocci, 2017; H. KELLER, Gli Ottoni. Una dinastia imperiale fra Europa e Italia (secc. X e XI), Rome, Carocci, 2012; A.A. SETTIA, Castelli medievali, Bologna, il Mulino, 2017; L. PROVERO, L’Italia dei poteri locali. Secoli X-XII, Roma, Carocci, 1998; G. ALBERTONI, L. PROVERO, Il feudalesimo in Italia, Rome, Carocci, 2003; N. D’ACUNTO, L'età dell'obbedienza: papato, impero e poteri locali nel secolo XI, Naples, Liguori, 2007; G. ALBERTONI, Vassalli, feudi, feudalesimo, Rome, Carocci, 2015; C. WICKHAM, Sonnambuli verso un nuovo mondo. L’affermazione dei comuni italiani nel XII secolo, Rome, Viella, 2017; A. AUGENTI, Archeologia dell’Italia medievale, Rome-Bari, Laterza, 2016; G. SERGI, Antidoti all’abuso della storia. Medioevo, medievisti, smentite, Naples, Liguori, 2010; C. WICKHAM, L’Europa nel Medioevo, Roma, Carocci, 2020; N. D’ACUNTO, La lotta per le investiture. Una rivoluzione medievale (998-1122), Roma, Carocci, 2020; L. PROVERO, Contadini e potere nel Medioevo, Roma, Carocci, 2020; G. MELVILLE, Le comunità religiose nel Medioevo. Storia e modelli di vita, a cura di N. D’Acunto, Brescia, Morcelliana, 2020; B. ZELLER, C. WEST, F. TINTI, M. STOFFELLA, N. SCHRÖDER, C. van RHIJN, S. PATZOLD, T. KOHL, W. DAVIES, M. CZOCK, Neighbours and Strangers. Local societies in early medieval Europe, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2020.
READINGS FOR STUDENTS NOT ATTENDING LECTURES
Students are asked to choose THREE books among the list.
DOSSIER OF SOURCES: They will be distributed by the lecturer as printed copies, per e-mail or in the Moodle.
READING OF ESSAIS OR ANALYSIS OF A CORPUS OF SOURCE FOR THE WRITING OF A PAPER: students are encouraged writing an essay individually or in small groups in order to further deepen topics discussed during lectures. The writing of an assay substitutes one of the mandatory readings of essays. Further bibliographical information will be given during the first lectures; students not attending lectures can receive information during the office hours or per e-mail.
Bibliography
Examination Methods
EVALUATION METHODS AND CRITERIA
The target of the final oral exam is to verify the achievement level of the final aim of this course. The oral exam will be divided into two parts: in the first part students will be asked to answer to general questions on the main topics of the Middle Ages, on the topics discussed during lectures or on topics acquired through books that might substitute the missed lectures. If the first part will be successfully concluded, in the second part questions will be asked on the books chosen by students; alternatively, students will present and discuss a paper (max. 10 pages = 20.000 signs) on a topic that will be decided in advance together with the lecturer. The paper must be sent to the lecturer at least three working days before the exam. Depending on the quality and the length of the paper, it will partially or totally substitute one of the individually chosen books. The final evaluation of the course in Medieval History won’t be registered until both results of the integrated course, formed by the average marks of the two parts. The final mark can be registered only by Prof Maria Clara Rossi once the 12 cfu will be acquired and the recording booked by Prof Rossi’s course.
Further information
The attendance of lectures is welcomed. Students not attending lectures will be asked to write an e-mail or to meet the lecturer before exams in order to avoid misunderstandings and/or to choose the topic of their paper.
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Double degree
The University of Verona, through a network of agreements with foreign universities, offers international courses that enable students to gain a Double/Joint degree at the time of graduation. Indeed, students enrolled in a Double/Joint degree programme will be able to obtain both the degree of the University of Verona and the degree issued by the Partner University abroad - where they are expected to attend part of the programme -, in the time it normally takes to gain a common Master’s degree. The institutions concerned shall ensure that both degrees are recognised in the two countries.
Places on these programmes are limited, and admissions and any applicable grants are subject to applicants being selected in a specific Call for applications.
The latest Call for applications for Double/Joint Degrees at the University of Verona is available now!
Graduation
List of thesis proposals
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Ambiti di tesi | Art & Architecture - Art & Architecture |
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