Studying at the University of Verona
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 A | Sep 27, 2021 | Nov 6, 2021 |
| 1 B | Nov 15, 2021 | Jan 12, 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 autunnale (a.a. 2020/21) | Nov 8, 2021 | Nov 13, 2021 |
| Sessione straordinaria (a.a. 2020/21) | Mar 28, 2022 | Apr 2, 2022 |
| Sessione estiva | Jul 11, 2022 | Jul 16, 2022 |
| 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
Exam dates and rounds are managed by the relevant Culture and Civilisation Teaching and Student Services Unit.
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Academic staff
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 enrolment year.
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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.
Contemporary history SC (i) (2021/2022)
Teaching code
4S02226
Teacher
Coordinatore
Credits
6
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
M-STO/04 - CONTEMPORARY HISTORY
Language
Italian
Period
1 A, 1 B
Learning outcomes
The course aims to provide the knowledge of the crucial phases of the history of the contemporary world for the period 1914-1989. Particular attention is dedicated to the study of the political, cultural and social relations that characterized the relationship between Europe and the most developed areas of the world in the last century, taking into account both the changes introduced by the processes of globalization of the economy and the changes that took place in terms of international relations. At the end of the course the student must be able to: a) know the most relevant periodizations and events related to the indicated historical period, b) critically confront the fundamental problems of global history, c) use the different historiographic interpretations in an appropriate manner.
Program
Prerequisite: basic knowledge (highschool level) of contemporary history.
The course deals with the basic political dynamics of the 20th century, with an emphasis on international politics. The course will also highligh the evolution of political communication all along the century.
Main themes:
The long agony of the traditiona Empires
The end of European centrality and the attempts to revive it
Successes and failures of the institutions of collective security
The political antagonism of the "Cold War"
The roots of present "globalisation"
The rise and fall of new "Empires"?
Recommended readigns:
- A. Varsori, "Storia internazionale. Dal 1919 a oggi"
- One of the books listed below
Teaching methods: frontal lessons; textual and multimedia materials available in moodle.
Bibliografia
Examination Methods
Written exam composed of four open questions: three relating to the book by A. Varsori; one with the second book chosen by the candidate.
Type D and Type F activities
COMPETENZE TRASVERSALI
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| 3° | Methods of Research & Thesis Writing | F |
Alessandra Zangrandi
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Call for the poetic choir of the canto XXVI of the Purgatory | F |
Nicola Pasqualicchio
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Series of conferences Don Mazza University College | F |
Alessandra Zangrandi
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Dante on stage. Meetings with directors, actors, choreographers | F |
Nicola Pasqualicchio
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Girolamo Fracastoro. 500 years from the beginning of modern pathology | F | Not yet assigned | |
| 1° 2° 3° | Laboratory of Theatrical Criticism | F |
Simona Brunetti
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Playlab - laboratori sulle soft skills | F | Not yet assigned | |
| 1° 2° 3° | Theatre with wheels | F | Not yet assigned | |
| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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| 1° 2° 3° | Festival del futuro | F |
Alessandra Zangrandi
(Coordinatore)
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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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| 1° 2° 3° | Series of conferences Don Mazza University College | F |
Alessandra Zangrandi
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Dante on stage. Meetings with directors, actors, choreographers | F |
Nicola Pasqualicchio
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | From fascism to populism and back | F | Not yet assigned |
| 1° 2° 3° | International Workshop Mothers in the Time of the Church Fathers: Maternal Thought and Maternal Practice between Normative Representations and Individual Transgressions | F |
Giulia Pedrucci
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Laboratory of Theatrical Criticism | F |
Simona Brunetti
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Playlab - laboratori sulle soft skills | F | Not yet assigned |
| 1° 2° 3° | Theatre with wheels | F | Not yet assigned |
| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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| 1° 2° 3° | Dante on stage. Meetings with directors, actors, choreographers | F |
Nicola Pasqualicchio
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | International Workshop Mothers in the Time of the Church Fathers: Maternal Thought and Maternal Practice between Normative Representations and Individual Transgressions | F |
Giulia Pedrucci
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Introduction to robotics for humanities students | F |
Paolo Fiorini
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Theatre with wheels | F | Not yet assigned |
| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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| 1° 2° 3° | Dante on stage. Meetings with directors, actors, choreographers | F |
Nicola Pasqualicchio
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Theatre with wheels | F | Not yet assigned |
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Student mentoring
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Graduation
List of theses and work experience proposals
| theses proposals | Research area |
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| Laureandi Scienze della Comunicazione: vademecum | Various topics |
| Stage | Research area |
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| L'iter del libro in biblioteca | Various topics |
| POTENZIAMENTO COMUNICAZIONE E SOCIAL NETWORK | Various topics |
Further services
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