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.

Study Plan

A.A. 2026/2027 A.A. 2025/2026

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.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

1° Year 

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
A
M-PED/01
9
A
M-DEA/01
9
A
M-FIL/06
9
A
M-PSI/04
9
A
SPS/07
9
A
M-PED/02
Foreign language B1
6
E
-

2° Year   It will be activated in the A.Y. 2026/2027

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
A
M-PED/03
6
B
M-PED/02
6
B
M-PED/01
12
B/C
M-PSI/01 ,M-PSI/04
6
C
SPS/08
6
C
MED/39 ,MED/42
1
F
-

3° Year   It will be activated in the A.Y. 2027/2028

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
A
M-FIL/03
9
B
M-PED/01
9
B
M-PED/03
6
B
M-PED/01
6
B
M-PED/02
One module to be chosen between the following
6
B
M-STO/02
6
B
IUS/01
6
C
M-PED/04
Final exam
3
E
-
It will be activated in the A.Y. 2027/2028
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
A
M-FIL/03
9
B
M-PED/01
9
B
M-PED/03
6
B
M-PED/01
6
B
M-PED/02
One module to be chosen between the following
6
B
M-STO/02
6
B
IUS/01
6
C
M-PED/04
Final exam
3
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
12
D
-
Between the years: 2°- 3°
14
F
-

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.

A Basic activities
B Characterizing activities
C Related or complementary activities
D Activities to be chosen by the student
E Final examination
F Other training activities
S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Problems and Theories of Philosophy  (2025/2026)

Teaching code

4S008119

Academic staff

Giuseppe Fornari, Guido Cusinato

Coordinator

Giuseppe Fornari

Credits

9

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-FIL/06 - HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY

Period

Sem. 2A, Sem. 2B

Courses Single

Not Authorized

Lessons timetable MoodleMoodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

Knowledge and understanding At the end of the course students will be able to demonstrate the attainment of the following learning objectives: 1. knowledge and understanding of the main philosophical problems relevant to educational practice and of the related theories developed over the course of Western thought; 2. knowledge and understanding of the different methodologies available in the philosophical field, their theoretical implications and educational consequences; 3. Knowledge and understanding of the philosophical lexicon and its significance for the development of a technical terminology in the pedagogical field as well. Applying knowledge and understanding At the end of the course students will be able to demonstrate the attainment of the following learning objectives: 1. applying knowledge and understanding to possible scenarios taken from concrete educational activity; 2. applying knowledge and understanding to the reflection on situations in which the dignity of the person and crucial ethical issues determine the pedagogical practice; 3. applying knowledge and understanding to the identification and autonomous analysis of key concepts at the boundary between philosophy and pedagogy; 4. Development of a critical and independent attitude in approaching texts, authors, contexts and problems.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Personal interest and intellectual curiosity.

Program

Birth of thought as the birth of human
- introduction to philosophy as a process of transformation (prof. Guido Cusinato);
- the birth of philosophical thought in Greece (Anaximander, Heraclitus);
- the discovery of the spiritual soul in Socrates and Plato;
- origins of monotheism and Christian conception;
- Nietzsche: the death of God as the rebirth of the Divine;
- Freud: the discovery of the psyche and the killing of the primordial Father;
- Durkheim: the collective origin of knowledge;
- Vygotskij: the formation of the child as a historical crisis and its overcoming;
- Don Milani: education as defense and redemption of the human.

Bibliography

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Didactic methods

Oral explanation accompanied by discussions on specific problems and topics emerged during the lesson.

Learning assessment procedures

Oral exam.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

Knowledge and understanding of the course content; personal interest in the topics studied; linguistic and conceptual mastery.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The grade is given in thirtieths and will take into account the skills specified above, with an overall evaluation based on the dialogue with the student.

Exam language

italiano