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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| Sem. 1A | Sep 24, 2018 | Nov 10, 2018 |
| Sem. 1B | Nov 19, 2018 | Jan 12, 2019 |
| Sem. 2A | Feb 18, 2019 | Mar 30, 2019 |
| Sem. 2B | Apr 8, 2019 | Jun 1, 2019 |
| Session | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sessione d'esame invernale | Jan 14, 2019 | Feb 16, 2019 |
| Sessione d'esame estiva (gli esami sono sospesi durante la sessione di laurea) | Jun 3, 2019 | Jul 27, 2019 |
| Sessione d'esame autunnale | Aug 26, 2019 | Sep 21, 2019 |
| Session | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sessione di laurea estiva | Jul 8, 2019 | Jul 13, 2019 |
| Sessione di laurea autunnale | Nov 4, 2019 | Nov 9, 2019 |
| Sessione di laurea invernale | Mar 30, 2020 | Apr 4, 2020 |
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Festa di Ognissanti | Nov 1, 2018 | Nov 1, 2018 |
| Sospensione dell'attività didattica | Nov 2, 2018 | Nov 3, 2018 |
| Festa dell’Immacolata | Dec 8, 2018 | Dec 8, 2018 |
| Vacanze di Natale | Dec 24, 2018 | Jan 5, 2019 |
| Vacanze di Pasqua | Apr 19, 2019 | Apr 23, 2019 |
| Sospensione attività didattica | Apr 24, 2019 | Apr 27, 2019 |
| Festa della liberazione | Apr 25, 2019 | Apr 25, 2019 |
| Festa del lavoro | May 1, 2019 | May 1, 2019 |
| Festa del Santo Patrono | May 21, 2019 | May 21, 2019 |
| Festa della Repubblica | Jun 2, 2019 | Jun 2, 2019 |
| Vacanze Estive | Aug 12, 2019 | Aug 17, 2019 |
Exam calendar
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Academic staff
Carnero Roberto
roberto.carnero@univr.it
Pasini Roberto
pasini.roberto@univr.it +39 045802 8121
Tani Stefano
stefano.tani@univr.it +39 045802 8110
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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Latin literature (i)
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2° Year
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Latin literature (i)
3° 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.
The History of science (p) (2018/2019)
Teaching code
4S01268
Teacher
Coordinatore
Credits
6
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
M-STO/05 - HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Language
Italian
Period
Sem. 2A dal Feb 18, 2019 al Mar 30, 2019.
Learning outcomes
DISCIPLINARY CONTENT
1. To clarify the theorical differences between the Eighteenth-century transformism, especially Lamarck's theory of biological change, and Darwinian evolutionism.
2. To emphasize the implications of such debates for modern and contemporary ideas on the place of man in nature.
3. To show the interdisplinary relations with contemporary debates in philosophy and literature.
SKILLS:
1. To be able to present and explain coherently some relevant conceptual landscapes of the past
2. To identify the links between theoretical options and interest (political, economic) at stake.
3. To acquire a deeper sensitivity toward the nature of scientific culture as a tool indispensable to solve the collective challenges that humanity is facing.
Program
The rise and evolution of evolutionism
Ancient biology
1. Plato and Aristotle
2. Lucretius
3. Biblical creationism
4. Metamorphosis and spontaneity of nature
Variation and stability of living beings in the Seventeenth century
5. John Ray and the idea of perfect adaptation
6. Robert Hooke and the revolutions of the globe
Variation of the species in the Eighteenth century
7. De Maillet, libertinism, eternalism
8. Preformation, animalculism, epigenesis
9. Buffon: the degeneration of the species
10. Maupertuis e Diderot
11. Linnaeus and the economy of nature
Pre-darwininian transformism
12. Lamarck, Erasmus Darwin
13. Cuvier vs. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Goethe
Charles Darwin
14. The origin of the ’Origin': finches, volcanoes and notebooks
15. The crisis of Natural Theology
16. Origin of the species, 1859
17. Human evolution: emotions and intelligence
The evolution in the Twenteeth century
18. The New Synthesis
19. Intelligent Design
20. Steven J. Gould
The lecture consists of two parts. During the first part, the general topic is introduced by the Professor using slides of texts and relevant images. In the second part, students are requested to analyse and discuss together a series of materials - historical sources and essays - provided in advance in Pdf format.
PREPARATION OF THE EXAM
Working on Barsanti's textbook, students should devote particolar attention to distinguishing between Lamarcks' and Darwin's views of the evolutionary mechanism. With regard to materials provide in PDF format, student is requested to choose and study one author per each of the six sections of the programme.
Bibliografia
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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| Barsanti, G. | Una lunga pazienza cieca. Storia dell'evoluzionismo | Einaudi | 2005 |
Examination Methods
During the traditional oral interview the Professor will ask the student to discuss verbally two or more topics of the programme. He will assess the quality of the acquired information, the logic of the argumentation, the originality and autonomy of thought reached by the student.
International students are kindly requested to get in contact with the Professor as soon as possible.
Type D and Type F activities
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| 1° 2° 3° | The origins of Christianity | F |
Augusto Barbi
(Coordinatore)
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| 2° 3° | Genres and history of the italian language (p) | D |
Massimo Natale
(Coordinatore)
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| 2° 3° | History of Greek and Roman theatre (i) | D |
Gherardo Ugolini
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | "caro mostro. duecento anni di frankenstein" | F |
Nicola Pasqualicchio
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Lectures "Musiche/Culture/Civiltà" | F |
Vincenzo Borghetti
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | C.T.G. Lectures | F |
Alessandra Zamperini
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Felicita' pubblica. genealogie, percorsi, prospettive | F |
Olivia Guaraldo
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Giovedì' culturali dell'ISSR I ciclo | F |
Tiziana Franco
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Laboratory of ancient greek | F |
Dino Piovan
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Intercomprehension laboratory between the Romance languages | F |
Alessandra Zangrandi
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Books and writings of the Greek world | F |
Paolo Scattolin
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Univero’ 2018 | F |
Tiziana Franco
(Coordinatore)
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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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| 1° 2° 3° | The origins of Christianity | F |
Augusto Barbi
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Roman History (p) | D |
Attilio Mastrocinque
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| 2° 3° | Aesthetics (p) | D |
Markus Georg Ophaelders
(Coordinatore)
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Career prospects
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Gestione carriere
Linguistic training CLA
Graduation
List of theses and work experience proposals
| theses proposals | Research area |
|---|---|
| tesi di Glottologia, Storia comparata, Linguistica storica | ENGLISH LANGUAGE - Grammar and Syntax – Grammatik und Syntax |
| tesi di Glottologia, Storia comparata, Linguistica storica | GERMANIC LANGUAGE - Dialectology - Dialektologie |
| tesi di Glottologia, Storia comparata, Linguistica storica | HUMANITIES & SOCIAL STUDIES - HUMANITIES & SOCIAL STUDIES |
| tesi di Glottologia, Storia comparata, Linguistica storica | Indo-European languages & literatures - Indo-European languages & literatures |
| tesi di Glottologia, Storia comparata, Linguistica storica | LINGUISTICS - LINGUISTICS |
| Stage | Research area |
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| Lavorare in archivio | Various topics |
| L'iter del libro in biblioteca | Various topics |
Requisiti classi di abilitazione insegnamento
Requisiti necessari per accedere alle classi di abilitazione per l'insegnamento.vedi allegato pdf
Inoltre, per informazioni sui 24 CFU nelle discipline antropo-psico-pedagogiche e nelle metodologie e tecnologie didattiche, si veda -> LINK
Attachments
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