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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Semester 1 | Oct 2, 2017 | Jan 20, 2018 |
FULL YEAR | Oct 2, 2017 | Jun 9, 2018 |
Semester 2 | Feb 26, 2018 | Jun 9, 2018 |
Session | From | To |
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Winter session | Jan 22, 2018 | Feb 24, 2018 |
Summer session | Jun 11, 2018 | Jul 28, 2018 |
Autumn session | Aug 27, 2018 | Sep 22, 2018 |
Session | From | To |
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LAUREE LINGUE - sessione autunnale a.a. 2016/2017 | Dec 18, 2017 | Dec 21, 2017 |
LAUREE LINGUE - sessione invernale a.a. 2016/2017 | Mar 23, 2018 | Mar 29, 2018 |
LAUREE LINGUE - sessione estiva | Jul 16, 2018 | Jul 21, 2018 |
LAUREE LINGUE - sessione autunnale | Nov 12, 2018 | Nov 17, 2018 |
LAUREE LINGUE - sessione invernale | Apr 12, 2019 | Apr 18, 2019 |
Period | From | To |
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Immaculate Conception | Dec 8, 2017 | Dec 8, 2017 |
Christmas break | Dec 22, 2017 | Jan 7, 2018 |
Easter break | Mar 30, 2018 | Apr 3, 2018 |
Liberation Day | Apr 25, 2018 | Apr 25, 2018 |
Labour Day | May 1, 2018 | May 1, 2018 |
Patron Saint Day | May 21, 2018 | May 21, 2018 |
Republic Day | Jun 2, 2018 | Jun 2, 2018 |
Summer break | Aug 13, 2018 | Aug 18, 2018 |
Description | Period | From | To |
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ANNUALE | ANNUALE | Oct 2, 2017 | Jun 9, 2018 |
Exam calendar
Exam dates and rounds are managed by the relevant Foreign Languages and Literatures Teaching and Student Services Unit.
To view all the exam sessions available, please use the Exam dashboard on ESSE3.
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Academic staff
Tincani Chiara
chiara.tincani@univr.it +39 045 8425396Study 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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German literature and culture 1
German literature and culture 1
2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2018/2019
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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English literature and culture 2
German literature and culture 2
Spanish literature and culture 2
English literature and culture 2
German literature and culture 2
Spanish literature and culture 2
Geography of communication and international trade
Italian literature and culture
Modern and Contemporary Economic History
Theory and Techniques of communication
3° Year activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Comparative and European Public law
Principles of international marketing
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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German literature and culture 1
German literature and culture 1
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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English literature and culture 2
German literature and culture 2
Spanish literature and culture 2
English literature and culture 2
German literature and culture 2
Spanish literature and culture 2
Geography of communication and international trade
Italian literature and culture
Modern and Contemporary Economic History
Theory and Techniques of communication
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Comparative and European Public law
Principles of international marketing
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.
English literature and culture 1 [Cognomi A-E] (2017/2018)
Teaching code
4S002903
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-LIN/10 - ENGLISH LITERATURE
Period
Semester 1 dal Oct 2, 2017 al Jan 20, 2018.
Learning outcomes
The course presents an interdisciplinary approach to the study of literary texts which will position the chosen topic within the different literary contexts under consideration. At the end of the course, the students will have acquired:
- knowledge of the different literary genres and their evolution in the periods under consideration
- knowledge of the main critical theories regading the chosen topics
and will be able to
- apply the different critical approaches for the analysis of the texts
- discuss about the chosen topics in a coherent and interdisciplinary way
- use the different kinds of critical texts in support of their argumentation
Program
PERFORMING IDENTITIES IN LAW AND LITERATURE
The course presents the articulation of identity in literary texts from the Victorian to the contemporary period. The approach will be interdisciplinary (law, literature and culture) and focussed on the revision of the literary tradition (in particular the fantastic).
TEACHING METHODS
Students who attend the course: the course will be held in English through lectures and will also include parts for reflection and discussion on the part of the students upon the topics under consideration.
The critical references indicated in the programme will be available for the students. Slides related to the topics of the course and used during the lessons will be uploaded to Moodle and are part of the programme.
Students who do not attend the course: the programme remains the one indicated on the webpage. They can access Moodle and the uploaded slides which are part of the programme.
All students can ask for further references or about the topics of the course during the receiving hours (as indicated on the webpage)
A) PRIMARY TEXTS (to be read in their original version, NOT abridged, in any edition)
Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Angela Carter, The Bloody Chamber
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (only ch. 8, "The Hearing")
B) CRITICAL REFERENCES (part of the programme and of the exam)
- D. Carpi, "Angela Carter: On the Ruins of Tradition? No Tales for Children", in D. Carpi, Fairy Tales in the Postmodern World (Heidelberg, Winter, 2016), pp. 19-42.
- D. Carpi. "Harry Potter. Fairy Tales and the Law", in D. Carpi Fairy Tales in the Postmodern World (Heidelberg, Winter, 2016), pp. 135-160
- G. Ligugnana, "An Invented Executive. The Ministry of Magic in Harry Potter", in D. Carpi, M. Leiboff, eds, Fables of the Law (Berlin, Degruyter, 2016), pp. 419- 434
- S. Fiorato, "Women and Contracts in Angela Carter's Postmodern Revision of the Fairy Tale", in P.G. Monateri, Comparative Contract Law, Elgar, 2017, pp. 361-381
- R. Cutolo, "(Re)considerations on the Fairy Tale", in R. Cutolo, Into the Woods of Wicked Wonderland (Heidelberg, Winter 2014), pp. 13-50
- D. Rackin, "Alice's Journey to the End of Night", PMLA, 81.5 (1966), pp. 313-326.
c) History of English Literature: from the Victorian age to the Contemporary Period
- A. Sanders, The Short Oxford History of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2003
Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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Lewis Carroll | Alice in Wonderland | 1865 | any edition NOT abridged | ||
A. Rackin | "Alice's Journey to the End of Night" | 1966 | PMLA, 81.5 (1966), pp. 313-326 | ||
P.G. Monateri | Comparative Contract Law | Elgar | 2017 | 978 1 84980 451 6 | pp. 361-381: Sidia Fiorato, "Women and Contracts in Angela Carter's Postmodern Revision of the Fairy Tale" |
Daniela Carpi, Marett Leiboff eds. | Fables of the Law | Degruyter | 2016 | 978-3-11-049668-0 | pp. 419- 434: Giovanna Ligugnana, ""An Invented Executive. The Ministry of Magic in Harry Potter" |
Daniela Carpi | Fairy Tales in the Postmodern World | Winter | 2016 | ISBN-10: 3825366049 | pp. 19-42: D. Carpi, "Angela Carter: On the Ruins of Tradition? No Tales for Children" |
Daniela Carpi | Fairy Tales in the Postmodern World | Winter | 2016 | ISBN-10: 3825366049 | pp. 135-160: Daniela Carpi, ""Harry Potter. Fairy Tales and the Law" |
J.K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | 2003 | Chapter 8 | ||
J.K. Rowling | Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone | 1997 | any edition, NOT abridged | ||
Raffaele Cutolo | Into the Woods of Wicked Wonderland | Winter | 2014 | 978-3-8253-6301-7 | pp. 13-50: "(Re)considerations on the Fairy Tale" |
Angela Carter | The Bloody Chamber | 1979 | any edition, NOT abridged | ||
Andrew Sanders | The Short Oxford History of English Literature | Oxford, Oxford University Press | 1994 | dal Vittorianesimo al periodo contemporaneo |
Examination Methods
The lessons will be in English. The exam will be an oral discussion in English on the topic of the course and the texts in the program (parts A,B,C).
In particular:
- the ability to discuss topics (literary trends, authors, genres) within the history of English literature ( from the Victorian period to the contemporary period)
- the ability to present a critical argumentation on topics related to the texts of the syllabus (making examples from scenes and passages)
- the ability to make connections between the topics of the course, on the basis of the critical texts indicated in the programme
Requirements
Students unable to attend lectures are required to get in touch before preparing for the exam.
All students, possibly also the students who will not be able to attend the course regularly, are kindly invited to attend the first class of the course, when the programme will be illustrated in detail.
Type D and Type F activities
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Career prospects
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News for students
There you will find information, resources and services useful during your time at the University (Student’s exam record, your study plan on ESSE3, Distance Learning courses, university email account, office forms, administrative procedures, etc.). You can log into MyUnivr with your GIA login details: only in this way will you be able to receive notification of all the notices from your teachers and your secretariat via email and also via the Univr app.
Attendance and location
Attendance is not mandatory.
More detailed information on attendance requirements, please refer to the “Regolamento del corso di studio”, available under the “Regolamenti” section in “Il Corso”. While the Student Handbook does not require mandatory attendance, it is recommended to confirm specific attendance policies with your professors for each course, lab, or practical training.
Part time enrolment is an option. For more information, visit the Possibilità di iscrizione Part time.
Classrooms and exam locations are:
Classes and exams are held at the following locations:
- Polo Zanotto (close to the Foreign Languages and Literatures building)>
- Polo Santa Marta
Student Career Management
Student login and resources
Tutor for Final Paper
Accredited Activities for CFUs D and F
Detailed Academic Calendar
Curricular Language Change
Computer Skills
Language Skills (first and second language)
Language skills in the Bachelor’s programme (third language CFU F)
https://www.univr.it/en/our-services/-/servizi/student-career-management-foreign-languages-and-literatures/language-skills-in-the-bachelors-programme-third-language-cfu-f-foreign-languages-and-literatures
Preparation of the study plan
Catalan Language Literacy - Academic Year 2024-25
Portuguese language course
Erasmus+ and other study abroad experiences
Linguistic training CLA
Course Orientation and Open day
Graduation
Threshold knowledge and Integrative Learning Requirements
Internships and apprenticeships
Internships and apprenticeships
A mandatory internship period (6 CFUs) within business organizations is included in the study plan for the Bachelor’s degree in Languages and Cultures for Tourism and International Commerce (L12).
The internship is designed to provide students with practical experience in areas relevant to their future professional careers and to help them acquire specific professional skills.
Internship activities are conducted under the direct supervision of an individual lecturer and take place at professional firms, public administration offices, and companies accredited by the University of Verona.
Credits earned through internship activities will be awarded in accordance with the detailed provisions of the current “Regolamento d’Ateneo per il riconoscimento dei crediti maturati negli stage universitari” (University Regulations for the Recognition of Credits Accrued in University Internships).
- Information for prospective students about internships can be found at Stage e tirocini.
- Information for enrolled students is available on MyUnivr - come fare per - stage e tirocini.
- Information for companies regarding internships can be found at Stage e tirocini per azienze.
For more details, please visit the following link https://www.univr.it/it/i-nostri-servizi/gestione-carriere-studenti-lingue-e-letterature-straniere/stage-e-tirocini-lingue-e-letterature-straniere