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
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Master’s degree in Historical Studies (interuniversity) - Enrollment from 2026/2027The 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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Contemporary History I - LM
Early Modern History I - LM (Historical Anthropology)
History of Science and Technology - LM
Medieval History, History of Christianity and Churches
Un insegnamento a sceltaHistory of Political Thought
Un insegnamento a sceltaUn insegnamento a scelta
History of Medieval Art (m)
Medieval Latin Literature II
Digital tools for historical research
2° Year It will be activated in the A.Y. 2026/2027
| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Contemporary History I - LM
Early Modern History I - LM (Historical Anthropology)
History of Science and Technology - LM
Medieval History, History of Christianity and Churches
Un insegnamento a sceltaHistory of Political Thought
Un insegnamento a sceltaUn insegnamento a scelta
History of Medieval Art (m)
Medieval Latin Literature II
Digital tools for historical research
| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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| 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.
History of European Integration (2025/2026)
Teaching code
4S011677
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
SPS/03 - HISTORY OF POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
Period
CuCi 1 A, CuCi 1 B
Location
VERONA
Courses Single
Authorized
Learning objectives
The course offers a critical reflection on the history of the European integration process from its origins to the present day, placing it in the broader context of the political, economic, and cultural evolution of post-1945 Europe. In this way, both the main historiographical interpretative lines and the different integration projects implemented by the actors involved will be examined. Particular attention will be devoted to the evolution of EU institutions, both in terms of their ecosystem and in their relationship with national institutions and with other international institutions. To this end, the course will integrate the text and the material essential for exam preparation, while offering ample space for participation and discussion in class. At the end of the course the student will have thus obtained a more dynamic but also more complex image of what the process of European integration has represented and continues to represent.
Prerequisites and basic notions
An adequate knowledge of the political history of Europe during the 20th century.
Program
The course will deal with the political, institutional and economic history of the European integration process, from its beginnings after the Second World War to the crises and transformations at the dawn of the new millennium. In the first part, the course will retrace the integration process in chronological order, avoiding teleological interpretations and evaluating the choices made by member states on the basis of current conditions. Particular attention will be paid to the evolution of the institutional structures that the European states have conferred on their collaboration.
In the second part, class discussion of a series of essays (the list of which will be communicated at the beginning of the course) will allow attention to be focused on crucial moments and particularly significant characters in the integration process, as well as on the evolution of historiographical interpretations. In this phase the active participation of students with individual reports and collective discussions will be required.
Finally, the participation of two external guests will be expected during as many lessons to discuss the topicality of the integration process and its historical and archival legacy.
Bibliography
Didactic methods
The lectures will be accompanied by seminars that will see the participation of the students: both with their presentations of the essays included in the bibliography of the exam, and with discussions in class. At least two lessons of the final part of the course will see the presence of external guests.
Learning assessment procedures
The exam will be oral and will consist of three questions on the program. For attending students who have actively participated in class reports and discussions, the questions will be limited to two.
Evaluation criteria
The mark will depend on the ability of synthesis, of diachronic comparison between the topics covered and on the ability of the students to make a compendium of what they have learned from the textbook and the essays.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
The vote will be expressed out of thirty. The answer to each question will result in the awarding of a maximum of ten points.
Exam language
Italiano
