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
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 |
|---|
Medieval History, History of Christianity and Churches
Early Modern History I - LM (Historical Anthropology)
Contemporary History I - LM
To be chosen between
History of Science and Technology - LM
To be chosen between
History of Political Institutions II
History of Political Thought
To be chosen between
To be chosen between
Contemporary Italian Literature II
History of Contemporary Art II - LM
History of Medieval Art I
History of Modern Art II
Italian Philology II (Medieval and Humanistic Philology)
Medieval Latin Literature II
Digital tools for historical research
Further linguistic competence (Historiografical concepts in English, French, German and Spanish-speaking context)
2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2018/2019
| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
|---|
| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
|---|
Medieval History, History of Christianity and Churches
Early Modern History I - LM (Historical Anthropology)
Contemporary History I - LM
To be chosen between
History of Science and Technology - LM
To be chosen between
History of Political Institutions II
History of Political Thought
To be chosen between
To be chosen between
Contemporary Italian Literature II
History of Contemporary Art II - LM
History of Medieval Art I
History of Modern Art II
Italian Philology II (Medieval and Humanistic Philology)
Medieval Latin Literature II
Digital tools for historical research
Further linguistic competence (Historiografical concepts in English, French, German and Spanish-speaking context)
| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
|---|
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.
Greek History I - LM (2018/2019)
The teaching is organized as follows:
Learning outcomes
Educational aims of the course "Federalism at war" are:
-to develop students' knowledge and understanding of ancient Greek ‘federal’ states
-to develop students' knowledge and understanding of the impact of war, both internal and external, on ancient Greek federalism
-to provide the intellectual tools for critically discussing the relevant historical events
Learning outcomes.
a. Knowledge and understanding. Students are expected
-to get familiar with ancient Greek ‘federal’ states.
-to understand the main problems related to the development and the mechanisms of decision-making in ancient Greek ‘federal’ states
-to understand the different ways war shaped formation, institutional development and sometimes dissolution of ancient Greek federal states
b. Skills. Students are expected:
-to read and to observe critically primary and secondary source material relevant to Greek ‘federal’ states and connected historical problems and valuate different sources of information
-to recognize historical problems and to formulate their own questions about major historical issues connected with ancient ‘federalism’
-to gradually develop the ability to approach historical problems with academic rigour
Program
-historical geography of Ancient Greece
-scholarship on Greek ‘federal states’: beyond the “tribal state”
-terminological problems: ethne, leagues, koinà, confederations, federations
-the ethnic background of the Greek ‘federal' states;
-the impact of war on ethnogenesis and koinogenesis
-the double citizenship
-subdivisions providing a formula for league membership
-institutions and magistracies; primary assemblies vs. representative bodies
-the impact of war on federalism: case-studies:
• Boiotians
• Phokians
• Thessalians
• Akarnanians
• Aitolians
• Arkadians
• Eleians
Teaching and learning methods and activities:
The course is taught through a combination of lectures (frontal teaching), classroom discussions, cooperative learning (primary sources) and flipped classroom. Formative tests will be made available.
Entrance requirements:
Students are expected to be already familiar with the outlines of the history of the ancient Greek world.
Knowledge of ancient Greek is not required.
Students are expected to be able to closely read texts and to critically manage complex information.
Bibliography
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H.Beck-P. Funke | Federalism in Greek Antiquity (Edizione 1) | Cambridge University Press | 2015 | 978-0-521-19226-2 | Del volume vanno preparati: 1) il saggio introduttivo: H.Beck-P. Funke, "An introduction to federalism in Greek antiquity", in H.Beck-P. Funke, Federalism in Greek Antiquity, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1-29. 2) il saggio di Sh. Ager: Sh. Ager, “Peaceful conflict resolution in the world of the federal states”, in H.Beck-P. Funke, Federalism in Greek Antiquity, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 471-486. |
| M. Bettalli - A.L. D’Agata - A. Magnetto | Storia greca | Carocci | 2013 |
Examination Methods
Attending students:
1)Cooperative learning session, last stage: 40%. Students will discuss the results of their analysis.
2)The final oral exam (60%) will assess the students' ability to critically discuss one or more topics based on the reading list provided.
Non-attending students:
1)One paper (30%) discussing a topic to be agreed upon with the lecturer.
2)The final oral exam (70%) will assess the students' ability to critically discuss one or more topics based on the reading list provided.
Non-attending students are invited to contact the lecturer (elena.franchi@unitn.it).
