Course Outline
The degree course aims to provide students with a solid basic training in the traditionally founding sectors of humanistic culture (philological-literary, linguistic, historical, historical-cultural, artistic), appropriately combining it with new knowledge in the areas of communication and contemporary expressiveness, in the perspective of a constant dialogue between ancient and modern and a fruitful interaction between different disciplines and methodologies.
All those enrolled in the course will receive common training, transversal to the curricula, particularly in the areas related to the basic disciplines, largely concentrated in the first year of studies. However, in order to avoid generality and to allow for a first in-depth study and the acquisition of more mature investigative tools in one of the areas indicated above, the course is divided into different curricula and paths, which allow the student to structure a homogeneous, coherent and rational study program. This differentiation within the three-year cycle will be progressive, significantly marked in the last year.
Those who have graduated can access the graduate degree programme in Modern Philology (class LM-14, Modern Philology) activated at the Brescia campus according to the conditions set out in the specific call for admission approved annually.
During the two cycles of study it will be possible to acquire the "24 credits" necessary to access the competition for the FIT.
Credits
To obtain a degree, 180 university credits (CFU) are required, which are acquired to the extent of about 60 per year with evaluation tests both for the courses and for the forms of supplementary teaching (exercises, laboratories, etc.). Each subject is awarded a certain number of credits (CFU), the same for all students, and each exam taken has a mark (expressed in thirtieths) that varies according to the level of preparation.
A 6-credit course includes 30 hours of lectures; A course of 12 credits includes 60 credits. Courses can be taught according to a semester or annual calendar, as indicated in the timetable on the Faculty Notice Board.
The final exam is evaluated in one hundred and tenths.
The degree programme is divided into the following profiles:
Through balanced choices within the options allowed by the study plan, it is possible, for students who have an interest in the ancient world, to build a complete and articulated classical profile, which allows them to corroborate their language skills in Greek and Latin, lay solid foundations in the literary, historical, archaeological sectors and orient themselves among the numerous disciplines connected with the ancient world, starting to identify lines of interest that can be profitably deepened later.
Among the competence profiles that the student will have the opportunity to outline by building his or her own study plan, the one in Libraries, Publishing and Communication allows, thanks to targeted options between characterizing, related and supplementary disciplines and elective courses, to acquire specific preparation in the fields of publishing, journalism, media, of cinema, theatre and entertainment, grafting it onto a solid humanistic education.
The student who wishes to continue his studies after graduation, in addition to the master's degree in Modern Philology, which remains the natural outlet for all graduates in Literature, will also find other paths open: from first-level professional master's degrees in one of the areas specified above, to master's degrees in the corresponding sectors.
The Historical and Literary Studies profile allows for a wide choice of disciplines and highly personalized study plans. The basic knowledge that can be acquired in the course of study can be put to good use in many activities in which a broad competence in the humanities is required, starting from the field of teaching. However, the wide range of choices on offer makes it possible to plan coherent choices that respond both to the student's cultural orientations and to the specific preparation in view of choices other than teaching.
The Historical and Literary Studies profile is also the natural path to the graduate degree programme in Modern Philology and opens the door to further professional opportunities that it offers, including scientific research.
The Archaeology and Art History Studies profile allows students to mature, on a solid literary and historical basis, skills in the field of cultural heritage with in-depth studies on the archaeological cultures of antiquity and the Middle Ages, on the methodologies of approach to these issues.
The profile allows professional opportunities in the field of protection and enhancement of the archaeological and historical-artistic heritage, the possibility of accessing the master's degree in Modern Philology, aimed at teaching, or other specific second-level study paths.