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Faculty of: EDUCATION

Sciences of education and training processes

Piacenza

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Duration
3 Years
Language
Italian
Degree Classes
L-19 R (Education and training)

Curriculum - A.Y. 2025/2026

1° year

Course credits Programme
HISTORY OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD (M-STO/04) 10
Course HISTORY OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD (M-STO/04)
credits 10
Programme

One elective among:

(credits 10)

Course credits Programme
GENERAL PEDAGOGY AND PEDAGOGY OF EDUCATIONAL CARE (M-PED/01) 10
GENERAL PEDAGOGY AND PEDAGOGY OF EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATION (M-PED/01) 10
Course GENERAL PEDAGOGY AND PEDAGOGY OF EDUCATIONAL CARE (M-PED/01)
credits 10
Programme
Course GENERAL PEDAGOGY AND PEDAGOGY OF EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATION (M-PED/01)
credits 10
Programme

One elective among:

(credits 10)

Course credits Programme
HISTORY OF EDUCATION (M-PED/02) 10
HISTORY OF EDUCATION INSTITUTES (M-PED/02) 10
Course HISTORY OF EDUCATION (M-PED/02)
credits 10
Programme
Course HISTORY OF EDUCATION INSTITUTES (M-PED/02)
credits 10
Programme

One elective among:

(credits 10)

Course credits Programme
SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL RESEARCH IN CARE PRACTICES (SPS/07) 10
SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION (SPS/08) 10
Course SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL RESEARCH IN CARE PRACTICES (SPS/07)
credits 10
Programme
Course SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION (SPS/08)
credits 10
Programme

One elective among:

(credits 10)

Course credits Programme
DEVELOPMENTAL AND SOCIAL RELATIONS PSYCHOLOGY (M-PSI/04,M-PSI/05) 10
PSYCHO. OF CHILDHOOD EDUCAT. CONTEXTS: LEGAL SOCIAL ELEMENTS (M-PSI/04,M-PSI/05) 10
Course DEVELOPMENTAL AND SOCIAL RELATIONS PSYCHOLOGY (M-PSI/04,M-PSI/05)
credits 10
Programme
Course PSYCHO. OF CHILDHOOD EDUCAT. CONTEXTS: LEGAL SOCIAL ELEMENTS (M-PSI/04,M-PSI/05)
credits 10
Programme

One elective among:

(credits 10)

Course credits Programme
MORAL PHILOSOPHY (M-FIL/03) 10
TOPICS AND PROBLEMS IN PHILOSOPHY (M-FIL/01) 10
Course MORAL PHILOSOPHY (M-FIL/03)
credits 10
Programme
Course TOPICS AND PROBLEMS IN PHILOSOPHY (M-FIL/01)
credits 10
Programme
Course credits Programme
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 5
ICT AND INFORMATION SOCIETY 3
All degree-seeking students are required to attend theology teachings aimed at offering a reasoned and critical knowledge of the Christian message.

THEOLOGY I
Course ENGLISH LANGUAGE
credits 5
Programme
Course ICT AND INFORMATION SOCIETY
credits 3
Programme
All degree-seeking students are required to attend theology teachings aimed at offering a reasoned and critical knowledge of the Christian message.

THEOLOGY I

2° year

One elective among:

(credits 9)

Course credits Programme
FAMILY EDUCATION (M-PED/01) 9
SOCIAL AND INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION (M-PED/01) 9
Course FAMILY EDUCATION (M-PED/01)
credits 9
Programme
Course SOCIAL AND INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION (M-PED/01)
credits 9
Programme

One elective among:

(credits 5)

Course credits Programme
HISTORY OF READING AND LITERATURE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTAL AGE (M-PED/02) 5
PEDAGOGY OF THE AGES OF LIFE (M-PED/01) 5
Course HISTORY OF READING AND LITERATURE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTAL AGE (M-PED/02)
credits 5
Programme
Course PEDAGOGY OF THE AGES OF LIFE (M-PED/01)
credits 5
Programme

One elective among:

(credits 10)

Course credits Programme
EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES (M-PED/03) 10
ELEMENTS OF DIDACTICS AND OF SPECIAL PEDAGOGY (M-PED/03) 10
Course EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES (M-PED/03)
credits 10
Programme
Course ELEMENTS OF DIDACTICS AND OF SPECIAL PEDAGOGY (M-PED/03)
credits 10
Programme

One elective among:

(credits 5)

Course credits Programme
RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIMENTATION (M-PED/04) 5
RESEARCH AND TRAINING (M-PED/04) 5
Course RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIMENTATION (M-PED/04)
credits 5
Programme
Course RESEARCH AND TRAINING (M-PED/04)
credits 5
Programme

One elective among:

(credits 5)

Course credits Programme
ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY: RISK AND DEPENDENCIES (M-PSI/04) 5
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (M-PSI/01) 5
Course ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY: RISK AND DEPENDENCIES (M-PSI/04)
credits 5
Programme
Course GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (M-PSI/01)
credits 5
Programme

One elective among:

(credits 10)

Course credits Programme
SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING (SPS/08) 10
SOCIOLOGY OF FAMILY AND CHILDHOOD (SPS/08) 10
Course SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING (SPS/08)
credits 10
Programme
Course SOCIOLOGY OF FAMILY AND CHILDHOOD (SPS/08)
credits 10
Programme

One elective among:

(credits 10)

Course credits Programme
CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE (L-FIL-LET/11) 10
MODERN AGE LITERATURE (L-FIL-LET/11) 10
Course CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE (L-FIL-LET/11)
credits 10
Programme
Course MODERN AGE LITERATURE (L-FIL-LET/11)
credits 10
Programme
Course credits Programme
WORKSHOP: EDUCATIONAL DESIGN 1
WORKSHOP: EDUCATIONAL RELATIONS MANAGEMENT 1
WORKSHOP: LEARNING TO READ ILLUSTRATED AND SENSORY BOOKS 1
All degree-seeking students are required to attend theology teachings aimed at offering a reasoned and critical knowledge of the Christian message.

THEOLOGY II
Course WORKSHOP: EDUCATIONAL DESIGN
credits 1
Programme
Course WORKSHOP: EDUCATIONAL RELATIONS MANAGEMENT
credits 1
Programme
Course WORKSHOP: LEARNING TO READ ILLUSTRATED AND SENSORY BOOKS
credits 1
Programme
All degree-seeking students are required to attend theology teachings aimed at offering a reasoned and critical knowledge of the Christian message.

THEOLOGY II

3° year

One elective among:

(credits 5)

Course credits Programme
EDUCATION AND LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES (M-PED/03) 5
METHODOLOGY OF SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES (M-PED/03) 5
Course EDUCATION AND LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES (M-PED/03)
credits 5
Programme
Course METHODOLOGY OF SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES (M-PED/03)
credits 5
Programme

One elective among:

(credits 5)

Course credits Programme
PEDAGOGY OF EDUCATIONAL LABOUR AND TRAINING (M-PED/01) 5
PEDAGOGY OF THE FAMILY (M-PED/01) 5
Course PEDAGOGY OF EDUCATIONAL LABOUR AND TRAINING (M-PED/01)
credits 5
Programme
Course PEDAGOGY OF THE FAMILY (M-PED/01)
credits 5
Programme

One elective among:

(credits 5)

Course credits Programme
BIOETHICS (M-FIL/03) 5
PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES AND ORG.CONSULTANCY (M-PSI/06) 5
Course BIOETHICS (M-FIL/03)
credits 5
Programme
Course PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES AND ORG.CONSULTANCY (M-PSI/06)
credits 5
Programme

One elective among:

(credits 5)

Course credits Programme
INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL AND CRIMINAL FAMILY AND JUVENILE LAW (IUS/01) 5
THEORIES AND INSTITUTES OF CITIZ. IN THE MOD AND CONTEMP AGE (SPS/02) 5
Course INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL AND CRIMINAL FAMILY AND JUVENILE LAW (IUS/01)
credits 5
Programme
Course THEORIES AND INSTITUTES OF CITIZ. IN THE MOD AND CONTEMP AGE (SPS/02)
credits 5
Programme

One elective among:

(credits 5)

Course credits Programme
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND ETHNOLOGY (M-DEA/01) 5
EDUCATION TO THEATRICALITY (L-ART/05) 5
Course CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND ETHNOLOGY (M-DEA/01)
credits 5
Programme
Course EDUCATION TO THEATRICALITY (L-ART/05)
credits 5
Programme
Course credits Programme
ELECTIVES 15
FINAL EXAMINATION 3
WORKSHOP: EDUCATIONAL OBSERVATION AND EVALUATION 1
WS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF TYPICAL AND ATYPICAL DEVELOPMENT 1
Course ELECTIVES
credits 15
Programme
Course FINAL EXAMINATION
credits 3
Programme
Course WORKSHOP: EDUCATIONAL OBSERVATION AND EVALUATION
credits 1
Programme
Course WS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF TYPICAL AND ATYPICAL DEVELOPMENT
credits 1
Programme

One internship modality among:

(credits 10)

Course credits Programme
INTERNSHIP 10
INTERNSHIP (PATHWAY 0-3 YEARS OLD) 10
INTERNSHIP (PERSONAL SERVICES OR TRAINING CONTEXTS) 10
All degree-seeking students are required to attend theology teachings aimed at offering a reasoned and critical knowledge of the Christian message.

THEOLOGY III
Course INTERNSHIP
credits 10
Programme
Course INTERNSHIP (PATHWAY 0-3 YEARS OLD)
credits 10
Programme
Course INTERNSHIP (PERSONAL SERVICES OR TRAINING CONTEXTS)
credits 10
Programme
All degree-seeking students are required to attend theology teachings aimed at offering a reasoned and critical knowledge of the Christian message.

THEOLOGY III