What are The course of study includes the obligation to acquire CFUs by carrying out Additionaltraining activities that are closely related to your university course and useful for your entry into the world of work. These activities, which are carried out according to a typology described in detail in the Course Regulations, aim to enhance communication, linguistic and transversal skills and abilities and, for students in the Performing Arts curriculum, specifically relate to Laboratories and Internships carried out in organisations and institutions related to music, the performing arts and the media. In your study plan you have 3 CFUs available for other activities. Inclusion in the plan can be done either in the 1st or 2nd year. It is advisable to enter the Other activities code (teaching code 84510) in the year in which you intend to carry out the activity and request its recognition in your career. The course is also available for other activities. Alternatively, the 3 CFUs may be acquired by passing a B2-level foreign language test at a level chosen from English (with the possibility of a classroom lecture - teaching code 108657), French and German (with the possibility of taking a self-study online course provided by the University's Language Skills Development Sector), Spanish (without support). For French, German and Spanish the teaching code to be included in the plan is 118908. The degree recognises certificates at the same level or higher.. N.B.The Other Activities can be carried outat any time during the two years, but you can only request recognition if you have entered the corresponding code in your study plan. If you have not entered it, you can still carry out the activities that are useful for obtaining other credits. To submit the documentation, you will have to wait until the following academic year, when you enter the code for the educational activity in your plan.
Recognized activities Cases recognised by the course: Laboratories activated by the Department or recognised by the Course and available on the course website;. Erasmus or Cinda stay: 2 CFU for the acquisition of 12 CFU abroad, 3 CFU for the acquisition of 18 CFU, regardless of the duration of the stay abroad. Recognition as supernumerary credits is also permitted in the event that the student has already acquired all or part of the Cfu foreseen for the other activities;. Period of study abroad for reasons other than the Erasmus+ programme, for a maximum of 3 CFU, assessed on a case-by-case basis by the committee; Internships and work placements approved by the course of study and the Department for a total of 3 non-divisible CFUs acquired in 75 hours. The criterion also applies to activities assimilated to internships and apprenticeships carried out within the framework of international mobility programmes; . Certification of language skills starting from level B2, issued by bodies recognised by UniGe or by an appropriate public and/or private institute, in Italy or abroad, with proof of passing the relative test. For a total of 3 non-divisible CFUs (please note: the certification used for the language assessment test of the three-year course cannot be reused for the CFUs of the Other activities);. Participation in scientific initiatives (conferences, congresses, seminars, training courses, etc.) under the following conditions: 1) the activity must have been accredited in advance by the course of study; 2) the presence of a signature sheet that records your participation for the entire duration of the conference or seminar; 3) the writing of an articulate and detailed report of the work of the conference or seminar followed and checked by the proposing professor (where required); Citizenship training courses and RAISE: maximum 1 CFU out of the 3 CFU envisaged per student from among those indicated in the Proposals for other activities; Post-secondary diplomas issued by university or para-university institutes and public bodies, certificates for courses of the same type (3 CFU non-divisible) with proof of passing the relevant test; Civil Service certified and carried out at legally recognised institutions (duration of at least one year, for 3 CFU), judged by the Commission to be pertinent to the course of study; Certified work activity pertinent to the curriculum according to the judgement of the Commission Credits others and of at least annual duration; Secondary School of Specialisation in Secondary Teaching (SSIS) and/or Training Course for Specialisation in Teaching Support Activities for Students with Disabilities (TFA): placements undertaken during these courses may be recognised for a total of 3 CFU; Representation activities in the bodies and committees of the Course of Study, the Department, the School and the University: max 1 CFU for activities equal to 25 hours of attendance at meetings and gatherings;
Proposals Other activities Workshops Find the list of Labs offered by the Course of Study on the page dedicated to Labs Find the list of Labs offered by the Course of Study on the page dedicated to Labs English course - level B2 3 CFUs The Language Skills Development Sector (CLAT) offers the opportunity to attend a free English course to obtain level B2 certification. After taking the course, in self-study, you can take the test and obtain, following an application to the CLAT, the certificate of proficiency. More info here: https://clat.unige.it/TestENB2. The course is made available on the Aulaweb portal every year, around mid-October. Interested students should request the access password by writing to didattica.diraas@unige.it. Please note that in order to obtain the recognition of credits, the certificate of eligibility issued by CLAT must be forwarded to the Commission, and then the final test must be taken and passed. ------------------------- As an alternative to the self-study course provided by the Language Skills Development Department, you can take the English Language B2 course code 108657. In order to obtain recognition of credits, you will have to request from the course instructor a certificate of passing the final exam, which you will have to forward to the Commission other credits. 3 CFUs The Language Skills Development Sector (CLAT) offers the opportunity to attend a free English course to obtain level B2 certification. After taking the course, in self-study, you can take the test and obtain, following an application to the CLAT, the certificate of proficiency. More info here: https://clat.unige.it/TestENB2. The course is made available on the Aulaweb portal every year, around mid-October. Interested students should request the access password by writing to didattica.diraas@unige.it. Please note that in order to obtain the recognition of credits, the certificate of eligibility issued by CLAT must be forwarded to the Commission, and then the final test must be taken and passed. ------------------------- As an alternative to the self-study course provided by the Language Skills Development Department, you can take the English Language B2 course code 108657. In order to obtain recognition of credits, you will have to request from the course instructor a certificate of passing the final exam, which you will have to forward to the Commission other credits. Citizenship training 1 CFU The Citizenship Training course is aimed at all students enrolled in the University's undergraduate, master's, single-cycle master's and PhD courses, regardless of the Department offering the course or the course they are enrolled in. The aim of the course is to promote the development of active and responsible citizenship through the acquisition of personal and social, entrepreneurial and digital skills. The course of study recognises in the 3 CFU of the Other activities only 1 seminar module of 1 CFU to be chosen from the following: Marginals and Rights (DAFIST - ref. prof. Langella) Multiculturalism and Citizenship (DLCM - ref. prof. Pusillo) Religions in Public Space (DAFIST - ref. prof. Colagrossi) RAISE courses (one of your choice among all those offered by the University: https://unige.it/corsi-raise-cittadinanza) PLEASE NOTE: the offer of activated modules may vary from year to year, please wait for the annual announcement with the list of modules offered in the current academic year. 1 CFU The Citizenship Training course is aimed at all students enrolled in the University's undergraduate, master's, single-cycle master's and PhD courses, regardless of the Department offering the course or the course they are enrolled in. The aim of the course is to promote the development of active and responsible citizenship through the acquisition of personal and social, entrepreneurial and digital skills. The course of study recognises in the 3 CFU of the Other activities only 1 seminar module of 1 CFU to be chosen from the following: Marginals and Rights (DAFIST - ref. prof. Langella) Multiculturalism and Citizenship (DLCM - ref. prof. Pusillo) Religions in Public Space (DAFIST - ref. prof. Colagrossi) RAISE courses (one of your choice among all those offered by the University: https://unige.it/corsi-raise-cittadinanza) PLEASE NOTE: the offer of activated modules may vary from year to year, please wait for the annual announcement with the list of modules offered in the current academic year. Laboratorio di avvicinamento alla Lingua dei Segni Italiana (LIS) 2 CFUs Introduced on the wave of the recognition of the Italian Sign Language (LIS) by the Italian State, these workshops aim to bring those who participate closer to the world of LIS; a world in which communication passes through a different channel from the one we usually associate with (spoken) languages: the visual-gestural channel. Lecturer responsible: Danilo Monteverde The Course of Study recognises 2 CFUs for the basic or intermediate level course, i.e. it is possible to apply for recognition in the other activities of one module (basic or intermediate depending on your starting level). More information on class schedules and classrooms will be published in due course on the "News" section of this website. 2 CFUs Introduced on the wave of the recognition of the Italian Sign Language (LIS) by the Italian State, these workshops aim to bring those who participate closer to the world of LIS; a world in which communication passes through a different channel from the one we usually associate with (spoken) languages: the visual-gestural channel. Lecturer responsible: Danilo Monteverde The Course of Study recognises 2 CFUs for the basic or intermediate level course, i.e. it is possible to apply for recognition in the other activities of one module (basic or intermediate depending on your starting level). More information on class schedules and classrooms will be published in due course on the "News" section of this website. Seminar Human Rights: origins, developments and contemporary trends 1 CFU Lecturer: M. Stella Acerno Period of performance: second semester starting in February 2026 and finishing by May 2026. Educational methods:The seminar will be held in presence and online for a total of 26 hours divided into 12 lectures, unless otherwise arranged by the teaching structures. With the use of slides, videos and materials made available by the lecturer. The classrosroom methodology is envisaged; including workshop activities on education for individual and global awareness: of oneself, of others and of the planet with interactive participation of students. For registration and information: info.cedu@libero.it PRESENTATION The seminar deals with and explores human rights issues in their various aspects and disciplinary areas. Starting with definitions of the concept of human rights, the origins, development and contemporary trends concerning civil and political, social, economic and cultural rights are analysed. In-depth studies are devoted to education and the relationship between literature, film and human rights. FORMATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The objective of the seminar is to provide students with tools of understanding for the analysis and study of human rights from a historical and social, legal and cultural point of view. Broaden knowledge about contemporary trends and the debate on the protection of rights on a global scale, acquire skills on human rights education. Deepen the relationship between different cultures and the universalism of human rights. MODE OF ASSESSMENT At the end of the seminar there will be an oral interview or the writing of a short written paper on the topics analysed. PROGRAMME The seminar explores aspects related to the following content: - Definitions and foundations of human rights. - The view of the equality of human beings in history. - The three revolutions and their historical and legal implications. - Human rights in the new contemporary society. - Subjects of law in the international community from 1600 to 1900. - The Four Freedoms Speech of F. Delano Roosevelt. - From the League of Nations to the UN. - The Nuremberg and Tokyo Trials. - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. - International human rights instruments. - The main human rights NGOs. The work of Amnesty International. - The European Union and the protection of human rights. - Human rights education. - Cinema, literature and human rights. - The new paradigm in education. - The GAIA Project for individual and global awareness education. To be arranged: meetings with teachers, experts and/or members of human rights NGOs. DOCENT M. Stella Acerno, president of CEDU Centro per l'Educazione ai Diritti Umani (Centre for Human Rights Education), a non-profit organisation registered in the regional Single National Register of the Third Sector. Former teacher of literary subjects and history at State Institutes of Higher Education. Press and communications contact person for Amnesty International Italy, Liguria Constituency.. Recommended readings for further study: Norberto Bobbio: The Age of Rights Giulio Einaudi Editore. 1990 - 2014 Giuseppe Giliberti Historical introduction to human rights G. Giappichelli Editore. 2012 Stella Acerno (ed.) But what rights? What we know and what we don't want to know about human rights Fratelli Frilli Editori 2013 Stella Acerno The in-security of the sustainable society - Genoa University Press 2022 1 CFU Lecturer: M. Stella Acerno Period of performance: second semester starting in February 2026 and finishing by May 2026. Educational methods:The seminar will be held in presence and online for a total of 26 hours divided into 12 lectures, unless otherwise arranged by the teaching structures. With the use of slides, videos and materials made available by the lecturer. The classrosroom methodology is envisaged; including workshop activities on education for individual and global awareness: of oneself, of others and of the planet with interactive participation of students. For registration and information: info.cedu@libero.it PRESENTATION The seminar deals with and explores human rights issues in their various aspects and disciplinary areas. Starting with definitions of the concept of human rights, the origins, development and contemporary trends concerning civil and political, social, economic and cultural rights are analysed. In-depth studies are devoted to education and the relationship between literature, film and human rights. FORMATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The objective of the seminar is to provide students with tools of understanding for the analysis and study of human rights from a historical and social, legal and cultural point of view. Broaden knowledge about contemporary trends and the debate on the protection of rights on a global scale, acquire skills on human rights education. Deepen the relationship between different cultures and the universalism of human rights. MODE OF ASSESSMENT At the end of the seminar there will be an oral interview or the writing of a short written paper on the topics analysed. PROGRAMME The seminar explores aspects related to the following content: - Definitions and foundations of human rights. - The view of the equality of human beings in history. - The three revolutions and their historical and legal implications. - Human rights in the new contemporary society. - Subjects of law in the international community from 1600 to 1900. - The Four Freedoms Speech of F. Delano Roosevelt. - From the League of Nations to the UN. - The Nuremberg and Tokyo Trials. - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. - International human rights instruments. - The main human rights NGOs. The work of Amnesty International. - The European Union and the protection of human rights. - Human rights education. - Cinema, literature and human rights. - The new paradigm in education. - The GAIA Project for individual and global awareness education. To be arranged: meetings with teachers, experts and/or members of human rights NGOs. DOCENT M. Stella Acerno, president of CEDU Centro per l'Educazione ai Diritti Umani (Centre for Human Rights Education), a non-profit organisation registered in the regional Single National Register of the Third Sector. Former teacher of literary subjects and history at State Institutes of Higher Education. Press and communications contact person for Amnesty International Italy, Liguria Constituency.. Recommended readings for further study: Norberto Bobbio: The Age of Rights Giulio Einaudi Editore. 1990 - 2014 Giuseppe Giliberti Historical introduction to human rights G. Giappichelli Editore. 2012 Stella Acerno (ed.) But what rights? What we know and what we don't want to know about human rights Fratelli Frilli Editori 2013 Stella Acerno The in-security of the sustainable society - Genoa University Press 2022 Permanent Theatre Workshop - The Falcon Participation in the Permanent Theatrical Workshop organised at the Falcone Interdepartmental Centre entitles you to the recognition of 2 CFU, for a total of 96 hours of teaching. Participation in the Permanent Theatrical Workshop organised at the Falcone Interdepartmental Centre entitles you to the recognition of 2 CFU, for a total of 96 hours of teaching. N.B. For more opportunities subscribe to the Aulaweb "Notices and useful documents for students - MODERN LITERATURE AND ENTERTAINMENT" and consult the announcements.
CFU Recognition To apply for the recognition of other credits, you must submit the Committee for Other Credits, at least three months before the final discussion, in a single payment and at least three months before the final discussion, the specific form with all the required paperwork certifying: the activity performed and/or competence acquired the duration of the activity You may also submit a self-certification regarding the duration of the training activities. In this case, the Credit Commission others, proceeding with spot checks, may ask you for formal documentation at a later date. Activities already recognized during the three-year course cannot be recognized again as course credits during the master's degree course.
