What are The course of study includes a obligation to acquire CFUs by performing Other Activities that are closely related to your university course and useful for your placement in the world of work. The course of study activates for this purpose numerous Laboratories designed as a completion of the course of study: attendance at these Laboratories is therefore the preferred pathway for the acquisition of CFU Other Activities. Depending on the chosen curriculum, there are from 3 to 6 CFUs available for Other Activities: for the Modern and Classical curricula 3 CFUs of Other activities for the Music and Performing Arts curriculum 3 CFUs of Other Activities and 3 CFUs of Laboratory Activities among those activated by the course. Students in all curricula must take the activities in their first and/or second year.
Recognized activities These are recognised activities: Laboratories and lectures activated by the Department or recognised by the Course and can be consulted in the Proposals for other activities Erasmus stay credits acquired during the Erasmus or Cinda programmes: 2 CFUs for the acquisition of 12 CFUs abroad, 3 CFUs for the acquisition of 18 CFUs, irrespective of the duration of the stay abroad. Recognition as supernumerary credits is also permitted if the student has already acquired all or part of the CFUs envisaged for the other activities. Study period abroad for reasons of study other than the Erasmus+ programme, for a maximum of 3 CFU, assessed on a case-by-case basis by the commission Internships and work placements approved by the study programme 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 undertaken as part of international mobility programmes. Certification of language skills starting from level B1, issued by bodies recognised by UniGe or by an appropriate public and/or private institute, in Italy or abroad, with proof of passing the relevant test. For a total of 3 non-divisible CFUs. This certification must be acquired during the university period and not previously. N.B.The certification used for the English Language Assessment Test (AT) cannot be reused for credits in the Other Activities. Participation in scientific and educational initiatives (conferences, congresses, excavation campaigns and educational trips, seminars, training courses, etc.) under the following conditions . the activity must have been previously accredited by the course of study. presence of a signature sheet recording your participation for the entire duration of the conference or seminar drawing up an articulate and detailed report of the work of the conference or seminar, followed and checked by the proposing lecturer (where required) Performance of the role of student representative of the course of studies in QA commissions, Joint Commission, Course Council: max 1 CFU per activity equal to 25 hours of attendance at meetings and meetings of the CdS Citizenship training courses and RAISE: maximum 1 CFU out of the 3 CFU or 6 CFU envisaged by the curriculum, from among those indicated in the Other activities proposals Post-secondary diplomas. issued by university or para-university institutions and public bodies, certificates of courses of the same type (3 CFU non-divisible) with proof of passing the relevant examination. Civil Service certified and carried out at legally recognised institutions (duration of at least one year, for 3 credits), judged by the Commission to be pertinent to the course of study. Certified work activity pertinent to the curriculum as judged by the Commission Other credits and of at least annual duration
Proposals for 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 Lectures Find a list of the Lectureships offered by the Course of Study on the page dedicated to Lectureships Find a list of the Lectureships offered by the Course of Study on the page dedicated to Lectureships Citizenship training max 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 proposing department 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 cod. 53417 or in the 3 cfu of the Laboratory activities of the Music and Performing Arts curriculum 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. max 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 proposing department 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 cod. 53417 or in the 3 cfu of the Laboratory activities of the Music and Performing Arts curriculum 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. 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 N.B. For more opportunities subscribe to the Aulaweb "Notices and useful documents for students - LETTERS" and consult the announcements
CFU Recognition To apply for the recognition of other credits, you must hand in the Committee for Other Credits contact person for your curriculum, at least three months before the final discussion, the specific form with a paper file stating: . the activity carried out and/or competence acquired the duration of the activity. The delivery of the documentation must take place only after the acquisition of all the 3 CFUs envisaged for the other activities code 53417 and it is therefore advisable to include the code in the study plan for the year in which you plan to carry out all the activities necessary to be able to submit an application for recognition. It is understood that each credit corresponds to a minimum commitment of 25 hours.
