Other activities

1-3 CFUs

The computer skills test is a test to be prepared independently. All information on the test schedule and materials to prepare for it can be found at Teams.

Teams code: qinypdm

To book the rehearsal, simply write an email to corrado.fumagalli@unige.it and then log onto the Teams channel at the time of the rehearsal.

The subject line of the email should be "Computer skills test" and the email should contain your first name, last name, first class number, course of study.

max 2 CFUs
(for the basic course, the advanced course or both)

Introduced in the wake of the recognition of the Italian Sign Language (LIS) and the Tactile LIS (LISt) by the Italian State, this course aims to bring those who participate in it closer to the world of LIS and LISt; a world in which communication passes through a different channel from the one we usually associate with (spoken) languages: the visual/tactile/textual channel. 

Lecturer in charge: Danilo Monteverde

The Course of Study recognises a maximum of 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 only  (basic or intermediate  depending on one's starting level).

More information on class schedules and classrooms will be published in due course on the "News" section of this website.

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 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 CFUs of Other Knowledge cod. 73209 only 1 seminar module of 1 CFU to be chosen among the following:

• Marginal and Rights (DAFIST - ref. prof.ssa Langella)
• Multiculturalism and citizenship (DLCM - ref. prof. Pusillo)
• Religions in Public Space (DAFIST - ref. prof.ssa Colagrossi)

PLEASE NOTE: the offer of activated modules may vary from year to year, it is necessary to wait for the annual notice with the list of the modules offered in the current academic year.

1 CFU

Lecturer: Matteo Caponi

Start date: first semester 2026–27

Timetable: to be confirmed

Duration: 2 credits: 15 hours + 10 hours of library work + 25 hours of independent study for the preparation of a final assignment. 

For further information and to enrol: please send an email to matteo.caponi@unige.it, specifying your degree programme and year of study.

The workshop’s online classroom is available at the following link: https://2025.aulaweb.unige.it/course/view.php?id=6663

Contents
The workshop aims to provide students with the tools to complete their Master’s thesis, covering everything from the main research methodologies and the collection of sources through to the drafting and revision of the text. The following topics will be covered:

1. What a thesis is and what its purpose is; how to choose a thesis topic; the thesis as an argumentative text.
2. The use of the vocabulary and argumentative style specific to the discipline of historiography.
3. Locating sources and compiling a bibliography (research in archives and libraries; databases and online digital resources).
4. The organisation of a structured text (abstract, division into chapters and paragraphs).
5. Critical apparatus and editorial standards.

Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Select sources, identifying their type and hierarchy (documentary; primary printed sources; secondary; digital);
• Write an abstract of the dissertation project and derive keywords from it;
• Create a table of contents, with a provisional division into chapters;
• Apply appropriate editorial standards (format footnotes correctly and know how to cite sources);
• Compile the bibliography and list of websites.

Students are required to attend and participate actively.

Reference texts
Fabio Rossi, How to Write a Degree Thesis Today: A Practical Guide to Theses, Essays and Other Academic Papers, Rome-Bari, Laterza, 2025.

Assessment methods
Preparation of a final paper including a title, abstract, keywords, provisional table of contents and bibliography for the dissertation project.

1 CFU

1st semester

Lecturers: Rebekka Dossche and Nicola Gabellieri

Start date and timetable: to be agreed with participants

Teaching method: the workshop will take place in person and attendance is compulsory. The workshop has a limited number of places (maximum 10 participants)

Course content: The workshop will introduce students to the theoretical concepts of cartography and the practical use of geographic information system (GIS) software to create maps and manage geolocated data, with particular reference to applications for geo-historical and field research. Based on the methods and sources covered, students will be required to produce an independent project.

The course forms part of the Digital

Participation in 20 hours of workshop activities and the completion of a report on the work carried out will enable students to earn 1 credit

Granted by the Bachelor's Degree Course in Conservation of Cultural Heritage

1 or 2 CFU depending on the type of participation

Lecturers: Anna Maria Stagno, with the support of Drs.ssses Laura Moro, Laura Gago Chorén, Ylenia Paciotti, Eltjana Shkreli and Giorgia Frangioni 

Period: 1st semester

Start: will be announced later

Time: will be agreed with the students

Mode: in presence. To enrol send an email to the mailbox anna.stagno@unige.it starting from 1st September, taking care to indicate as subject "ASTRALAB ENROLLMENT" and to specify first name, surname, matriculation, course of study, curriculum, year of course. A presentation of the Laboratory's activities is planned for September.

At the AstraLab - Laboratory of Archaeology and Rural and Landscape History of DAFIST  it is possible to carry out practical activities related to the research and projects on environmental archaeology and history and rural and landscape archaeology and history underway in the European mountains. Sources and methods of rural and landscape history and archaeology will be explored through educational outings, seminars and workshop activities. The surface reconnaissance (lasting one day) will alternate with workshop activities dedicated to the analysis of current and historical cartography on a GIS platform, re-elaboration of documentation and excavation and reconnaissance data, analysis of finds, consultation of archives of field surveys and private archives held at the LASA and the LASA library.

Participation in 25 hours of workshop activities or 15 hours of workshop activities and the writing of a paper on the work carried out will allow the acquisition of 1 CFU.

1 CFU

Docente: Mariano Martini 

Durata: 16 hours of lectures plus self-study 

Cycles of meetings: 8 meetings are proposed (depending on the availability of the teaching calendar and classrooms) 

For more information and to register: prof. Mariano Martini mariano.martini@unige.it

Training activity envisaged
The workshop aims to strengthen the educational offer of the History degree course and is addressed to students who intend to study in depth some aspects concerning the history of medicine in the period between the 16th and 19th centuries. with particular reference to the history of hygiene and public health. 

The cycle of meetings will be structured as follows: outlines of the history of medicine; history of hygiene and public health; history of epidemiology; biographical profiles of eminent personalities in the field of medical history.  

Manner of teaching and learning assessment
The lectures will be held in person with the projection of slides and other supporting teaching material and classroom discussion of the topics covered. The lecturer will agree with the participants on the preparation of thematic project works on the basis of the topics covered; these works must be discussed at the end of the cycle of meetings with a presentation in the classroom, after delivery of the written text to the lecturer. The preparation of the project work and final discussion will be subject to evaluation by the lecturer. 

Final written work (project work): minimum 20.000 strokes  

Project discussion method: colloquium with PPT presentation 

1 CFU

Lecturers: Francesca Ferrando

Start date: to be confirmed

Course schedule: to be confirmed

Duration: 8 hours of lectures plus independent study 

For further information and to enrol please contact the lecturer

This workshop, reserved for students on the three-year degree programme in History, aims to provide the fundamental analytical tools needed to contextualise the legal, economic and social position of women in the modern era. The course will consist of four sessions, each lasting two hours, during which participants will explore various topics through the analysis of documentary sources produced mainly in the Genoa area. 

The topics covered will be: the dowry system, women’s work, gender-based violence, and the role of women in the welfare sector. 

At the end of the workshop, there will be a final assessment: each participant may choose either to transcribe and comment on a document provided by the tutor or to answer three questions in writing.

2 CFU

Lecturer: Giuseppe Rocca (The lecturer holds office hours in the office at Via Balbi 2, on the third floor, which is shared with Davide Arecco and Rebecca Dossche. The telephone number is as follows: 01020951430).

Start date: to be confirmed

Timetable: to be confirmed

Duration: 36 hours of face-to-face teaching plus 14 hours of independent study

For further information and to enrol: Prof. Giuseppe Rocca giurocca@lingue.unige.it

1. The term ‘Mediterranean’: from its origins to its invention
2. The ‘Mediterranean’ in the thought of Conrad Malte-Brun, Élisée Reclus and Vidal de la Blache
3. The Mediterranean world in German, French and Italian geopolitics during the interwar period 4. The ‘Mediterranean’ in the historical-environmental thought of Fernand Braudel
5. The ‘Mediterranean’ in geo-literature
6. The “Mediterranean” as a geographical region in the strict sense
7. The territories that best symbolise the Euro-Arab culture of the Mediterranean 8. The world’s “major Mediterranean regions” from a geopolitical perspective 9. The “enlarged Mediterranean” and the “disputed Mediterranean”: a geopolitical perspective

At the end of the module, there will be a written or oral assessment.

The assessment of the level of learning achieved by the student during the final assessment is considered:

• commendable, excellent or very good if the student demonstrates conceptual mastery, clarity of presentation and a thorough understanding of the topics covered during the workshop sessions;
• good or satisfactory, if the student uses correct, though not always appropriate, language, revealing a superficial understanding of the topics covered;
• sufficient, if the student’s mode of expression is neither appropriate nor clear, revealing a generally superficial level of preparation.
   

2 CFU

Lecturer: Valentina Ruzzin, with the support of Leila Leoni (PhD student)

Start date: 6 March 2026

Timetable: to be confirmed

Duration: 25 hours of face-to-face teaching plus independent study

For further information and to enrol: Prof. Valentina Ruzzin valentina.ruzzin@unige.it

Master's Degree Course in Archaeology: Profession and Knowledge (ArcheoPeS)

1 or 2 CFUs depending on the type of participation

Period: 2nd semester

Lecturer: Anna Maria Stagno, with the support of José Abellan Santisteban (post-doctoral fellow), Nathan Brenu (post-doctoral fellow), Lucia Vanacore (post-doctoral fellow)

Start and Times: will be agreed with participants.

Where: at DAFIST

For more information and registration contact the lecturer.

1 or 2 CFUs depending on type of participation

Lecturers: Anna Maria Stagno, Denise Bezzina, Valentina Ruzzin

Starting: 19 January 2026

Timetable: Seminars are normally held every Monday (according to the pre-set schedule) from 14.45 to 16.45. In January and February the seminars are held at UniGe-World in Via Balbi 40, from March in Lecture Hall 1, Via Balbi 6, 3rd floor 

For information and registration write to:
anna.stagno@unige.it, denise.bezzina@unige.it, valentina.ruzzin@unige.it

Attached hereto is the poster with the seminar programme and how to participate.