What are The course of study includes the obligation to acquire CFUs by performingOther Activities that are closely related to your university course and useful for your placement in the world of work. You can enter the code for Other Activities in your syllabus indifferently in your first or second year. N.B.The Other Activities can be carried outat any time during the two years but you can only request their recognition provided that you have entered the corresponding code in your study plan. If you have not entered it, you will still be able to carry out activities that are useful for earning Other Credits.To submit documentation you will have to wait until the following academic year, when you enter the code for the educational activity in your plan. Remember to read the School Regulations and the Study Manifesto carefully.
Recognized activities To acquire the single compulsory CFU you can choose between: participation in one of the laboratories organised by the School (available on the website at the page student-laboratories) or by other courses related to the Department; participation in a laboratory organised by other universities or other scientific institutions, in Italy or abroad, provided that it is relevant to the subject of the School the period of stay abroad at university sites (e.g. participation in the Erasmus programme) carried out in accordance with the procedures established by the University. Supernumerary recognition is permitted in the event that you have already obtained the credit required for the other knowledge the participation in conferences and seminars, also cumulative, strictly related to curricular training, provided that they are initiatives organised by the University or initiatives previously recognised by the BoD as valid for the acquisition of CFUs or initiatives of particular scientific relevance in the judgement of the "Other credits" Commission. The Commission reserves the right to judge freely also in the event that the activities are regularly recognised by other degree courses;. participation in Summer Schools or training courses organised by universities or other scientific institutions, in Italy or abroad, provided that they are pertinent to the subject matter of the degree course;. participation in study trips that have received prior recognition by the CdS; informatics courses or related courses in a foreign language (other than English and corresponding to at least a B1 level), attested by certificates issued by bodies recognised by the University or by an appropriate public and/or private institute, in Italy or abroad, with proof of passing the relevant test, provided that they were obtained after enrolment or pre-enrolment in the degree course; . Student representation activities in University bodies (Course Council, Department Council, various committees): 1 CFU for activities equal to 25 hours of attendance at meetings and gatherings. You may also choose to add the CFU of other activities to the 3 CFU of Internships, bringing the latter from 75 to 100 hours. We advise you to submit documentation proving the completion of the other activities at least three months prior to the date scheduled for the discussion of your thesis. Incomplete or incorrectly completed dossiers (e.g. lack of the registration year and the code to which the placements and other activities refer in the study plan) will not be examined. N.B. Only those credits accrued from the date of enrolment or pre-enrolment in the degree course will be recognised as useful for the achievement of the CFUs necessary for the completion of the degree course; however, any credits acquired in excess of the 180 prescribed for the degree course may be recognised. Proposals Other activities Workshops Find a list of the Workshops offered by the Course of Study on the Laboratories page. Find a list of the Workshops offered by the Course of Study on the Laboratories page. Citizenship training 1 CFUThe course Citizenship Training is aimed at all students enrolled in the University's undergraduate, master's, single-cycle degree and PhD programmes, 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 an active and responsible citizenship through the acquisition of personal and social, entrepreneurial and digital skills.The Course of Study recognises among the other curricular activities a seminar module of your choice among those listed below:Marginal and Rights cod. 106493 (DAFIST - referee Prof. Langella) - 1 CFUReligions in Public Space cod. 111338 (DAFIST - referee prof.ssa Colagrossi) - 1 CFUMulticulturalism and citizenship cod. 106458 (DLCM - ref. prof. Pusillo) - 1 CFUCitizenship, volunteering and soft skills cod. 106502 (DIMES - didattica.dimes@unige.it) - 1 CFUCitizenship and rights in the age of globalisation cod. 103762 (DIGI - didattica.ddg@unige.it) - 1 CFUArtificial Intelligence and Administrative Activity - RAISE Liguria cod. 113505 (DISFOR - formazione.raise@unige.it) - 1 CFUNOTE 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 CFUThe course Citizenship Training is aimed at all students enrolled in the University's undergraduate, master's, single-cycle degree and PhD programmes, 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 an active and responsible citizenship through the acquisition of personal and social, entrepreneurial and digital skills.The Course of Study recognises among the other curricular activities a seminar module of your choice among those listed below:Marginal and Rights cod. 106493 (DAFIST - referee Prof. Langella) - 1 CFUReligions in Public Space cod. 111338 (DAFIST - referee prof.ssa Colagrossi) - 1 CFUMulticulturalism and citizenship cod. 106458 (DLCM - ref. prof. Pusillo) - 1 CFUCitizenship, volunteering and soft skills cod. 106502 (DIMES - didattica.dimes@unige.it) - 1 CFUCitizenship and rights in the age of globalisation cod. 103762 (DIGI - didattica.ddg@unige.it) - 1 CFUArtificial Intelligence and Administrative Activity - RAISE Liguria cod. 113505 (DISFOR - formazione.raise@unige.it) - 1 CFUNOTE 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. Seminar human rights, origins, developments and contemporary trends 1 CFULecturer: M. Stella AcernoPeriod: starts on 3 March 2026 in Lecture Room E of the Didactic Pole in Via delle Fontane from 17.00 to 19.00;continues every Tuesday in Lecture Room E Didactic Pole from 17.00 to 19.00 for a total of twelve meetings.Learning methods: The seminar takes place in presence and on line for a total of 26 hours divided into 12 lessons, unless otherwise provided by the teaching structures. With the use ofslides, videos and materials made available by the lecturer.The classrosroom methodology is envisaged; the workshop activity on education to individual and global awareness: of oneself, of others and of the planet with interactive participation of the students is included.For enrolment and information: info.cedu@libero.itPRESENTATIONThe seminar deals with and explores human rights issues in the various aspects and disciplinary fields that characterise them.Beginning with the 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, cinema and human rights.FORMATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMESThe aim 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 perspective.To broaden knowledge on contemporary trends and the debate on the protection of rights on a global scale, to acquire skills on human rights education. To deepen the relationship between different cultures and the universalism of human rights.MODE OF ASSESSMENTAt the end of the seminar there will be an oral interview or the writing of a short written paper on the topics analysed.PROGRAMMEThe seminar explores aspects related to the following contents:- Definitions and foundations of human rights.- The vision of 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.- F. Delano Roosevelt's Four Freedoms Speech.- From the League of Nations to the UN.- The Nuremberg and Tokyo Trials.- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.- International instruments for the protection of human rights.- 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 education for individual and global awareness.To be arranged: meetings with teachers, experts and/or members of human rights NGOs.DOCENTM. Stella Acerno, president of the CEDU Centro per l'Educazione ai Diritti Umani (Centre for Human Rights Education), a non-profit organisation registered in the regional Third Sector Single National Register. Former teacher of literary subjects and historyat State Institutes of Higher Education. Press and communication contact person for Amnesty International Italia, Circoscrizione Liguria.Recommended readings for further study:Norberto Bobbio: L'età dei diritti Giulio Einaudi Editore. 1990 - 2014Giuseppe Giliberti Historical introduction to human rights G. Giappichelli Editore. 2012Stella Acerno (ed.) But what rights? What we know and what we do not want to know about human rights Fratelli Frilli Editori 2013Stella Acerno The in-security of sustainable society - Genova University Press 2022 1 CFULecturer: M. Stella AcernoPeriod: starts on 3 March 2026 in Lecture Room E of the Didactic Pole in Via delle Fontane from 17.00 to 19.00;continues every Tuesday in Lecture Room E Didactic Pole from 17.00 to 19.00 for a total of twelve meetings.Learning methods: The seminar takes place in presence and on line for a total of 26 hours divided into 12 lessons, unless otherwise provided by the teaching structures. With the use ofslides, videos and materials made available by the lecturer.The classrosroom methodology is envisaged; the workshop activity on education to individual and global awareness: of oneself, of others and of the planet with interactive participation of the students is included.For enrolment and information: info.cedu@libero.itPRESENTATIONThe seminar deals with and explores human rights issues in the various aspects and disciplinary fields that characterise them.Beginning with the 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, cinema and human rights.FORMATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMESThe aim 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 perspective.To broaden knowledge on contemporary trends and the debate on the protection of rights on a global scale, to acquire skills on human rights education. To deepen the relationship between different cultures and the universalism of human rights.MODE OF ASSESSMENTAt the end of the seminar there will be an oral interview or the writing of a short written paper on the topics analysed.PROGRAMMEThe seminar explores aspects related to the following contents:- Definitions and foundations of human rights.- The vision of 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.- F. Delano Roosevelt's Four Freedoms Speech.- From the League of Nations to the UN.- The Nuremberg and Tokyo Trials.- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.- International instruments for the protection of human rights.- 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 education for individual and global awareness.To be arranged: meetings with teachers, experts and/or members of human rights NGOs.DOCENTM. Stella Acerno, president of the CEDU Centro per l'Educazione ai Diritti Umani (Centre for Human Rights Education), a non-profit organisation registered in the regional Third Sector Single National Register. Former teacher of literary subjects and historyat State Institutes of Higher Education. Press and communication contact person for Amnesty International Italia, Circoscrizione Liguria.Recommended readings for further study:Norberto Bobbio: L'età dei diritti Giulio Einaudi Editore. 1990 - 2014Giuseppe Giliberti Historical introduction to human rights G. Giappichelli Editore. 2012Stella Acerno (ed.) But what rights? What we know and what we do not want to know about human rights Fratelli Frilli Editori 2013Stella Acerno The in-security of sustainable society - Genova University Press 2022 N.B.: To find out about other opportunities subscribe to the Aulaweb "Notices and useful documents - Art History and Artistic Heritage Enhancement" and consult the announcements.
CFU Recognition To apply for the recognition of other credits, you must submit the Internship/Internships and Other Activities Commission, at least three months before the final discussion, the specific form with a paper trail stating: the activity performed and/or competence acquired the duration of the activity You may also submit a self-certification concerning the duration of the training activities. In this case, the Commission, proceeding with spot checks, may request formal documentation from you later.
