Basic training grounded in general history, supplemented through disciplines that broaden cultural preparation, provide an interdisciplinary approach and enable a methodological orientation to the sources. The training makes use of the library holdings of the Department's libraries, the relationship with cultural institutions, seminars, meetings and internship experiences at museums, archives, libraries, public and private institutions and ERASMUS stays abroad.

Lecture at State Archives of Genoa. Acquisition of knowledge on the typology of archival material and tools for consultation; exemplification on archival sources related to a specific topic indicated by the lecturer.

Employment in public and private organizations working in the field of organizing cultural events and ceremonies and in the field of services for professional interviewing and surveying; work as archive and library assistants.

The headquarters of the School of Humanities and its related departments are located in the area around Via Balbi and Piazza della Nunziata. Some of these palazzi are historical palaces of the city of Genoa, known as 'Palazzi dei Rolli'.

For the distribution of the Departments see the acronyms:
DAFIST = Department of Antiquities, Philosophy and History
DIRAAS = Department of Italianistics, Romanistics, Antiquities, Arts and Entertainment
DLCM = Department of Modern Languages and Cultures

• via Balbi 2 (Palazzo Balbi Cattaneo): Chair, Aula Magna, classrooms number 1 to number 9, offices and offices of DAFIST and DIRAAS teachers, Library
• via Balbi 4 (Palazzo Balbi Senarega): Humanities Student Desk, classrooms E, F, G, H, M, N, P, DAFIST teachers' offices and studios, DIRAAS, Library
• via Balbi 6 (Palazzo Balbi Raggio): classrooms I, Q, R, S, Library of the School of Humanities
• via Balbi 30: DAFIST teachers' studios
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• via delle Fontane 10: Teaching Centre, classrooms A to M and Aula Magna, LaLim Laboratory
• piazza Santa Sabina 2: DLCM offices and teachers' studios, Library