HUMANITIES

The primary and general objective of the Literature Degree course is to provide students with fundamental knowledge in the disciplines of humanities, from antiquity to present days, by achieving a sure command of the national language in its oral and written modes, along with the knowledge of contemporary European and extra-European culture, primarily through the teaching of languages ​​and literatures courses.
The marked attention towards modern European and peri-European languages ​​and literatures, which goes hand in hand with the teaching of traditional humanistic disciplines, can indeed be considered as a peculiar trait of the Literature Degree course. Furthermore, the Literature Degree course ensures adequate training in the field of humanistic information technology.
The Literature Degree course is a first level degree and has a length of 3 years; it has a preeminent methodological vocation and the privileged employment outlet for its graduates, to be completed with further studies at master's degree levels, is the field of teaching in the so-called humanistic subjects in secondary schools. Therefore, during the 3 years of the Literature Degree course, students will develop the basic disciplinary skills that will form the cultural backbone of future teachers.
The three-year degree in Literature will also guarantee participation in public competitions that indicate this title as a necessary requirement in their selection processes; furthermore, the Literature degree will also ensure adequate training to become qualified operators in private humanistic sectors, including publishing and cultural promotion activities.
The specific training objectives of the Literature degree course are:
a) the acquisition of basic knowledge in the fields of history, art, geography, philosophy, and the ability to read original texts;
b) the acquisition of specific knowledge in the field of ancient and modern literature, at national, European and extra-European level, along with relevant tools, methods and reading skills in the original language of literary texts belonging to each specific tradition;
c) the acquisition, as well as a full command, of the Italian language (spoken and written modes) in its own diachronic evolution, and a satisfactory knowledge of a second language of the European Union, of the Latin language and Romanic disciplines;
d) the acquisition of basic philological training, which includes knowledge of the history of philological sciences and their specific methods and tools, in order to face critical reading and the analysis of literary texts in ancient and modern Italian and in classical languages;
e) the acquisition of basic knowledge of historical and theoretical linguistics, with particular attention to models of synchronic analysis of languages and language, and models of linguistic change.