State University of Cassino - Italy

Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia

Via Marconi 10 I-03043 Cassino

Italian Version

DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT

1. Information identifying the holder of the qualification
 
1.1 Family name(s)
Rossi
1.2 Given name(s) Carlo
1.3 Date of birth (day/month/year): 22/04/1976
1.4 Student identification number or code (if available) RSSCRL76D22H501N

2. Information identifying the qualification

 
2.1 Name of qualification and (if applicable) title conferred (in original language)
Laurea in Lettere; laureato in Lettere
2.2 Main field(s) of study for the qualification Humanities
2.3 Name and status of awarding institution (in original language) Università degli studi di Cassino (State University)
2.4 Name and status of institution (if different from 2.3) administering studies (in original language) See 2.3
2.5 Language(s) of instruction/examination Italian

3. Information on the level of the qualification

3.1 Level of qualification Laurea (First degree)
3.2 Official length of programme Three years
3.3 Access requirements(s) Secondary school leaving qualification

4 Information on the contents and results gained

4.1
Mode of study

 
Full time
4.2
Programme requirements





















 
The main purpose of the above Laurea degree course is to provide students with adequate basic education in such subjects as Italian language and literature, history as well as classical and modern languages, literatures, art history and history of western civilizations from its beginning up to nowadays. 180 credits must be earned subdivided into:

30 credits: basic compulsory subjects;
44 credits: compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class
38 credits: supplementary compulsory subjects
10 credits: optional subjects
6 credits: a foreign language
10 credits: training period
32 credits: various educational activities
10 credits: final examination
4.3
Programme details: (e.g. modules or units studied), and the individual grades/marks/credits obtained
1st year
 
Courses
credits
grades
course code
1. Italian Literature
8 credits
28
L-183
2. Literary Criticism and Comparative Literatures
6 credits
30 e lode
L-112
3. Romanic Philology and Linguistics
4 credits
28
L-125
4. Latin Literature
4 credits
28
L-175
5. Roman History
4 credits
30 e lode
L-155
6. English
6 credits
30
L-133
7. Glottology
4 credits
27
L-191
8. Archives Studies
4 credits
28
L-129
9. History of Music
4 credits
30 e lode
L-189
10. Medieval Art History
4 credits
28
L-168
11. Sociology of Cultural and Communication Processes
4 credits
30
L-111
12. Communication Technology
4 credits
28
L-145
13. History of Southern Italy (free choice)
4 credits
30 e lode
L-188
2 years
1. Italian Linguistics
6 credits
26
L-212
2. Contemporary Italian Literature
6 credits
28
L-201
3. Medieval History
4 credits
27
L-274
4. Italian Literature Philology
4 credits
30
L-223
5. Modern History
6 credits
25
L-256
6. French Literature
6 credits
27
L-277
7. Geography
6 credits
28
L-243
8. Paleography
4 credits
30 e lode
L-261
9. Modern Art History
4 credits
27
L-255
10. Contemporary Art History
4 credits
28
L-249
11. History of Philosophy
4 credits
28
L-238
12. Social Psychology (free choice)
6 credits
30
L-289

3 years

1. Contemporary History
8 credits
30
L-342
2. Theory and Technique of Media
4 credits
30
L-356
3. Theory and Technique of Journalistic Language
4 credits
28
L-378
4. Text Editing
6 credits
28
L-341
5. Copyright
2 credits
30
L-309
6. History of Publishing
4 credits
30
L-321
7. Text Linguistics
4 credits
28
L-389
8. History of Printed Book
4 credits
28
L-376
9. Graphic Technique
4 credits
28
L-345
10. Stage
10 credits
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11. Final Examination
10 credits
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4.4 Grading scheme and, if available, grade distribution guidance
 
Individual subjects are
graded on a scale from 1 to 30, with 18 and 30 as minimum and maximum grade respectively. A 'cum laude' can be added to the maximum grade as a special distinction.
Grade
Definition
ECTS grades
% of successful students
30 cum laude
excellent
A
10
29-30
very good
B
25
27-28
good
C
30
24-26
satisfactory
D
25
18-23
sufficient
F
10
18
fail
FX
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Final graduation mark: 105.

 

4.5 Overall classification of the qualification



 
Performance in the final examination is graded on a scale from 1 to 110, with 66 and 110 as minimum and maximum grade respectively. A 'cum laude' can be added to the maximum grade as a special distinction.
 

5. Information on the function of the qualification
 

5.1 Access to further study
 
The Laurea grants access to 'Laurea specialistica' (2nd degree), 'corso di specializzazione' (specialization degree course ) and 'Master universitario' (university Master).
5.2 Professional status (if applicable) Possible professional opportunities for 'Laurea' holders of Cassino University are: - teachers in secondary schools (after further education and training as per current legal provisions); - professionals at publishing companies (experts in editorial projects, in text editing with traditional or software-based tools).

6. Additional information
 

6.1 Additional information
6.2 Further information sources
 
Details on teaching modules are available in the university web page www.unicas.it/didattica/facolt/lettere. The description of the subjects listed under point 4.3 is in the annex.

7. Certification of the supplement
 

7.1 Date   25 July 2002
7.2 Signature   Carlo Bianchi
7.3 Capacity   Registrar
7.4 Official stamp
or seal
  X

8. Information on the national higher education system (omissis)

Annex (sample)
LATIN LITERATURE

 
Teaching module title
 
Latin literature (Letteratura latina) (for students of the Laurea degree course in 'Lettere', modern and contemporary area, surnames from A to L)
Tipology of reference education activity compulsory basic subject
Reference sector L-FIL/ LET 04
Year of degree course 1st
Semester 1st
Credit total amount 6
Global workload (in hours) 150
Time distribution 36 h.s for lectures; 6 h.s for applied activities; 6 h.s for progress tests; 102 h.s individual work
Teacher's name Antonio Bruni
Educational goals to have undergraduates know the most relevant authors and themes of the history of Latin literature, with particular reference to literary genres; to have them gain the basic notions of Latin prosody and metrics as well as the basic skills for a linguistic and historico-literary analysis of the texts of Latin writers and poets of the classical period
Prerequisites basic notions of the Latin language
Course syllabus time subdivision and history of Latin literary genres; theoretical foundations of Latin prosody and metrics with respective applications; reading and linguistic and historical literary analysis of texts from Latin prose writers and poets
Reference books selected pages from the following works: P. Fedeli, Letteratura latina, Il tripode, Napoli 1984, second edition (or, alternatively: G. B. Conte, Letteratura latina, Le Monnier, Firenze 1987 and following corrected issues; or, alternatively: G. Cipriani, Storia della letteratura latina, Einaudi Scuola, Milano 1999); A. Traina (edited by), Virgilio. L'utopia e la storia (Il libro XII dell'Eneide e antologia delle opere), Loescher, Torino 1997; M. Bonaria - C. Grassi (edited by), Seneca il Vecchio. Quintiliano, Paideia, Brescia 1971
Teaching activities lectures, class reading and metrico-prosodiac analysis.