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Official Country Name
Italy
Country Code
IT
Country ID
21
Geographic Region
Europe
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INTENSIVE COMMUNICATIVE ITALIAN
Country
Italy
Host Institution
University of Padua
Program(s)
Psychology & Cognitive Science, Padova ,Psychology & Cognitive Science, Padua,Psychology and Cognitive Science, Padua
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Italian
UCEAP Course Number
11
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTENSIVE COMMUNICATIVE ITALIAN
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTENSV COMM ITAL 1
UCEAP Quarter Units
2.50
UCEAP Semester Units
1.70
Course Description

This course is for true beginners to Italian language. It runs at the pre-A1 level according to the CEFR level. This communicative course develops oral skills in Italian.

Language(s) of Instruction
Italian
Host Institution Course Number
Course 1
Host Institution Course Title
COMMUNICATIVO 1
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Language Center

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SPECIAL STUDY: INTERNSHIP
Country
Italy
Host Institution
University of Bologna
Program(s)
University of Bologna
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Art History
UCEAP Course Number
197
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SPECIAL STUDY: INTERNSHIP
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTERNSHIP
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This is a special studies course involving an internship with a corporate, public, governmental, or private organization, arranged with the Study Center Liaison Officer. Specific internships vary each term and are described on a special study project form for each student. A substantial paper or series of reports is required. Units vary depending on the contact hours and method of assessment. The internship may be taken during one or more terms but the units cannot exceed a total of 12.0 for the year.

Language(s) of Instruction
Italian
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
Host Institution Campus
BOLOGNA STUDY CENTER
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Study Center

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BAROQUE ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN ROME
Country
Italy
Host Institution
UC Center, Rome
Program(s)
Made in Italy, Rome,Sociology in Rome,Communication Studies in Rome,Art, Food and Society
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Art History Architecture
UCEAP Course Number
106
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
BAROQUE ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN ROME
UCEAP Transcript Title
BAROQUE ART/ARC ROM
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

Rome has played a pivotal role in the construction of a global scale culture. It first contributed to unifying the ancient world system as the capital of an empire. Then, in the early modern period (parallel to the age of explorations and colonialism), it became a laboratory for interactions between the local and the global. This course focuses on these interactions roughly between 1550 and 1750, the so-called Counter Reformation and Baroque Age.  Although this is mainly an on-site art history course, each art work, building, or urban plan is studied as a document to understand broader concepts related to geography, politics, religion, science, and philosophy. To assess the value of early modern art and architecture students develop multidisciplinary skills to investigate the multilayered meanings of objects, buildings, and urbanism. Focusing first on Caravaggio, then on the rivalry between Bernini and Borromini, and finally on the Renovatio Urbis (the new avenues connecting the main churches of the city), this course simultaneously explores the micro and the macro context of every commission. From the private fashioning of papal families (Borghese, Barberini, Pamphili, and Chigi) to the impression of orbialization (the concept that pervades the papal blessing addressed to the city and to the world), the city promised to be a topographical space of universal salvation. From the different approaches to art and architecture by Bernini and Borromini (theatrical and philosophical respectively) to the impact of the interreligious encounters of the new religious orders, Rome appeared as the laboratory of a globalization actualized in tandem with the colonial powers of Portugal, France, and Spain. The Spanish Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus in 1540 in Rome, shifted the religious discourse toward the universal good setting the program for a possible global society. The Jesuit system with their missionary and educational activities throughout the world was the most important institution for “interactions”. No wonder that in the 17th century, the Roman main educational institutions (Studium Urbis, Collegio Romano, Propaganda Fide) focused on the study of languages and the publication of dictionaries and grammar books. The impact of the Jesuit father Athanasius Kircher over 17th century Rome is as polyhedric as his writings. Kircher created one of the biggest cabinets of curiosities (wunderkammer) of Europe. His collection of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman antiques, embalmed animals, botanical rarities, scientific instruments, and a myriad of objects coming from China, India, Mexico, etc. was referred to as theatrum mundi (the theatre of the world), a metaphoric representation of the culture of the early modern city. By the end of the 17th century, Rome simultaneously assumed the connotations of new Jerusalem, Athens, Constantinople, Alexandria, and Babel mirroring the world as if in a theatre of memory and geography while other cities in different continents took the name of Rome of the East or Rome of the West through a religious and architectural response. The visual arts reveal the global resonance of Rome but also the presence of different ethnic groups in the city. The Eternal City was, undoubtedly, one of the loci where the subjective dimension of globalization originated.  

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
BAROQUE ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN ROME
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS
Country
Italy
Host Institution
University of Commerce Luigi Bocconi
Program(s)
Bocconi University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Business Administration
UCEAP Course Number
130
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS
UCEAP Transcript Title
FIN STATEMNT ANALYS
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course provides an information set to properly assess investment opportunities using accounting publicly released information. The course includes: a review of basic accounting concepts and main tools; the analysis of financial statements; earnings quality analysis: determinants, economic consequences, and proxy; firms’ valuation using the most common valuation techniques; and an overall understanding of role and responsibility of key players in the financial information field (analysts, investor relators, and so on). The course requires knowledge of basic financial accounting as a prerequisite.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
30024
Host Institution Course Title
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS
Host Institution Campus
Bocconi University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Accounting

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NEW PRODUCTS AND PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
Country
Italy
Host Institution
University of Commerce Luigi Bocconi
Program(s)
Bocconi University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Communication Business Administration
UCEAP Course Number
158
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
NEW PRODUCTS AND PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
UCEAP Transcript Title
NEW PRODUCTS&MGMT
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course focuses on how to create value and growth through innovation in new and existing markets. The course includes a general overview of reasons for success or failure of new products as well as techniques on how to identify opportunities for successful product/service innovations. Students examine the skills of innovation and how to apply those skills within the context of a marketing strategy framework. Students apply innovation methods across a wide variety of product and service categories. The course is taught using interactive workshop methods and techniques. Students first experience these facilitation techniques while learning innovation.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
30259
Host Institution Course Title
NEW PRODUCTS AND PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
Host Institution Campus
Bocconi University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Marketing

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ANIMAL PSYCHOLOGY
Country
Italy
Host Institution
University of Padua
Program(s)
Psychology and Cognitive Science, Padua
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Psychology
UCEAP Course Number
106
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ANIMAL PSYCHOLOGY
UCEAP Transcript Title
ANIMAL PSYCHOLOGY
UCEAP Quarter Units
7.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.70
Course Description

This course examines some features of the disciplines that study animal behavior and focuses on the most relevant methods of investigation. The different aspects of behavior are examined from a comparative perspective and with a particular focus on cognitive and perceptual processes. The course discusses topics including a brief history of ethology and comparative psychology, approaches to the study of behavior, the evolution of behavior, phylogeny and behavior, physiological mechanisms and behavior, learning and cognition, motivation, early experience and learning, comparative cognition, social behavior, living in groups, social cooperation, predators and preys, optimal foraging theory, and anti-predatory behavior. The course recommends students have basic knowledge of general biology, psychobiology, and genetics as a prerequisite.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PSP5070133
Host Institution Course Title
ANIMAL PSYCHOLOGY
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Psychology
Host Institution Degree
First Cycle Degree in Psychological Science
Host Institution Department

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ECOOGY AND NATURE CONSERVATION
Country
Italy
Host Institution
University of Bologna
Program(s)
University of Bologna
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Environmental Studies
UCEAP Course Number
159
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ECOOGY AND NATURE CONSERVATION
UCEAP Transcript Title
ECOLOGY&CONSERVATN
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
The course focuses on the integration between environment and living organisms, and how these shape biological communities as well as the dynamics involved. Attention is placed on the complexity of factors involved in the sustainable management of human interventions. Students gain an overall understanding of the state of the environment, its resources and biodiversity, and the problems stemming from human impact. In addition, students acquire notions regarding the conservation of species and ecosystems at risk. Topics covered: 1) the cultural roots of ecology, the aims of ecology, the levels of ecological organization, temporal and spatial scales, ecology as a science, ecological methods and tools; 2) abiotic environment, climate, aquatic environment, and terrestrial environment; 3) interactions between organisms and the environment, principles of evolutionary ecology, adaptations of organisms to the environment, and life histories 4) ecology of populations, population growth, the study of demography, exponential and logistic growth models, carrying capacity and intraspecific competition, the concept of metapopulation; 5) biotic interactions, competition, predation, facilitation and other positive interactions, direct and indirect interactions; 6) ecological communities, community structure, the concept of biodiversity and diversity indices, ecological successions, disturbance and patch dynamics, factors in maintaining diversity, the role of competition, disturbance and environmental heterogeneity; 7) ecology of ecosystems, the ecosystem concept, flows of energy in ecosystems, chains and food webs, decomposition, biogeochemical cycles, biodiversity and functioning, ecosystem functions and services; 8) introduction to conservation biology, identifying and estimating the value of ecosystem services; 9) threats to biological diversity, habitat fragmentation and loss, habitat degradation and pollution, overexploitation of natural resources, invasive species, urbanization and homogenization; 10) vulnerability and conservation of populations, species vulnerability and conservation status, biodiversity hotspots, minimum viable population, reintroduction of populations, conservation in situ and ex situ, successful conservation stories; 11) vulnerability and conservation of habitats, habitat vulnerability and conservation status, parks and protected areas, habitat restoration and novel habitats, spatial planning and sustainable development, successful conservation stories. Assessment is based on a written exam. International students may elect to take the oral examination in English.
Language(s) of Instruction
Italian
Host Institution Course Number
59020
Host Institution Course Title
ECOLOGIA E CONSERVAZIONE DELLA NATURA
Host Institution Campus
SCIENZE
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Scienze naturali

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BIG DATA AND ANALYTICS
Country
Italy
Host Institution
University of Bologna
Program(s)
University of Bologna
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Statistics
UCEAP Course Number
170
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
BIG DATA AND ANALYTICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
BIG DATA & ANALYTCS
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course is part of the LM degree program and so is intended for advanced level students. Enrollment is by consent of the instructor. This course discusses fundamentals of the most important multivariate techniques that help to make intelligent use of large data base by recognizing patterns for predicting or estimating an output based on one or more inputs. At the end of the course the student is able; to represent and organize knowledge about big data collections; to turn data into actionable knowledge; and to choose the best suited methodology for the problem at hand to critically interpret the results. The course discusses topics including an introduction to supervised statistical learning; resampling methods: Cross-Validation, and Bootstrap; classification: Naive Bayes, k-Nearest Neighbors, Logistic Regression, and Linear Discriminant Analysis; Dimension Reduction and Regularization; Tree-based methods: Regression and Classification trees, Bagging, Random Forests, and Boosting; and an overview of the main machine learning methods: Support Vector Machines, and Neural Networks.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
96804
Host Institution Course Title
BIG DATA AND ANALYTICS
Host Institution Campus
BOLOGNA
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
LM in STATISTICS, ECONOMICS, AND BUSINESS
Host Institution Department
Statistical Sciences

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HISTORY OF IRAN AND CENTRAL ASIA
Country
Italy
Host Institution
University of Bologna
Program(s)
University of Bologna
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
History Asian Studies
UCEAP Course Number
150
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
HISTORY OF IRAN AND CENTRAL ASIA
UCEAP Transcript Title
IRAN & CENTRAL ASIA
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course is part of the Laurea Magistrale program. The course is intended for advanced level students only. Enrollment is by consent of the instructor. The course focuses on the history of Iran and Central Asia from the arrival of Islam to contemporary times. Special attention is placed on the methodology of historical research, and the treatment of historical themes in original and autonomous ways. Students are encouraged to evaluate sources and to know how to orient themselves with regards to specialized bibliographies. Emphasis is placed on how to prepare and communicate knowledge and how to make valid judgments in the historical field. The course is intended as a general introduction to the history of Iran and Central Asia in the Islamic period. Single historical periods are, broadly speaking, indicated below. Students are warmly encouraged to focus on specific thematic topics and to carry on, if possible, with further readings according to their personal interests. Basic historical periods covered: the Islamic penetration in Iran and Central Asia; the Mongol and Timurid periods, Iran and Central Asia under "Turkic" dynasties; the Safavid period and the formation of the so called "national state" in Iran; the contemporary condition of Caucasus and Central Asia and the relations of Iran with Ottoman Empire and Moghul India; contacts with Western countries: missionaries, diplomats and travelers; Iran under the Pahlavis, Caucasus, and Soviet Central Asia: "Cold War" challengers; the present-day situation: a "non-exotic" approach.

Language(s) of Instruction
Italian
Host Institution Course Number
75753
Host Institution Course Title
STORIA DELL'IRAN E DELL'ASIA CENTRALE (LM)
Host Institution Campus
STUDI UMANISTICI
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Scienze Storiche e Orientalistiche

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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTH
Country
Italy
Host Institution
University of Padua
Program(s)
Psychology and Cognitive Science, Padua
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Psychology Health Sciences
UCEAP Course Number
112
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTH
UCEAP Transcript Title
SOCIAL PSYCH&HEALTH
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

The contents of the class are arranged around the following topics: the concepts of health and illness, why do we care about health; the social determinants of health, why is health social, beyond mind and body, construing in inter-action; a systemic-constructivist model of health and illness; and caregiving experience. Depending on the nature of discussions and research articles, the class content may be adapted to promote students’ interests and engagement, and develop their research and evidence based readings. The course requires a foundation level of psychological literacy developed throughout the first to second year of undergraduate study in psychology as a prerequisite.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PSP5070159
Host Institution Course Title
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTH
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Psychology
Host Institution Degree
First Cycle Degree in Psychological Science
Host Institution Department
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