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This course is part of the Laurea Magistrale degree program and is intended for advanced level students. Enrollment is by permission of the instructor. The course focuses on the analysis of geopolitics and international politics from a geographical perspective. By linking the history of geography and geopolitics to colonialism and European imperialism, the course introduces the students to critical human geography and the understanding of how spatial theory and spatial practices are related to power and culture. Students learn how to critically reflect and analyze contemporary cases of geopolitical interventions and discourses.

The course is divided into four parts:

• In the first part, the course introduces the origins and the development of geography and political geography since the end of the 19th century.
• In the second part of the course, the course explores the crisis of modern sovereignty and the emergence of a new power horizon associated with biopolitical governmentality.
• The third part is dedicated to the geographies of otherness. This part discusses the relation between traveling, field trips, and geographical exploration in their connection with European colonialism.
• The fourth part of the course will be dedicated to the history and the contemporary use of Geopolitics and the different stages of geopolitical theories.

This course is part of the Laurea Magistrale degree program and is intended for advanced level students. Enrollment is by permission of the instructor. The course addresses the relationship between archaeology, media, and the public in the complex process of archaeological communication. The first part of the course examines the individual concepts and the evolution of archaeological communication over time, with a specific focus on the last twenty years and the role of digital dissemination. The second part of the course considers the specific case of the KALAM Project, specifically the different ways of communicating to the public the archaeological realities present in the territory of Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

By the end of the course students have an in-depth knowledge of the relationship between archaeological research, cultural heritage, media (meaning both traditional and new digital media), and the public. They will be critically aware of the strategies of communication and dissemination of archaeological knowledge adopted by the various people involved in the job of dissemination and enhancement. The knowledge acquired makes students proficient in assessing, monitoring, and reporting in the media on communication activities relating to archaeology and cultural heritage.

This course is part of the Laurea Magistrale degree program and is intended for advanced level students. Enrollment is by permission of the instructor. At the end of the course the student has a wide knowledge of the most important statistical techniques employed for forecasting and prediction purposes in modern business activities. In particular the student is able to: select the most appropriate predictive model to solve the business problem at hand; analyze the data and perform predictions using the statistical software R; report the results in a proper format for the business management. The course content includes: a probabilistic approach to the business prediction and forecasting problem, evaluation of predictions and forecasts, linear predictors, and forecasting models.

This course is part of the Laurea Magistrale degree program and is intended for advanced level students. Enrollment is by permission of the instructor. In this course students learn advanced topics in the Python programming language. At the end of the course, students will be familiar with some of the most largely diffused Python's libraries and tools. More specifically, students will have acquired the knowledge of fundamental topics about i) optimization routines and ii) about the following libraries: NumPy (support to numerical calculus), SciPy (wide range of algorithms for optimization and many other classes of problems), Pandas (data analysis and manipulation tool), Statslib (tools for statistical and time series analysis).

Prerequisites: The student must be confident with the knowledge regarding the following topics: human anatomy, physiology, and general mechanisms of diseases. 

At the end of the course, the student will be able to take the patient history, perform the physical examination, formulate the diagnostic hypotheses and set up an appropriate diagnostic-therapeutic procedure for patients suffering from thoracic diseases, endocrine glands, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, anus, liver, pancreas, spleen, abdomen, peritoneum, skin, soft parts and breast, as reported in the program in full. 

Course topics include: Introduction to surgery (surgical risk, complications); Shock (classification, management principles); Infections of surgical interest; Benign and malignant diseases of the esophagus (including principles of surgical therapy); Benign and malignant diseases of the stomach (including principles of surgical therapy); Benign and malignant diseases of the small intestine (including principles of surgical therapy); Benign and malignant colorectal diseases (including principles of surgical therapy); Proctology (including principles of surgical therapy); Benign and malignant diseases of the liver and biliary tract (including principles of surgical therapy); Benign and malignant diseases of the pancreas (including principles of surgical therapy); Hernias of the abdominal wall and incisional hernia (including principles of surgical therapy); Diseases of the diaphragm (including principles of surgical therapy); Skin cancers (including principles of surgical therapy); Benign and malignant breast diseases (including principles of surgical therapy); Soft tissue tumors (including principles of surgical therapy); Tumors of the peritoneum (including principles of surgical therapy); Endocrine surgery (including principles of surgical therapy); Diseases of the mediastinum (including principles of surgical therapy); Lung tumors (including principles of surgical therapy); Acute abdomen (general framework, etiology, management principles); Diseases of the spleen (benign and malignant); Traumatology (general framework, management principles); Transplantation; Bariatric surgery; Vascular surgery; Critical care medicine; Plastic and reconstructive surgery.

This course is part of the Laurea Magistrale degree program and is intended for advanced level students. Enrollment is by permission of the instructor. The course content covers the following topics:

a) a review of theoretical models for interpreting daily life and daily social interactions as educational arenas

b) video-ethnographic methodological approaches centered on social interaction to identify and study educational processes in daily life

c) observation and analysis of video recordings of communicative and educational events in both ordinary (e.g., parent-child interactions in the family) and institutional contexts (e.g., pupil-teacher or parent-teacher interactions at school, doctor-patient or caregiver-doctor interactions in healthcare contexts)

d) the illustration of training perspectives that can be implemented to promote self-reflexivity and support the subjects involved in communicative and educational experiences

At the end of the course, the student knows: the main theoretical assumptions concerning the study of everyday life and mundane educational events; the main theories and theoretical-methodological approaches for investigating mundane interactions as occasions for learning, education, and socialization; the micro-pedagogical approach to education, i.e., the study of the ways in which the members of a community give meaning to their everyday lifeworld, construct, and transmit culture in and through their social practices and interactions. The student is be able to: analyze mundane practices and interactions by relying on a (video-)ethnographic approach and Conversation Analysis; identify the educational value of social interactions in a variety of ordinary contexts (e.g., parent-child interactions in the family, pupil-teacher or parent-teacher interactions at school, doctor-patient or doctor-parent/caregiver interactions in healthcare settings); reflect on mundane educational experiences and the role of language and interaction in education, socialization, and learning processes; use this knowledge and skills to act as a “reflective practitioner”, in order to implement interventions aimed at promoting self-reflexivity and awareness of the subjects involved in mundane educational experiences.

This course is part of the Laurea Magistrale degree program and is intended for advanced level students. Enrolment is by permission of the instructor. By the end of the course, students know the main epigraphic disciplines from a comparative, diachronic, and diatopic perspective. They are able to analyze the writer’s intention implicit in every written document in relation to the support and the type of archaeological context. Students will know how to use the main methods of documentation and study of inscriptions, including new developments in digital epigraphy. They will have a critical understanding of a written document qua archaeological find, thus enhancing its purely material side. They will also make independent use of the main corpora and repertoires (even digital ones), as provided by the epigraphic disciplines.

The course focuses on the materiality of ancient Near Eastern written evidence. Starting from the emergence of the first written documents toward the end of the fourth millennium BC, the use of the cuneiform script, which was first invented to express Sumerian and was later adapted to write a variety of unrelated languages throughout the ancient Near East, is analyzed. Specifically, different material supports and the social, religious, archival, and archaeological contexts of writing are examined. Particular attention is devoted to the relation between writing and royal ideology, and to scribal training and education.

The course outlines Archaeology and Greek Art History, from the Protogeometric period to Hellenism. During the starting lessons, the teacher gives advice on the studying, explains the exam carrying out, and gives the outlines of the basic elements of the discipline, in order to fill in possible gaps in students' knowledge: Introduction to Greek civilization through its historical and geographical framework; the periodization and the specific terminology; and main aspects of architecture, urban planning, artistic, and handcrafted production of the Greek World (sculpture, painting, mosaic, pottery) in the Protogeometric, Geometric, Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods.

By the end of the course students have a basic knowledge of Greek civilization, in its historical and artistic development. They will be familiar with the history and geography of the first millennium BC, according to the traditional periodization of Greek civilization: Protogeometric, Geometric, Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods. They will also have mastered the languages, topics, and methods of the discipline when interpreting artistic and cultural phenomena from a historical angle. They will be able to use cultural material to describe cultural encounters, be able to speak and write using terminology appropriate to their scientific discipline, and also have learned to listen, understand, and debate respectfully with different viewpoints, and know how to spot tie-ups among different disciplines.

Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean, with its diverse landscapes — ranging from Mt. Etna’s volcanic geology and coastal marine biodiversity to rural agricultural practices and conservation areas — offers a unique and comprehensive setting for immersive ecological and environmental field studies. This course will engage with key topics such as the natural history and ecology of Mediterranean island environments, the geological processes that shape the landscape, perspectives on human-environment interactions, and the oceanographic dynamics that influence coastal and marine habitats.

This is an advanced level painting course for students who have experience in painting techniques. Enrolment is by permission of the instructor. Students are required to attend both the theoretical part and the studio laboratory and to complete individual projects. The course focuses on all aspects of painting from pre- to post-production, as well as all aspects of the technical processes involved. Assessment is based on the evaluation of assigned group and individual projects and the artwork completed.