Ancient Civilizations for the Contemporary World — Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano

Il piano degli esami

1° anno

• Archaeology of western asia: ancient civilizations of mesopotamia, the levant and the eastern mediterranean — 12 CFU
• Greek and roman history — 12 CFU
• Intellectual history of the ancient near east: the origin of accounting systems in comparative perspective — 6 CFU
• Introduction to pharaonic egypt: mind and memory of an ancient civilization — 6 CFU
• Public and community archaeology and digital cultural heritage — 12 CFU
• The bhagavad gita: the gospel of india — 6 CFU
• - 1° COURSE YEAR: Students must obtain 6 CFU in one of the following subject (scegli 6 CFU): Archaeology of the silk road 6 CFU; Classical mythology and its media 6 CFU; Classical wisdom in arabic garb 6 CFU; Elements of christian culture 6 CFU; History of classical tradition in european art 6 CFU; History of pre-modern science and technology 6 CFU; Interculturality and exchange in medieval latin literature 6 CFU; Introduction to byzantine civilization 6 CFU; Introduction to chinese thought 6 CFU; Introduction to japanese culture and literature 6 CFU; Introduction to sanskrit culture and literature 6 CFU; Origins of western philosophy 6 CFU; Phoenician and punic archaeology 6 CFU; Prehistory of the aegean and eastern mediterranean 6 CFU; The jews: history, culture and religion 6 CFU

2° anno

• Cultural anthropology: material approaches in post-colonial world — 9 CFU
• European and mediterranean archaeology, from prehistory to late antiquity — 12 CFU
• Introduction to greek literature — 6 CFU
• Introduction to latin literature — 6 CFU
• Teaching workshop: theories, techniques, tools for cultural communication — 3 CFU
• - 2° COURSE YEAR: Students must obtain 12 CFU (6+6) in one of the following subject (if not already taken) (scegli 12 CFU): Archaeology of the silk road 6 CFU; Classical mythology and its media 6 CFU; Classical wisdom in arabic garb 6 CFU; Elements of christian culture 6 CFU; History of classical tradition in european art 6 CFU; History of pre-modern science and technology 6 CFU; Interculturality and exchange in medieval latin literature 6 CFU; Introduction to byzantine civilization 6 CFU; Introduction to chinese thought 6 CFU; Introduction to japanese culture and literature 6 CFU; Introduction to sanskrit culture and literature 6 CFU; Origins of western philosophy 6 CFU; Phoenician and punic archaeology 6 CFU; Prehistory of the aegean and eastern mediterranean 6 CFU; The jews: history, culture and religion 6 CFU
• - Starting from the second year, students must obtain 6 ECTS from compulsory Internships. (scegli 6 CFU):

3° anno

• Art and law — 6 CFU
• History of chinese and japanese art — 12 CFU
• History of indian art — 6 CFU
• Introduction to italian literature — 6 CFU
• Performance and performativity between past and present — 6 CFU
• Final exam — 6 CFU
• - 3° COURSE YEAR: Students must obtain 6 CFU in one of the following subject (if not already taken) (scegli 6 CFU): Archaeology of the silk road 6 CFU; Classical mythology and its media 6 CFU; Classical wisdom in arabic garb 6 CFU; Elements of christian culture 6 CFU; History of classical tradition in european art 6 CFU; History of pre-modern science and technology 6 CFU; Interculturality and exchange in medieval latin literature 6 CFU; Introduction to byzantine civilization 6 CFU; Introduction to chinese thought 6 CFU; Introduction to japanese culture and literature 6 CFU; Introduction to sanskrit culture and literature 6 CFU; Origins of western philosophy 6 CFU; Phoenician and punic archaeology 6 CFU; Prehistory of the aegean and eastern mediterranean 6 CFU; The jews: history, culture and religion 6 CFU

In qualsiasi anno

• - Students must earn 12 credits for elective activities to be chosen among those offered by this degree programme or by other degree programmes of both Universities. If a student decides to earn elective credits, partly or in full, through courses taught in a foreign language, such language cannot be the same as the student's own mother tongue. Students have to comply with all other obligations provided for by the academic rules of the degree programme, as laid down in art. 3. (scegli 12 CFU): Additional language skills: italian (3 ECTS) 3 CFU
• - 6 Additional ECTS must be obtained from two Training Workshops (3 ECTS each, other than the compulsory Theories, techniques, tools for cultural communication) or from 1 Training Workshop (3 ECTS, other than the compulsory Theories, techniques, tools for cultural communication) and an exam in Additional Language Skills. Information is available at https://ancient-civilization.cdl.unimi.it. Students without an Italian degree or diploma are recommended to obtain the 3 ECTS in Additional Language Skills by reaching proficiency in the Italian language at level A2 within the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages CEFR. (scegli 3 CFU):