STORIA DELLE ISTITUZIONI POLITICHE ED EDUCATIVE IN ETA' MODERNA

Deepening issues, events and main aspects of the Modern Age, with particular attention to the political and institutional events, deal with the educational processes.

The expected learning outcomes, according to the guidelines set by the Dublin Descriptors, are the following:

- DD1: learning and understanding of the vocabulary and terminology of the program, with particular reference to the historical-social aspects of the issues studied and their declination in broader space-time contexts.

- DD2: understanding and mastery of the concepts underlying the topics studied. The study of themes such as the history of the school and the university, together with the analysis of the political and institutional development, told through the approach of first-hand sources and individual cases with a strong meaning in terms of macro history, will allow the student audience to approach phenomena characterizing the modern age.

- DD3 and DD4: the proposed course intends to provide students with specific skills capable of developing precise individual paths aimed at implementing and strengthening the autonomy of judgment and to enforce a path that allows them to convey the skills learned outside.

- DD5: the main objective pursued by the discipline and the proposed path is to allow the development of targeted learning skills that can represent for the student an essential asset that can be used in the future even in extra-university contexts.

Frontal lessons.

Space-time orientation skills. Lexical property. Knowledge of the main data of the history of Europe in the Modern Age. Ability to correlate topics.

·    The evolution of educational and training processes between the 16th and 19th centuries, read through the history of the school and the university, together with the progression of political and institutional events.

F. Benigno, L’età moderna. Dalla scoperta dell’America alla Restaurazione, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2006

only the following chapters:

1 – 2 – 4 – 5 – 7 – 12 – 17 – 18 – 23 – 24

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A. Tortora, Dal mare Baltico al Mediterraneo. Aspetti di storia europea tra i secoli XVII-XVIII, Agropoli, Laveglia&Carlone, 2025,

and one of the following texts: 

1.     E. Frasca, Dal bisturi alla toga. Università e potere urbano nella Sicilia borbonica. Il ruolo del medico (secoli XVIII-XIX), Acireale-Roma, Bonanno, 2008;

2.     S. Raffaele, La bottega dei saperi. Politica scolastica, percorsi formativi, dinamiche sociali nel Meridione borbonico, Acireale-Roma, Bonanno, 2005.

Oral exam.

There will be an intermediate test, consisting of an oral exam. The evaluation of the test (whose passing will be expressed with a grade from 18 to 30) will be averaged with the grade of the subsequent and final oral test. The in itinere test can be carried out at the discretion of the student and any failure to pass will not in any way preclude access to the official exams (entire program).

Students with disabilities or certified specific learning disorders (SLD) may avail themselves of specific support services and reasonable accommodations regarding teaching and assessment. To this end, students must contact the University of Catania’s CINAP (Centre for Active and Participatory Integration) in advance to agree—in consultation with the lecturer and the Centre—on the most suitable, personalized arrangements for their studies and examinations.

18 to 21 (Satisfactory): The student has fundamental knowledge of the course's essential topics; demonstrates a minimal ability to apply theoretical and methodological skills and a basic command of the discipline's specific terminology.

22 to 25 (Fair/Good): The student demonstrates a fair knowledge of the topics, a good ability to understand and independently synthesize the topics covered, as well as appropriate use of specialized vocabulary and design references.

26 to 29 (Good/Very Good): The student has in-depth, coherent knowledge of the course topics; he/she is able to critically link theories with practical and operational contexts, demonstrating excellent presentation and argumentative skills.

30 and 30 cum laude (Excellent/Outstanding with distinction): The student demonstrates excellent, comprehensive, and critical knowledge of all course topics; he/she shows a marked ability for independent synthesis, critical analysis, and advanced application in educational and design contexts, accompanied by an excellent command of specialized terminology.