FACULTY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE “R. RUFFILLI” BOLOGNA UNIVERSITY FORL Í CAMPUS

1. FACULTY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE“R. RUFFILLI” BOLOGNA UNIVERSITY FORLÍ CAMPUS Useful Information For Exchange Students

2. WHERE ARE….CLASSROOMS, LIBRARIES,THE LANGUAGE CENTRE (CLIRO), AND..?

3. HOW DOES THE ITALIAN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM WORK? Italian University Degrees are divided into: 1st LEVEL DEGREE COURSES = Laurea Triennale (L or LT) 2nd LEVEL DEGREE COURSES = Laurea Specialistica (LS) THEY CORRESPOND TO THE EUROPEAN LEVELS: UNDERGRADUATE & POSTGRADUATE: • L (Laurea) = BA: 3 years • LS (Laurea Specialistica) = MA: 2 years

4. WHY SHOULD I KNOW THIS? THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN Laurea Triennale and Laurea Specialistica IS USEFUL ALSO FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS IN ORDER TO CHOOSE THE COURSES ON THE BASIS OF THEIR UNIVERSITY LEVEL AND TO BETTER UNDERSTAND OUR WEBSITES

5. FACULTY ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES LAUREE(BA) GOVERNO, AMMINISTRAZIONE, E GESTIONE DEL TERRITORIO (GAGT) Local governance, administration and management SCIENZE INTERNAZIONALI E DIPLOMATICHE (SID) International Relations and Diplomatic Affairs SOCIOLOGIA E SCIENZE CRIMINOLOGICHE PER LA SICUREZZA (SSCS) Sociology and criminology for security

6. FACULTY ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES LAUREE SPECIALISTICHE (MA) CRIMINOLOGIA APPLICATA PER L’INVESTIGAZIONE E LA SICUREZZA (CAIS) Applied criminology for security and investigation ECONOMIA E POLITICA DELL’INTEGRAZIONE EUROPEA (EPI) Economics and politics of European integration SCIENZE INTERNAZIONALI E DIPLOMATICHE (SID LS) International Relations and Diplomatic Affairs SOCIOLOGIA DELLA SALUTE E DEGLI STILI DI VITA Health and lifestyle Sociology

7. FACULTY ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES’ DETAILS Which kind of course is it possible to choose? At our Faculty it is possible to attend courses on POLITICAL SCIENCE SOCIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL POLITICS PUBLIC POLICY CONTEMPORARY HISTORY EUROPEAN STUDIES ECONOMICS AREA STUDIES (Africa, East Europe and the Balcans, Middle East, North and South America)

8. ARE THERE COURSES IN ENGLISH?

9. ARE THERE COURSES IN ENGLISH?

10. THE GRADING SYSTEM FOR EVERY COURSE IT IS NECESSARY TO ATTEND THE FINAL EXAM OR A NUMBER OF INTERMEDIATE EXAMS TO RECEIVE THE GRADES AND THE CREDITS ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING GRADING SCALE:

11. THE CREDIT SYSTEM 1 ITALIAN CREDIT = 1 ECTS 1 ECTS = 25 hours of workload, including classes, seminars, independent and private study thus the credits awarded for every course will be the same ects credits that will be reported on your final transcript of records if you want to be surecheck the credit list for every course on the web page http://www.spfo.unibo.it/Scienze+Politiche+Forli/Didattica/Insegnamenti/default.htm

12. LESSONS’ TIMETABLES AND PLACES IN ORDER TO KNOW WHERE AND WHEN THE CLASSES TAKE PLACE IT IS POSSIBLE TO CHECK ON THE FACULTY NOTICE BOARD ON THE 1ST FLOOR OF THE FACULTY BUILDING, OR ON THE WEBSITE http://www.spfo.unibo.it/Scienze+Politiche+Forli/Studenti/Orario+delle+lezioni/default.htm THERE ARE DIFFERENT TIMETABLES AVAILABLE, ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING DEGREE COURSES Lauree triennali Governo, amministrazione e gestione del territorio gagt Scienze internazionali e diplomatiche sid Sociologia e scienze criminologiche per la sicurezza (curriculum sociologico) sscs soc. Sociologia e scienze criminologiche per la sicurezza (curriculum criminologico) sscs crim. Lauree specialisticheorario Lingue Laboratorio lingua francese francese laboratorio lingua inglese inglese Laboratorio lingua spagnola spagnolo Laboratorio lingua tedesca tedesco

13. ONLINE STUDY PLAN WITHIN TWO DAYS BEFORE THE FIRST EXAM, YOU HAVE TO SUBMIT YOUR ONLINE STUDY PLAN AT WWW.PIANIWEB.UNIBO.IT All the necessary instructions have been given to you with the magnetic card; for any problem, do not hesitate to contact the International Relations Office IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT THE ONLINE STUDY PLAN IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR FINAL TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS

14. REGISTRATION TO THE EXAMS Before taking an exam, you have to register online, with your personal unibo username and password, at http://www.spfo.unibo.it/Scienze+Politiche+Forli/Studenti/Esami+di+profitto/regole.htm Pay attention to the instructions given on the web page And FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ASK THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICE

15. YOUR PERSONAL TUTORS EVERY EXCHANGE STUDENT IS PROVIDED WITH A TUTOR: A PROFESSOR WHO WILL HELP YOU TO FILL OUT YOUR LEARNING AGREEMENT (to choose the courses on the basis of your academic background) IN ORDER TO ASK FOR AN EXTENSION OF YOUR ERASMUS PERIOD THE TUTOR COULD WRITE A LETTER FOR THIS PURPOSE TO YOUR UNIVERSITY

16. WHEN CAN I TALK TO TEACHING STAFF? EACH PROFESSOR AND HIS/HER ASSISTANTS ARE AVAILABLE DURING (WEEKLY) OFFICE HOURS (RICEVIMENTO DOCENTI) IN ORDER TO GIVE YOU INFORMATION ABOUT: • READING LISTS • EXAM RULES • MORE INFO ON THE QUESTIONS DEALT WITH IN THE LECTURES GIVEN • FURTHER STUDIES • ETC… IN ORDER TO KNOW THE PROFESSORS’ OFFICE HOURS AND THEIR E-MAIL ADDRESS: http://www.spfo.unibo.it/Scienze+Politiche+Forli/Docenti/Elenco+docenti/default.htm

17. CAN WE HELP YOU IN ANY WAY? INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICE C.so DIAZ 45, 1st floor, E- Mail: polofo.socrates@unibo.it tel: 0039 0543 374849/35/47 OUR OFFICE IS AVAILABLE FOR: • GENERAL INFORMATION • ARRIVAL CONFIRMATIONS AND ERASMUS DOCUMENTS • TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS • CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE • SENDING DOCUMENTS TO YOUR HOME UNIVERSITY • SOLVING ANY OTHER DOUBTS OR REQUESTS YOU MAY HAVE