Brown in Italy - Sample List of Courses
Below you’ll find a sample list of the University of Bologna courses which Brown program participants have taken in the past. Most of the course titles are quite generic, since the specific topic is chosen by the professor and varies from year to year. The precise list of the courses offered by the university will be available at the Program Office during the Orientation Period.
For additional course information, you can consult the University of Bologna web page directory at the bottom of this page.
(If you do not attend Brown, you can use the list below for the purposes of filling out the Course Choice Form included in the application.)
Courses that Students Have Taken in the Past
Art/Architecture/Archaeology
Contemporary Art
Art History
History of Medieval and Modern Art
Medieval Art History
History of Byzantine Art
The Sociology of Art
History of Architecture
Phenomenology of Styles
History of Photography
Medieval Archaeology
Christian Archaeology
Film Studies
History of Cinema
The Semiotics of Film
Geography
Regional Geography
History
The Italian Risorgimento
American History
Contemporary European History
Contemporary Italian History
History of Political Parties and Trade Union Movements
History of Ancient Italian States
History of the Soviet Union
Precolombian History of Americas
History of Islamic Countries
Language and Literature
Contemporary Italian Literature
Theory and Methodology of Literature
Twentieth Century Italian Literature
Italian Literature
The Literature of Humanism
History of the Italian Language
Latin Literature
Latin Prosody
Hebrew
Dialectology
Modern and Contemporary English Literature
Music
History of Music
Philosophy
The Philosophy of Law
Political Science/Economics
Comparative Politics
International Relations
International Organization
International Law
History of Economic Theories
International Economic Systems
The Science of Politics
Theories of the State
Psychology
Psychology of Communication
Psychology of Cognitive Processes
Sociology
The Sociology of Groups
Semiotics
Various courses taught by Umberto Eco or Roberto Grandi
University of Bologna - Online
Printed copies of this guide will be available to you at the Brown in Bologna Office during orientation.
ARCHEOLOGIA
Course List
Syllabi: click on programmi (pdf)
ARTI VISIVE (ART HISTORY)
Course List
Syllabi: click on orario delle lezioni, write course title [check the nuovo (lauree triennali box)]
BIOLOGIA (BIOLOGY)
Course List
Syllabi: click on course title
COMPUTER MATH
Course List
Syllabi: click on course title
INFORMATICA (COMPUTER SCIENCE)
Course List
Syllabi: click on course title
FILOSOFIA (PHILOSOPHY)
Course List and SyllabiITALIANISTICA (ITALIAN STUDIES)
Course List
Syllabi: click on course title
LINGUE E LETTERATURE STRANERE (FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES)
MATHEMATICS
Course List
Syllabi: click on course title
MUSICA, CINEMA E TEATRO
Course Lists and SyllabiSCIENZE DELLA COMUNICAZIONE (COMMUNICATION)
Course Lists: available at the Brown in Bologna Office during orientation
Syllabi: type course title or professor
(ordinamento: check nuovo first - if the syllabus doesn't come up, check vecchio)
SCIENZE DELLA FORMAZIONE (EDUCATION, PSYCHOLOGY, HISTORY, SOCIOLOGY, ETC)
Course List
Syllabi: click on course title
Course Calendar
SCIENZE NATURALI (NATURAL SCIENCES)
Course List
Syllabi: click on course title
SCIENZE POLITICHE (POLITICAL SCIENCE)
Course List: at the Brown in Bologna Office during orientation
Syllabi (click on letter)
STORIA (HISTORY)
Course List (click on Didattica, then Bacheca, and then Orari e sedi delle lezioni)
Syllabi (click on Didattica, then Bacheca, and then Insegnamenti e programmi d'esame)
STORIA ANTICA (ANCIENT HISTORY)
Course List
Syllabi: click on course title
FOR ALL OTHER DISCIPLINES
Departmental Sites (click on Didattica and look for Programmi or Insegnamenti or Orari)
Updated: October 1, 2008