LABORATORIES

The objective of the laboratory training activities is to enrich the student's knowledge and skills through the acquisition of further practical experience and soft skills.
NOTE: 1 CFU = 1 ECTS
This programme is dedicated to students who do NOT need to acquire B2 language skills (=3 ECTS credits).

At the end of the course the student will have acquired the ability to promote their own skills and theoretical and practical management skills.

No prerequisites are required.

The programme consists of various laboratory activities and in-depth study of the internship, including preparation of the final thesis and acquisition of transferable skills.
Note: this programme is intended for students who do not need to acquire B2 language skills (=3 credits). The 12 credits must be acquired by combining the activities listed in points 1 and 2.

1. 6 credits out of 12
Students can choose from several options:
a. choice of workshops (each worth 3 credits = 50 hours):
archival description workshop (Prof. Marco Lanzini)
manuscript cataloguing workshop (Prof. Paola Degni)
ancient and modern book cataloguing workshop (Prof. Angela Munari, Querini Stampalia).
The programme and schedule of workshops are available at the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nPjiVNonxYbCbykt-Ohknlv9yQ5FpGor/view?usp=sharing

b. attendance for 3 credits of the Archive Online Academy
The total number of hours of attendance for the online courses for 3 credits is 30 hours (lessons and/or workshops), at the end of which a paper summarising the main topics covered must be prepared.
Information and programme: https://www.archive-venice.org/course/archive-on-line-academy-2025-2026/
In order to record the activities of this course, students must send the course coordinator paola.degni@unive.it appropriate certificates of attendance and completion of the online activities collected in a single PDF file.

c. Extended internship of 75 hours or thesis project agreed with a lecturer on the degree programme for 3 CFU
These options must be communicated in advance by email to the course coordinator (paola.degni@unive.it), specifying the content and location where the activity will take place.

2. 6 CFU out of 12
a. attendance for 6 CFU chosen from:
- Contamination Lab activities, Ca'Foscari
Information: https://www.unive.it/pag/44584
- activities at the Competency Centre ‘Emotional Skills and Individual Development’, Ca'Foscari
Information: https://www.unive.it/pag/30757/
The activity in this pathway MUST NOT be recorded as a free-choice exam or an extra exam, or as a substitute for an internship. Students will be required to send certification of attendance/completion of the activity to stage.areaumanistica@campusumanistico@unive.it.
b. Extracurricular internship (6 CFU) consisting of 150 hours of professional training aimed at facilitating career choices and employability in the transition from university to the world of work through training in a productive environment and direct knowledge of the job. This also includes training courses organised by conservation institutions and documentation centres for their employees. This option must be agreed in advance with the degree programme coordinator (paola.degni@unive.it).

No examination texts are provided.

To choose your activity and subsequently obtain credit points, please follow this procedure:

1. Download the attached form (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jZIs2Tv891-AaMOm3efvO0ySS8rN61-N/edit?tab=t.0 ) and tick the box next to your chosen option.
For options 1c (extended internship or thesis project) and 2b (professional training course), you must email the course coordinator (paola.degni@unive.it) to inform them of the proposed activity or internship (location and content).

The form, dated and signed by the student, must be submitted before the start of the activities to the representative of the Teaching Board for approval: Prof. Paola Degni (paola.degni@unive.it);

2. At the end of the activities, the same form, already signed, must be sent in a single PDF file to the degree course coordinator (paola.degni@unive.it) and the Humanities Campus (campus.umanistico@unive.it) for the recognition of credits, together with the relevant certification (certificate of attendance for the Archive Online Academy activity + paper; statement from the institution or body where the activity proposed by the student or the internship took place; screenshot of attendance certificate from the Competency Centre and Contamination Lab; certificate of participation in the workshops).
The course coordinator will record the activity in the minutes of the first relevant examination session.

written and oral

The activity is recorded as suitable

No teaching methods are provided.