Second Cycle Degree/Two Year Master in Modern, post-colonial and comparative literatures

Curriculum: Women's and Gender Studies - Studi di Genere e delle donne (GEMMA):for students enrolled a.y. 2025/26

Curriculum Women's and Gender Studies - Studi di Genere e delle donne (GEMMA): per studenti immatricolati nell'a.a. 2025/2026

First Year

01 - CORE CLUSTER: 30 ECTS (FIRST SEMESTER)

In 1st year, students must obtain 30 credits in the following disciplines:
Period ? The period in which lectures are held P: 24/09/2026 - 18/12/2026 S: 08/02/2027 - 14/05/2027 ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
26013 Feminist History: Women's Movements Worldwide and Feminist Historiography - History of Women P
26016  Feminist Historiography - Storiografia Femminista P HIST-03/A 6
26015  Women's Movements Worldwide - I Movimenti delle Donne nel Mondo S COMP-01/A 6
26044 Feminist Methodology: Interdisciplinary Methods in Women's Studies - Feminist Methodology: Interdisciplinary Methods in Gender and Women's Studies P ANGL-01/A 8
26014 Feminist Theory: Between Difference and Diversity - Theories of Gender Studies and Feminist Criticism P ANGL-01/A 10

02 - CLUSTER A: 30 ECTS (SECOND SEMESTER)

In 1st year, students must obtain 30 credits (18+12) in the following disciplines: 3 compulsory subjects (18 CFU) and selecting 2 subjects (12 CFU) from among those listed in SUBCLASTER A
Period ? The period in which lectures are held P: 24/09/2026 - 18/12/2026 S: 08/02/2027 - 14/05/2027 ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
26018 Italian Women's Literature 1 ITAL-01/A 6
26024 Women's Movements in Italian Modern History 2 HIST-03/A 6
26023 Medieval Women's Literature S FLMR-01/B 6

03 - SUBCLUSTER A (12 CFU)

Students must select 2 disciplines from those listed below.
Period ? The period in which lectures are held P: 24/09/2026 - 18/12/2026 S: 08/02/2027 - 14/05/2027 ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
26020 German Women's Literature 1 GERM-01/B 6
26019 English Women's Literature S ANGL-01/A 6
26022 Russian Women's Literature S SLAV-01/A 6
26021 Spanish Women's Literature S SPAN-01/A 6

Second Year

01 - ELECTIVE PART ONE - TOTAL CREDITS: 18 (THIRD SEMESTER) (18 CFU)

In 2nd year, students must obtain 18 credits selecting from among the disciplines listed below.
Period ? The period in which lectures are held P: 24/09/2026 - 18/12/2026 S: 08/02/2027 - 14/05/2027 ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
26027 The Revision Of The Body In Women's Literature P ANGL-01/A 6
76131 Women's Northern Literature and Culture - Not available for the year  2026/2027 P
75369  Cultural Representation of Women and Gender in Finno-Ugric Contexts P GLOT-01/D 6
75361  Women's Cultural Memory in Scandinavian Tradition P GERM-01/D 6
30873 Women's Popular Culture: Women's Travel Literature And Critical Utopias – Women and Popular Culture P
26029  Critical Utopias P ANGL-01/A 6
26028  Women's Travel Literature P ANGL-01/A 6

02 - ELECTIVE PART TWO - TOTAL CREDITS: 12 - (THIRD SEMESTER) (12 CFU)

Students must obtain 12 credits selecting from among the disciplines listed below.
Period ? The period in which lectures are held P: 24/09/2026 - 18/12/2026 S: 08/02/2027 - 14/05/2027 ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
71243 Methods, Sources, Research and Documentation for Women's Studies 3 HIST-04/C 6
26031 Women And Science 3 PHIL-02/B 6
26025 Women Painters In Western History Of Arts 4 ARTE-01/B 6
75362 Gender and Violence in the Old Germanic Literatures P GERM-01/A 6
93808 Japanese Literature and Culture within a Gender Perspective P ASIA-01/G 6
26030 Woman And Social Sciences P GSPS-06/A 6
26026 Women And Law P GIUR-01/A 6

Gruppo: 03 - SEMINAR ACTIVITY FOR THESIS PREPARATION (3 CFU)

Period ? The period in which lectures are held P: 24/09/2026 - 18/12/2026 S: 08/02/2027 - 14/05/2027 cfu ? Credits
75365 Thesis Preparatory Workshop S 3

Gruppo: 04 - MASTER THESIS: 30 ECTS (FOURTH SEMESTER) (27 CFU)

A) Master thesis (max limit 27 CFU)
Period ? The period in which lectures are held P: 24/09/2026 - 18/12/2026 S: 08/02/2027 - 14/05/2027 cfu ? Credits
30909 Final Examination (LM) 1 27
B) Master thesis (15 CFU) with Internship (12 CFU) and thesis seminar (max limit 27 CFU)
Period ? The period in which lectures are held P: 24/09/2026 - 18/12/2026 S: 08/02/2027 - 14/05/2027 cfu ? Credits
84549 Internship for Preparation for the Final Examination 1 12
86146 Master Thesis - Final Examination (Lm) 1 15
C) Master thesis (15 CFU) with Internship abroad (12 CFU) and thesis seminar (max limit 27 CFU)
Period ? The period in which lectures are held P: 24/09/2026 - 18/12/2026 S: 08/02/2027 - 14/05/2027 cfu ? Credits
84551 Internship Abroad for Preparation for the Final Examination 1 12
86146 Master Thesis - Final Examination (Lm) 1 15
D) Master thesis (15 CFU) with Preparation for the final examination abroad (12 CFU) and thesis seminar (max limit 27 CFU)
Period ? The period in which lectures are held P: 24/09/2026 - 18/12/2026 S: 08/02/2027 - 14/05/2027 cfu ? Credits
86146 Master Thesis - Final Examination (Lm) 1 15
84548 Preparation for the Final Examination Abroad 1 12