COURSES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH
Academic year 2014/2015
This list refers to the courses entirely taught in English at
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice during the academic year
2014/15. For further information on each single course
(timetable, detailed programme, etc.), please see http://
www.unive.it/courses-in-english
ECONOMICS
A
• Advanced Corporate Finance 2 (Term:2; ECTS: 6)
• Advanced Economics 1 (Term: 4 3; ECTS: 7)
• Advanced Economics 2 (Term: 4; ECTS: 7)
• Advanced Management of Noprofit Organizations (Term: 4; ECTS: 6)
• Advanced Management Studies (Term: 1; ECTS: 6)
• Advanced Public Economics (Term: 2; ECTS: 6)
B
• Behavioural Economics (Term: 3; ECTS: 6)
• Business and Labour Law Mod.2 (Term: 4; ECTS: 6/12)
• Business Planning and Performance Measurement (Term: 3; ECTS: 6)
• Business Strategy - Advanced (Term: 3; ECTS: 6)
C
• Commodity Markets (Term: 2; ECTS: 6)
• Comparative Business History (Term: 1; ECTS: 6)
• Competitive Analysis (Term: 2; ECTS: 6)
• Computational Finance (Term: 2; ECTS: 6)
• Computational Tools for Economics and Management (Term: 1; ECTS: 6)
• Corporate Banking (Term: 1; ECTS: 6)
• Corporate Finance and Financial Institutions (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 12)
D
• Design Management (Term: 1; ECTS: 6)
• Decisions Making (Term: 3; ECTS: 6)
E
• Economics of Industrial Districts (Term: 3; ECTS: 6)• Economics of Rural
Development (Term: 2; ECTS: 6)
• Empirical Economics (Term: 2; ECTS: 6)
• English for Economics and Business (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
• English Language (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
• Environmental Economics (Term: 3; ECTS: 6)
F
• Financial Disclosure (Term: 4; ECTS: 6)
• Financial Economics (Term: 3; ECTS: 6)
• Financial Markets, Accounting and Management (Term: 1; ECTS: 6)
G
• Game Theory (Term: 1; ECTS: 6)
• Global History (Term: 3; ECTS: 6)
• Global Sourcing (Term: 3; ECTS: 6)
H
• Human Resource Management (Term: 3; ECTS: 6)
I
• Intercultural Communication (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
• International Business Law (Term: 4; ECTS: 6)
• International Human Resource Management Organization (Term: 1; ECTS: 6)
• International Labour Law (Term: 4; ECTS: 6)
• Introduction to Econometrics (Term: 1; ECTS: 6)
• Introduction to Law (Term: 2; ECTS: 6)
• Introduction to the Modern Firm (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 12)
M
• Market Opportunities (Term: 4; ECTS: 6)
• Mathematics (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 12)
• Microeconomics Mod. 2 (Term: 4; ECTS: 6/12)
N
• Non Linear Models and Financial Econometrics (Term: 3; ECTS: 6)
O
• Optimization (Term: 2; 7 ECTS credits)
P
• Probability Theory (Term: 1; 7 ECTS credits)
• Professional English (Term: 4; ECTS: 6)
• Public Economics (Term: 3; ECTS: 6)
• Public Management and Governance (Term: 3; ECTS: 6)
Q
• Quantitative Methods for Supply Chain Management (Term: 4; ECTS: 6)
R
• Risk and Uncertainty (Term: 1; ECTS: 6)
S
• Strategy and Business Planning (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 12)
• Stochastic Calculus for Finance (Term: 2; ECTS: 6)
• Stochastic Models for Finance (Term: 1; ECTS: 6)
T
• Techniques for Managerial Decisions (Term: 1; ECTS: 6)
• Technology and Innovation Management (Term: 3; ECTS: 6)
HUMANITIES
A
• Art, Architecture and Spectacles in Classic China (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
G
• Greek Paleography (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6
LANGUAGES
A
• Advanced Management of Nonprofit Organizations (Term: 4; ECTS: 6)
• Advanced Syntax (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
• American Cultural Studies (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
• American Literature (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
• Anglo-American Literature 3 Mod.1 (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
• Anglo-Canadian Literature (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
C
• Computational Linguistics (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6/12)
• Contemporary Communication Models – Hindi Language (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 12)
• Cultures and Society of English Language (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
• Cultural Studies of the Far East (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
E
• Economic and Social History (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
• English Language 1-Mod.2 (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6/12)
• English Language 2-Mod.2 (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6/12)
• English Language 3 (Term: 3-4; 12 or ECTS: 6)
• English Language – Language and Translation (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6 or Term:
1-2; ECTS: 12)
• English Linguistics (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
• English Literature (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
F
• French Literature 1 (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 12)
G
• Germanic Philology (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 12)
H
• Historical Linguistics (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 12)
• History of Applied Arts (Term: 4; ECTS: 6)
• History of Korean Arts (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
• History of English Culture (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
• History of International Relations (Eastern Europe) (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
• History of International Relations (Nippo-American) (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
• History of International Relations (Transatlantic) (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
• History of International Relations(Intermediterranean) (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
• History of International Relations(Politics and Development Institutions)
(Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
• History of North-American Cinema (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
K
• Korean Language (Term: 1-2-3-4; ECTS: 6-9-12-18)
I
• Indo-Persian Culture (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
• Intercultural Communication (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
M
• Methodology of Research In Language Acquisition and Teaching (Term: 1-2;
ECTS: 6)
• Middle East Politics (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
N
• Negotiation English-Italian 2 (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
• Neoliberal Policies (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
P
• Psychological Aspects of Linguistic Education (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
S
• Semitic Philology (Term: 2; ECTS: 6)
• Science of International Politics (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
• Slavonic Linguistics Mod.1 (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
• Sociolinguistics and Statistic (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
• Sociology of Immigration In the Mediterranean (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
T
• Theory and History of Postcolonial Culture (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
• Theory of Literature (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
• Theories of Linguistic Education (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
• Turkish Literature (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
U
• U.S. Intellectual History (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
V
• Vietnamese Language and Culture (Term: 3-4, ECTS: 6)
O
• Object-Oriented Programming – 1 (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6/12)
• Oceanography (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6/12)
• Organic Chemistry 3 and Laboratory - Mod.2 (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6/12)
• Organic Chemistry Laboratory 3 (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 12)
R
• Renewable Energy Sources (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
S
• Security of Computer Systems (Term: 1-2-3-4; ECTS: 12)
• Simulation of Molecular and Periodic Systems (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
• Social Network Analysis (Term: 4; ECTS: 6)
• Statistical Learning (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
• Statistical Methods for Risk Analysis (Term: 2; ECTS: 6)
• Statistics for Technology (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
SCIENCES
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
A
• Advanced Computational Linguistics (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
• Advanced Databases (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
• Advanced Technical and Analytical Laboratory (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 12)
• Analysis and Verification of Software (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
• Artificial Intelligence - Part 1 (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6-12)
• Artificial Intelligence - Part 2 (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6-12)
• Assessment and Management of Environmental Sustainability (Term: 1-2;
ECTS: 6-12)
• Assessment and Management (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6-12)
• Atmospheric Chemistry (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
B
• Bioinformatics (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
C
• Chemistry and Technology of F-Block Elements (Term: 1-2-3-4; ECTS: 6)
• Chemistry of Transition Elements and Laboratory (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 12)
• Climatology (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6/12)
• Colloids and Interfaces - Mod.2 (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6/12)
• Competence for Sustainability (Term: 1-2-3-4; ECTS: 1)
D
• Data Collection, Management and Visualisation (Term: 3; ECTS: 6)
• Data and Web Mining (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
• Derivatives and Insurance (Term: 1; ECTS: 6)
• Distributed Systems (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
E
• English Language (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 12)
• English Language - Informatics (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 3)
• Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
• Environmental Impacts Related to Climate Change (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
• Environmental Modelling (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6/12)
F
• Forecasting and Simulation Methods (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
• Foundations of Programming Languages (Term: 1-2-3-4; ECTS: 12)
G
• Global Change Biology (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
• Green Chemistry (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
I
• Information Theory (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
• Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
L
• Logic Languages (Term: 3-4; ECTS: 6)
M
• Mathematical Logic (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
• Multimedia Systems – 1 (Term: 1-2-3-4; ECTS: 12)
• Multimedia Systems - 2
N
• Numerical Algorithms (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
The week before the beginning of each semester the International Welcome
Desk and the International Relations Office organize the Welcome Day, an
event devoted to international students, useful to discover Venice, Ca’ Foscari
and its services.
COURSES DEDICATED TO EXCHANGE STUDENTS
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History of Italian Culture and Literature (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
History of the Arts of Venice and the Veneto (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
History of Venice and the Veneto (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
Italian for Foreigners - Beginners (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
Italian for Foreigners - Intermediate (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
Italian for Foreigners - Advanced (Term: 1-2; ECTS: 6)
ECONOMICS and HUMANITIES
Department of Economics
Department of Humanities
Department of Management
Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage
First semester (Term 1-2): 15 September – 6 December 2014
Second semester (Term 3-4): 2 February – 24 April 2015
Exams: 27 – 31 October 2014; 15 – 20 December 2014; 5 – 31 January 2015;
16 – 21 March 2015; 4 – 9 May 2015; 18 May – 13 June 2015; 24 August – 12
September 2015
SCIENCES
Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics
Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems
First semester (Term 1-2): 15 September – 20 December 2014
Second semester (Term 3-4): 24 August – 5 September 2015
Exams: 5 – 31 January 2015; 2 February – 9 May 2015; 18 May – 13 June 2015;
24 August – 12 September 2015
LANGUAGES
Department of Asian and North African Studies
Department of Linguistics and Comparative Cultural Studies
First semester (Term 1-2): 8 September – 20 December 2014
Second semester (Term 3-4): 2 February – 16 May 2015
Exams: 5 – 31 January 2015; 25 May – 20 June 2015; 24 August – 5 September 2015
Holidays
November 1st: All Saints’ Day
November 21st: Madonna della Salute
December 8th: Immaculate Conception
December 24th – January 6th: Christmas Holidays
April 5th – 6th : Easter
April 25th: Liberation Day; Saint Mark’s Day – Patron of Venice
May 1st: Labour Day
June 2nd: Republic Day
August 15th: Assumption Day
Please note that the information provided above may change during the
academic year; for updates, please regularly check the university website
(www.unive.it/english).