The Degree Course has developed a specific Regulation for the methods for defining and managing the Additional Training Obligations following the access test. For the academic year 2020-2021, in consideration of the rules for the containment of Covid 19, the admission tests will be carried out online at the time of registration and will be structured as follows: 20 general knowledge questions (common to both curricula and all three-year degree courses of the department) over 3 Italian language (classic curriculum) 4 Latin language (classical curriculum) 3 Greek language (classical curriculum) 4 Italian language (modern curriculum) 3 Latin language (modern curriculum) 3 Italian literature (modern curriculum). Students who have not attended a five-year Latin and / or Greek course in their secondary school curriculum will be invited to take OFA courses for these disciplines.

1254/5000 For a successful attendance of the Degree Course in Letters, an adequate initial preparation is required, consisting of the linguistic skills and cultural knowledge common to the Secondary Education Institutes, with particular reference to an appropriate basic knowledge of the notions of Italian, Latin, Greek , History, Geography and level A1 vs A2 of the English language. To be admitted, therefore, you must be in possession of a secondary school diploma or other qualification obtained abroad and recognized as suitable. There is a verification of the knowledge required for access. For the verification methods, for the indication of the additional training obligations (OFA) provided in the event that the verification is not positive, and for the methods with which they must be filled, refer to the relevant section of the Didactic Regulation of the Course. As specified in the Regulations, to be able to take the Latin and / or Greek section of the admission test, you must have attended a secondary school course in which there have been at least 4 years of Latin and / or Greek language and civilization; otherwise, the OFA is automatically assigned. in Latin and / or Greek.

Studium 2000, Via di Valesio, 73100, LECCE, Italy

Cultural operator function in a work context: - manages the activities of foundations, museums, libraries, archives, cultural institutes - creates and organizes projects related to the setting up and management of exhibitions, repertoires, and other cultural and educational initiatives - operates in current activities and projects in the fields of humanities - organizes cultural events, identifying the contents, and plans and manages their development; - deals with promotion and communication - promotes classical and modern languages ​​and culture skills associated with the function: - have acquired a correct methodology in the study of European and Mediterranean civilization from the ancient world to the contemporary age; - having acquired an autonomy of use and judgment both from a philological-literary profile and from a historical and geographical point of view; - demonstrate adequate knowledge of literary history and political-economic-institutional history starting from the Greek and Roman world; - know at least one European language and literature. employment opportunities: - Public and private bodies in the sectors dedicated to the enhancement of cultural heritage - Cultural institutes - Museums

Academic Coordinator: Prof. Mario Capasso

he Degree Course in Letters (L 10) is one of the oldest courses of the University of Salento and offers a solid basic training in the field of humanities. The student has the choice between two curricula: 1) Classical curriculum: it offers a solid basic training on the origins of European civilization, with specific reference to the Greek and Latin world, both in the philological-literary and historical-archaeological fields. The knowledge of at least one European Union language is also taken care of, as well as the ability to use IT tools. The training for an autonomous use of the correct methodologies in the study of classical civilization from a linguistic, literary and historical point of view is integrated by a program of in-depth study of moments and themes of Italian literature and at least one European literature. Developing the ability to refer directly to texts and documents in the original ancient languages, as well as in at least one European language other than Italian, this training also constitutes the fundamental prerequisite for continuing humanistic studies at a specialist level, with particular reference to classical studies. 2) Modern Curriculum: offers a solid basic education in literary, linguistic, historical and geographical studies, with particular reference to European civilization from the Middle Ages to the contemporary age. The knowledge of at least one European Union language is also taken care of, as well as the ability to use IT tools. Students learn to use the correct methodologies autonomously in literary, linguistic, historical and geographical studies, applied to the development of European civilization from the Middle Ages to the contemporary age; they deal in depth with moments and themes of Italian literature, including the contemporary age, and of at least one European literature. By developing the ability to directly refer to texts and documents in Latin and in the vernacular, as well as in at least one European language other than Italian, this training allows to continue at a specialist level humanistic studies, with particular reference to modern literary, linguistic and historical studies .

The course of study ends with a final written test on a topic related to one of the course's teachings. This written test must be discussed orally before a special commission. In this way, the student has the opportunity for the first time to write his own work and to test the knowledge, methodologies and tools he has learned in the three years of the course, while the commission will evaluate the written work as well the progress of the discussion, how to say the argumentative and expository skills, as well as the entire path of the student.

The Degree Course in Letters has its own Learning Agreement manager (dr. Saulo Delle Donne) and takes care of internationalization. It offers its students the opportunity to study at the following universities: Spain: Valencia and Valladolid Germany: Greifswald, Saarbrücken, Aachen and Freiburg Br, Belgium: Liège and Louvain-La-Neuve, France: Aix-Marseille and Anger, Poland: Poznam and Torun, Romania: Bucharest.