Course units and programme of study

The list of course units in the programme of study represents the set of training activities that can be envisaged for each of the years of which the degree course consists and changes according to the year in which the student enrols.
Within the framework of the training activities 'at the student's choice', the Course Council, at the beginning of each academic year, announces the activities arranged, without prejudice to the student's possibility of autonomously choosing other activities, consistent with the training project, within the University of Parma.
The programme of study is drawn up online and each year the university indicates the time frame within which it can be submitted. Several options are offered to achieve the 12 ECTS credits. The course units included in the programme of study contribute to the determination of the average.
The student may request recognition of ECTS credits for free participation activities, i.e. activities carried out in the sporting, cultural or social sphere for a cumulative maximum of 6 ECTS (http://www.unipr.it/didattica/info-amministrative/crediti-attivita-spor…).

The study course in Earth Sciences is one of the degree courses for which there is an obligation to conduct a course on safety in the workplace. All students will be able to follow the compulsory training modules on safety in the workplace by following the instructions at the following link: https://scvsa.unipr.it/it/corso-di-sicurezza.

These are training activities meant to provide students with a first degree of knowledge, skills and qualities that come into play when competences are tranlsated into behaviour, answering to a necessitiy of the organisation environment, and to implement and improve the so-called soft skills for a better integration into the world of work.

Soft Skills –Transversal teaching activities for the a.y. 2022/2023

Practical field activities are a central and characterising element in the training of future geologists.

First-cycle and Second-cycle degree courses in Earth Sciences (L 34) and Applied Earth Sciences for Environmental Sustainability (LM 74) place great emphasis on these activities and organise numerous day and multi-day excursions each year as part of their coursework, in Italy and abroad

2010 Excursion to south-eastern Spain 2010

Excursion to the Dolomites 2011

Excursion to Alvenia (central French massif) 2011

Excursion to the Aeolian Islands 2013

Excursion to the volcanoes of Latium 2014

Geomorphological excursion to Monte Baldo (VR)

Excursion to Valsesia Canavese 2016

Excursion to the volcanoes of Latium 2015

Excursion to south-eastern Spain 2016

INFORMED PROCEDURE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL EXCURSIONS

The document at this link contains the instructions to be followed for the management of the organisation of educational excursions in the field of geology.

Operating instructions for activating file shares

Field teaching is a fundamental element in the training of future geologists. The Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability organises numerous excursions for the First-cycle and Second-cycle Degree Courses in Earth Sciences as part of the teaching programmes offered in the various course years.

Activities in the field involve specific risks that must be known in order to avoid their consequences. Students participating in such activities are therefore required to read and observe the rules of conduct and information on this page.
 

The Professors/Instructors, the Unified Board of Geological Sciences and the Unified Board of Applied Earth Sciences for Environmental Sustainability decline all responsibility in the event of damage to persons or property due to failure to comply with the rules listed in this document

(print out the declaration of acknowledgement at the end of the document "Equipment and rules of conduct for educational activities in the field" , sign it and hand it over to the accompanying instructor on departure for the excursion).

Equipment and standards of behaviour for field activities organised as part of course units

Short illustrated course on equipment and standards of behaviour in the field