Classics

Sapienza’s Quality Assurance (QA) system is described in detail on the Quality Team’s website: www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina/team-qualita.

The website contains information on the decade-long process through which the university developed its quality assurance system. This includes details of the organisational model adopted, as well as the stakeholders involved, such as the Quality Team, Monitoring Committees, Joint Faculty-Student Committees and Degree Programme Quality Committees. The website also provides information on activities and documentation prepared for managing quality assurance processes and activities in teaching, research, and the third mission. Details of the active working groups and their main activities and documentation for managing quality assurance processes and activities in teaching, research and the third mission are also provided.

The webpages serve as a communication platform and a source of reference data for review activities and reports drafted by the Joint Faculty-Student Commissions and Monitoring Committees. They facilitate the compilation of the SUA-Teaching and SUA-Research Reports.
Each degree programme and department can apply the Sapienza Quality Assurance Model to their quality assurance processes, adapting it to organisational needs while respecting the models and procedures defined by ANVUR and the Quality Team.
Alongside the SUA-Teaching and SUA-Research reports, the Web Pages of Degree Programmes and Departments serve as communication tools for implementing the quality assurance system at Programme and Department level.

The Quality Management and Assurance Committee (CGAQ), based in the Lettere Classiche teaching area, prepares two documents:
1. the Annual Monitoring Report, which presents and discusses student and other performance indicators, and
2. the Cyclical Review Report, which provides a self-assessment of the Programme’s performance, identifies issues, and suggests improvements for the next cycle.
When carrying out its duties, the CGAQ acquires and analyses the Report of the Joint Faculty-Student Committee and reports from the Evaluation Unit. It also considers students’ and teachers’ opinions from OPIS questionnaires. Based on these findings and other information, the CGAQ examines any issues within the Degree Programme and identifies potential improvement measures. The CGAQ is also responsible for arranging meetings with stakeholders to assess consistency between the training provided by the Degree Programme and labour market needs. This assessment is conducted by analysing studies and reports on demand for professional qualifications from businesses and other organisations.
The Degree Programme, through its QA management group, holds periodic meetings to monitor the implementation of corrective actions indicated in previous Review Reports. The group evaluates the results of these actions, highlighting the identified strengths, critical issues and necessary changes. The adequacy and effectiveness of the Degree Programme’s management will be verified and, where necessary, corrective actions will be proposed for the next Review Report. Once the University’s requirements have been met, the meeting schedule will be established.
 

On 9 December 2008, the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy held a meeting with various organisations aligned with its educational offerings in terms of production, services and professions. These organisations included: Accademia naz. di S. Cecilia, Altamoda, Ass. Italia nostra, Ass. ital. insegnanti di geografia, Casa ed. Laterza, Centro Informaz. Geocartografiche Aeron., Centro ric. fonetica sperimentale, Cgil scuola, Cisl scuola nazionale, Ediz. di storia e letteratura, Esri Italia, Fed. ital. editori giornali, Fed. naz. stampa ital., Fondaz. Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, IsIAO-Ministero degli aff. esteri, Istituto enciclop. italiana, Museo naz. d'arte orientale, Museo naz. preist. etnogr. L. Pigorini, Soc. Dante Alighieri, Società geogr. italiana, SIAE, Tavolo interreligioso, Uff. scol. reg. per il Lazio, Uil scuola segr. naz.. The delegates examined, discussed and ultimately approved the Faculty’s programme, specifically the Degree Programme in question.
At the final meeting of the university-wide consultation on 19 January 2009, the participating organisations favoured the rationalisation of Sapienza’s curriculum, taking into account the results of the preceding online consultation. This streamlining aims to reduce the number of courses and diversify them into highly attractive classes for which there is adequate faculty coverage. Furthermore, following a detailed evaluation of the Faculty’s curriculum, the organisations themselves expressed a favourable opinion regarding the establishment of individual courses.
 

On 12 November 2024 at 15:00, the Steering Committee (comprising Maria Letizia Caldelli, President of the Classics Department; Francesco Ursini, Coordinator of the Classics Degree Programme; Angela Cinalli, Vice-President of the Classics Department; Giorgio Piras, former Director of the Department of Ancient Sciences; Andrea Cucchiarelli, former President of the Classics Department; and Ilaria Morresi, Quality Management Commission for the SMA) met with interested parties who had been invited by email on 22 October. The meeting was held to discuss the training projects of the three degree programmes already active within the Lettere Classiche teaching area. The Steering Committee had previously identified the SUA and the current teaching provision as the sources of information to be used during the discussion, and copies were sent to those who had agreed to attend. Those consulted included classical high schools, publishing houses, museums, libraries, academies, cultural institutes and foundations. Those present included school principals, publishing house directors, museum directors, library directors, and academy, institute, and foundation presidents. The importance of encouraging internships to enhance the current curriculum was emphasised, as this would enable students to acquire specific initial skills for future employment. The importance of including variously structured writing courses within the AAF was also emphasised. You can explore specific fields by selecting elective courses that focus on particular areas, such as the history of publishing or books. As the new SUA provides detailed career information, it is the responsibility of the Lettere classiche teaching area to offer prospective and current students a comprehensive overview of possible career paths [see Table A2].
Interested parties should be convened every three years and invited by email. The Degree Programme’s training plan should be sent to them in advance: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12xZA42HkseA53WML4lvFYK1dKYJUlUi5/view?usp=sharing