Global Humanities

AAF2009 TRAINING AND ORIENTATION INTERNSHIPS and AAF2008 OTHER USEFUL SKILLS FOR INCLUSION IN THE JOB MARKET

Beside the exams, before graduation you need to earn credits from other activities which are consistent with the objectives of the Global Humanities programme and which will be registered in your transcript of records as AAF2009 TRAINING AND ORIENTATION INTERNSHIPS and AAF2008 OTHER USEFUL SKILLS FOR INCLUSION IN THE JOB MARKET; they amount to 15 credits altogether and, since 1 credit is worth 25 hours, to obtain them you need to work 375 hours. To learn more about how to get an internship position, please visit the "Apprenticeship" section below.
While the credits can only be registered, upon booking through Infostud, in your third year, you may as well earn them earlier. In case you’re not able to get an offer for a real internship, either proposed by Sapienza or by you, you have two more possibilities to earn the required credits:

1) IT certificates
Certificates should refer to IT courses, in Italy or abroad, and should include the results of a final exam, detailing your grade and level.
All certificates must be in pdf format, named exclusively with your surname and first name and uploaded here. Once submitted, a certificate cannot be employed again to obtain other credits.

 
2) Conferences, seminars, webinars, courses and other activities relevant to GH studies
Both Sapienza and the Global Humanities programme occasionally organise activities which award credits and which will be announced here.
For conferences, seminars and webinars, you will have to ask the attendance certificate and write a report. Both documents must be in pdf format, named exclusively with your surname and first name and uploaded here.
 
Credits will be granted as follows:

• 1 credit = 6 hours (conference, seminar etc.) + essay (2000 words, spaces excluded)
• 2 credits= 12 hours (conference, seminar, etc.) + essay (2000 words, spaces excluded)
• 3 credits = 18 hours (conference, seminar, etc.) + essay (2000 words, spaces excluded)
• 4 credits = 24 hours (conference, seminar, etc.) + essay (2000 words, spaces excluded)

AAF2007 OTHER LANGUAGE SKILLS

Finally, you also need to obtain 6 credits from knowledge of a third language, which will be registered in your transcript of records as AAF2007 OTHER LANGUAGE SKILLS. While the credits can only be registered, upon booking through Infostud, in your third year, you may still gain the relevant knowledge earlier.

Language certificates are accepted only if they refer to languages other than your mother tongue and/or a second official language of your country of origin. In case you got a different citizenship before enrolling to Global Humanities, the language of your adoptive country is equated to your country of origin and therefore cannot be used to get the credits of Other Language Skills.
English is accepted only in case the last level certified is higher than the entry level submitted during the enrolment process (i.e. if your entry level was B1 you can present a certificate attesting a higher language level, like B2, C1 etc.; in no case the same certificate used to fulfill the admission requirements can be also used to get the credits of Other Language Skills). Any level is accepted, provided it specifies your CEFR level and has been awarded following a final exam.
All certificates must be in pdf format, named exclusively with your surname and first name and uploaded here. Once submitted, a certificate cannot be employed again to obtain other credits.

For further clarifications, please contact the appointed Committee at aaf.globalhumanities@uniroma1.it.
 

AAF2009 TRAINING AND ORIENTATION INTERNSHIPS and AAF2008 OTHER USEFUL SKILLS FOR INCLUSION IN THE JOB MARKET

The internship is a practical activity required for earning the degree, which awards credits and which you need necessarily to carry out before graduation; the relative credits will be registered in your transcript of records as AAF2009 TRAINING AND ORIENTATION INTERNSHIPS and AAF2008 OTHER USEFUL SKILLS FOR INCLUSION IN THE JOB MARKET; they amount to 15 credits altogether and, since 1 credit is worth 25 hours, to obtain them you need to work 375 hours.
While the credits can only be registered, upon booking through Infostud, in your third year, you may still carry out the internship earlier. For an internship to be activated, it is necessary to identify an organisation or an institution willing to host the training. You have two possibilities:

1) Internship at an organisation or an institution that already has an agreement with Sapienza
You may choose an organisation or an institution that already has an agreement with Sapienza applying through the TSP portal. Please, read carefully the FAQ and remember: once the Progetto Formativo has been approved, you must have it signed by the host institution, sign it in your turn and send it to tirocini.lettere@uniroma1.it. This procedure must be fulfilled before the starting date of the internship, in order to activate it, otherwise the insurance won’t be operating and the internship won’t be valid.
All internships available on the TSP portal are automatically accepted by the appointed Committee.

2) Internship proposed by the student
If you wish to carry out an internship in an organisation or an institution other than those with which Sapienza has an agreement, you must upload, in pdf format, the agreement, drawn up according to this model and signed - preferably digitally - by the legal representative of the organisation or institution or their delegate. The document must be exclusively in pdf format, and it must be named with the sole indication of your name and the name of the organisation or institution with which the agreement is to be drawn up. If the an organisation or institution does not have a digital signature, the agreement must be signed on a letterhaead with a handwritten signature. The pdf signed must be uploaded here. 

In case you’re not able to get an offer for a real internship, either proposed by Sapienza or by you, you have other possibilities to earn the required credits. To learn more, please visit the "Other training activities that award credits" section above.
For further clarifications, please contact the appointed Committee at aaf.globalhumanities@uniroma1.it.
 

The final examination will consist of the presentation and discussion of a written and/or multimedia thesis, whose length will be proportionate to the number of credits assigned. The discussion will take place before an academic committee including the supervisor who has overseen the research and writing process. The thesis must explore a topic related to the subjects studied and may also be based on internship or training experiences undertaken during the programme. During the presentation and discussion, the candidate must demonstrate the ability to apply the theoretical knowledge as well as the methodological and practical tools acquired through the learning activities of the learning path.

To prepare and defend your thesis, the first step is to contact a supervisor well in advance. You need to choose a course and a professor: the course must be part of your learning path (study plan), but the professor can be any faculty member at Sapienza who teaches the relevant subject. If your project is interdisciplinary, a second supervisor may be involved.

The second step is to submit the graduation application through the Infostud platform (you are kindly requested to adhere to the deadlines and follow the official tutorial for the application process).

It’s important you reach out to the supervisor early enough to agree on the topic, write the thesis, and complete revisions. The timeframe will depend both on the professor’s availability and your commitment to completing the work. During the writing process, you will work closely with your supervisor, who will guide you through revisions.
Your thesis must be at least 30 pages, with each page consisting of 1,800 characters, including spaces. As for formatting, please follow the Sapienza instructions, while for referencing you may follow your supervisor’s preferred style, which could be APA, MLA, Harvard, or another system.
A useful reading to help you during the writing process is How to Write a Dissertation, by Umberto Eco.

Finally, the thesis defense typically lasts about 15 minutes. The supervisor will begin by introducing your work briefly, after which you will present your thesis in 5–7 minutes; if you choose, you can use a PowerPoint presentation. The Committee may ask questions or provide comments. Once the discussion is over, you will leave the room while the Committee deliberates and assigns a score to the thesis, ranging from 0 to 5 points; no extra points are awarded for graduating on time, participating in mobility programmes, or obtaining honours (lodi). The final grade will be calculated by adding the score for the thesis to your grade point average, which is based on a scale of 110.
After the Committee decision, you will be called back to hear the final decision and participate in the graduation proclamation.
  
GRADUATION SCHEDULE FOR THE 2026 SEPTEMBER SESSION

The peer-mentoring service is suspended and will resume when new tutors are appointed.

Minor Pathway (Percorso Minor) in Linguistic and Intercultural Mediation for the Healthcare Area

What is a Minor Pathway?
The Minor Pathway is an interdisciplinary option that complements the degree programme you are enrolled in. It aims to broaden your educational horizons by adding valuable skills that are useful for further studies and for entering the job market.
To obtain the Minor qualification, you must acquire 30 CFU/ECTS in cross-disciplinary educational activities, some of which can be extracurricular, relative to your degree program. You must also complete a thesis project that includes references to the educational objectives of the Minor.
Enrolment in the Minor program is free, and the required credits for the extracurricular part can be completed up to six months after obtaining your degree. The attainment of the Minor is certified by the University, with the issuance of an Open Badge. If the Minor is obtained concurrently with the main degree, it is also recorded on the Diploma Supplement, an additional document to the degree certificate.
Educational Objectives of the Minor Pathway in Linguistic and Intercultural Mediation for the Healthcare Area
Migration flows have become a constantly growing global phenomenon. By 2050, it is estimated that migrants across the globe could exceed 400 million people due to increasing demographic disparities, national, ethnic, and religious conflicts, environmental changes, new economic dynamics, and global policies. Given this situation, the health implications of migration are and will be ever more significant.
Despite migration flows involving a wide range of people with different levels of wellbeing, health needs, and vulnerabilities, there is one constant: the fact that migrants’ socio-economic backgrounds, which impact on their lifestyles and access to healthcare services, are one of the main determinants of health. One of the challenges of public health is therefore to ensure access to services and protection pathways for all those who find themselves in conditions of social fragility for whatever reason.
To ensure access to healthcare services, there is a growing need for mediators with cross-disciplinary linguistic skills in public facilities. These professionals help providers and users overcome linguistic and cultural barriers that hinder the provision and use of services, especially for vulnerable migrants. This group includes refugees and asylum seekers, long-term foreign residents in irregular conditions, and the poor and the homeless, a group often subjected to situations of social isolation, which leads to further difficulties in accessing healthcare services.
Such difficulties result in late diagnoses, which create a significant burden on public spending. This burden could be reduced by facilitating access to services and providing health education to migrants through the work of specialized mediators.

Sapienza’s Career Service supports students and graduates during the crucial transition from university to the job market, offering a range of services including:
assistance and information about the services provided;

individual career guidance sessions;

CV review;

a training catalogue for career orientation and employability development;

the establishment of partnership agreements with companies for the implementation of placement and career guidance initiatives;

exclusive selection processes;

organisation of recruitment and guidance events;

organisation of Career Days.

Career support is delivered through specific activities organised by the Career Service and/or by Faculties and other university structures, often in collaboration with companies, public or private institutions, and professional associations.
Career guidance activities may include seminars, workshops, and themed events focused on job orientation, transversal skills, and career management skills (e.g. soft skills, CV writing, job search strategies, video CVs, social networks, Employability Lab, etc.).
To foster connections with companies and organisations, the Career Service organises events such as Recruiting Days, Career Days, Testimonial Days, company presentations, company visits, assessments, business games, mentoring programmes, and other placement-related initiatives, including those involving Alumni and corporate mentorships. These events may be held either online or in person, and are aimed at identifying the most suitable candidates for the professional opportunities offered by companies.
Students and graduates also have access to seminars, workshops, and themed events dedicated to placement (e.g. innovation, start-ups, business incubation, job profiles, Innovation Camps, etc.).
Through the JobTeaser Sapienza online platform, students and graduates can:
create and customise their own CV;

apply for job opportunities matching their academic profile;

browse the list of companies and associations registered on the platform and contact them directly;

register for recruitment events, company presentations, and upcoming Career Days.

Each year, the Career Service organises the University-wide Career Day, open to students and graduates from all eleven Sapienza Faculties, along with other thematic or faculty-specific Career Days, such as: Career Day for Humanities and Social Sciences, Career Day for Economics and Law, and Career Day for STEM.
All services, event calendars, and opportunities for students and graduates are published on the university website at the following page:
https://www.uniroma1.it/en/pagina/career-service-students-and-graduates
The Career Service also manages its social media channels (Facebook, X, and LinkedIn), where it promotes services, calls, competitions, and other opportunities for students and graduates.
https://www.uniroma1.it/en/pagina/contacts-career-service