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Five Campuses (Milano, Brescia, Piacenza-Cremona, Roma and Campobasso), 14 Colleges, 72 Three- Year Major Tracks (as established by a recent decree), 7 Graduate Level Degrees, 54 Specializations, 47 Master Tracks, and 59 Postgraduate Specialization Courses: such are the basic numbers characterizing the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart), founded in 1921 by Father Agostino Gemelli and legally recognized by the Italian State on October 2 nd, 1924. During the University's distinguished history, there have been six University Presidents since Father Gemelli: Prof. Francesco Vito, Prof. Ezio Franceschini, Prof. Giuseppe Lazzati, Prof. Adriano Bausola, Prof. Sergio Zaninelli, and the current acting President Prof. Lorenzo Ornaghi. The Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore is the most comprehensive and complete university in Italy among the universities awarding legally recognized degrees (Italian State Universities included). Our network of Cultural Development Centres extends as far as the Italian islands, making our University definitely national, with the value added of having it recognized by the international scientific community as well. At present the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore is the largest non-state University in Europe as well as the widest Catholic University in the world. Thanks to its prestigious Faculties, the Università Cattolica excels in the diverse and articulate study opportunities that it offers, both in the humanities and in the scientific fields. Through the courses offered which are well combined with intensive research programmes, our University values and promotes an interdisciplinary approach that helps students gain scientific knowledge in a responsible and autonomous fashion. Our extensive research programmes are planned and carried out in close connection with the educational activities promoted by our 16 Internal Colleges, 64 Departments and 72 Research Centres. Their common goal is the understanding and studying of those topics that have proved vital to the wellness of each human being: the new frontiers of economics; bioethics; environmental recuperation; developments in the judicial fields; family dynamics; major mass phenomena; the evolution of political systems; new horizons in medicine; technological applications of physics and mathematics; and the most recent discoveries in environmental research. Opportunities for academic development and growth do not by any means end with the confirmation of degrees. Rather, they are continually enhanced through further chances available to alumni already entrenched in their own professional careers, by keeping them in contact with the more than 40,000 enrolled Cattolica students through extra curricular and postgraduate activities. The attention given to each individual student and his/her specific interests starts with enrollment and continues throughout and beyond the completion of a diploma or degree. In fact, if we manage - as we actually do to establish a strong tie between the university and the professional world, that is due exactly to the many services offered by the Università Cattolica, such as orientation activities; specialized tutoring labs specifically designed to accompany and guide students during their academic paths, internships and stages, study abroad and Erasmus programmes in European and non-european Countries; and job-placement services which help students select a future career. MILANO BRESCIA PIACENZA ROMA CAMPOBASSO 2
FACULTIES CAMPUSES AGRICULTURE Piacenza-Cremona ECONOMICS Milano and Roma ECONOMICS Piacenza-Cremona LAW Milano LAW Piacenza ARTS AND PHILOSOPHY Milano and Brescia MEDICINE AND SURGERY Roma PSYCHOLOGY Milano BANKING, FINANCE AND INSURANCE Milano EDUCATION Milano, Brescia and Piacenza FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES Milano and Brescia MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS AND NATURAL SCIENCES Brescia POLITICAL SCIENCES Milano SOCIOLOGY Milano, Brescia and Piacenza MILANO Arts and Philosophy; Banking, Finance and Insurance; Economics and Business Administration; Education; Foreign Languages and Literatures; Law; Mathematics; Physics and Natural Sciences; Political Sciences; Psychology; Sociology BRESCIA Humanities; Education; Foreign Languages and Literatures; Mathematics; Physics and Natural Sciences PIACENZA/CREMONA Agricolture; Economics; Law; Education CAMPOBASSO Medicine; Research Centre ROMA Medicine and Surgery; Economics Facts and Figures 42,388 students; 4,969 administrative staff; 74 1 st Cycle Degree Courses (Laurea Triennale); 80 2 nd Cycle Degree Courses (Laurea Specialistica); 79 Master Degree Courses; 51 Postgraduate Specialization Schools 3
THE AGOSTINO GEMELLI FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY The "Agostino Gemelli" Faculty of Medicine and Surgery was inaugurated in Rome on November 5 th, 1961 under the University First President Professor Francesco Vito. Also in attendance were the then Pontiff, Pope John XXIII, and the then Milan Archbishop, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini, who subsequently was to be elected Pontiff himself too as Pope Paul VI. Three years later, on July 10 th 1964, the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore became the first Italian University not only to introduce an enrollment cap, but also to open its own working hospital divisions managed under the name of the Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli ( A. Gemelli University Polyclinic & Teaching Hospital). Located at the feet of Monte Mario Hill, the Campus was built following strict Anglo-Saxon canons on land donated in 1934 by Pope Pious XI to the Istituto Giuseppe Toniolo di Studi Superiori ( Giuseppe Toniolo Institute for Higher Studies), an Institution which is the founder as well as the guarantor for the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Those beautiful 37 hectars, situated next to the Parco Regionale del Pineto, are home to dormitories, libraries, specially equipped classrooms, a Church, sport and recreational facilities, and other student services. The "Istituti Biologici (Biological Institutes) is a big building where main student offices, teaching rooms for 1 st Cycle Medical Studies as well as Basic Science Institutes and the Aula Magna are located. The Campus includes the Residenza Sanitaria Protetta (Protected Health Residence), inaugurated in the jubilee year 2000, a modern and comfortable 43 room-hotel comprising a hemodialisys centre. A. Gemelli Faculty of Medicine and Surgery (Biological Institutes) "A. Gemelli" Teaching Hospital Emergency Room-First Aid Centre for the Medicine of Aging Direction of UCSC - Rome Campus Nuovo Ioanneum Student Residence Protected Health Residence Parkings The A. Gemelli Faculty of Medicine and Surgery is at present a world-class training ground for future leaders in medical research and practice - including every modern medical discipline as well as some of the most respected medical scholars all over the world - public health, and biomedical science. Primary Education of General Practitioners and Nurses, training of Health Care Specialists and Public Health Professionals, and further education of the whole Health Care Staff are the Faculty s primary tasks. Starting medical studies and enrolling in one of 2 nd Level Degree Courses or into one of the 21 1 st Level Degrees, means becoming part of an academic community in which learning takes place in a daily and direct contact with the outside working environment. A. Gemelli Facult y of M ed icine and Surg er y (Biolo gica l In stitutes ) Pr otect ed Hea lth Residen ce 4
DEGREE COURSES SCHOOL OF MEDICINE LOCATION 2 nd Level (One-cycle degrees) Medicine and Surgery (6 years) Dentistry (5 years) 1 st Level (3 years) Health Assistance Health Biotechnology Nursing Physiotherapy Midwifery Dental hygiene Ophtalmology Dietetics Cosmetic Techniques Technicians for the care of the environment and workplace Psychiatric Rehabilitation Techniques Cardiac Physiopathology Bio-medical laboratory techniques Neuro-physiopathology techniques Medical radiology, Imaging and radiotherapy techniques Orthopaedic Techniques Speech Therapy Neuro-psychomotricity therapies for developmental age Occupational Therapy 2 nd Level (2 years) Medical Biotechnology Nursing and Midwifery SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS 1 st Level (3 years) Economics and Management Economics and Health Care Management 2 nd Level (2 years) PIEMONTE Ospedale Cottolengo (Torino) C. di recupero L..Novarese Moncrivello (VC) LOMBARDIA Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (MI) Fondazione Poliambulanza (Brescia) LAZIO Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (RM) Azienda Osp. S.Filippo Neri (RM) Azienda Osp. S.Giovanni Addolorata (RM) Ist. "Figlie di S.Camillo" - P.Luigi Tezza (RM) Istituto "Suore della Misericordia" (RM) Istituto Sacra Famiglia (RM) Istituto "Figlie di S.Camillo" (Rieti) San Martino Al Cimino (Viterbo) MOLISE UCSC - Campobasso A.S.RE.M Termoli - Larino BASILICATA Azienda Osp."San Carlo" (Potenza) Villa D'Agri (Potenza) Lagonegro (Potenza) ASL 2 Moliterno (Potenza) ASL 2 Sant Arcangelo (Potenza) Economics and Health Care Management INTER-FACULTY: EDUCATION/MEDICINE AND SURGERY 1 st Level (3 years) Sport and Exercise Sciences 2 nd Level (2 years) Sport Science for Prevention and Rehabilitation Facts and Figures 73 Degree Undergraduate Courses 43 Master Courses 47 Postgraduate Specialization Schools 2.413 Teaching Staff (Undergraduate Programs) 5.113 Employees (University + Hospital) 5
THE A. GEMELLI TEACHING HOSPITAL For over the last 40 years the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic (Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli ), a 1850-bed hospital, has been achieving a more and more increasing relevance both on a national and an international scale. At present, it serves as Teaching Hospital for the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. It owes its name to the University founder, the Franciscan Friar Father Agostino Gemelli. Construction began in 1959 on the hill of Monte Mario, then the Hospital opened its doors in July 1964. It provides free medical assistance as part of the Italian National Health System as well as paid-for "private" assistance in hotel-style wards. Besides, it includes facilities for Basic and Clinical Research, on-site Student Residences, three Canteens, three Cafeterias, one Restaurant, one Bookshop, and two Medical Libraries. At the Hospital it is carried out undergraduate and postgraduate education in: Medicine and Surgery; Nursing Sciences; Physiotherapy, and a great variety of other clinical subjects. Apart from Student Residences, the Hospital consists of the combined "Institute of Infectious Diseases" (Istituto di Clinica delle Malattie Infettive) & "Centre for the Medicine of Aging" (Centro di Medicina dell Invecchiamento), and of the main Hospital building (the "Polyclinic"), which was significantly expanded in recent years by the addition of a new wing where the Emergency Department & First Aid Post (DEA) as well as most operating theatres were transferred. Buildings are surrounded by parking lots and meadows. The original manorial villa erected long before the site was chosen to have the Hospital built in it and previously used as a convent - now serves as the Institute of Bioethics, as well as the main University Church. The A. Gemelli Hospital entered a worldwide spotlight during the pontificate of Pope John Paul II, who was rushed there to receive emergency surgery after the failed assassination attempt that he suffered in 1981, subsequently returning there several times up to a few weeks before his death in 2005. Another famous expatient of our Hospital is Georg Ratzinger, the elder brother of the current Pontiff, Pope Benedict XVI. Institute of Infectious Diseases Centre for the Medicine of Aging 6
MEDICINE AND SURGERY The Degree Course aims at providing the following: a broad theoretical knowledge based on scientific study, and the ability to apply that knowledge professionally; the ability to take clinical data relating to a person's state of health, to evaluate such data critically both from the global and socio-cultural points of view, as well as to interpret them in the light of scientific knowledge, taking into account the physiopathology and pathologies of organs and systems; abilities and experience, together with the capacity for self-evaluation which is required to deal with priority health problems responsibly by taking into account aspects such as prevention, diagnosis, prognosis, therapy and rehabilitation. The complete Course involves 5,500 hours of teaching and training. After being put on the Professional Register, graduates can practise freelance or be employed in public or private health sectors. They can also either work as researchers in public, private and university laboratories, or teach in secondary schools. LEVEL OF QUALIFICATION: Long cycle graduate programme leading to an academic award of 2nd Level Degree (Laurea Specialistica a ciclo unico). OFFICIAL LENGTH OF THE PROGRAMME: 6 years. TOTAL AMOUNT OF CREDITS EARNED: 360 ECTS. The Degree Course aims at providing the following: DENTISTRY AND DENTAL PROSTHESES the scientific bases, the theoretical knowledge and the practical training required for practising the profession of dentist; the methodological and cultural bases to take up a career in dentistry; methodologies for scientific research and the possibility of further postgraduate training. This Degree is normally considered to be "non-flexible" insofar as it is limited to dental practice (after being put on the Register and having passed the State Examination). Nevertheless, it offers a fairly wide choice of career opportunities which include working in the Health Service, in hospitals or clinics; freelancing; carrying out research in public or private organizations or in industries; working in hospital organizations and management; consultancy work in the field of epidemiology and statistics in public health organizations, working in medical Faculty services; practising dentistry in the armed forces; teaching in secondary schools. LEVEL OF QUALIFICATION: Long cycle graduate programme leading to an academic award of 2nd Level Degree (Laurea Specialistica a ciclo unico). OFFICIAL LENGTH OF THE PROGRAMME: 5 years. TOTAL AMOUNT OF CREDITS EARNED: 300 ECTS 7
HEALTH BIOTECHNOLOGIES The three-year Degree in Health Biotechnologies corresponds to Class 1 of Biotechnology Degrees. The course aims at providing the following: a good grounding in both molecular and cellular microbiological systems; a cultural and experimental preparation in the multidisciplinary techniques involved in the use of biotechnology for the production of goods and services, through analysis and the application of biological systems; a knowledge of biotechnological methods and the ability to apply them in real situations, in accordance with deontological and bioethical norms; the ability to plan, implement and apply sophisticated biotechnological diagnostic and therapeutic methodologies; competence in communication and management of information; the ability to work both as part of a team and individually, and to integrate rapidly into the working environment. The graduate in Health Biotechnologies will be able to work in the following fields: pharmaceutical biotechnology, health biotechnology, scientific communications; medico-pharmaceutical research in universities or industries; clinical settings involving biotechnological applications in patients; services which use advanced biotechnological diagnosis and/or therapy. Level Degree (Laurea Triennale di 1 livello). The Course aims at providing the following: DIETETICS competence in all activities aimed at promoting proper nutrition and a healthy diet, including education and collaboration in introducing food policies, according to existing norms; the ability to organize and coordinate specific activities relating to food and diet; the competence to collaborate with those responsible for health hygiene in the nutritional field; the ability to elaborate, formulate and administer diets prescribed by a doctor, and to check patient tolerance; the ability to study and elaborate the composition of food rations that will satisfy the nutritional needs of specific population groups and to organize nutrition programmes for both healthy and sick communities. Level Degree (Laurea Triennale di 1 livello). 8
PHYSIOTHERAPY The Course aims at providing the following: the ability to devise rehabilitation programmes aimed at resolving specific health problems of disabled persons; the ability to give advice on the use of artificial limbs and appliances, check their effectiveness and teach people how to use them; the ability to provide assistance and rehabilitation relating to motor function, superior cortical function and bowel function following pathological events of varying aetiology, either congenital or acquired. Graduates will be able to use their skills by working either in public or private sectors, both on a regional scale and at patient s home, either as salaried employees or freelancers. Level Degree (Laurea Triennale di 1 livello). The Course aims at providing the following: DENTAL HYGIENE the ability to perform tasks relating to the prevention of mouth and gum diseases, under the supervision of qualified dentists and dental surgeons; the ability to provide dental health education and to participate in prevention programmes within the Public Health System; the ability to remove tartar, smooth down roots and apply localized prophylactic measures; the ability to provide instruction on oral hygiene and the use of appropriate techniques for diagnosing bacterial plaque and dental patina, encouraging patients to have regular check-ups; the ability to give advice on the right diet for safeguarding dental health. graduates will be able to use their degrees in teaching, further study, applied research and consultancy, health services or wherever their professional skills be required; they will be able to participate in training assistants and in updating their professional profiles; they will be able to work in public or private health settings, either as salaried employees or freelancers; they will work in collaboration with other professionals involved in rehabilitation programmes at a multidisciplinary level. Level Degree (Laurea Triennale di 1 livello). 9
NURSING The Course aims at providing the following: the ability to perform independently all activities related to prevention and to the care and safeguarding of individual and collective health; a sound knowledge of the basic disciplines, leading to a clear understanding of the most important aspects of the physiological and pathological processes involved in preventive and therapeutic measures, as well as the ability to integrate effectively with other professionals; oral and written competence in another EU language. Graduates will be able to use their skills either in public or in private nursing fields, both on a regional scale and at patient's home, either as salaried employees or freelancers. Level Degree (Laurea Triennale di 1 livello). OBSTETRICS The Course aims at providing the following: the ability to perform independently all activities related to prevention and to the care and safeguarding of individual and collective health; a sound knowledge of the basic disciplines, leading to a clear understanding of the most important aspects of the physiological and pathological processes involved in preventive and therapeutic measures, as well as the ability to integrate effectively with other professionals; oral and written competence in another EU language. Graduates will be able to use their skills either in public or in private nursing fields, both on a regional scale and at patient's home, either as salaried employees or freelancers. Level Degree (Laurea Triennale di 1 livello). 10
PREVENTION TECHNIQUES FOR THE CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE WORKPLACE The three-year Degree in Prevention Techniques for the Care of the Environment and the Workplace corresponds to Class 4 of the professional qualifications in Health Techniques. The Course aims at training graduates who be competent in the following areas: all activities relating to: prevention; checking and controlling hygiene and safety in the living environment and in the workplace; food and beverages hygiene; public health hygiene and veterinary hygiene; the carrying out of technical health investigations with a view to granting authorizations and permits where these be required; the checking of living areas and workplaces, and the evaluation of the need for an inquiry in case of accidents and occupational diseases; the checking of how structures and environments respond to the activities related to them as well as of safety conditions of structures and plants; the checking of food and beverages quality from production to consumption, and the decision whether further specialized investigations be necessary; the checking of veterinary health and hygiene, and the decision whether further investigations be necessary; the checking of cosmetic products; the collaboration with judicial authorities in investigating crimes against the environment as well as in investigations related to food hygiene standards, and hygiene and safety conditions in the workplace. graduates will be able to use their degrees in teaching, further study, applied research and consultancy, health services or wherever their professional skills be required: they will be able to participate in training assistants and in updating their professional profiles; they will be able to work in public or private health settings, either as salaried employees or freelancers; they will work in collaboration with other professionals involved in rehabilitation programmes at a multidisciplinary level. Level Degree (Laurea Triennale di 1 livello). TECHNIQUES OF CARDIOCIRCULATORY PHYSIOPATHOLOGY AND CARDIOVASCULAR PERFUSION The three-year Degree in Techniques of Cardiocirculatory Physiopathology and Cardiovascular Perfusion corresponds to Class 3 of the professional qualifications in Health Techniques. The Course aims at training graduates who be competent to perform the following tasks: to operate and maintain equipment used in extracorporeal circulation and the application of haemodynamic techniques (with technical responsibilities only); 11
to provide the essential indications, under medical guidance, for the use of equipment for haemodynamic diagnosis or cardiocirculatory support systems; to plan, manage and evaluate the proper functioning of the equipment which they are responsible for. graduates will be able to use their degrees in teaching, further study, applied research and consultancy, health services or wherever their professional skills be required: they will be able to participate in training assistants and in updating their professional profiles; they will be able to work in public or private health settings, either as salaried employees or freelancers; they will work in collaboration with other professionals involved in rehabilitation programmes at a multidisciplinary level. Level Degree (Laurea Triennale di 1 livello). TECHNIQUES OF MEDICAL RADIOLOGY, IMAGING AND RADIOTHERAPY The three-year Degree in Techniques of Medical Radiology, Imaging and Radiotherapy corresponds to Class 3 of the professional qualifications in Health Techniques. The course aims at providing the following: the ability to carry out radiological investigations and procedures in accordance with EU regulations on radioprotection; graduates in radiological diagnostic techniques who be qualified to perform, under medical supervision, all procedures involving sources of artificial or natural ionizing radiations, thermal energy, ultrasound and nuclear magnetic resonance, either independently or in collaboration with other health personnel, in accordance with Law No. 25 of 31 January 1983. They must be competent in procedures for physical protection or dosimetry as well. graduates will be able to use their degrees in teaching, further study, applied research and consultancy, health services or wherever their professional skills be required: they will be able to participate in training assistants and in updating their professional profiles; they will be able to work in public or private health settings, either as salaried employees or freelancers. Level Degree (Laurea Triennale di 1 livello). 12
ORTHOPAEDIC TECHNIQUES The Course aims at providing the following: the ability to construct medically-prescribed, made-to-measure prostheses by working directly with patients, and if necessary to modify prostheses after testing them. Prostheses include artificial limbs, replacements, corrective appliances and supports for the locomotor system. They may be both functional and cosmetic, mechanical or dependent on external energy, or they may require a combination of external and body energy; the ability to teach disabled persons how to use their prostheses; the ability to provide technical assistance, in collaboration with physicians, for what concerns supply, substitution and repair of artificial limbs and appliances. graduates will be able to use their degrees in teaching, further study, applied research and consultancy, health services or wherever their professional skills be required: they will be able to participate in training assistants and in updating their professional profiles; they will be able to work in public or private health settings, either as salaried employees or freelancers; they will work in collaboration with other professionals involved in rehabilitation programmes at a multidisciplinary level. Level Degree (Laurea Triennale di 1 livello). ORTHOPTICS OPHTHALMOLOGY ASSISTANT OPAEDIC TECHNIQUES The Course aims at providing the following: the ability to identify, quantify and qualify visual and ocular motility anomalies; the ability to define and apply therapeutic programmes for functional and motor rehabilitation in accordance with diagnoses; the ability to improve the visual capacity of severely amblyopic patients, facilitating their rehabilitation and social integration, and improving their quality of life. Orthoptists also conduct complementary anatomophysiological functional operation exams on visual structures and do contact lens adaptation work. Orthoptists largely work in the field of theraphy. They have direct contact with patients. They must be able to interpret and integrate information from various sources by crossing theoretical knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathology, and psychosocial behaviour with therapeutic intervention models. Orthoptists also work in areas related both to diagnosis, therapy, prevention, health promotion, vision, and to research, management and education. 13
Public or Private Hospital Units Private Health Centres/Associations Private Clinics Educational Establishments (Health Services) Industrial Establishments (Work Medicine) Sport Centres Specìalized Re-education Establishments Private Practice Health Centres Private Social Aid Institutions Level Degree (Laurea Triennale di 1 livello). BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY HEALTH TECHNIQUES The course aims at providing graduates with the following skills: the ability to work in a research laboratory where biomedical and biotechnological analyses are performed involving biochemistry, microbiology, virology, pharmacotoxicology, immunology, clinical pathology, haematology, cytology and histopathology; the ability to use their technical skills in collaboration with graduates from other specializations, working in the same laboratory but with different tasks; the ability to record analytical procedures correctly, including details of their own work, according to the work protocol procedures in force in the laboratory; they should also make sure that their activity is in line with the standards laid down by whoever be in charge of the laboratory. graduates will be able to use their degrees in teaching, further study, applied research and consultancy, health services or wherever their professional skills be required: they will be able to participate in training assistants and in updating their professional profiles; they will be able to work in public or private health settings, either as salaried employees or freelancers. Level Degree (Laurea Triennale di 1 livello). 14
NEURO- AND PSYCHOMOTOR THERAPY IN THE AGE OF DEVELOPMENT The three-year Degree in Neuro- and Psychomotor Therapy in the Age of Development corresponds to Class 2 of the professional health qualifications for Rehabilitation. The Course aims at providing the following: the knowledge of biological and psychopathological phenomena required for the prevention and treatment of neuropsychiatric diseases and rehabilitation; the ability and aptitude to intervene appropriately in accordance with diagnoses and treatments prescribed by child neuropsychiatrists; the ability to carry out therapeutic procedures that are specific to the age of development. graduates will be able to use their degrees in teaching, further study, applied research and consultancy, health services or wherever their professional skills be required: they will be able to participate in training assistants and in updating their professional profiles; they will be able to work in public or private health settings, either as salaried employees or freelancers. Level Degree (Laurea Triennale di 1 livello). OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY The three-year Degree in Occupational Therapy corresponds to Class 3 of the professional health qualifications for Rehabilitation. The Course aims at providing the following: the ability to work in the field of prevention, care and rehabilitation of people suffering from temporary or permanent physical and mental diseases and disorders, through the means of manual expression, games and everyday activities; the ability to carry out functional and psychological assessments of patients, also at a multidisciplinary level, and to devise rehabilitation programmes aimed at identifying and responding to the needs of the disabled as well as at helping such people to live independent lives within society. graduates will be able to use their degrees in teaching, further study, applied research and consultancy, health services or wherever their professional skills be required: they will be able to participate in training assistants and in updating their professional profiles; they will be able to work in public or private health settings, either as salaried employees or freelancers. Level Degree (Laurea Triennale di 1 livello). 15
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS U..C.S.C.. - Erraassmuuss Paarrt tnneerrsshhi ipp ( A. (. Geemeel lli FFaaccuul ltyy oof f Meeddi icci innee aanndd Suurrggeerryy,, Roomee) ) 12.1 - Medicine 12.3 - Dentistry Universidad de Valladolid (ES) Universidad de Salamanca (ES) Universidad de Cadiz (ES) Universidade de Lisboa (PT) Université Catholique de Lille (FR) Université de Bretagne Occidentale - Brest (FR) Université René Descartes - Paris (FR) Université de Nantes (Fr) Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Be) University of Wales - School of Medicine - Cardiff (UK) Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (NL) Uppsala Universitet (SE) University of Oulu (SF) Freie Universität Berlin (DE) Humboldt-Universität Berlin (DE) Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (DE) Universität Leipzig (DE) Westfälische-Wilhelms-Universität Münster (DE) Radboud University - Nijmegen (NL) Universidad Alfonso X "El Sabio" - Madrid (E) Université René Descartes - Paris (FR) 12.6 - Nursing - Physiotherapy Universidad Alfonso X "El Sabio" - Madrid (E) Universidad de Cadiz (E) Universidad de Castilla - La Mancha - Toledo (E) 12.8 - Medical Technologies Escola Superior de Biotecnologia - Porto (P) Universiteit Antwerpen - Faculty of Biomedical Sciences (B) Malmö Högskola - School of Health and Society (S) University of Ljubljana - College of Health Care (SI) Area 12.9 - Occupational Therapy Hogeschool Zuyd - Herleen (NL) 16
THE CONTINUING EDUCATION DEPARTMENT A NETWORK FOR CULTURE AND PROFESSIONS Today Continuing Education is seen as an integral part of the mission of major academic institutions in the Country. Incited by the increasing demand, many areas of society are placing on the need for increased knowledge and training. The Università Cattolica has been operating in this field since 1954, when its founder Father Agostino Gemelli promoted a residential Cultural Centre in Passo della Mendola. Then, in 1969 it was set up a real and proper structure which, being dedicated to professional training, over the years has developed a series of probably unique initiatives in the panorama of Italian universities. Today, the activities promoted by the Continuing Education Department of the Università Cattolica seize new opportunities created by technology and university development, offering them both to a general and a specific public such as students; newly graduates; professionals; teachers; social, health, and agricultural workers; volunteers; administrative and public officers; and bankers and IT technicians. THE UNIVERSITY FOURTEEEN FACULTIES AND THEIR SCIENTIFIC DEPARTMENTS Courses, Seminars and Conferences held by the Continuing Education Department contain development, research and didactics processes which evolve in the fourteen Faculties of our University, respecting the prestigious, dynamic characteristics for which it is well known and appreciated both in Italy and in the rest of the world. All Courses are guaranteed by the Professors who are in charge of the various Scientific Departments. A WIDESPREAD PRESENCE The Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore is the only University in Italy which owns sites in five different cities (Milan, Rome, Brescia, Piacenza-Cremona and Campobasso) as well as thirteen Cultural Centres. Such an intricate network allows the Continuing Education Department to operate from anyone of the above-mentioned sites. CULTURAL CENTRES The Cultural Centres located in Acireale (CT), Benevento, Cemmo delle Vallecamonica (BS), Cosenza, Domodossola (VB), Lecce, Lucca, Monticello Brianza (LC), Ragusa, Sarzana (SP), Sestri Levante (GE), Taranto and Verona bear great importance. According to their own specifications, they encourage the scientific and cultural development of local communities and fully integrate themselves within the institutional network of the University. Thanks to those Cultural Centres students tangibly experience their own training programmes by linking up to the central site and interacting with it and its teachers through the support of local tutors. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE SERVICE OF TRAINING The Continuing Education Department can count on the scientific richness of Faculties, Departments, Institutes, Research Centres and the University's Distant Learning Centre (Cep@d), as well as on the collaboration and partnership with State and private Bodies. PERMANENT AND DISTANCE LEARNING CENTRE (CEP@D) Cep@d operates in all the Università Cattolica sites. Its main objectives are: adapting technology to new in-class and distance learning methods; setting up new training projects for the university and the general market; and devising teaching methods for e-learning. Cep@d services are available both to the niversity - for adaptation to new technological developments and distance learning - and to the external market, offering its know-how and support or partnership in technological application to departments or institutions for planning and managing training programmes. 17
COURSES FOR TOP PROFESSIONALS The Continuing Education programmes of the Università Cattolica are specifically designed around various training needs and offer a complete and profitable induction course to the world of work as well as the chance to specialize in one s own profession. Courses on how to pass professional examinations such as qualifying examinations to become lawyers, notaries, barristers, etc. have been particularly popular in recent years. TUTORING One of the main attractions of the Università Cattolica Continuing Education Department is the presence of tutors whose task is to aid didactic development initiatives and insertion into the university environment. CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMMES IN ALL SUBJECTS The Continuing Education Department promotes courses, conferences, seminars, workshops, round tables and study days. Such initiatives are planned and held in collaboration with ministries, local authorities, health authorities, regional school authorities, companies, banks, cultural centres, editing houses, professional associations, and training centres. Courses focus on the following vocational and non vocational areas: Agri-Food Science Art, Theatre and Communications Banking and Finance Foreign Languages and Literatures Preparatory Courses for State Examinations Economics and Administration Law Information and Communication Technologies; New Technologies Education; Pedagogy Psychology Public Administration Health Social Services; Voluntary Services; Ethics Techno-Scientific Issues Humanities. 18
CAMPUS FACILITIES Dining Halls and Cafeterias The main staff-student restaurant is on the 1st floor of the Policlinico (seating capacity: 450, opening times: 12.00 a.m. - 3.00 pm, Sunday included). The cost for students is 3,60. Guest-students can obtain a magnetic badge by paying the amount of 25,00. That card is valid for the whole period of stay in UCSC, and can be reloaded by the machine located beside the entrance of the canteen and in the hall of the Istituti Biologici. Another restaurant ( Sala delle Colonne ) is near the Istituti Biologici by the Centro Congressi (Congress Centre) (seating capacity: 230, opening times: from Monday to Friday, 12.00 a.m. - 3.00 pm). Cafeterias are located at the Policlinico A. Gemelli, 4th floor, and at the Istituti Biologici, basement. Libraries The Library at Rome Campus was founded in 1961 in order to fulfil the educational and scientific needs of the new-born Medical Faculty. The original collection of volumes, owned by Fr. Agostino Gemelli, was progressively increased thanks to important donations (in 1972, the noteworthy collection of monographies and journals of the Pontificia Accademia delle Scienze). Nowadays, it holds over 251,000 volumes and 7,000 periodicals (of which, about 4,000 are current). The total reading area covers 2,600 sqm and numbers more than 400 available seating places distributed in five Reading Rooms (two at the Policlinico A. Gemelli and three at the Istituti Biologici ). The volumes, arranged by subject, are all open-accessible and can be easily located by OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue). Moreover, the bibliographic patrimony was recently enlarged by the online connection to the resources of other libraries and data banks of SBN (Servizio Bibliotecario Nazionale), and to the collective catalogue of the Università Cattolica Electronic Library System. The Faculty Library is divided into two sections: 1. General Subjects, Scientific Research issues and Text books: Istituti Biologici, Ground floor. 2. Clinical Subjects, Specialistic issues, Periodicals: Policlinico A. Gemelli, 4th floor. Telephone: +39 06 3015 4264 ( Istituti Biologici ); +39 06 3015 4705 (Policlinico). Opening hours for the public: Istituti Biologici, from Monday to Friday: 8.30 a.m. - 8.30 p.m.; Saturdays: 8.30 a.m.-12.30 p.m. Istituti Clinici, from Monday to Friday: 8.30 a.m. - 8.30 p.m.; Saturdays: 8.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. Housing Social services for students are mainly offered by EDUCatt (Institute for the Right to Higher Education), which helps them to find accommodation at the Collegi (Student Residences) belonging or affiliated to the UCSC. A. Male Residences - Nuovo Collegio Joanneum, Largo Francesco Vito, 1 00168 Roma. Tel. +39 06 3054020 - Tot. 110 places; - San Damiano, Via Villa Maggiorani, 16-00168 Roma Tel: +39 06 06.3500001 - Tot. 60 places;. 19
- Renzi, Via Augusto Tebaldi, 24-00168 Roma. Tel. +39 06 35500850 - Tot. 18 places; - Romitello, Via Vincenzo Viara de' Ricci, 24/26-00168 Roma, Tel. +39 063010023 - Tot. 20 places; B. Female Residences - San Luca Armida Barelli, Largo Francesco Vito, 1-00168 Roma. Tel. +39 06 3051164 (San Luca); Tel. +39 06 3051862 - +39 06 3051887 (Armida Barelli) - Tot. 110 places; - Ker Maria, Via Eugenio Tanzi, 67-00135 Roma. Tel. +39 06 06.3060811 - Tot. 72 places; - Sacra Famiglia, Via Achille Mauri 14-00135 Roma. Tel +39 06 30600985 - Tot. 53 places; - Capitanio, Via Camilluccia 740-00135 Roma. Tel. +39 06 3293646 - Tot. 30 places. EDUCatt reserves rooms at different prices according to students income (for Exchange-students there is a special fare fascia B, i.e. 5,95-9,68 /day depending on whether the room is single or double as well as on the type of residence). However, the availability of places depends on the direct exchange with other Italian students leaving on an Erasmus programme during the same period. For this reason, all incoming EC students must submit their requests for accommodation at least 6 months before date of arrival. Address: L.go F. Vito, 1. Tel. +39 06 3015 4210. Office hours 10-12 a.m. (Monday - Friday) Normally, during the week EDUCatt residences and affiliated ones admit arriving students in the morning and in the afternoon. Those who arrive in Rome outside reception hours or on weekends can ask the International Office for a list of cheap first - night places to stay (Servizi Didattici ed Accademici, - Tel +39 06 3015 5819). Alternatively, private accommodation can be organized (average cost for a single room in Rome is 400/450 per month). Incoming students can ask the International Office for help, but they have to be flexible. The person in charge will try to find accommodation through different channels (student associations, contacts, etc.). Sometimes it is necessary for the student to arrange his/her private accommodation upon arrival; in this case, an inexpensive hotel in the University vicinities is suggested for the first few days. Internet Points All guest students have free access to the Internet Service from Monday to Friday (10 a.m. - 2 p.m.). Internet Point is at the Faculty of Economics, 2 nd floor. Italian Language Courses for Foreign Students The International Relations Service of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore has been welcoming, hosting and managing hundreds of foreign students in its Rome University Campus in order to promote internationalization within the scope of international mobility projects. The Department organizes Italian Language Courses designed for students who wish to learn, study and explore the Italian language. The Courses - free of charge - are open to ALL INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS enrolled in UCSC as exchange students. Courses attendance is MANDATORY. Courses start in October and March, before the beginning of the first and second semesters. ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS COURSES for those with almost no knowledge of Italian. the courses aim at giving basic competence in Italian to be used in typical situations in everyday and university life, through classes as well as integrated project work. 20
LOWER/UPPER INTERMEDIATE COURSES for those who already possess elementary level knowledge of Italian; the courses consolidate and extend students' knowledge giving them more familiarity in dealing with typical situations in everyday and university life through classroom and multimedia laboratory lessons as well as integrated project work. For further information please contact Dr. Aldo Balzarotti, @: sdast@rm.unicatt.it, Tel: +39.06.3015 5819 Pastoral Counselling The Pastoral Counselling Service is performed at the Pastoral Centre where priests or spiritual assistants especially appointed by the Italian Bishops Conference and coordinated by the University General Ecclesiatic Assistant - carry out their pastoral work on behalf of students as well as of the academic, technical, administrative, maintenance and servicing staff. Spiritual assistants also collaborate with the University Pastoral Council which consists of representatives from every sector of Religious personnel, coordinated by the General Ecclesiastic Assistant. He often organizes meetings, study sections and conferences, providing orientation for first-year students and postgraduates. Address: L.go Francesco Vito, 1, Old Convent (near the Central Church). Office Telephone: +39 06 3015 4575. Social Services Within the A. Gemelli Faculty of Medicine and Surgery it can be found as well the Family Help Centre which the Centre for Studies and Research on Natural Regulation of Fertility as well as the Family Consultancy Service are linked to. The above-mentioned organizations aim at contributing to study problems affecting families as well as to offer sound advice and suitable interventions based on scientific research. The Family Consultancy Service - created by the Giuseppe Toniolo Institute for Higher Education together with the Università Cattolica and the Archbishop s Curia - works in Naples supporting families in difficulty. The Consultancy s influence extends beyond providing purely medical and phsychological assistance to being a real and proper cultural pole at the service of the city as well as of the whole Southern Italy. Address: L.go Francesco Vito, 1, Old Convent (near the Central Church). Office Telephone:+39 06 3015 4308. Tutoring The Tutoring Office is in charge of individual assistance to those students who may have serious difficulties to take examinations or to carry on their study programmes. Through the Psychological Counselling, the aforesaid Office also provides help and useful contacts with psychologists of the Medical Faculty. Telephone: +39 06 3015 5723. 21
Leisure and Cultural Activities Concerts are held at the Auditorium on Wednesday evenings. Programmes and tickets are available at the Formazione Permanente e Congressi e Manifestazioni Office (Fo.Pe.Co.M.). Telephone: +39 06 3015 4074-4297 SpazioVivo" Cultural Centre The SpazioVivo Cultural Centre organizes cultural and recreational activities. Among other things it promotes and organizes: concerts; art and photographic exhibitions; theatrical productions; literary competitions; meetings with authors; guided cultural tours. It also offers people the chance to be part of the audience of RAI-TV Italian Television programmes. Besides, the Cultural Centre sells heavily discounted tickets for all theatres in Rome and other entertainment events. For over the past ten years the Centre has been organizing a drama school, where diction, theatrical and physical expression applied to theatre are taught. People attending the drama school are then selected to take part in a theatre group the Gruppo Universitario Teatrale Le Crisalidi. Classes are held by professional performers and take place evenings weekly. The Centre is open to anybody. Opening hours: Monday to Thursday: 8.30 a.m. 4.00 p.m.; on Fridays: 8.30 a.m. - 2.00 p.m. Tel.: 06 3015 4984 06 3015 4075 (extension 4984-4075). Sport Facilities The campus offers students a football pitch, 3 tennis courts, a volleyball court, a basketball court and a 5-aside pitch as well as a gym for judo and gymnastics. Several sport events are held here such as football, basketball and volleyball tournaments between teams made up of University students, doctors and staff. Other useful addresses Bank: Unicredit Banca di Roma Branch, A. Gemelli Polyclinic, 3rd floor, Tel. ext. 4346. Police Station: located near Emergency Room, A. Gemelli Polyclinic, Tel. ext. 4973. UCSC Internal Security Service, Tel. ext. 4288-4669. Health Services The A. Gemelli Teaching Hospital has 1,600 beds (plus 300 at the "Columbus" Integrated Complex, a Clinic situated next to the Gemelli Polyclinic and ) and offers a complete medical and surgical assistance. Here are some usuful telephone numbers: Exchange: +39 06 30151 Emergency Room-First Aid: +39 06 3015 4036; +39 06 3015 4034 Health Management: +39 06 3015 4474; +39 06 3015 4397 External Relations Office: +39 06 35510330; +39 06 35510332 Social Assistance: +39 06 3015 5132 22
Academic Calendar The academic year is divided into two semesters: 1 st period, from October to January; 2 nd period, from March to June. The Medical Curriculum is composed of several courses (divided into different subjects), with lectures and practice held over a semester. Examinations take place 3-4 weeks after the end of each course. Three examination sessions are held during the year: in February (1 st period courses) in June-July (1 st and 2nd period courses) in September (2 nd period courses). Holidays November 1st (All Saints Day) December 8 th (Immaculate Conception) December 15th (Christmas Holy Mass for University Students) December 23rd - January 6th (Christmas Vacations two weeks) March or April (Easter Vacations one week) April 25th (Liberation Anniversary) May 1st (Labour Day) June 2 nd (Italian Republic Day) Formalities in Your Host Country Entry You can enter Italy if you are: a non-eu citizen or a stateless person in possession of a valid passport (or equivalent document) and of an entry visa, and who meets the criteria for entry; a non-eu citizen authorized to enter Italy for reasons of temporary asylum (war victims, natural disasters, etc.), even without an entry visa. Anyway you will need a special permit from the Prime Minister's Office to be allowed to enter Italy without a visa; a EU citizen, in which case no entry visa is required. Where to get a visa: Entry visas to Italy may be obtained from: Italian Embassies or Consulates in your Country of origin and residence; Embassies or Consulates of States that be parties to the Schengen Agreement, for stays not longer than 3 months; Italian Border Police - when absolutely necessary - for a maximum of 5 days if you are passing through Italy to get to another Country, or a maximum of 10 days if you are staying in Italy. After obtaining your visa, you will receive a written statement of your rights and obligations regarding entry into and residence in Italy. 23
Visitors who come to Italy on holiday, on business, in order to take part in sporting events, or due to their being personally invited to do so, and who intend to spend no more than 90 days in the Country, need not apply for a visa if they are citizens of the following Countries: ANDORRA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, BRUNEI, CANADA, CHILE, COLUMBIA, COSTA RICA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, CROATIA, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, HUNGARY, ICELAND, ISRAEL, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, LATVIA, LIECHTENSTEIN, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MONACO, MEXICO, NICARAGUA, NORWAY, PARAGUAY, POLAND, SAN MARINO, VATICAN CITY, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SWITZERLAND, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA. Arrive on the place Dear student, we heartily welcome and kindly ask you to consider the Erasmus Office as a main point which you can refer to in case of need during your stay in our University. So please do not hesitate to apply to us anytime you find it necessary. Here is our address: Servizi Didattici ed Accademici - Ufficio Erasmus Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Faculty of Medicine - Istituti Biologici, Ground floor, Room Nr. 231) Largo Francesco Vito, 1-00168 Roma Tel. 06 3015 5819 E-mail: sdast@rm.unicatt.it Opening times: from Monday to Friday, from 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 a.m.. Wednesdays and Thursdays, also from 3.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. Our Office will give you a Student Card on your arrival, which will allow you to be admitted to our University Libraries, Restoration Services and Computer Rooms. How to get to the UCSC A. Gemelli Faculty od Medicine and Surgery in Rome: FROM LEONARDO DA VINCI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FIUMICINO, ROME) 1. The FM1 Suburban Train (Fiumicino Fara Sabina/Orte) from the airport to several downtown train stations (about 30 min, price 5,00 Euros). Get off and change at Roma Trastevere or Roma Ostiense Stations; 2. From Trastevere/Ostiense stations take the FM3 Train Service (Roma Ostiense - Cesano/Viterbo), towards Cesano Viterbo. Get off at Gemelli Station. FROM ROME TERMINI CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION 1. The Underground Train (Linea A, towards Battistini). Get off at Valle Aurelia Station; 2. From Valle Aurelia Station, take FM3 Train (Roma Ostiense - Cesano/Viterbo), towards Cesano Viterbo. Get off at Gemelli Station. 24