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School of Law

WHY GENOA?

Genoa University Law Faculty is renowned for its ability to marry tradition and innovation by creating new professional training courses, while maintaining high, international standards of teaching and scientific research. The Faculty has been ranked second in Italy (by the Governmental Committee for Research Evaluation), and has consistently maintained an important position vis-à-vis other Italian Law Faculties (Censis). The high cultural and educational content of teaching gives graduates what they need when embarking on professions, especially legal ones. 5% of the winners of national judiciary entrance exams graduated from this Faculty.

THE INITIATIVES

Continuous training initiatives are currently being developed for jurists already in the labour market (the list of courses is under the title Specialisation and life-long training courses).

Courses are also available to achieve the European Computer Licence (ECDL).

COURSES AND PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Five-year Degree (Laurea Magistrale a ciclo unico) (5 years)

Law

From the Academic year 2006-2007 a new single cycle specialised degree course in Law begun . Instead of the previous 3+2 course made up of a three year degree and a specialised degree, students who wish to enter legal professions will have to take a unitary course. From a basic legal preparation, it will evolve, without interruption into advanced legal training. In the first part of the course, basic notions are provided, while the second part studies the different scientific-disciplinary sectors. There will be a more intense lecturer-student interaction and active participation of the student in the form of written exams of different types, in order to master the interpretative and applicative techniques of law.

The course is held in Genoa and Imperia.

Professional opportunities: access to exams to become lawyers, judges, notaries; senior management in public administration and private firms.

Bachelors (3 years)

Administration and business jurist

Course aims: It trains professionals with specialised knowledge in the economic-law sector, in order to meet the particular needs of private companies and public administration. Graduates will possess all the professional skills and competencies necessary to work at senior management level, freelance and or as entrepreneurs.

Professional opportunities: legal sector, business contracts, personnel and corporate management audit, fiscal sector, industry and insurance, private and public companies as well as those belonging to the “third sector”.

Social Service

Course aims: This course, which is characterised by an interdisciplinary approach divided between theory and practice, aims to equip professionals to work in human services. Students follow a guided learning experience (about 450 hours of work experience in public or private institutions). It enables direct access to the two-year degree in Social Service and social policies.

Professional opportunities: it is the only course legally recognised for admittance to the entrance examination to join the Register of Social Workers (Sect. B). It also offers the possibility of entering the vast area of social services (public administration, private and public companies, freelance professionals, training, co-operatives, consortiums, associations.)

Degrees(Laurea Magistrale) (2 years)

Social Service and social policies

This course prepares professional figures for high management level positions in public and private structures that operate in human services as well as for freelance activities. It is the only course legally recognised for admittance to the entrance examination for the Register of Social Workers (Sect. A).

INTERNATIONAL LEVEL LAW COURSES

Much space is dedicated to the study of international commerce, European Community law and international law. An agreement signed with “Fondazione Paolo Fresco” enables promoting lectures and conferences every year with foreign Professors in order to disseminate knowledge of Anglo-American legal systems.

GENERAL INFORMATION

School of Law
www.giuri.unige.it

Via Balbi 5 - 16126 Genova

Dean: Prof. Paolo Comanducci

Faculty service centre

Dean’s Office:

tel. 0102099213

fax.0102099278

e-mail: tcanepa@giuri.unige.it

open to public:

Monday to Friday 9 am to 12

Tuesday and Thursday 2:30 pm to 4 pm