h) Internships and Job Placements (students)

Internships and job placements are periods of "practical activity" that, as a student or recent graduate, you can carry out in companies, public bodies or in freelance contexts.

These are experiences aimed at:

• gaining experience "in the field" ‒ consolidating, verifying and expanding the knowledge acquired during the years of classroom study
• promoting and preparing for entrance into the world of work.

To this end, the Department of Humanities, delegated by the University, stipulates specific agreements with host institutions and companies.

The internship manager for the course (Dr. Federico Favi federico.favi@uniupo.it) arranges the training project to be followed, together with the student and host tutor. The Internship and Job Placement Office Sabrina Burocco (Servizio agli Studenti Orientamento & Job Placement, via Duomo 6 - tel.  0161 261559​) deals with all the necessary administrative procedures.

As part of the training activities envisaged by the course and study plan, internships and job placements can be recognised for credits as "Other activities" (in the third year) or be left up to the student's own choice. Finally, training and career internships can be activated within 12 months of graduation. The University has more than 5,000 agreements in place with companies, public bodies and freelancers.

Among the agreements of particular interest for the Course of Humanities, we highlight those with the Accademia della Crusca, universities, middle and high schools, libraries, museums and superintendencies, local and supra-local territorial bodies (Regional Council of Piedmont, Municipalities), newspapers, and publishing houses. For more detailed information on internship opportunities, please contact the relevant course professor (Prof. Afferni).

Students Area

Curricular internship (with credit recognition): the Course includes the internship among the "Other activities" area, within the scope of "credits reserved by the University for activities art. 10, subsection 5, letter d", in the last year of the course. Any student interested in this option must include it in the year in which these activities are envisaged in the option sheet. 3 training credits are attributed to the 75-hour internship. The credits are approved by the Course Council at the end of the student's internship experience and after the student has submitted all the required documentation (see attachment). The Course Council meets periodically according to an annual calendar and upon convocation by the Chair.

Voluntary internship (with or without credit recognition): the student can carry out a voluntary internship. In this case, the duration of the internship is left up to the student; however, it cannot be less than 1 month or more than 12 months. The internship must necessarily be completed before graduating. The student can request recognition of credits at the end of the experience. The credits are recognised by the Course Council after analysing the documentation presented by the student. 3 training credits are awarded for an internship lasting at least 75 hours. These credits are considered approved as excess credits.

Internship abroad: the Department, together with the University, encourages international mobility also aimed at carrying out an internship (Erasmus Placement programme, CRUI Foundation, Master of Talents).

Exemption from Internship: those who perform, or have performed, work in the Public Administration sector or private company consistent with the training course in Humanities can submit a request for recognition of exemption from the curricular internship. The minimum duration of work must be one month and more than 75 hours in total. The work tasks performed by the student must be relevant to the course of study in Humanities and require skills comparable to those that can be acquired with a three-year university degree.

The documentation to be presented for exemption from the internship is as follows:

• Credit approval request form for work activity (form downloadable in the attachment "Exemption Form")
• Student's report on the work activity carried out or in progress (see Guidelines downloadable in the attachment "Exemption Form")

For activities within the Public Administration sector:

• Declaration in lieu of the deed of notoriety pursuant to Presidential Decree 445/2000 and completed by the student (form downloadable in the attachment "Exemption Form")

For activities in the private sector:

• Certificate of service, on letterhead paper of company where the student is carrying/carried out the work. The document, drawn up by the company, must contain an indication of the date of hiring, the weekly hours worked and the tasks assigned. If the activity was carried out in the past, it is also necessary to indicate the date and cause of termination of the relationship.

The request for exemption from the internship will be subject to approval by the Humanities Course Council (first Council convened after the date of delivery of the documents). The Course Council meets periodically according to an annual calendar and upon convocation by the Chair. For information or doubts, contact the internship coordinator of the Course (prof. Afferni, raffaella.afferni@uniupo.it). 

Graduates Area

The Job Placement service is active for all graduates, to assist their entry into the world of work.

Training and orientation internship: graduates have the opportunity to carry out an internship in institutions or companies. The legislation currently in force provides that training and orientation internships can be activated: within 12 months of graduation; for a maximum duration of 6 months.