EU-USA RELATIONS

Attendance, although not mandatory, is recommended.
Exam methods for attending students: two research papers on topics relevant to the course material, chosen by the student and approved by the professor, of about 3000 words (or 10 pages, double-space, with fonts of 12 points), using a minimum of 5 citations of academic works (together with other non-academic cited sources) and a presentation of the research to the class. The essay must include a topic, the discussion of several points of view or theoretical approaches on the question discussed and must be linked to the topics studied during the lessons; Each paper will be worth 40% of the final grade, for a total of 80%. One paper is to be turned in in written form during the period of class sessions, and the other may be turned in in time for the appello for the exam. But students must present each to the class during the class sessions. The class presentations will be worth 10% of the final grade and participation in the class discussions will be worth 10%.
More specific information will be made available during a lesson at the beginning of the course.

For non-attending students: two research papers on topics relevant to the course material, chosen by the student and approved by the professor, of about 4000 words (or 12-14 pages, double-space, with fonts of 12 points), using a minimum of 8 citations of academic works (together with other quoted sources of a non-academic nature) and using ideas, concepts, data or citazions from the books read for the course in addition to those from other sources utilized. Each paper will be worth 50% of the final grade.