In the context of the educational objectives of the Master's Degree Course in Philology, Linguistics and Literary Traditions, the course of History of the Americas in the Early Modern Age aims to contribute in the various aspects of

knowledge and understanding:
to develop a thorough knowledge of the history of European expansion in the global dimension of the modern age (proto-globalization) and in particular of the construction of empires of different types in the Americas in the seventeenth century with the themes of broad interest of the encounter/clash with "other" non-European civilizations; the theme of slavery and the global connections between the colonial world and the European world in the context of changes in consumption; the conflicts between powers for the control of routes, contextualizing these phenomena in the general understanding of European and global history; the connections between political, religious, economic, social, cultural history and the various historiographic currents on the above themes.

ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
developing the application of knowledge in a comprehensive way, with the critical analysis of events contextualizing them within complex and multidisciplinary themes and giving them an organization accomplished through individual work on texts also in foreign languages (English, Spanish) to be discussed in seminars in the classroom

autonomy of judgment:
fostering a critical and autonomous analytical approach to the sources and texts of historiography on European expansion and global history, with a comparative look at modern history in general

communication skills:
develop the property of a specific language for oral and written communication of the knowledge and skills acquired

learning ability: preparation for the achievement of the ability to independently develop a method of study and historiographic analysis at the level of higher education courses (PhD) and access to training courses for teaching in school