University of Suor Orsola Benincasa

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The University "Suor Orsola Benincasa" is an old monastic fortress, situated on the slopes of Sant" Elmo Hill, overlooking Naples and its Gulf.
This ancient convent, covers a surface of 33.000 square metres on which stand eight buildings including two churches, cloisters and hanging gardens, remains of two monasteries founded between the XVIth and the XVIIth century by the Neapolitan myst...ic to whom is today dedicated the University.
Suor Orsola was a particularly significant figure in the religious panorama of the Neapolitan counter-reform; considered as the expression of a militant and basically autonomous religiousness that the institutional church gradually succeeded in bringing back within the limits of a strict obedience to the ecclesiastical authority; thus transforming the independent retreat of Benincasa and her relatives into a lay congregation, under the control of a male religious order.
The settlement is easily recognizable, from an architectural point of view, because it doesn"t grow out of a prearranged plan, but it brings with it the chaotic nature of the following overlappings. The leading element of this area of the fortress is the Church of the Immaculate Conception, founded by Orsola in 1580 and restored in the 1700s by Rocco Doyno.
The new wing is characterised by a broad and coherent architectural plan, complying with the rules established by the Council of Trent. Actually, the central part, made up of three "U"-shaped buildings around a charming cloister, is hidden from the outer views by a twenty meters high tufa massive wall.
With its Undergraduate and Postgraduate degree courses, Schools of Journalism, Cinema and Television, research centres, Master degrees and specialization courses, Suor Orsola Benincasa is an educational hub with excellent standards of multidisciplinary and vocational courses and a keen eye to experimentation and the world of business.
Students are at the heart of all the University activities. Their education and training, their interests and expectations are the bedrock upon which the University stands. From the moment they enrol and choose their degree course until they enter the working world, all students benefit from individual tutoring and support, and the opportunity to carry out curricular and extra-curricular internships. Vocational advice and support is provided by the student Internship and Job Placement service, together with the Centre for LifeLong Learning.
Within the three Faculties - Educational Sciences, Modern Letters and Law - the traditional activities pertaining to education, teacher training, restoration and the enhancement and promotion of the artistic/cultural heritage have progressively been expanded to include studies and research activities in the fields of law, modern languages, psychology, communication and economics.
At present the University offers 6 First Cycle degree courses are Business Administration and Green Economy, Modern Languages and Cultures, Sciences for Cultural Heritage: tourism, art, archaeology, Communication Studies, Educational Sciences, Technological and Scientific Fundamentals of Cognitive Psychology. 3 Single Cycle five-year degree courses are Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, Law, Primary Teacher Educational Sciences. 6 Second Cycle degree courses are Archaeology and History of Art, Business and Public Communication, Foreign Languages for International Communication and Cooperation, Pedagogical Guidance, Planning, Administration and Management of the Policies and the Social Services, Psychology: Human Resources, Cognitive Ergonomics, Cognitive Neuroscience.
In the context of the educational offer within the Campania region, each course of studies presents a number of characterizing traits and specificities due either to the unique nature of its learning path or to the fact that it enables students to acquire highly specialised and vocational skills.
To complete its postgraduate educational programme, the University also offers three schools of specialization in Archaeological Heritage, Historical and Artistic Heritage and in the Legal Professions, a number of Master"s Degrees, postgraduate completion courses and Doctoral study programmes. Furthermore, a widespread range of formative activities are carried out in the Centres of Excellence and in the technologically advanced Interdepartmental Centre for Research and Design, Scienza Nuova, where students and research fellows develop innovative projects with prestigious national and international partners, and take part in the numerous cultural initiatives and events which have always been a characteristic trait of this University.
Over the years, the University has always devoted considerable effort to enhancing and promoting its scientific and cultural heritage in the light of the challenges presented by the contemporary world. Always at the forefront in terms of innovation and the acquisition of new competences, it has also gone to great lengths to restructure and modernize the five university complexes with full respect for local traditions and consideration for the needs of individuals and the community.