. Photo by
Paolo Monti, 1982.
Departments Until 2013 the university was divided into 11 faculties: • Faculty of Economics • Faculty of Education • Faculty of
Environmental Sciences • Faculty of Law • Faculty of Literature and philosophy • Faculty of
Mathematics,
Physics and
Natural Sciences • Faculty of
Modern Languages and Literature • Faculty of
Pharmacy • Faculty of
Political Science • Faculty of Sociology • Faculty of
Sport Sciences Following the approval of the so-called
Gelmini reform in 2009, and starting from the 2013/2014 academic year, the faculty-based organisation was replaced by a department-based structure. It is currently composed of the following departments and institutes: • Department of Pure and Applied Sciences (DISPeA) • Department of Communication Sciences, Humanities and International Studies. Cultures, Languages, Literatures, Arts, Media (DISCUI) • Department of Economics, Society, Politics (DESP) • Department of
Humanities (DISTUM) • Department of Law (DIGIUR) • Department of
Biomolecular Sciences (DISB) • Superior Institute of
Religious Sciences 'Italo Mancini' (ISSR) • Institute of
Journalism (Ifg)
Ranking Libraries The University offers to students and staff a number of libraries making up the University Library System, such as the Library for Modern and Contemporary European Literature from the charitable 'Carlo and Marise Bo' foundation.
Colleges The University does not have its own
residence halls. However, a number of colleges and dormitories for University of Urbino students are owned and managed by the
regional office for the right to academic education. They include four colleges (
Vela,
Tridente,
Aquilone and
Serpentine) and one female dormitory (
Casa Studentessa) in Urbino, one college located in the scientific campus between Urbino and
Fermignano, and a number of rented private accommodation blocks in
Pesaro and
Fano, paid for by the regional government. ==Prizes==