The choice of foreign languages follows the same criteria for both first and second languages. This depends on:
- the class group's language of instruction: Italian or English;
- the native language of the student: chosen languages must be different from the student's native language.
If students have more than one mother tongue language (e.g., coming from or residing in a multilingual Country or living with parents from two different nationalities) they must choose one language as their mother tongue language for the whole duration of their studies.
English is always taken as the first language for students who are not native speakers and it is:
- compulsory for class groups taught in Italian;
- optional for class groups taught in English.
Italian can be taken as either the first or second language for students who are not native speakers and it is:
- compulsory for class groups taught in English;
- optional for class groups taught in Italian.
The table below shows first and second language availability:
|
|
First language
|
Second language
|
|
Class groups taught in Italian
|
English(*)
|
French - Italian - Portuguese - Spanish - German
|
|
Class groups taught in English(**)
|
French - English - Italian - Portuguese - Spanish - German
|
French - Italian - Portuguese - Spanish - German
|
(*)Students whose mother tongue is English must choose from the other curricular languages.
(**) For students whose mother tongue is not Italian, one of the two languages must be Italian.
The language course codes are:
|
Language
|
1st language
|
2nd language
|
|
First-year exam
|
Second-year exam
|
Third-year exam
|
|
French
|
6023
|
6024
|
6035
|
|
English
|
6021
|
6022
|
|
|
Italian
|
6025
|
6026
|
6036
|
|
Portuguese
|
6027
|
6028
|
6037
|
|
Spanish
|
6029
|
6030
|
6038
|
|
German
|
6031
|
6032
|
6039
|
First-year students will have English assigned automatically as their first language in their study plan.
Students enrolled in class groups held in English can change the first language when completing the enrolment at the Admissions Office (from 15 to 26 September 2008).
English native speakers students enrolled in Bachelor Programs taught in italian can change the language when they finalize enrolment via Punto Blu or Virtual Punto Blu (between 15-26 September 2008).
Any successive changes of languages can be made between 7-30 January 2009 via Punto Blu or Virtual Punto Blu. Students are advised to start following the teaching activities of their preferred language which they intend to add to their study plan as soon as possible.
Students choose their second language when enrolling in the third year of the Bachelor Program.
