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 Italian 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 Italian 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.
(***) Starting form 2010-2011 the Portuguese language is no longer included in the educational offer. Students who have included Portuguese in their study plan can sit for the Bocconi exam until December 2011. Starting from this date it will be only possible to register in the study plan one of the international certifications recognised by the Language Centre.
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.
English native speakers students enrolled in Bachelor Programs taught in italian must change the language when they finalize enrolment at the Admissions Office .
English non-native speakers students enrolled in Bachelor Programs taught in English can change the first language when they finalize enrolment via Punto Blu.
Any successive changes of languages can be made between 7 January-1 February 2010 via 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.