2023-2024 A.Y.
Master of Science Programs in joint with Politecnico di Milano
3.
LANGUAGE
The information in this Guide refers only to activities and regulations in place at Bocconi University. For activities and regulations in place at Politecnico, please check the PoliMi widget available in the yoU@B Diary. Last change 01/06/2023 08:00 |
3.1.
Study plan: languages and minimum exit level
The Cyber and TS study plan includes one EU language (minimum exit level B1 business), more specifically:
Please note that:
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3.2.
Educational offer
The curricular educational offer includes:
The educational offer will be preceded by an entry-level readiness test. This will direct the student to the most suitable educational path. Detailed information on the educational offer is available in the “course profiles” published on the website at the page www.unibocconi.eu/courses and in the “course syllabi” available on Blackboard (accessible through the yoU@B diary). Last change 01/06/2023 14:25 |
3.3.
Knowledge assessment and recording in the academic transcript
Knowledge may be assessed through an internal exam or recognition of a language certificate. In both cases:
After passing the internal exam, a certificate can be completed at a later date, but the certificate cannot be recorded in the student's transcript. However, after a certificate for a specific language is recorded on the transcript, the internal exam can no longer be taken. Last change 01/06/2023 08:00 |
3.3.1.
Bocconi internal exam
The assessment method consists of a Bocconi exam focused on assessing four skills, in line with international certifications:
The exam can be passed by passing the general exam (which includes a written part and an oral part). The two parts are generally held on the same day, subject to possible extensions due to the number of students registered for the exam. Last change 01/06/2023 14:27 |
3.3.2.
International certifications recorded instead of the internal exam
Regarding international certificates, please note that:
International certifications can be recorded in the academic curriculum provided that they are:
NB: Please note that for some certificates, the Language Center must be authorized to view the results in order to verify the authenticity of the certificate. Authorization must be requested before sitting the exam. If this authorization is not provided, the necessary verification operations cannot be completed and, as a result, the certificate conversion request submitted by the student will not be taken into consideration. More information (list of recognized certificates, conversion tables, etc.) is available on the website www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter, in the 'Certification Recognition' section. Under his/her responsibility, the student must carefully check the certifications which can be recognized and the relating conversion rules, before forwarding the certification recognition request. In order to support students who want to earn an international certification, the Language Center offers:
Detailed information and the list of certifications that can be completed are available on the page www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter in the “Certifications” section. Last change 01/06/2023 14:30 |
3.3.3.
Exemption from taking the language exam
Students enrolled in the first year who have attended a Bachelor program at Bocconi and who recorded in their academic career for the Bachelor program an internal exam or certification at or above the minimum exit level required for the Master of Science program, may apply for an exemption, provided that:
Please note that the exemption may be granted only if the level recorded in the Bocconi Bachelor academic career is at least B2. The related application can be completed by filling out the form available in the B in Touch procedure - 'Languages' topic (for deadlines, see Chapter 8 'Administrative Procedures, Regulations and Deadlines'). Last change 01/06/2023 08:00 |
3.4.
Self-study
In addition to attending lectures, learning languages requires a constant commitment to self-study. The Language Center offers:
A Language Exchange activity for students is also organized, along with a film festival for movies in their original language (Film Festival - Movies and Languages). For more information: www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter in the 'Self-Study' and 'Other Activities' sections. Last change 13/07/2023 09:36 |
3.5.
Languages as additional activities
Curricular languages are usually recorded as included in the standard 120 CFU of the study plan, but they can also be recorded as additional activities (on top of standard 120 CFU - see Chapter 8 Administrative Procedures, Regulations and Deadlines), either by passing a Bocconi exam or through recognition of a certification. Moreover, also non-curricular languages (Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, and Portuguese) can be recorded in the academic transcript but only as additional activities. For further detailed info on recognition of certifications, please see the website at www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter in the “Certification Recognition” section. Last change 01/06/2023 08:00 |