Courses for Masters students in the School of Science (with the exception of students of Masters degrees in Informatica, Masters degrees in Computer Science, Masters degrees in Cybersecurity: see paragraph 3)

1.1 FIRST SEMESTER – Courses will start onMonday 18th October – REGISTRATION POSSIBLE from 07.10.2021 on.

Monday and Wednesday 16.30 - 18.00

• Course 1 - School of Science, via Jappelli 1 – Room Aula della Vigna (25 places Face-to-face) - Teacher: CATRIONA GRACIET
• Course 2 - Department of Statistical Sciences, via Cesare Battisti 241 - Room SC 140 (25 places Face-to-face) - Teacher: HILARY ANNE CREEK
• Course 3 - ONLINE (25 places: priority will be given to students of Marine Biology or those with certified reason(s) for studying online) - Teacher: ALICE SALION
• Course 6 - Department of Geosciences, via Gradenigo 6 – Room 1F (25 places Face-to-face) - Teacher: LAUREN WRIGHT

Tuesday and Thursday 16.30 - 18.00

• Course 4 - Department of Biology - Edificio Botta, via del Pescarotto 8 – Room 2F (25 places Face-to-face) - Teacher: SOPHIE LIEBREGTS
• Course 5 - Department of Mathematics, via Trieste 63 - Room 1BC/45 (25 places Face-to-face) - Teacher: MARK RICHARD PANTING

1.2. SECOND SEMESTER - Courses will start on Monday 28 FEBBRAIO 2022

Monday and Wednesday 16.30 - 18.00

• Course 7 - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vicolo dell'Osservatorio 5 - Aula A (25 places Face-to-face) - TEACHER: SOPHIE LIEBREGTS
• Course 8 - Department di Biologia - Edificio Botta, via del Pescarotto 8 - Aula 2F (25 places Face-to-face) - TEACHER: CLAUDE CATRIONA GRACIET
• Course 9 - School of Science, via Jappelli 1 - Aula della Vigna (25 places Face-to-face) - TEACHER: ALICE SALION

Tuesday and Thursday 16.30 - 18.00

• Course 10 - School of Science, via Jappelli 1 - Aula della Vigna (25 places Face-to-face) - TEACHER: MARK RICHARD PANTING
• Course 11 - Department of Biology - Edificio Botta, via del Pescarotto 8 - Aula 2G (25 places Face-to-face) - TEACHER: HILARY ANNE CREEK

2.1. STUDENTS WHO CAN ATTEND
The “50-hr English” courses, which aim toimprove English Language skills for Masters students of the School of Science, will start in mid-October. The "50-hr English" courses can be followed by students of almost all the courses of the Departments within the School of Sciences (with the exception of students in Masters degrees in Informatica, Masters degrees in Computer Science, Masters degrees in Cybersecurity - see paragraph 3).Both students attending Masters degrees that permit the English activity to be included in the study plan, and students participating in other Masters degrees Courses (*) that do not include such activities in their plan may participate. The latter may also attend the 50-hr English courses to improve their English, and will be able to obtain the certificate and have the activity recorded in their academic record booklet, outside of their study plan, with 2 CFU (University Credits). You can consult the lists in paragraph 5-2.

2.2. PERIODS, COURSES DURATION 50-HR ENGLISH

The 50-hr English courses, with 40 hours of teaching, are free, and include a final exam. There will be 6 courses in the first semester (from mid-October 2021 to mid-January 2022) and 5 in the second semester (from the beginning of March 2022 to mid-May 2022), which are always held from 16.30 to 18.00 (half on Monday and Wednesday and half on Tuesday and Thursday). The courses will be held in various classrooms made available by the Departments. For each semester, one of the courses is online for students of Masters degrees in Marine Biology and for those with valid reasons.

2.3. FINAL EXAM
In order to sign up for the final exam students must have been present at 75% of the lessons (based on signatures for classes or on zoom presences in the case of the online courses). The exam is in two parts and takes place on two different days: one for the written part one for the oral test. The dates of the exams - and there are multiple sessions to allow students to choose - will be published during the course but, as a guideline, those for the 1st semester will take place from late January to early February 2022 and, for the 2nd semester, between late May and early June 2022.

2.4 ELIGIBILITY, CFU, CERTIFICATE

These courses are free, are held by native speakerteachers, and offer an opportunity to obtain, in addition to language eligibility for your Course of Study and related CFU (i.e., University Credits) (see lists in paragraph 5-2), an English B2 productive skills certificate (reading, listening, writing and speaking), issued by the School of Science, which is recognized by Italian universities and in the world of work. The English B2 productive skills level is much more than that of the B2 receptive listening and reading skills (required for accessing many Masters courses).

3 STUDENTS OF MASTERS DEGREES IN INFORMATICA, MASTERS DEGREES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, MASTERS DEGREES IN CYBERSECURITY

3.1. Students from Masters degrees in Informatics andMasters degrees in Computer Science, in order to obtain 3CFU (University Credits), must pass the TAL B2 speaking computer based (cb) exam held by the CLA (University Language Centre). After they have passed the test, the eligibility required by their Study Course (English Language B2- Productive Skills) will be registered, and an Open Badge for B2 speaking issued by the CLA. To prepare for the test, students can also enrol and participate in one of the CLA courses. The CLA provides a course dedicated exclusively to students attending Masters degrees in Informatics and in Computer Science, during the first semester,

If a student already has a B2 productive skills certificate or higher, he or she can apply for recognition of their eligibility, see point 3.4 below.

3.2. Students taking Masters degrees in Cybersecurity are OBLIGED to obtain eligibility (English Language B2- Productive Skills) by passing the test TAL B2 speaking computer based (cb), held by the CLA, in either the 1st or 2nd semester, in order to obtain proof of eligibility and, if they wish to, they may also sign-up for one of the CLA courses.

If a student already has a B2 productive skills certificate or higher, he or she can apply for recognition of their eligibility, see point 3.4 below.

3.3 All information regarding CLA's courses can be found at the link: https://cla.unipd.it/attivita/corsi/corso-tal-b2-speaking-copy/

3.4. To apply for recognition of a language certification, first of all you need to check the equivalence table. If the certification is among those considered recognizable, the request for recognition must be sent in writing, by email, during the periods, and in the manner, indicated below: 

3.4.1. PERIODS:

From 3 November 2021 to 25 November 2021 (recognition by the end of January 2022)

From March 31, 2022 to May 3, 2022 (recognition by the end of May 2022)

From 1 July 2022 to 27 July 2022, a further time period only for the Schools of Engineering, Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (recognition by the end of August 2022)

This recognition will be uploaded to the student’s online academic record booklet as described above. If recognition is denied, the student will be contacted by the back office.

3.4.2. How to request recognition of language certification:

Send an email to scienze.studenti(at)unipd(dot)it, with subject specified as: "recognition of language certification" and attach, in a single PDF file:

1. the form duly completed modulo debitamente compilato ;

2. a copy of both sides, front and back, of a valid identity document;

3. a copy of both sides, front and back, of the certificate;

4. the payment receipt of the revenue stamp paid virtually through the PagoPA portal: make a spontaneous payment by selecting "DIDA08 - Stamp duty - Recognition / Equivalence" (amount 16 €) as the reason for payment and then download the receipt from the same portal (payment instructions).

for payment see this link:

unipd.pagoatenei.cineca.it/frontoffice/home

3.4.3. CONTACTS: Back Office Scientific Schools

scienze.studenti(at)unipd(dot)it

Telephone reception:

from Monday to Friday from 10.00 to 12.00 and, also, Tuesday afternoons, from 15.00 to 16.00

Tel. 049 827 6444 (engineering and science) - fax 049 827 6939

Public received in presence by appointment only

3.4.3. You can consult the University page https://www.unipd.it/chiedere-riconoscimento

Here below is the list of activities involving English (and/or where the 50-hour courses are recognised, e.g. see Masters degree in Mathematics) with name and related CFU  (University Credit).

Students from Masters Degrees in "Scienze della Natura" and Masters Degree Molecular Biology (curriculum Genetique) are OBLIGED to obtain eligibility, must take the course and the exam.

Students from Masters degrees in: Informatics, Computer Science, Cybersecurity must follow the indications in paragraph 3.

Students from Masters degrees who have the activity in their study plan but which is not compulsory, can follow the 50-hr course and take the exam, whether or not they decide to include the activity in their study plan. If they do not include it in their plan, it will, in any case, be included in the booklet, although outside the study plan, but with the relative CFUs.

Students from Masters degrees who do not have this activity in their study plan may follow the 50-hr course and take the exam, the activity of English productive skills will then be inserted in the booklet, outside their plan, but with the relative CFUs.

lists in paragraph 5-2