A.Y. 2024/2025

1 FULL PROSPECTUS OF 50-HR COURSES ENGLISH: timetables, locations and teachers

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

1.1 FIRST SEMESTER – Courses will start onMonday 28th October – REGISTRATION POSSIBLE from 21th October 2024.

Monday and Wednesday 16.30 - 18.00

Tuesday and Thursday 16.30 - 18.00

1.2. SECOND SEMESTER - Courses will start onMonday 24th February 2025. REGISTRATION POSSIBLE from 12th to 18th February 2025

Monday and Wednesday 16.30 - 18.00

Tuesday and Thursday 16.30 - 18.00

2 GENERAL INFORMATION

2.1. STUDENTS WHO CAN ATTEND
The “50-hr English” courses, which aim toimprove English Language skills, will start from the 28th of October for all the Master's students of the School of Science and for Bachelor students enrolled in Biology of Human and Environmental Health and Earth and Climate Dynamics. The "50-hr English" courses can be attended by students of almost all the Degree Programmes of the Departments within the School of Science (with the exception of students enrolled in the Master's degree programmes in Informatica, Computer Science, Cybersecurity - see paragraph 3). Moreover, attendance is allowed to students enrolled in Master's degree programmes for which English activity can be included in the study plan, and also to students enrolled in other Master's degree programmes (*) that do not include such activities in their study plan. In the latter case, it is possible to attend the 50-hr English courses to improve English skills, and it is possible to obtain the certificate and have the activity recorded in the academic booklet (outside of the study plan) with 2 CFU (University Credits). The lists can be consulted in paragraph 5.2.

2.2. TERMS AND DURATION OF 50-HR ENGLISH COURSES

The 50-hr English courses, with 40 hours of teaching, are free of charge, and include a final exam. There will be 5 courses in the first semester (from the 28th October 2024 to the end of January 2025) and 6 in the second semester (from 24th February 2025 to mid-May 2025),  always held from 16.30 to 18.00 (some courses with schedule Monday and Wednesday, others Tuesday and Thursday ). The courses will be held in different classrooms made available by the Departments. Students enrolled in the Master’s degree programme of Marine Biology and other students with valid reasons can attend the lectures online, but they are kindly invited to write an email to scienze@unipd.it.

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). The exam consists of two parts, a written test and an oral test, taking place on two different days.

As general indication, the dates may be as follows:
For the 1st semester:

Written test:

27/01/25 h 15:30 – 18.30 LabP036 Paolotti

28/01/25 h 15:30 – 18.30 LabP036 Paolotti

29/01/25 h 15:30 – 18.30 LabP036 Paolotti

Oral test:

10,11,12 February 2025  h 9:00 – 18:00 c/o Aula Vigna via Jappelli 1

For the 2nd semester:

Written test:

26/05/25 h 15:30 – 18.30 LabP036 Paolotti

27/05/25 h 15:30 – 18.30 LabP036 Paolotti

28/05/25 h 15:30 – 18.30 LabP036 Paolotti

Oral test:

09,10,11 June 2025  h 9:00 – 18:00 c/o Aula Vigna via Jappelli 1

EVALUATIONS

The written tests are evaluated with a range of marks from 0 to 5: 5 Outstanding, 4 Good, 3 Satisfactory, 2 Poor, 1 Fail. The oral test makes use of the same range and, in addition to assessing grammar, lexical and content skills, it also evaluates to interactive skills. The final mark is an average of both the written and oral tests which must not be less than 3 in order to consider the exam as passed. In case of failure, all the parts must be taken again during the next available session. 

2.4 LANGUAGE QUALIFICATION, CFU, CERTIFICATE

These courses are freeof charge, they are held by native speakerteachers, and, in addition to language qualification and CFU (i.e., University Credits) (see in pargraph 5.2) they offer the opportunity to obtain 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 the job market. The English B2 productive skills level is more valuable than the B2 receptive listening and reading skills (required for accessing many Master's  degree programmes).

3. Students of Master's degree programmes in: INFORMATICA, COMPUTER SCIENCE, CYBERSECURITY

3 STUDENTS OF MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN INFORMATICA, MASTERS DEGREES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, MASTERS DEGREES IN CYBERSECURITY - courses provided by the CLA office

3.1. Students from Master's degree programmes in Informatics andMasters degrees in Computer Science, in order to obtain 3 CFU (University Credits), must pass the TAL B2 speaking computer based (cb) exam held by the CLA (University Language Centre).

Once the test is passed, the language qualification required (English Language B2- Productive Skills) will be registered, and an Open Badge for B2 speaking will be issued by the CLA.

In this page it is possible to find the dates for the TAL B2 a.y. 2024/2025  by selecting the dedicated option (TEST B2  > VIEW ALL SESSIONS TAL B2 a.y. 2024/25).

To prepare for the test, students can also enroll and participate in one of the CLA courses:  https://cla.unipd.it/attivita/corsi/corso-tal-b2-speaking/.

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

3.2. Students enrolled Master's degrees in Cybersecurity are OBLIGED to obtain the language qualification (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 the language qualification.

In this page it is possible to find the dates for the TAL B2 a.y. 2024/2025  by selecting the dedicated option (TEST B2  > VIEW ALL SESSIONS TAL B2 a.y. 2024/25).

To prepare for the test, students can also enroll  and participate in one of the CLA courses at the following page:  https://cla.unipd.it/attivita/corsi/corso-tal-b2-speaking/.

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

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

4.1. FIRST SEMESTER REGISTRATION LISTS

At the link indicated below it is possible to register for the courses to improve the English language organized by the School of Sciences:

studenti.scienze.unipd.it/english/lm-corsi-inglese/

5.1. LIST OF ACTIVITIES IN ENGLISH

5.1. GENERAL INFORMATION FOR MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES

In this page it is available the list of the Master’s degree programmes with the respective names and the CFU of the English activities.

For students enrolled in the Master's degree programmes in Environmental Sustainability and Education, Scienze della Natura and Molecular Biology (curriculum Genetique), the English activity is mandatory in the study plan and it is necessary to attend the course and pass the exam (except for those students who already have an English certificate: please refer to this page).

Students enrolled in the Master's degree programmes in: Informatics, Computer Science, Cybersecurity must follow the indications in paragraph 3.

Students from Master's degree programmes who have the activity in their study plan but which is not compulsory, can attend 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 be included in the booklet with the relative CFUs.

Students enrolled in the Master's degree programmes that do not have this activity in their study plan may attend the 50-hr course and take the exam. The activity of English productive skills will be included in the booklet with the relative CFUs.

lists in paragraph 5-2

5.2. LIST OF ACTIVITIES IN ENGLISH

5.2. LIST OF ACTIVITIES IN ENGLISH

Degree Programme

 Activities

Exam code

Possibility

CFU

LM Astrophysics and Cosmology*
NOT in the study plan

  

It can be inserted in the off-plan booklet with CFU (2) and to to obtain an English B2 productive skills certificate

  

LM Evolutionary Biology
in the study plan
SCP9087009
It can be inserted in the plan booklet (or off-plan booklet) with CFU and to to obtain an English B2 productive skills certificate
    2
LM Marine Biology
in the study plan
SCP9087102
LINGUA INGLESE B2 (ABILITA' PRODUTTIVE)
    2
LM Molecular Biology
in the study plan - mandatory only for the curriculum Genetique
SCP9087009
It can be inserted in the plan booklet (or off-plan booklet) with CFU and to to obtain an English B2 productive skills certificate
    2
LM Biologia Sanitaria
in the study plan
SCP9087102
It can be inserted in the plan booklet (or off-plan booklet) with CFU and to to obtain an English B2 productive skills certificate
    2
LM Biotecnologie Industriali
in the study plan
SCP9087102
It can be inserted in the plan booklet (or off-plan booklet) with CFU and to to obtain an English B2 productive skills certificate
    2
LM Chimica
in the study plan
SCP9087619
It can be inserted in the plan booklet (or off-plan booklet) with CFU and to to obtain an English B2 productive skills certificate
    3
LM Chimica Industriale
in the study plan
SCP9087619
It can be inserted in the plan booklet (or off-plan booklet) with CFU and to to obtain an English B2 productive skills certificate
    3
LM Computational Finance
in the study plan
SCP9087619
It can be inserted in the plan booklet (or off-plan booklet) with CFU and to to obtain an English B2 productive skills certificate
    3
LM Computer Science1
MANDATORY - TAL B2 at CLA
SCP9087619
ENGLISH LANGUAGE B2 (PRODUCTIVE SKILLS)
    3
LM Cybersecurity1
MANDATORY - TAL B2 at CLA
SCP9087619
ENGLISH LANGUAGE B2 (PRODUCTIVE SKILLS)
    3
LM Data Science*
in the study plan
 
It can be inserted in the plan booklet (2 year) (or off-plan booklet) with CFU and to to obtain an English B2 productive skills certificate
 
LM Environmental Sustainability and Education
in the study plan
SCP9087009
It can be inserted in the plan booklet (or off-plan booklet) with CFU and to to obtain an English B2 productive skills certificate
    2
LM Geologia Ambientale e dinamica della terra*
NOT in the study plan
 
It can be inserted in the off-plan booklet with CFU (2) and to to obtain an English B2 productive skills certificate
 
LM Geophysics for Natural Risks  and Resources*
NOT in the study plan
 
It can be inserted in the off-plan booklet with CFU (2) and to to obtain an English B2 productive skills certificate
 
LM Informatica1
MANDATORY - TAL B2 at CLA
SCP9087619
ENGLISH LANGUAGE B2 (PRODUCTIVE SKILLS)
    3
LM Materials Science

in the study plan

SCP9087619
It can be inserted in the plan booklet (2 year) (or off-plan booklet) with CFU and to to obtain an English B2 productive skills certificate
   3
LM Mathematics
in the study plan as LANGUAGE SKILLS
SCQ2101509
It can be inserted in the plan booklet (or off-plan booklet) with CFU and to to obtain an English B2 productive skills certificate
    4
LM Matematica
in the study plan as seminar activity
SCL1000889
It can be inserted in the plan booklet (or off-plan booklet) with CFU and to to obtain an English B2 productive skills certificate
    4
LM Physics*
NOT in the study plan
 
It can be inserted in the off-plan booklet with CFU (2) and to to obtain an English B2 productive skills certificate
 
LM Physics of Data*
NOT in the study plan
 
It can be inserted in the off-plan booklet with CFU (2) and to to obtain an English B2 productive skills certificate
 
LM Quantitative and Computational Biosciences
NOT in the study plan
 
It can be inserted in the off-plan booklet with CFU (2) and to to obtain an English B2 productive skills certificate
 
LM Scienze della Natura
in the study plan
SCP9087102
It can be inserted in the plan booklet (or off-plan booklet) with CFU and to to obtain an English B2 productive skills certificate
    2
LM Scienze Statistiche*
NOT in the study plan
 
It can be inserted in the off-plan booklet with CFU (2) and to to obtain an English B2 productive skills certificate
 
LM Sustainable Chemistry and Technologies for Circular Economy
NOT in the study plan
 
It can be inserted in the off-plan booklet with CFU (2) and to to obtain an English B2 productive skills certificate
 
8. CONTACT AND REFERENCE

Contact and reference persons at the School of Science and Departments

For more information or requests it is possible to contact the School of Science:

SCUOLA DI SCIENZE - via Jappelli, 1
scienze(at)unipd(dot)it
tel. 049.8275070

Reference persons for English Language at the Departments:

CLA Administrative Board: Prof. Lara Maritan

Department of Biology

Prof. Mauro Agostino Zordan
mauroagostino.zordan(at)unipd(dot)it
tel. 049.8276211

Dott. ssa Vanessa Checchetto
vanessa.checchetto@unipd.it

Department of  Physics and Astronomy

Prof. Alessandro Patelli
alessandro.patelli(at)unipd(dot)it
tel. 049.8275922

Department of Geosciences
Prof.ssa Lara Maritan
lara.maritan(at)unipd(dot)it
tel. 049.8279143

Department of Mathematics

Prof. Michele Squizzato
michele.scquizzato(at)unipd(dot)it (LM Computer Science)
tel. 049.8271333

Prof. Mauro Migliardi
mauro.migliardi@unipd.it (LM Cybersecurity)
tel. -

Department of Chemical Sciences
Prof. Christian Durante
christian.durante(at)unipd(dot)it
tel. 049.8275112

Department of Statistical Sciences
Dott. ssa Marina Bertolini
marina.bertolini@unipd.it