PUCFoundation Course SEM
Italy, Siena
| Study location | Italy, Siena, Piazza San Francesco n.7/8 |
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| Type | Pre-University Course, full-time |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | PUC |
| Application fee | €40 per program You will receive an e-mail with the payment instructions. |
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| Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. Schools and universities usually provide documentation translated into English. If this is not available, an official translation will be required, along with certification of the authenticity of the original documents. Review the documents required for the admission application at this link: admission.unisi.it/?p=1193 Review the documents required for enrollment (upon admission) at the link admission.unisi.it/?p=1193 |
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| Language requirements | English To be admitted at the FC, students must have a certified knowledge of English at least at B1 level. No entrance knowledge of the Italian language is assumed |
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| Other requirements | Students must have at least 11 years of schooling. |
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Overview
The Foundation Course (FC) offered by the School of Economics and Management (SEM) is a one year, multidisciplinary, pre-university course, fully taught in English.
It is intended for international students who wish to enrol in a SEM BSc course and fall into one of these two categories:
- Students who must make up a year to reach the minimum requirement of 12 years of schooling.
- Students who reach the 12 years of schooling but fail to satisfy admission requirements and need therefore some further education.
After completion, students acquire 60 Foundation Course Credits (FCC), computed on the basis of the equivalence 1 FCC= 25 hours of total student commitment = 8 hours of classroom lessons + up to 1.6 hours of exercise classes.
Total cost of the course: 3.500 euro
Contacts:
- School of economics and management (email didattica.sem@unisi.it)
- Admission Office (email admissionoffice@unisi.it)
Program structure
Duration: 1 year
Credits: 60
Educational activities in: Siena
Price: 3500 euro
Mathematics
- Credits: 15 FCC
- Lessons: 120 hours
- Exercises: 24.0 max hours
Economics and Economic History
- Credits: 9 FCC
- Lessons: 72 hours
- Exercises:14.4 max hours
Social Sciences and Law
- Credits: 9 FCC
- Lessons: 72 hours
- Exercises: 14.4 max hours
Italian Language
- Credits: 18 FCC
- Lessons: 144 hours
- Exercises: 28.8 max hours
English Language (B2 level)
- Credits: 9 FCC
- Lessons: 72 hours
- Exercises: 14.4 max hours
Total
- Total Credits: 60 FCC
- Total Lessons: 480 hours
- Total Exercises: 96.0 max hours
COVID-19 EMERGENCY NEWS
The School of Economics and Management will regularly resume classes after the Summer break.
In accordance with the regulatory provisions that will be in force at that time, lessons will be held in the standard presence mode, at a distance or in mixed mode. Distance learning will in any case be guaranteed for all courses in the first semester of the 2021-2022 academic year.