Italian Language Course | Cattolica International

Università Cattolica welcomes hundreds of International Students to its Milan campus within the scope of international mobility projects, and to promote internationalization. Università Cattolica organizes an Italian Language Course, designed for students who want to learn, study and explore the Italian language. The language course is not compulsory but highly recommended.

Course information and description

Course Information - Course Description

Pre-session intensive course (44 units - 6 ECTS)

Held at the beginning of each semester.

Fall 2020 dates:
August 31 - September 11

Spring 2021 dates:
8 - 19 February

Schedule:
From Monday to Friday, from 9.30 am to 1 pm. There will be also 2 lessons in the afternoon. Please note that the final exam will take place on the last day of the course.

Semester course (44 units - 6 ECTS)

Runs throughout the semester and in conjunction with other academic coursework.

Fall 2020 dates:
Starting on September, 21

Spring 2021 dates:
Starting on March 1

Schedule:
Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday - TIMES to be confirmed

Costs

Pre-session intensive + Semester course 88 units - 12 ECTS

€ 600

Pre-session intensive course only 44 units - 6 ECTS

€ 400

Semester course only 44 units - 6 ECTS

€ 400

Withdrawal and Reimbursement Read

Students may withdraw and request reimbursement if the minimum amount of participants has not been reached or if they decide to withdraw from the mobility program, i.e. before the mobility period starts.

Registration

You will receive the link to the registration via email.

You can complete the course enrollment while filling the online application form. You will have the possibility to select:

Pre-session intensive Italian language course only
Semester Italian language course only
Both pre-session intensive and semester Italian language course

Once you fill in the registration form and click on Register, you will be directed to the PayPal website, where you can pay by using a PayPal account or a credit card. If PayPal does not serve your country, please contact laura.ferrari@unicatt.it.

After the Payment has been successfully received, you will receive an email with a link and the instructions to access the online placement test. If you do not receive any email in 24 hours, check your spam box or contact laura.ferrari@unicatt.it. This test is designed to help the Italian Course coordinator determine your level and place you in the most suitable course. It is absolutely necessary you take the placement test even if you have never studied Italian.

Università Cattolica guarantees a refund only if the course is cancelled due to lack of participants.

IMPORTANT: In addition to the online placement test, you must attend an oral interview during the Orientation Events (location and time will be communicated to enrolled students by email) with the Italian language professors in order to assess your level.

Oral interview dates:

Fall semester 2020	pre-session intensive course	August 25, 2020
Fall semester 2020	semester course	September 8, 2020
Spring 2021	pre-session intensive course	February 2, 2021
Spring 2021	semester course	February 16, 2021

Watch our Italian Language Course Coordinator’s video to know more about it!