The study plan of the Master’s Degree in Politics, Institutions and Markets offers students the opportunity to acquire credits for language skills according to their year of enrolment/cohort, as follows:

Students enrolled from academic year 2025/26 onwards

Students enrolled from the 2025 cohort onwards may choose to acquire up to 12 ECTS credits in language skills by including the credits in their study plan under the second-year group “Additional activities (12 ECTS) ”:

• B031024 English C1 (written and oral comprehension), 3 ECTS credits
• B035234 French B2 (written and oral comprehension), 3 ECTS credits
• B035235 Spanish B2 (written and oral comprehension), 3 ECTS credits
• B035236 Portuguese B2 (written and oral comprehension), 3 ECTS credits
• B035237 German B2 (written and oral comprehension), 3 ECTS credits

For information on how to register and on test dates, please refer to the website of the University Language Centre (CLA).

Students enrolled by academic year 2024/25

For students enrolled up to the 2024 cohort, it is compulsory to take a C1-level English language test corresponding to the 3 ECTS credits of the learning activity listed in the study plan as “B010534 LANGUAGE SKILLS”. Students may take the language test in the first or second year of the programme, but in any case before the final examination.

The test consists of a written comprehension section (reading) and an oral comprehension section (listening).

For information on how to register and on test dates, please refer to the website of the University Language Centre (CLA).

At least 60 days must have passed since the previous attempt before retaking the test.

Exemptions

Upon request by the student and subject to approval by the Degree Programme Board, the language test credits may be recognised on the basis of suitable documentation certifying a level of language proficiency equivalent to that required by the test.

Students are exempted from taking the 3 ECTS credits in Language Skills included in the PIM study plan, which are obtained through the CLA test, if they submit one of the following international certifications, obtained no more than 24 months before enrolment:

University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations: from C1 Advanced — Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) — onwards;

International English Language Testing System (IELTS): from level 7 onwards;

Trinity College London: from ISE III onwards;

Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL: minimum score of 240 Computer Based, 94 Internet Based, or 587 Paper Based.

Prepare for foreign language tests

For the purpose of passing the language tests required by one’s study plan, it is possible to attend the language classes taught by native-speaker instructors offered at the Novoli Campus:

• English
• French
• Spanish
• Italian as a second language

Additional language courses offered by the University Language Centre (CLA)

Courses in English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian as a second language, and more languages, differentiated by level, schedule, and attendance intensity, are available on the CLA website.

CLA contacts

Tel. 055.2756910

Website https://www.cla.unifi.it/index.html?newlang=eng