The University of Parma’s Foundation Year offers two different timetables, according to students’ Italian language entry level: A1/A2 (absolute beginners/elementary students, called “Early birds”) or more (“Regular” and “Dante” students):
| First semester
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| Dates | Topic | ECTS credits
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13-24 September
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General programme and Music programme
“Early Birds” Intensive Italian language course with introduction to the cultural and social context |
8
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13 September – 8 October
4 October – 23 October
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General programme and Music programme
“Early Birds” Italian language course I “Regular” Intensive Italian language course |
4
8
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18 October – 3 December
18 October – 6 December
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General programme and Music programme
“Early Birds” Italian language course I
“Regular” Intensive Italian language course |
4
6
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| 22 November – 17 December | “Regular”
Italian language for study purposes (blended) |
2 |
| 10 January – 8 February
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General programme and Music programme
introduction to the cultural and social context |
2 |
| 10 January – 8 February
According to the timetable provided by Conservatorio |
General programm
Contemporary History (blended course, available in English and Italian)
Geography (blended course, available in English and Italian)
Music programme Courses on offer may be selected from several music areas. Enrolment through Conservatorio |
6
4
10 |
| Number of credits for the first semester
General programme Total 28 credits Music programme Total (at Unipr) 22 credits |
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Second semester
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| 14 February – 13 May
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General programme and Music programme
Intercultural communication |
6 |
| 14 February – 10 March | General programme and Music programme
Italian language course III |
4 |
| 21 March – 11 May
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General programme and Music programme
Italian language course IV (blended) |
4 |
| 26 April – 30 May
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General programme and Music programme
Preparatory course for the Plida Certificate at a B2 level or the Italstudio Università test of the University of Parma (B1 or B2) |
4 |
| 10 January – 30 May or according to the timetable provided by the different Academic Departments
According to the timetable provided by Conservatorio |
General programme
Courses to be selected in any of the following areas according to the students’ future academic choices and enrolment options: a.Humanities b.Law and Economics c.Science (Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacy, etc.) d.Medicine (including Nursing, Veterinary Medicine, etc.) e.Technology (Engineering, Architecture, etc.)
Music programme Courses on offer may be selected from several music areas. Enrolment through Conservatorio
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12 |
| By the end of July 2022 | General programme and Music programme
Final exam |
2 |
| Number of credits for the second semester
General programme Total 32 credits Music programme Total (acquired at the University of Parma) 16 credits |
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| Total number of credits acquired during the Foundation Year
General programme Total 60 credits Music programme Total (acquired at the University of Parma) 38 credits + a variable number of credits to be acquired at Conservatorio |
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PLEASE NOTE: final timetables with the official starting dates for each course will be provided before the beginning of the Foundation Year.
Study language
The courses are taught in Italian. Some of the blended courses are also taught in English.