Master's degree programme in
CYBERSECURITY (change programme)
Location: Torino
Class: COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
italian language
Students with a non-Italian qualification who are interested in a Master's degree programme at Politecnico di Torino must check the website section dedicated to our language requirements.
If you apply for admission to an Italian-taught Master’s degree programme and you have a non-Italian high school diploma, you must prove your knowledge of the Italian language: this is a graduation requirement: you will need to pass an Italian language exam of a minimum level A2 in order to graduate.
The course of the Italian language (Lingua italiana II livello) will automatically be included in the curriculum, in addition to the 120 credits required to obtain the degree, but will not be counted in any additional 12 credits.
It will be possible to earn these credits with:
- passing the internal Italian language exam following the compulsory course
- the achievement of an adequate level of one of the certifications of knowledge of the Italian language indicated on the Teaching & Learning Center ( CLA) certifications page at Politecnico di Torino or externally to Politecnico di Torino. In both cases you can request the recognition of the exam. If the certification is obtained from an institution external to the Politecnico, it will be necessary to upload the scan of the certificate obtained in the portlet "Loading Language Certifications" of the TAB "On line Services".
If you have a non- Italian educational qualification and you have enrolled in an English-taught Master’s degree programme at Politecnico di Torino, your knowledge of Italian is a pre-requisite for graduation: you will have to pass an Italian language exam at (minimum A2 level - CEFR) in order to graduate.
The Italian language course "01OXGLZ Lingua Italiana II livello (Italian language II level)" will therefore be included in the APSP of your first year, beyond the the 120-credit threshold required for graduation, without being counted among the possible 12 additional credits.
You can earn these credits if:
- you pass the university exam after attending the mandatory Italian language course
- you obtain an Italian language certificate (included in the list of accepted certificates available on the CLA website - Certificates) at Politecnico or outside Politecnico. In both cases, you can request the registration of the Italian language exam included in your APSP. If you get your certificate outside Politecnico, you need to uplaod it to your PoliTo personal page. The University reserves itself the right to carry out a sample check on at least 5% of students, requesting the submission of the original documentation and verifying its truthfulness with the examination boards.
PREPARATORY COURSES FOR THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE EXAM
The Italian language courses offered at Politecnico are available only for the students who must pass a mandatory Italian language exam. These courses have the only objective to prepare students to take the mandatory exam included in their Annual Personal Study Plan/Learning Agreement.
The Italian language courses offered at Politecnico and the corresponding CEFR levels are listed below:
- Lingua Italiana I livello (Italian language first level): level A1 (CEFR)
- Lingua Italiana II livello (Italian language second level): level A2 (CEFR)
- Lingua Italiana III livello (Italian language third level): level B1 (CEFR)
- Lingua Italiana IV livello (Italian language fourth level): level B2 (CEFR)
The procedure to assess your level of Italian may have one of the following results:
- your Italian is good enough to take the mandatory Italian language exam included in your Personal Study Plan/Learning Agreement: in this case, you can direclty attend the course and take the mandatory Italian exam starting from the first examination session available;
- your Italian is not good enough to take the mandatory Italian language exam included in your Personal Study Plan/LA: you can decide to attend one or more Italian language courses to get ready for the mandatory exam included in your PSP/LA. You will take your mandatory Italian language exam when you are ready to do so.
PLEASE NOTE: these Italian courses prepare you for the mandatory Italian exam and have no final exam;
- they are offered at different levels depending on the result obtained in the procedure for accessing Italian language courses;
- can be attended only one time per suggested level and only if you have not yet passed your mandatory Italian exam;
- are not included in your PSP/LA;
- are shown in the section Other Courses on your personal page - La mia didattica/My Academic progress TAB;
- if chosen, they will be displayed in your weekly timetable;
- cannot replace the mandatory Italian exam included in your APSP/LA.
Moreover, on your personal page of the Teaching Portal - My Academc Progress TAB - Preparatory Materials section you will find some self-study materials (video lessons for A0 and A1-CEFR level). Further information is available on the website of the Teaching & Language Center (CLA) - or may be required through the Ticketing Support System available on your PoliTo page - Ticket TAB.
TAKING THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE EXAM AT POLITECNICO AND REGISTRATION IN YOUR TRANSCRIPT
At the end of the Italian language course of the level corresponding to the mandatory Italian exam included in your APSP, you can:
At the end of the Italian language course of the level corresponding to the mandatory Italian exam included in your APSP, you can:
- take the University Italian exam in any examination session (check the general deadlines and procedures for all exams at Politecnico in the Student Guide). If you pass this University exam, the Italian language exam included in your APSP will be recorded in your trascript with a "pass".
or
- get an Italian language certificate (A2 or B1 level - CEFR) awarded by en external examination board.
The exam sessions to get the certificate are organized by the examination board at Politecnico. More information will be available in the next few months on the Teaching & Language Center (CLA) website.
It is advisable to obtain the certification in good time to meet the deadlines set by your course of study, taking into account the arrival times of the results: https://didattica.polito.it/cla/en/plida.
Please note: attending courses and taking the University Italian language exam does not entitle you to obtain any certificates of Italian language competency.
RULES FOR STUDENTS WHO ENROLLED AT POLITECNICO BEFORE A.Y. 2014/2015
The rules on the Italian language course for non-Italian students who enrolled at Politecnico before a. y. 2014/2015
are illustrated in the Italian Language Regulations of each academic year.
Italian Language Regulations for non-Italian students (2011/12)
Italian Language Regulations for non-Italian students (2012/13)
Italian Language Regulations for non-Italian students (2013/14)
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