Foundation Year
Università per Stranieri di Siena
Key Information
Campus location
Siena, Italy
Languages
Italian
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 Year
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 4,800 / per year *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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* option A / €5.500: option B / €5.800: option C
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Introduction
Having reached its fourth edition, the University for Foreigners of Siena has launched a one-year preparatory educational program named “Foundation Year” as recommended by the General Directorate for Higher Education Inclusion and Right to Study of the Italian Ministry for Universities and Research.
Such a preparatory course aims at representing an ideal bridge in order to facilitate students with different educational backgrounds who wish to enroll in Italian Universities and Academies. Thanks to this program, international students will have the opportunity to improve their language and communicative competence, as well as to familiarize themselves with pedagogical and study methods traditionally belonging to European contexts.
Attendance
Class attendance of all Foundation Year courses is mandatory. You will attend all courses in person in Siena. However, you could agree with the Courses Director a blind option (online courses) for the first semester.
Course Timetable
- I semester: October 1st, 2021 – mid-January 2022
- II semester: February 14th – May 27th, 2022
Exams Schedule
- Winter Session: mid-January – mid-February 2022
- Summer Session: June – July 2022
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Ideal Students
- International students with an educational background of fewer than 12 years who aim at enrolling in Bachelor Degree courses within an Italian University;
- All the students need to integrate and enrich their own study program with the purpose of joining Italian universities.
Admissions
Curriculum
The Foundation Year aims at offering students a solid preparation in Linguistics, Pedagogy, Philology and Literature, History, and Art Studies. Taking into consideration learners’ prospective studies, specific study programs based on macro-disciplinary contents might be additionally planned and implemented:
Students of Humanities | Students of Scientific Disciplines |
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Students of Economic Disciplines | Students of Musical Disciplines |
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Foundation Credits
At the end of the Foundation Year, students will obtain 60 Foundation Credits aiming at integrating their study program and allowing them to join the Degree courses. Such ECTS credits, however, will not allow students to reduce the total number of credits they will have to obtain during their Degree courses.