UCSC Milan Direct

Program Curriculum

Each semester UCSC Milan direct students may enroll in one or both Italian Language and Culture courses (intensive and/or semester, see below) and add a up to 4 of the following English or Italian courses offered on a semester basis:

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COURSEWORK IN ENGLISH

Business and Economics
· International Financial Markets (IB/FI  330)
· Strategic Management of Small and Medium Enterprises (IB/MG 340)
· The Italian Economy: Economic Miracles and Malaise (EC/PO 312)
· Business, Government and the Global Economy (IB/EC 320)

Italy in Europe and the World
· The European Union in the World: A Superpower in the Making? (IR/PO 322)
· The Political Economy of the European Union (EC/PO 311)
· International Relations and the Middle East: A Comparative European Perspective (IR/PO 321)

The Business of Artistic Excellence
· From B‐movies Dusk to Hollywood Dawn: the Italian Roots of Quentin Tarantino's Filmography (IB/FS 310)
· Methods of Illusion: la mise-en-scéne from drama to fiction and visual arts (LT/AR315)

Communications
· Total Business Communication: An integrated approach to Corporate Marketing (IB/CM 350)
· Luxury You Must Afford: Visual Communication and Persuasion in Fashion and Luxury Goods (CM/AR 300)

Culture and History
Contemporary European History: from the Clash of Totalitarianisms to European Integration (HS/CU301)

COURSEWORK IN ITALIAN

Students with adequate Italian Language Proficiency may also choose courses from the 9 Facoltà (departments) and over 30 curricula either at the undergraduate or graduate level. For course listings and descriptions check the UCSC ECTS guide.

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ITALIAN LANGUAGE & CULTURE COURSE

INTENSIVE

The intensive Italian Language and Culture course starts at the beginning of the semester in September and February. It consists of 50 units and is worth 5 ECTS credits. The intensive course provides a student the basic knowledge of Italian language to function early in the semester in the Italian environment. This course is especially suited for students with no prior knowledge of Italian who take the EASY courses in English or for those with some prior knowledge in Italian planning on taking regular UCSC courses in Italian who may need to brush up on their skills before the beginning of the semester.

Absolute Beginners
Course description:
- for those with almost no knowledge of Italian.
- aims to give basic competence in Italian to use in typical situations in everyday and university life, through classroom lessons and integrated project work.

Lower Intermediate
Course description:
- for those who already possess elementary level knowledge.
- the course consolidates and extends students' knowledge and gives them more confidence in dealing with typical situations in everyday and university life through classroom and multimedia laboratory lessons and integrated project work.

Upper Intermediate
Course description:
- for those with a reasonable knowledge of Italian.
- the course is designed to provide the tools for spoken and written contexts so you can operate in an increasingly wide range of typical situations of everyday and university life, through classroom and multimedia laboratory lessons and integrated project work.

SEMESTER

The semester course is organised to go along with the first and second semester calendar of the academic year for a total of 40 units worth a total of 3 ECTS credits. It is meant to provide linguistic support to students taking regular courses taught in Italian or to provide in-depth practice of Italian language for those wanting to complement the skills studied during the intensive course. Although the semester course is a stand-alone course, it is advised, at least for those taking the EASY program courses in English to enrol both in the intensive and the semester course to maximize their Italian language learning experience during their studies at UCSC.

Course schedule (14.16 KB)

UCSC ECTS Guide

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