All Unige Polytechnic School students enrolled in undergraduate degree courses must possess adequate proficiency in the English language in order to graduate.
All first-year students enrolled in Bachelor’s Degree programs at the Unige Polytechnic School must take the English B1 Assessment Test (EN B1 AT).
English Language Certificates. Students can upload their language certificate level B2 (CEFR) or higher (C1, C2). The list of English Language Certificates that are accepted by Unige is at the following CLAT webpage. An English B2 level will be allocated to those students whose certificates have been verified as valid. Certificate holders can find more information at the following link .
In the 2024-25 academic year:- students attending the following Bachelor’s Degree programs have an English B2 CEFR level (course code 108708) exam they need to pass in order to graduate. English is a compulsory subject in year one and students should take it as soon as possible.
Code | Degree Course | Deparment | Location | EN B1 AT and tutored course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
8715 | Ingegneria civile e ambientale | DICCA | GE | Students who did not pass EN B1 AT are strongly advised to attend the English B1 monitored course offered within “Progetto inglese” so that they can re-take the EN B1 AT exam as soon as possible. If a student cannot pass an English B1 level test, it is far too hard to sit an English B2 test (more information here). The English language is one of the official and compulsory exams in year one. |
11765 | Ingegneria civile, edile e ambientale | DICCA | GE | |
10375 | Ingegneria chimica e di processo | DICCA | GE | |
9273 | Ingegneria elettronica e tecnologie dell'informazione | DITEN | GE | |
8716 | Ingegneria elettrica | DITEN | GE | |
8721 | Ingegneria nautica | DITEN | SP | |
8713 | Ingegneria biomedica | DIBRIS | GE | |
10716 | Ingegneria gestionale | DIME | GE | |
8719 | Ingegneria informatica | DIBRIS | GE | |
8722 | Ingegneria navale | DITEN | GE | Students must pass the EN B1 AT before sitting the B1+ exam. English B1 is a pre-requisite. |
The following Bachelor’s Degree course requires an English B2 CEFR level upon admission:
Code | Degree Course | Department | Location |
8719 | Ingegneria informatica | DIBRIS | IM |
students attending the following Bachelor’s Degree programs have an English B1 CEFR level (course code 27975) exam they need to pass in order to graduate. English is a compulsory subject in year one and students should take it as soon as possible.
- English Language Certificates. Students can upload their language certificate level B1 (CEFR) or higher (B2 - C2). The list of English Language Certificates that are accepted by Unige is at the following CLAT webpage. An English B1 level will be allocated to those students whose certificates have been verified as valid. Certificate holders can find more information at the following link.
Code | Degree Course | Department | Location | EN B1 AT and tutored course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
11439 | Design del prodotto e della comunicazione | DAD | GE | Students who did not pass EN B1 AT must attend the online English B1 monitored course offered within “Progetto inglese” so that they can re-take the EN B1 AT exam as soon as possible (more information here). The English language is one of the official and compulsory exams in year one. |
11431 | Design del prodotto nautico | DAD | SP | |
8694 | Scienze dell'architettura | DAD | GE | |
11438 | Ingegneria dell'energia | DIME | SV | |
8720 | Ingegneria meccanica (GE) | DIME | GE | |
8784 | Ingegneria meccanica (SP) | DIME | SP | |
11428 | Tecnologie per l’edilizia e il territorio | DICCA | GE | |
11429 | Tecnologie industriali | DICCA | GE | |
11758 | Scienze e culture agroalimentari del Mediterraneo | DICCA | IM |
- The following Postgraduate’s Degree courses require an English B1 CEFR level upon admission:
Code | Degree Course | Department | Location |
11661 | Digital Humanities - Internet e produzione digitale creativa | DIBRIS | SV |
- The following Postgraduate’s Degree courses require an English B2 CEFR level or higher upon admission:
Code | Degree Course | Department | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
11129 | Architectural Composition | DAD | GE |
10799 | Ingegneria Civile | DICCA | GE |
10376 | Ingegneria Chimica e di Processo | DICCA | GE |
10720 | Environmental Engineering | DICCA | GE |
11758 | Ingegneria Edile | DICCA | GE |
10170 | Energy Engineering | DIME | SV |
10377 | Safety Engineering for Transport, Logistics and Production | DIME | GE |
10378 | Internet and Multimedia Engineering | DITEN | GE |
10553 | Engineering for natural risk management | DITEN | SV |
10728 | Engineering Technology for Strategy (and security) | DITEN | GE |
8738 | Ingegneria Navale | DITEN | GE |
9268 | Yacht design | DITEN | SP |
11780 | Electronic Engineering | DITEN | GE |
11160 | Computer Engineering | DIBRIS | GE |
10635 | Robotics Engineering | DIBRIS | GE |
11159 | Bioengineering | DIBRIS | GE |
11661 | Digital Humanities - Affective Computing, Arts and Cultural Welfare | DIBRIS | GE |
- The following Postgraduate’s Degree courses require students to obtain an English B2 CEFR level or higher as a year one course and exam in their curriculum:
Code | Degree Course | Subject code | Department | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
9915 | Architettura | 98941 | DAD | GE |
11440 | Design prodotto evento | 98176 | DAD | GE |
9006 | Progettazione delle aree verdi e del paesaggio | 111732 | DAD | GE |
9008 | Design navale e nautico | 105324 | DAD | GE |
9269 | Ingegneria meccanica - Progettazione e produzione- CV Progettazione e Produzione | 94977 | DIME | GE |
9269 | Ingegneria meccanica - Progettazione e produzione- CV meccatronica | 94978 | DIME | SP |
For further information, please check your study plan and the courses/exams shown in your degree curriculum. First, find the code for the English Language course/exam in your study plan and check it at the link https://corsi.unige.it/off.f/ins/index.
For students with special educational or learning needs, whose certification has been filed with the relevant department, please consult the dedicated UNIGE web page.