Assessment of adequacy of the Applicants’ prior preparation
The adequacy of the prior preparation is met by graduates holding a first cycle-degree in Ingegneria dell’energia elettrica or in Ingegneria elettrica get at the University of Bologna (according Italian Ministerial Decree n. 270/04, Italian Ministerial Decree n. 509/99 or previous legislation).
For all other graduates the adequacy of the prior preparation is met if one of the following conditions occur:
The adequacy of the prior preparation is met by graduating students in Ingegneria dell'energia elettrica or in Ingegneria elettrica at the University of Bologna (according Italian Ministerial Decree n. 270/04, Italian Ministerial Decree n. 509/99 or previous legislation), on condition that they have acquired at least 159 CFU credits to which a mark has been given (i.e. not Pass/Fail exam) at the time of their application.
For all other graduating students, the adequacy of the prior preparation is met if they have acquired at least 159 CFU credits to which a mark has been given (i.e. not Pass/Fail exam) at the time of their application and when one of the following conditions occur:
Credits acquired in learning activities as laboratories being part of integrated courses labelled with the subject areas (SSD) ING-INF/07, ING-IND/31, ING-IND/32, ING-IND/33 can be counted for the assessment of the adequacy of the prior preparation.
Credits acquired in learning activities as laboratories not labelled by a subject area (SSD) can be counted for the assessment of the adequacy of the prior preparation on condition that their description fully or partially reports the name of one of the following subject areas:
ING-INF/07: MISURE ELETTRICHE ED ELETTRONICHE
ING-IND/31: ELETTROTECNICA
ING-IND/32 : CONVERTITORI, MACCHINE E AZIONAMENTI ELETTRICI
ING-IND/33 : SISTEMI ELETTRICI PER L'ENERGIA
Criteria set forth in this paragraph shall also be applicable to students holding a foreign qualification, as long as it is deemed adequate by the Master Degree Board and the following conditions are met:
However, if the applicant's foreign qualification is not comparable to the Italian Higher Education System, the Master Degree Evaluation Board will assess the transcript of records and evaluate the adequacy of the applicant's preparation on a case-by-case basis.
Should the aforementioned conditions be not fulfilled (fully or in part), the academic preparation is not considered adequate. Nevertheless - under extraordinary and duly proven circumstances - the Master Degree Board may embark on a case-by-case evaluation, which will be however based on the graduation mark/CGPA and the academic records. Such a case-by-case evaluation will result in an irrevocable decision concerning the admission to the Programme.
Assessment of the language skills
For the admission to the track in Ingegneria dell’energia elettrica (held in Italian) an English Language proficiency no lower than B1 level according to the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) is required.
Italian non native-speakers must also demonstrate an Italian language proficiency no lower than B2.
For the admission to the track in Electrical Engineering (held in English) an English Language Proficiency no lower than B2 level according to the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) is required.
The verification is deemed to be satisfied for students with appropriate linguistic certification (such as TOEFL, IELTS, FCE, Cambridge Esol) or with curricular “idoneità linguistica” at least B2 level. Such a certification constitutes a compulsory admission requirement and must be enclosed to the application, in order to be assessed by the Degree Evaluation Board.
