Educational plan

1 - The student must choose one of the following four courses:

2 - The student must choose one of the following three courses:

3 - The student must choose one of the following four courses:

4 - The student must acquire 6 additional ECTS of soft skills offered through individual courses worth 6 ECTS, or, for international students who choose to earn the 3 ECTS in Italian Language Proficiency, one course worth 3 ECTS from those listed on the webpage - https://mbc.cdl.unimi.it/en/courses/soft-skills.

5 - The student must acquire 12 ECTS by selecting any of the courses offered by the University of Milan, provided that they are coherent with MBC topics and that the course content does not overlap with those present in mandatory and guided-choice courses. Obviously, as open choice courses, the student can pick the remaining guided-choice courses that he/she had not inserted in the study plan. MBC recommends to select elective courses with a specific focus on bioinformatics and biostatistics. If unavailable in English, open-choice courses can be taken in Italian provided that the student is fluent in Italian language.

1 - The student must choose one of the following four courses:

2 - The student must choose one of the following three courses:

3 - The student must choose one of the following four courses:

4 - The student must acquire 12 ECTS by selecting any of the courses offered by the University of Milan, provided that they are coherent with MBC topics and that the course content does not overlap with those present in mandatory and guided-choice courses. Obviously, as open choice courses, the student can pick the remaining guided-choice courses that he/she had not inserted in the study plan. MBC recommends to select elective courses with a specific focus on bioinformatics and biostatistics. If unavailable in English, open-choice courses can be taken in Italian provided that the student is fluent in Italian language.

5 - STUDENTS MUST ACQUIRE 6 ADDITIONAL ECTS

To obtain the degree, students must acquire 6 ECTS of soft skills offered through individual courses worth 6 ECTS, or, for international students who choose to earn the 3 ECTS in Italian Language Proficiency, one course worth 3 ECTS from those listed on the webpage - https://mbc.cdl.unimi.it/en/courses/soft-skills.

For international students, it is strongly recommended to acquire skills in the Italian language - 3 ECTS at linguistic level A2 - necessary for job and professional opportunities among those provided for the degree program in Molecular Biology of the Cell, limited to the Italian national context.

International students who do not hold an Italian high school diploma or degree can obtain 3 credits in Additional language skills: Italian by demonstrating A2 level in Italian per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). This level can be assessed in one of the following ways:
- by submitting a certificate of A2 or higher level issued no more than three years prior to the date of submission. You will find the list of language certificates recognized by the University at: https://www.unimi.it/en/node/349/ ). The language certificate must be uploaded through the dedicated platform;
- by an entry-level test administrated by SLAM that can be taken only once and is compulsory for all students who do not have a valid language certificate. Those who fail to reach A2 level will have to attend one or more than one 60-hour Italian course(s) geared to their level. Those who do not take the entry-level test or fail to pass the end-of-course test after six attempts will have to obtain language certification privately in order to earn the 3 credits of Additional language skills: Italian. As an alternative, they can modify their course programme by choosing a different course of soft skills recommended by MBC Master's Degree.