A total of 12 free credits (ECTS/CFU) can be chosen independently by the student. This choice is totally free, though within the limits of the educational objectives of the course of study, which needs to be evaluated and approved by the Degree course delegates to the study plan.

* PLEASE NOTE: Before starting an individual path for these free credits acquisition, students are invited to contact the Delegates of the study plans of the course in advance by submitting their request to be acknowledged in terms of possible acceptance and ECTS.

Degree course delegates for study plan:

Laura Mugnai, Edgardo Giordani

Download a short guide to Study plan and free credits

 

How to reach the 12 Credits?

In order to reach 12 CFU/ECTS free credits, the following possible slots are envisaged, namely 3 + 9 or 6 + 6.

It is possible to indicate in the study plan  the 12 free credits

a) 3 CFU/ECTS Profitable attendance ( e.g., a webinar) and a 9 CFU/ECTS exam;

b) 6 CFU/ECTS as Enhancing skills (e.g. traineeship in Erasmus) and a 6 CFU/ECTS exam.

It is however possible to register two 3 credits activities by asking the Degree Course Council to have recognized 6 credits in total deriving from two 3 credits activities (example, a 3 in a webinar and a 3 in an internship, or 2 webinars etc.).

The possibilities to account free credits are listed below.

1. Language exams (Credits recognized: 6)

Students are allowed to account free credits, as offered by the LM Course, taking an additional language test among the following: reading comprehension at level B2 of a language of their choice (Spanish - B013690; Portuguese - B013692; French - B013686; German - B013688), assuming that none of them is part of the Bachelor's Degree career nor student's mother tongue. The language course must be taken at the Language Center of the University of Florence (CLA).

2. UNIFI exams

Attendance and passing the exam in a course offered by UNIFI (Credits recognized: those of the course), to be approved by the Degree course delegates.

This can be done by:

• Selecting a course (in Italian) of other Master's degree courses of the School of Agriculture
• Selecting a course of other Master degree courses in the whole University of Florence (see links and examples in the Short guide to Study plan and free credits 

3. Profitable Attendance (Frequenza Proficua) or Enhancing Skills

Profitable Attendance

The participation in activities such as educational workshops and seminars considered relevant for job opportunities, with profitable attendance (it is necessary to produce proof of the final test) can be used as free credits.

They may be recognized even if done soon before or during this Master's degree, as long as they add more knowledge and/or suitable experience to your studies, and are well documented.

This activity needs to be approved by the Degree course delegates to the study plan that will evaluate the correspondence to 3 or 6 ECTS/CFU. For Profitable attendance the choice can be between:

• B014825 - FREQUENZA PROFICUA DI ATTIVITA' FORMATIVE - 3 CFU
• B014831 - FREQUENZA PROFICUA DI ATTIVITA' FORMATIVE - 6 CFU

Enhancing Skills for professional practice

These includes:

• Traineeship in Erasmus mobilities (https://www.unifi.it/p10034.html)
• Traineeship at DAGRI Department (Tirocini interni al DAGRI) following specific rules (https://www.dagri.unifi.it/vp-755-tirocini-interni-al-dagri.html?newlang=ita).
  Only students that have completed their safety training courses  can use this option. This activity needs to be approved by the Degree course delegates to the study plan that will then evaluate the correspondence to 3 or 6 credits ECTS/CFU.
• Traineeship as activity in a farm  enterprise, or other, as long as full proof of attendance (description of activities performed, official payment sheets, signed timetable) are provided. This activity needs to be approved by the Degree course delegates to the study plan which will then evaluate the correspondence to 3 or 6 credits ECTS/CFU.

Therefore for Enhancing skills the choice can be between:

• B021575 - ENHANCING SKILLS FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE – 3 CFU
• B021576 - ENHANCING SKILLS FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE – 6 CFU

 

PROCEDURE FOR RECOGNITION OF FREE CREDITS    _{(click to open)}

1st step - PRELIMINARY FEASIBILITY ASSESMENT - Before starting an individual path, students are invited to contact the Delegates of the study plans of the course in advance, for a preliminary confirmation of feasibility and ECTS of the request they would like to propose for credits recognition.

2nd step - APPLICATION for OFFICIAL RECOGNITION BY THE DELEGATE - Once the activity is completed and for the subsequent recognition of ECTS, students should send an e-mail request to the Delegates attaching all the documents (certificates of attendance, hours of activities carried out, etc.) acknowledging their effective participation.

3rd step - OFFICIAL REQUEST TO THE SCUOLA DI AGRARIA SECRETARIAT – After the approval by the Delegate, as a last step, the student will have to send a formal request to the Scuola di Agraria Email: scuola@agraria.unifi.it :

1. Fill up the form (click here ) and add the delegate approval email i.e. acceptance statement.
2. The form should be completed with a virtual stamp (“marca da bollo”) that cost €16,00 that you obtain writing to the segreteriastudenti.novoli(AT)unifi.it (indicating your student number - matricola) so as to receive a bulletin (issued like the one for university fees) accounting € 16,00 in order to get the virtual stamp,
3. When the bulletin has been paid by the student, she/he will have to send an email to scuola(AT)agraria.unifi.it  attaching:
   • the signed application form,
   • copy of the receipt of the € 16,00 bulletin,
   • all the documentation relating to the activity (informally preliminarily examined by the Delegates to the study plans) for which recognition as Enhancing skills is requested).