Incoming Students NEW

The School of Architecture in Florence offers a wide range of degree programs: 3 bachelor's programs, 6 master's programs and one 5 years’ degree course. Be aware that each course degree has its website. 

Below you will find access to the course catalogue, divided by degree programme. To consult the course offerings from previous years, please follow the tutorials at the end of the box.

5-year degree course:

• Architettura (LM-4 c.u.) (lessons in italian)

Bachelor’s programs:

• Design Tessile e Moda (L-4) (lessons in italian)
• Pianificazione della Città, del Territorio e del Paesaggio (L-21) (lessons in italian)
• Product, Interior, Communication and Eco-social Design (L-4) (lessons in italian)
• Scienze dell’Architettura (L-17) (lessons in italian)

Master’s programs

• Progettazione dell'Architettura (lessons in italian)
• Architectural Design - "iCAD" (lessons in English)
• Architettura del paesaggio (LM-3) (lessons in italian)
• Design per l'Innovazione Sostenibile (LM-12) (lessons in italian)
• Design Sistema Moda  (LM-12) (lessons in italian)
• Pianificazione e progettazione per la sostenibilità urbana e territoriale (lessons in italian)
• Urban and Regional Planning and Design for Sustainability (lessons in English)

Depending on the subject areas, the academic offer is taught in three campuses, which are located in Florence (Architecture and Landscape Architecture), Calenzano (Design) and Prato (Urban Planning). Exchange students are allowed to take courses offered on any campus at any level of study, with the agreement of their home institution. 

All of the degree programs are carried out in Italian, except for the International Curriculum in Architectural Design (ICAD) and Urban and Regional Planning and Design (Curriculum: "Urban and Regional Planning and Design") Master program which is entirely taught in English.

Some of the thematic seminars are taught in English as well, but please note that all thematic seminars do not release a final mark (only a “passed or failed evaluation”).

The academic calendar to learn about exam sessions and semester organization is available at this link

Class schedule can be consulted in the kairos application

All incoming students need to apply with:

• Certified B1 level of Italian mandatory to attend courses held in Italian;
  AND/OR
• Certified B2 English mandatory to attend courses held in English

PLEASE NOTE that English taught courses are ONLY

• Architecture (Curriculum: "Architectural Design")
  
• Urban and Regional Planning and Design (Curriculum: "Urban and Regional Planning and Design")

These courses cannot grant acceptance to all incoming students, so that they very often have to switch to Italian classes; therefore we strongly recommend the knowledge of the Italian language for EVERYONE.

Once in Florence, exchange students can attend an Italian language course for free at Centro Linguistico di Ateneo - CLA. Registration is required.

Please note that the Italian Language Course is not an academic exam and it does not provide ECTS credits or marks, so it cannot be added to your Learning Agreement and it will not be certified in your final official Transcript of Records.

Step 1 - Nomination from Partner Universities

The home institution of students selected within the framework of the ERASMUS+ program or the Cooperation agreement must send an official nomination by email to archint@unifi.it within the following deadlines:

• 1st semester/full year - May 31st
• 2nd semester - October 31th

Step 2 - Application from nominated Students

Once the nomination is received, the International Relation office of the School of Architecture will contact the student by email, providing instructions and forms for the application. The student must apply within the following deadlines:

• 1st semester/full year - June 30th
• 2nd semester - November 30th

It will be necessary to send the following document:

• for EU students: Enrolment Form
• for non-EU students: Enrolment Form_ExtraUEStudents

The student will be required to complete the Learning Agreement before mobility and have it approved both by UNIFI and by their home institution, in order to identify the courses to be attended and the exams to be recognized upon return from the mobility period.

Please note that the language of instruction of each course must be taken into account when drafting the Learning Agreement.

Also, keep in mind that some courses may have a limited number of available places, and the International Relations Office in Florence may therefore consider it necessary to request modifications to the Learning Agreement.

Below are the forms for the completion of the Learning Agreement:

• For EU students: Learning agreement BEFORE
• For non-EU Students: Learning agreement BEFORE_ExtraUE Students

Exchange students can change the subjects listed in their Learning Agreement Before the Mobility once per semester within the following deadlines:

• 1st semester/full year - November 15th
• 2nd semester - April 15th

Exchange students who wish to modify their Learning Agreement Before the Mobility must send a request, signed and sealed from the home institution, by email to archint@unifi.it.

Below are the forms for the changing of the Learning Agreement:

• For EU Students: Learning agreement DURING/CHANGE
• For non-EU Students: Learning agreement DURING/CHANGE_ExtraUE Students

Exchange students can also ask for an extension of their mobility period no later than one month before the end of their mobility. The mobility can be up to 12 months in total and it cannot exceed September 30th.
Exchange students who wish to extend their mobility period must send a request, signed and sealed from the home institution, by email to archint@unifi.it

Below are the forms for requesting an extension:

• For EU Students: Extension Study Period
• For non-EU Students: Extension Study Period_ExtraUE 

In the following guide, exchange students can find opportunities and tips for their everyday life, inside and outside the university buildings.

For any further clarification, you can email archint@unifi.it