Specialised Communication

These courses are onsite for learners admitted to A2 and B1 (Heathcare) and to B1 (Economics and Law).

A Healthcare module is offered in the first semester of the 2026/2027 academic year.

A Healthcare module and an Economics and Law module take place in the second semester of the 2026/2027 academic year.

The Language for Specific Purposes (LSP) courses are open to everyone who studies or works in the respective areas of interest (healthcare or law and economics) at the University of Bologna:

• International students at the University of Bologna who attend first and second-cycle degree programmes, single cycle degrees, PhDs, specialisation school courses, Professional Master’s, and Post-graduate vocational training programmes as well as individual course units.
• Personnel involved in teaching, research or administration at the University of Bologna. 

If there are places available, you can also attend provided:

• You are on an international exchange at the University of Bologna and on a study programme such as Erasmus+, Erasmus Mundus, Overseas, etc., or if you work as a visiting fellow.
• You come from institutions with special agreements (conventions with specific bodies, programmes for refugees etc.) with the University of Bologna.

It’s possible to attend more than one course at the same time and in the same semester: LSP course and/or in Italian language for international learners and/or in Academic Italian.

In Bologna, the Language Centre offers semester courses in Specialised Communication. 

These are both onsite and for learners admitted to A2 ( healthcare – second semester) and B1/B2 ( healthcare - first semester) and B1 (law and economics).

Information relating to the first half of the 2026/27 academic year

Course in Specialised Communication for Healthcare (LSP course)

The aim of the course is to develop communicative competency for healthcare. Healthcare topics are tackled via the analysis of interactions, the comprehension and production of written texts and conversations, the analysis of grammatical structures and specific lexis as well as practical exercises. The teaching materials derive from manuals of specialised Italian, websites, healthcare newspapers and articles, podcasts and TV programmes.

The First semester course is recommended for students at B1/B2 level, and, in particular, for those of you who will do a traineeship in medical facilities. Students from veterinary medicine, dentistry, nursing and pharmacy are also admitted. Admission from other degree courses will be assessed by the teacher on a case-by-case basis.

The healthcare semestral course consists of 50 hours of face-to-face lectures.

Two courses will be offered: one at level A2 (second semester) and one at level B1/B2 (first semester).

N.B.: Updates for the second semester will follow 

How to apply

To enrol in this course you need to: · Take the online test for Italian courses for international students. To find out how and when, please consult the timeline for Italian language semester courses.

· Send your application to participate in the specialist course by 16 September 2026 at 12 am. to cla.italianospecial@unibo.it.

In your application, it is important to indicate your university study programme as well as any language certifications you have.

As long as you apply by the deadline, you will receive an email with instructions on how to do the admission interview that will take place in presence on 16 September 2026 at 2 pm.

The course timetable is organised as follows: the lessons last two hours and thirty minutes each and will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays in via Filippo Re, 10 from 4 p.m. to 6,30 p.m.

The course will start on Mondays, September 28, 2026 in via Filippo Re,10.

Course start date: 28 September 2026 at 4 pm.

Course end date: by December 2026

Course in Specialised Communication for Economics and Law

The aim of the course is to develop linguistic and communicative competencies in Economics and Law. The course tackles specific topics via the comprehension and production of oral and written texts, the analysis of grammatical structures and lexis specific to the field as well as practical exercises. The teaching materials derive from manuals of specialised Italian, websites, trade newspapers and magazines, TV and radio programmes and podcasts.

How to apply

To enrol in this course you need to: · Take the online test for Italian courses for international students. To find out how and when, please consult the timeline for Italian language semester courses.

· Send your application to participate in the specialist course by 11 February 2026 at 12 am. to cla.italianospecial@unibo.it.

In your application, it is important to indicate your university study programme as well as any language certifications you have.

As long as you apply by the deadline, you will receive an email with instructions on how to do the admission interview that will take place online on 11 February 2026 at 4 pm.

This course is recommended for students at least at B1-level who study Law, Economics, International Relations, Political and Social Sciences.

Course start date: 2 March 2026

Course end date: by 27 March 2026.

Typically, the first course is free while subsequent courses have an enrolment fee, but some students are required to pay for the first course as well, as outlined below.

For the first course there is no enrolment fee (€ 0,00) for:

• for students on international exchanges at the University of Bologna (study programmes such as Erasmus+, Erasmus Mundus, Overseas, etc.)
• for students at the University of Bologna on first and second-cycle degree programmes, single cycle degrees, PhDs, specialisation school courses, and individual course units.

Courses with an enrolment fee of € 210,00:

• from the first course for students on Professional Master’s Programmes or Post-graduate vocational training programmes at the University of Bologna
• from the first course for participants from affiliated institutions (Conservatory etc)
• from the first course for people who work at the University of Bologna (teaching staff, research fellows, tutors, IT specialists, administrative staff and visiting fellows etc)
• from the second course for students on international exchanges at the University of Bologna on study programmes like Erasmus+, Erasmus Mundus, Overseas etc.
• from the second course for students at the University of Bologna on first and second-cycle degree programmes, single cycle degrees, PhDs, specialisation school courses, and individual course units.

Courses with an enrolment fee of € 150,00:

• from the third course (if taken in the same academic year) for everyone who works and studies at the University of Bologna either permanently or temporarily with no exceptions.
• from the second course for students who are fully exempt from University fees due to ISEE
• from the second course (if taken in the same academic year) for students on Professional Master’s or Post-graduate vocational training programmes at the University of Bologna
• from the second course for participants from affiliated institutions (Conservatory etc.)
• from the second course (if taken in the same academic year) for people who work at the University of Bologna (teaching staff, research fellows, tutors, IT specialists, visiting fellows etc).

You can only ask for the enrolment fee to be refunded for matters connected to the Language Centre administration (for example, the cancellation of a course)

To check whether CFU are recognised, you need to contact the Student Office for your course of studies and ask if it is possible to recognise free credits for the course.

Anyone on international exchange programmes can receive the 5 European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits. The final course evaluation is "idonea/o" (pass) o "non idonea/o" (fail): there are no grades. In order to receive the 5 ECTS credits you must have the minimum attendance (70% of the lessons) as well as pass the final test(s). You can receive another 5 ECTS credits for a second or third course if the course is at a higher level (for example, 5 ECTS credits for an A2 course and 5 ECTS credits for a B1 course) or for a different type of course (Academic Italian or Specialised Communication). The Student Office records the course on your study plan.

At the end of the course you can request a certificate.

• Contact for Italian for Healthcare and Italian for Economics and Law cla.italianospecial@unibo.it