University of Messina

2012/2013

Didactic Services, Research

and Higher Education

STUDENTS REGISTRATION GUIDE

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The University of Messina aims at meeting students’ needs by supporting them during their academic career.

The goal of this guide is to provide students with general

information to enrollment procedures at the University of Messina.

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Information on the Italian Higher Education System The University of Messina abides with the M.D.270/04 that reformed the Italian University System after the M.D. 509/99. Actually the Italian University System is organized in 3 cycles: First cycle Degree Courses: Laurea (L) Duration: 3 years Admission requirements: secondary school or comparable foreign qualifications. For information about admission to three‐year degree courses and specific course requirements check in to the Manifesto of Studies published in the Faculty web-site. Second cycle Degree Courses: Laurea Magistrale (LM) Duration: 2 years While 3+2 degree courses represent a complete university career, 2nd cycle degree courses are no longer strictly connected with 1st cycle degree courses and students are encouraged to make interdisciplinary choices. For information about admission to two-year degree courses and specific course requirements check in to the Manifesto of Studies published in the Faculty web-site. First level vocational Masters (Master universitario di I livello) Duration:1 year “Master Universitario di I livello” degrees consist in advanced scientific courses or higher continuing education studies, open to the holders of a Laurea (L) or a foreign comparable degree. Masters give access neither to research doctorate programmes nor to other 3rd cycle degree courses but allow transition to labour market. One long cycle degree course (LMU) Duration: 5 or 6 years Admission requirements: secondary school or comparable foreign qualifications. For information about admission to two-year degree courses and specific course requirements check in to the Manifesto of Studies published in the Faculty web-site Third cycle studies Third cycle studies include the following typologies: Corsi di Dottorato di Ricerca Duration: 3 years In order to apply to a research doctorate programme candidates must hold an Italian university degree (Laurea Specialistica/Magistrale) or an academic degree awarded by a foreign University validated as equivalent to an Italian degree by the relevant academic authorities of the University of Messina (UniMe). Admission is based on a public competition as stated in the public announcement issued by the UniMe and published in the Italian Official Gazette. School of Specialization Duration: 3-4 years. School of specialization courses are envisaged to provide postgraduates with knowledge and abilities as requested in the practice of highly qualifying professions. The majority of them concerns medical, clinical and surgical field although some of them have also been established for the advanced education and professional training in different contexts. Access is granted by a LM

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or LMU or by a comparable foreign degree. Admission is subject to the passing of a competitive examination Second level vocational Masters (Master universitario di II livello) Duration: 1-2 years “Master Universitario di II livello” degrees consist in advanced scientific courses or higher continuing education studies, open to the holders of a Laurea Specialistica/Magistrale or a foreign comparable degree. Admission may be subject to additional conditions.

Fig.1 the Italian University System at a glance.

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Manifesto of studies a.y. 2012/2013 (*) Degree courses with a limited access as established by the University of Messina

(**) Degree courses with a limited access as established by the Ministry of education, university and Research (MIUR).

FACULTY CLASS Arts and humanities

Philosophy L-5

Literature L-10

Foreign Languages and literatures and linguistic mediation techniques

L-11 & L-12

Information science: « public communication and media techniques »

L-20 & L-16*

Mediterranean Archeology LM-2

Literature Civilisation of Medieval and Modern Italy LM-14

Classical Heritage LM-15

Methods and Languages of Journalism LM-19

Modern Languages: Literature and translation LM-37

Contemporary Philosophy LM-78

Historical Sciences: European Societies, cultures and Institutions

LM-84

Education

Cultural Tourism, Arts, Music and Drama Studies L-15 &L-3

Education and training sciences L-19

Communication Sciences L-20

Psychological Sciences and Techniques L-24*

Tourism and Drama LM-49 & LM-65

Psychology LM-51*

Cognitive Sciences and Theory of Communication LM-55 & LM-92

Pedagogical Sciences LM-85*

Economics

Business Economics L-18

Economic Sciences L-33

Statistics L-41

Economics LM-56

Business Economics LM-77

Actuarial and Financial Statistics LM - 83

Engineering

Civil Engineering and Building Systems L-7 &L -23

Electronics and Computer Engineering L-8

Industrial Engineering L-9

Civil Engineering LM-23

Civil Engineering for Recovery LM-24

Electronics Engineering LM-29

Materials Engineering LM-53

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Law

Labour Consultant L-14

Court and Public Administration Assistant L-14

Law LMG/01

Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences

Biology and Marine Ecology L-13*

Biological Sciences L-13*

Chemistry L-27

Industrial Chemistry L-27

Physics L-30

Computer Science L-31*

Environmental and Natural Sciences L-32

Analysis and Management of Natural and Entropic Risks

L-34

Mathematics L-35

Biology LM-6

Coastal and Marine Biology and Ecology LM-6

Physics LM-17

Computer Science LM-18

Mathematics LM-40

Chemistry LM-54

Environment Preservation and Management LM-60

Industrial Chemistry LM-71

Management of territorial risks LM-75

Medicine and surgery

Biotechnology L-2*

Sport, Health and Physical Sciences L-22*

Gastronomic sciences L-26

Nursing L/SNT1** for certified professional nurse

Children’s nursing L/SNT1** for certified professional children’s nurse

Obstetrics L/SNT2** for certified professional obstetrician

Physiotherapy L/SNT2* for certified professional physiotherapist

Logopedy L/SNT2** for certified professional Speech therapist

Orthotics and Ophthalmic Assistance L/SNT2** for certified professional orthoptist and ophthalmology assistant

Therapy for patients with Neuro and psycho-motor pathologies of infancy and childhood

L/SNT2** for certified professional Therapist for patients with Neuro and psycho-motor pathologies of infancy and childhood

Dietetics L/SNT3** for certified professional dietician

Dental Hygiene L/SNT3** for certified professional dental hygienist

Audio-prosthesis Techniques

L/SNT3** for certified professional Audio Prosthesis technician

Biomedical Laboratory Techniques

L/SNT3** for certified professional laboratory technician

Neurophysiopathology Techniques

L/SNT3** for certified professional technician in Neurophysiopathology

Medical Radiology, Imaging and Radiotherapy Techniques

L/SNT3** for certified professional radiology technician

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Prevention techniques in the occupational environment

L/SNT4** for certified professional technician in Prevention techniques in the occupational environment

Health Biotechnologies LM-9

Medicine and Surgery LM-41**

Dentistry and Dental Prostheses LM-46**

Preventive and Adapted Physical Education Sciences and Techniques

LM-67*

Health Professions Rehabilitation Sciences LM-SNT2**

Sanitary Professions and Rehabilitation Sciences LM-SNT2**

Sport and Physical Sciences for teachers of primary level higher schools

LM-67*

Pharmacy

Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences to health products L-29

Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology LM-13*

Pharmacy LM-13*

Political science

Administration and Economic Development Sciences

L-16

International Relations and Political Sciences L-36

Socio-cultural Mediation and Social Sciences for Cooperation and Development

L-39 & L-37

Social Work Sciences L-39

International Relations and European Studies LM-52 & LM-90

Political Studies LM-62

Public Administrations and Development Cooperation Sciences

LM-63 & LM-81

Social Work, Social Politics, Sociological Studies and Social Research

LM-87 & LM-88

Veterinary medicine

Veterinary Medicine LM-42*

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Enrollment Application and tuition fees for the a.y. 2012/2013 First-year and continuing students may apply at the University of Messina for the a.y. 2012-

2013 form 8th august to 1st October 2012. The deadline may be extended by the Rector to 31st October 2012 without any additional payment.

Students applying after 1st November 2012 will be fined of € 28,00 In case of serious and documented reasons, students applying between 1st December to

31st December 2012 to degree courses without restricted access may be accepted upon Rector’s authorization with an additional fee of € 56,00.

Tuition fees down payment for first-year and continuing students for the a.y. 2012-2013

amounts to € 389,78 and includes:

€ 192,57: “enrollment minimum tax” according to the 29th march 2012 M.D.; € 41,59: “tax for forms” (€ 3,50 insurance, € 25,00 use of laboratories and libraries, € 6,02

forms, € 2,07 SIAE copyright, € 5,00 UniMe sport facilities); €140,00: regional tax for the right to education (D.Lgv. n. 68/2012); € 1,00: “Modulo Avviso Pagamento (MAV)”.

Further tuition fees installments (“saldo conguaglio tasse d’iscrizione”) will be calculated on

the basis of the level of income as self-certified. Enrollment to degree courses with limited access as established by the MIUR

Registration and enrolment deadlines for limited access degree courses are usually earlier than others. Terms and conditions are specified on each Faculty/Department webpage.

To enroll to a limited access degree programme students must take an entry test (“test di ammissione”). In order to do so, applicants must pre-enroll to the course and pay a fee of € 45,00 filling in the form in the on-line registration form.

Entry tests to limited access degree courses will take place on the whole national territory on the basis of dates established by the MIUR. Medicine and surgery/ Dentistry and Dental Prostheses

4th September 2012

Veterinary Medicine

10th September 2012

Sanitary professions Degree courses 11th September 2012

Deadlines For the a.y. 2012/2013 the payment of tuition fees for first-year and continuing students is broken down in four tranches: 1 installments of 4: down payment of tuition fees for first-year and continuing students;

2 installments of 4: I tranche (deadline: 1st April 2013)

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3 installments of 4: II tranche (deadline: 31st May 2013)

4 installments of 4: III tranche (deadline: 31st July 2013)

For those students who have chosen a single payment (“pagamento unico saldo conguaglio

tassa di iscrizione”) the deadline is: 31st May 2013. In case of delayed payment of each installment, students will be fined as follows: For enrollment down payment:

From 1st November to 30th November 2012: € 28,00 From 1st December to 31st December 2012: € 56,00

For further enrollment fee installments:

I tranche (deadline: 1st April 2013): € 28,00 II tranche (deadline: 31st May 2013): € 28,00 III tranche (deadline: 31st July 2013): € 28,00

For those students who have chosen to pay at once (deadline: 31st May 2013): € 56,00

The way of payment chosen can be modified by 28th February 2013.

Forms for tuition fees penalties are available at the following webpage:

http://unimesse3.unime.it/esse3/ and can be downloaded upon registration.

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Down payment of tuition fees for first-year and continuing students

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How to pay tuition fees with the MAV Tuition fees can be paid only by using the MAV form (“Modulo Avviso Pagamento”). In

order to fill it in students must register themselves to the ESSE3 system (http://unimesse3.unime.it/esse3/) use the login and password given in the registration and follow the path: Segreteria > Pagamenti.

Fig.2 Tuition fees installments deadlines at the University of Messina for the a.y. 2012/2013

Single payment deadline: 31st May 2013

Payment of tuition fees

II installment tuition fees deadline: 1st April 2013

III installment tuition fees deadline: 31st May 2013

IV installment tuition fees deadline: 31st July 2013

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How to calculate tuition fees installments In order to find out the amount to be paid for each installment in accordance with the

self-declared income, students might use the “simulatore di calcolo” by logging in to following webpage: https://student.unime.it/calcolocg. Please note simulations are not to be considered as a self-certification.

Handover of the application Students have to hand over the hard copy of the enrollment application form to the Students Secretariat of the chosen Faculty (application form, level of income self-certification, receipt of payment) for the a.y. 2012-2013. If this condition is not met in due time, student’s registration will be put on hold. Exams taken will not be registered in the ESSE3 system until the registration procedure is not fulfilled.

Tips… Please be aware that Indexes in the ISEE/ISEEU form are not suitable for the level of income self-declaration. Should students make any mistake in the self-certification of the level of income they will be allowed to correct it by contacting the Student Secretariat and paying a fine of € 100,00.

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Part-time students With the aim of meeting the needs of those students which are not able to attend didactic

activities because of economic or working reasons, since the a.y. 2012-2013, applicants, when enrolling, are required to declare the status as “part-time” of “full-time” students.

Part-time students, on the basis of a motivated self-declaration, will attend a specific

education path articulated in a double number of years compared with the normal duration of the degree course. Whereas the down payment of tuition fees for first-year and continuing students will be the same, part-time students will pay the 40% of the total amount of tuition fees.

For further information please log in to following webpage:

http://www.unime.it/ateneo/normativa/regolamenti/Regolamento%20Norme%20in%20materia%20di%20studenti%20a%20tempo%20parziale.pdf.

Foreign students

Enrollment procedures for international students are available at http://www-studiare-in-italia.it/studentistranieri/.

For the validation of the degree course certificate awarded aboard applicants have to pay € 150,00. The certificate should be handed in to the Office for Foreign Students of the University of Messina that will look after the enrollment procedure and calculate tuition fees to be paid.

To be admitted to a degree programme non-EU students must pass an Italian language

proficiency test and may also have to pass an admissions test to degree programmes with a limited/restricted access as well as other tests required for Italian citizens. Students can enroll only once they have passed the tests. All the information regarding dates and venues of the examinations are specified in each Faculty webpage.

For further information please visit: http://www.unime.it/english/.

Office for Foreign Students Palazzo Mariani Via Loggia dei Mercanti, 1st floor e-mail: ufficiostudentistranieri@unime.it

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Disabled students Students with a disability percentage equal or higher than 66% do not have to pay tuition

fees. Disabled students will only be charged € 167,21 (€ 140,00 regional tax + € 14,62 “virtual stamp” + € 3,50 insurance + €6,02 forms + €2,07 SIAE copyright + €1,00 MAV).

Among the activities, the University of Messina implements a service of specialized

tutorship (peer-tutoring, tutor senior, interpreter of the Italian Language of Signs) that aims at providing equality of opportunity through the best possible level of support to prospective and current disabled students.

It is available a service of free transport with a professional helper.

For further information: Office for Disabled Students Palazzo Mariani Via Consolato del mare 41 e-mail: ufficio.disabili@unime.it webpage: www.tutordisabili.unime.it

Enrollment procedures for “100 cum laude” undergraduate students Applicants graduated from High School with the mark “100 cum laude” will not have to pay the tuition fees for the a.y. 2012-2013.

Students will be charged of €172,21 (€140 regional tax + 14,62 “virtual stamp” + € 3,50 + € 6,02 forms + SIAE copyright + €5 UniMe sport facilities + € 1,00 MAV)

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For further information please contact the Help desk of the University of Messina:

Web page: www.numeroverde.unime.it Help-desk: numero.verde@unime.it

Edited by:

Coordination of Information Data and Innovation of Processes Unit

with the support of:

International Relations Unit