General course

If you wish to earn academic credits or acquire skills relevant to your degree programme, you can take our General Courses. These learning activities are open to all University of Florence students and focus on cross-cutting themes such as sustainability, citizenship and the world of work. 

You can attend them regardless of your degree programme. Upon completion of the course, you can also earn an Open Badge to showcase the skills you have acquired. Scroll down the page to view available courses and find out how to take part.

You can take General Courses to: 

• earn ECTS credits towards your study plan; 
• develop skills in cross-cutting areas (e.g. sustainability, employability, citizenship);
•  enrich your CV with University-recognised experiences. 

General Courses are open to all Unifi students and require attendance and a final pass/fail assessment. These learning activities are not graded, but award ECTS credits (where envisaged by your degree programme). They can be included in your study plan, if applicable, or taken as extra-curricular activities. Always check with your degree programme whether and how they can be recognised.

Enrolment procedures and deadlines are specified for each course. Please follow the instructions provided on the page of your chosen course.

After completing the General Course, you must register for one of the examination sessions listed in the exam calendar to have your learning activity officially recorded. Once recorded, you must contact your Student Administration Office to request that the activity be added to your academic record. In this case, the activity will be registered as extra-curricular (soprannumeraria, i.e. outside your study plan): it will appear on official certificates and in the Diploma Supplement, but will not count towards your exam average.

If, on the other hand, you wish to take the General Course as an elective learning activity or as an additional learning activity, you must request its inclusion in your study plan during the designated study plan amendment periods. The request will be evaluated by your degree programme. If it is not approved, the activity will remain registered as extra-curricular.

If you are enrolled in the first cycle programme in Social Work (L-39R) or the second degree programme in Pedagogical Sciences and Education Management for Sustainable Development (LM-75R), you can add the designated General Course directly to your study plan.