Course organization
The University of Salerno is made up of then ten Faculties: Economics and Business, Pharmacy, Law, Engineering, Arts and Philosophy, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Medicine, Education, Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences , Political science.
The faculties are organised into different subject areas, each offering a number of degree courses. The different departments of the University have the role of promoting and developing research. The departments are also where lecturers are based and where they meet students. Courses are held on a semester basis, in the first or second semester, from October to December and from March to June. The classrooms are equipped with modern multimedia systems; a number of laboratories are also available for practical work. Erasmus students, whatever their chosen areas of study, may attend any course offered by the University of Salerno and sit the relative exams, which are marked under the ECTS scheme, in which students are given credits for exams taken.
Courses are held in two terms, from October to December and from March to June. Classrooms provide a highly technologi- cal system and many laboratories.
At the end of every course an oral test is organised in order to assess students' competences. Credits are attributed to the stu- dents after the overtaking of the exam and are independent from the grade. The ECTS is also used to evaluate activities that do not require an assessment ( internships, stages, etc.).
Exam sessions are usually held in January, February and March for the 1st semester and in June, July and September for the 2nd semester. The results of the exams passed by Erasmus students is represented by a mark based on the national system (in Italy marks are out of 30, with 18 as the pass mark).
Dates of courses and exams may be different from each faculty.