To enrol in a Master Universitario di II livello you must satisfy the requirements are based on the latest admission guidelines published by the Italian Ministry of Education which apply to all students with foreign qualifications, regardless of nationality. This applies to qualifications awarded both in European Union (EU) countries and non-EU countries. 
  

1. You must hold a high school diploma. 
2. You must hold an undergraduate degree.
3. The graduate degree must: 
   1. be an official second-cycle qualification from the relevant foreign higher education system. 
   2. be issued by a higher education institution that is duly accredited or recognized in the awarding country. If your studies were completed in a third country, the institution must be accredited or recognized in the country where it operates. 
   3. qualify you for entry to a comparable third-cycle programme in the relevant foreign higher education system.
   4. correspond to the Italian qualification required for entry to a "Master universitario di II livello", in terms of academic nature, research elements, programme duration, and total ECTS (minimum 2 years and 120 ECTS), as well as total years of schooling (usually 17 years).
4. The graduate degree must be obtained:
   1. EU citizens: before the start of the programme.
   2. Non-EU citizens: at least two months prior to the start of the programme.

Our university will determine the suitability of your academic degree for admission to a "Master universitario di II livello". Each university sets its own criteria and regulations (including the required documentation) for admission and enrolment in a study programme.

Admission is based on the evaluation of the academic documents submitted with the application, while enrolment is subject to verification of the validity of the qualification obtained.

For a preliminary self-assessment of your qualification, we recommend referring to the ARDI database, which contains information on the requirements for admission to Italian universities. ARDI includes information on most national qualifications, but if your qualification is not listed in the database, we encourage you to contact us if you have any doubts about its validity. 
 

Read our recognized language certificates and exemption policy. 

Applicants must have a background in one of the following degrees: Medicine and surgery, Veterinarian medicine, Pharmacy, Agrarian sciences and technologies, Food sciences and technologies, Chemistry, Biological sciences.

Candidates must also possess specific knowledge in the topics listed below, which will be assessed during the admission interview:

• Human nutrition: basics of food composition, nutrients and related needs. General knowledge of metabolism, dysmetabolism and energy balance. Physiopathological and basic clinical aspects of obesity and dysmetabolic diseases.
• General and food microbiology: basic knowledge on the role of the microorganisms in the food transformation and preservation.
• Food technology: basic knowledge on the unit operations in food processing and transformation of raw materials from plant and animal origin.
• Food chemistry: basic knowledge on the food chemistry and analytical techniques, considering also consumer protection.

The graduate degree must be obtained by 15 July 2024.