Diploma di laurea triennale (o superiore)

These requirements are for international students or Italian Students graduated in a non-Italian University.

Students graduated in Italy must follow the dedicated instructions reported on the website of the program

Students who graduated in a non-Italian University must possess a Bachelors’ degree (Honours, ≥ 3 years) awarded by non-Italian Universities in one of the following areas:

• Life Sciences (Biology OR Biotechnology OR life science-related programmes).
• The suitability of disciplines other than Biology or Biotechnology needs to be assessed through evaluation of the documentation of the candidate. Additional courses to reach the appropriate knowledge of basic topics in Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy, Pharmacology, Physiology and Pathophysiology may be required.

The following Bachelors’ Degree are not suitable for this course: Agricultural Sciences, Anatomy/Anatomical sciences, Animal Food Hygiene, Audiology, Biology Education/Teacher, Botany, Clinical medicine/general medicine, Clinical Laboratory Sciences/Laboratory sciences/Medical Laboratory Sciences/Medical Laboratory Technology, Clinical medicine, Dentistry, Human nutrition, Information technology and computer sciences, Medicine/Medicine and Surgery/Homeopatic Medicine, Midwifery, Nursey, Physical and health education, Physical Therapy, Psychology, Sonography, Veterinary medicine/Zoology. This is a partial list, other Bachelors’ degrees need to be evaluated to judge their suitability for the MSc program.

The suitability of the Bachelor’s Degree for the enrollment in the MSc is evaluated by an appointed Committee.

Other requirements to be fulfilled:

• Students must have a good knowledge of basic Biology topics with particular attention to Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Anatomy, Pharmacology, Physiology and Pathophysiology. Candidates must have taken exams in these topics during their BSc.
• Knowledge of English corresponding at least to a B2 level. An English language proficiency certificate is not required for enrollment. The knowledge of the English language can be demonstrated by presenting either: an English language proficiency certificate at B2 level or a declaration from the home University stating that the teaching language of the Bachelors’ Degree Course was the English language or demonstration that they took an English language course during the Bachelors’ Degree. In any case, the knowledge of the English language will be assessed during the interview.

The suitability of the Bachelor’s Degree for the enrollment in the MSc is evaluated by an appointed Committee.

Students whose academic curriculum is deemed suitable by the Evaluation Committee will have to pass an admission exam which will consist in an online interview.

The online interview will focus on the following topics: physiology and pathophysiology, genetics and molecular biology, pharmacology and biochemistry, cell biology and anatomy.

Students graduated in Italy

Students graduated in Italy and with Italian citizenship must follow the dedicated instructions reported on the website of the program

I documenti di studio sono accettati nelle seguenti lingue: inglese / francese / italiano / spagnolo.

Throughout the application process, the upload of the following documents will be required:

• a scanned copy of your passport or identity card.
• a scan of you Bachelor degree transcript supplied by your university reporting the individual exams taken (or to be taken if still graduating) , relative marks and numbers of credits (or study hours) for each exam. If you have more than one degree, you may upload more than one transcript, each as a separate file.

A scan of your English language certificate (B2 level) or a declaration from the home University stating that the teaching language of the Bachelors’ Degree Course was the English language or demonstration that they took an English language course during the Bachelors’ Degree can be attached to support the demonstration of the knowledge of the English language at B2 level.

In order to finalize your enrollment, you must submit the scanned version of your original documents.