Archaeology

Qualifications and knowledge required for admission

1. Bachelor's graduates from the University of Milan or other universities in: Cultural Heritage (L-1) and Humanities (L-10) who have earned at least 60 credits (CFU) in the following  academic fields: L-ANT/01 (Prehistory and protohistory); L-ANT/02 (Greek history); L-ANT/03 (Roman history); L-ANT/04 (Numismatics); L-ANT/05 (Papyrology); L-ANT/06 (Etruscology and Italic archaeology); L-ANT/07(Classical archaeology); L-ANT/08 (Christian and medieval archaeology); L-ANT/09 (Ancient topography); LANT/10 (Methodologies of archaeological research); L-FIL-LET/01 (Aegean civilization); L-FIL-LET/02 (Greek literature); L-FIL-LET/04 (Latin literature); L-FIL-LET/07 (Byzantine civilization); L-OR/01 (History of theAncient Near East); L-OR/02 (Egyptology and Coptic civilization); L-OR/03 (Assyriology); L-OR/04 (Anatolian studies); LOR/05 (Archaeology and Art history of the Ancient Near East); L-OR/06 (Phoenician-Punic archaeology); MDEA/01 (Demo-ethno-anthropological disciplines).
2. Graduates from other Bachelor's degree classes who have earned at least 90 credits in the following academic fields: 
   - at least 45 credits (CFU) in the following archaeological subjects: L-ANT/01 (Prehistory and Protohistory);L- ANT/04 (Numismatics); L-ANT/06 (Etruscology and Italic archaeology); L-ANT/07 (Classical archaeology);L-ANT/08 (Christian and medieval archaeology); L-ANT/09 (Ancient topography); L-ANT/10 (Methodologies of archaeological research); L-FIL-LET/01 (Aegean civilization); L-OR/02 (Egyptology and Coptic civilization);
   - up to 45 credits (CFU) in the following philological-literary subjects: L-ANT/02 (Greek history); L-ANT/03 (Roman history); L-ANT/05 (Papyrology); L-FIL-LET/02 (Greek literature); L-FIL-LET/04 (Latin literature); L-FIL-LET/07 (Byzantine civilization); L-FIL-LET/10 (Italian literature); L-ART/01 (History of medieval art); L-OR/01 (History of the Ancient Near East); L-OR/03 (Assyriology); L-OR/04 (Anatolian studies); L-OR/05 (Archaeology and Art history of the Ancient Near East); L-OR/06 (Phoenician-Punic archaeology); MDEA/01 (Demo-ethno-anthropological disciplines; M-STO/01 (Medieval history); M-STO/06 (History of religions); M-GGR/01 (Geography).

Admission assessment

Candidates who meet the curricular requirements set out in point 1 and who have achieved a degree score equal to 96/110 or higher will be admitted automatically (without interview). Admitted candidates will be notified electronically. Candidates meeting the aforementioned curricular requirements who have achieved a score lower than 96/110 will be required to sit an interview on one of the dates listed in the notices section of the degree programme website: https://archeologia.cdl.unimi.it/it/avvisi

During the interview, the admission board will assess the adequacy of their archaeological knowledge.

The assessment of the curricular requirements and the adequacy of the educational background of candidates meeting the requirements set out in point 2 will be carried out through interviews to be held on the dates listed in the notices section of the degree programme website: https://archeologia.cdl.unimi.it/it/avvisi

During the interview, the admission board will assess the adequacy of their knowledge of the foundations of archaeology.

Lastly, the following candidates may be admitted to the Master's degree programme in Archaeology:

• Master's graduates with sufficient basic knowledge of archaeological subjects, based on their previous university curriculum.
  The assessment of the curricular requirements and the adequacy of the educational background of candidates will be carried out through interviews to be held on the dates listed in the notices section of the degree programme website:https://archeologia.cdl.unimi.it/it/avvisi
  During the interview, the admission board will assess the adequacy of their knowledge of the foundations of archaeology.
• Graduates who have obtained their degree abroad (international students), following a curriculum of university studies ensuring a sufficient basic knowledge of archaeological disciplines, Italian language proficiency at B1 level or higher under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

International students

In order to be admitted to the Master's degree programme in Archaeology, candidates holding a degree obtained abroad must submit an application according to the deadlines and procedures that will be posted to the University web portal each year at the opening of admissions for international students.

The adequacy of the educational background of candidates will be assessed by a special board, and the outcome of the curriculum evaluation will be notified to candidates electronically. Students with a foreign degree are normally not required to take an admission interview, unless the board deems it appropriate. In this case, the interview may also be online.

All students who have obtained their degree abroad must take an Italian language test upon enrolment, which is delivered by the University Language Centre – SLAM (https://www.unimi.it/it/studiare/competenze-linguistiche/test-e-corsi-di-italiano) to formally ascertain the adequacy of their Italian language skills, with regard to specialist terminology required by the programme. Anyone with a knowledge of Italian lower than B2 as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) will have to attend a workshop of Italian as a foreign language (B2) and pass the relevant final exam before applying for the degree thesis and completing the programme.

The following students will be waived from the Italian language assessment requirement:

• Italian nationals who have obtained a Bachelor's degree abroad;
• students holding an Italian upper-secondary school diploma (including diplomas earned through a 4- or 5-year programme at an Italian school based abroad);
• students holding a degree obtained abroad through a study programme mainly taught in Italian.

Language requirements

For all candidates, proficiency in English at a B1 level or higher, under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), is required for admission.

The B1-level requirement will be ascertained by the University Language Centre - SLAM upon admission as follows:

• language certificate obtained no more than 3 years earlier, of level B1 or higher (for the list of language certificates recognized by the University, see the website https://www.unimi.it/en/node/39267/). The certificate must be uploaded when submitting the online application;
• English level achieved during a Bachelor's degree programme through SLAM courses and tests. The test must have been passed within the last four years. Our offices will perform an internal check, without the applicant having to attach any statements;
• placement test delivered by SLAM, which will take place on the dates listed in the notices section of the website: https://www.unimi.it/en/node/39267/

All those who fail to submit a valid certificate or do not meet the required proficiency level will be invited to take the test through the admission procedure.

Candidates who do not sit or pass the placement test will have until December 31, 2021 to obtain and submit a recognized certificate to SLAM.

Students who do not meet the requirement by December 31 will not be admitted to the Master's degree programme and may not sit further tests.

In order to be admitted to the academic year 2021-2022, candidates must meet all the admission requirements (degree, any single exams, English language proficiency ) by December 31, 2021. The application for admission to the Master's degree programme must be submitted no later than August 27, 2021. Enrolment will be open from July 15 to September 30, 2021, while those who graduate by December 31, 2021 must enrol by January 15, 2022.

When submitting the application for admission, the student who has not yet graduated and intends to enrol in this programme must have earned at least 130 credits through their Bachelor's degree programme.