History and Criticism of Art

The following students shall be admitted to the programme:

1) Bachelor's degree graduates in:

• L-01 (ex 13) Cultural Heritage
• L-10 (ex 5) Humanities 
• L-42 (ex 38) History 

from the University of Milan who have earned at least 27 credits in: 
L-ANT/08 - Christian and medieval archaeology; L-ART/01 - History of medieval art; L-ART/02 - History of modern art; L-ART/03 - History of contemporary art; L-ART/04 - Museology, art and restoration criticism.
If you meet the above requirements, you can apply for admission according to the terms and procedures published on the University web portal  www.unimi.it every year upon the opening of admission procedures.

The above requirements will be ascertained by a special commission through the online procedure, and you will receive confirmation through the same procedure. Therefore, there will be no admission interview.

2) The following graduates, subject to curriculum requirements, to be assessed in the admission interview:

2) a Bachelor's degree graduates in:

• L-05 (ex 29) Philosophy,
• L-06 (ex 30) Geography,
• L-11 (ex 11) Modern languages and civilizations,
• L-20 (ex 14) Communication
• from the University of Milan, and Bachelor's degree graduates in:
• L-01 (ex 13) Cultural Heritage 
• L-05 (ex 29) Philosophy, 
• L-06 (ex 30) Geography, 
• L-10 (ex 5) Humanities, 
• L-11 (ex 11) Modern languages and civilizations, 
• L-20 (ex 14) Communication, 
• L-42 (ex 38) History 

from other universities who have earned at least 60 credits in the following academic fields:

• at least 9 FCUs in L-FIL-LET/10 - Italian literature;
• at least 9 FCUs in M-STO/01 - Medieval history; M-STO/02 - Modern history; M-STO/04 - Contemporary history;
• at least 27 FCUs in L-ANT/08 - Christian and medieval archaeology; L-ART/01 - History of medieval art; L-ART/02 - History of modern art; L-ART/03 - History of contemporary art; L-ART/04 - Museology, art and restoration criticism;
• at least 15 FCUs in BIO/08 - Anthropology; CHIM/02 - Physical chemistry; FIS/07 - Applied physics; GEO/01 - Paleontology and paleoecology; ICAR/15 - Landscape architecture; ICAR/18 - History of architecture; INF/01 - Informatics; IUS/10 - Administrative law; L-ANT/02 - Greek history; L-ANT/03 - Roman history; L-ANT/04 - Numismatics; L-ANT/07 - Classical archaeology; L-ANT/08 - Christian and medieval archaeology; L-ART/01 - History of medieval art; L-ART/02 - History of modern art; L-ART/03 - History of contemporary art; L-ART/04 - Museology, art and restoration criticism; L-ART/05 - Performing arts; L-ART/06 - Cinema, photography and television; L-ART/07 - Musicology and history of music; L-ART/08 - Ethnomusicology; L-FIL-LET/02 - Greek language and literature; L-FIL-LET/04 - Latin language and literature; L-FIL-LET/07 - Byzantine civilization; L-FIL-LET/08 - Latin medieval and humanistic literature; L-FIL-LET/11 - Contemporary Italian literature; L-LIN/01 - Glottology and linguistics; M-FIL/04 - Aesthetics; M-FIL/06 - History of philosophy; M-GGR/01 - Geography; M-STO/06 - History of religions; M-STO/08 - Archival studies, bibliography and librarianship; SPS/08 - Sociology of culture and communication.

2 b) Graduates in other Bachelor's degree programmes, who have earned at least 90 credits in the following academic fields:

• at least 9 FCUs in L-FIL-LET/10 - Italian literature;
• at least 9 FCUs in M-STO/01 - Medieval history; M-STO/02 - Modern history; M-STO/04 - Contemporary history;
• at least 27 FCUs in L-ANT/08 - Christian and medieval archaeology; L-ART/01 - History of medieval art; L-ART/02 - History of modern art; L-ART/03 - History of contemporary art; L-ART/04 - Museology, art and restoration criticism;
• at least 27 FCUs in ICAR/15 - Landscape architecture; ICAR/18 - History of architecture; L-ANT/08 - Christian and medieval archaeology; L-ART/01 - History of medieval art; L-ART/02 - History of modern art; L-ART/03 - History of contemporary art; L-ART/04 - Museology, art and restoration criticism; L-ART/05 - Performing arts; L-ART/06 - Cinema, photography and television; L-ART/07 - Musicology and history of music; L-ART/08 - Ethnomusicology;
• at least 18 FCUs in BIO/08 - Anthropology; CHIM/02 - Physical chemistry; FIS/07 - Applied physics; GEO/01 - Paleontology and paleoecology; INF/01 - Informatics; IUS/10 - Administrative law; L-ANT/02 - Greek history; L-ANT/03 - Roman history; L-ANT/04 - Numismatics; L-ANT/07 - Classical Archeology; L-FIL-LET/02 - Greek language and literature; L-FIL-LET/04 - Latin language and literature; L-FIL-LET/07 - Byzantine civilization; L-FIL-LET/08 - Latin medieval and humanistic literature; L-FIL-LET/11 - Contemporary Italian literature; L-LIN/01 - Glottology and linguistics; M-FIL/04 - Aesthetics; M-FIL/06 - History of philosophy; M-GGR/01 - Geography; M-STO/06 - History of religions; M-STO/08 - Archival studies, bibliography and librarianship; SPS/08 - Sociology of culture and communication.

2 c) Master's degree graduates with sufficient basic knowledge of History, History of Italian literature and History of art, based on their previous university studies curriculum.

English Language
 
To enrol on the Master's Degree Programme in History and criticism of art, you must have at least a B1 level in English as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

In order to be admitted, you shall take the English language placement test on the date that will be indicated during admission procedures.

Candidates who meet the requirements listed in point 2 will undergo individual interviews to check that they have earned all the credits required for admission to the Master's Degree Programme. The interviews will be held on the dates published on the University website and on the Faculty of Humanities website.

In order to take the interview, candidates shall apply for admission according to the terms and procedures published on the University web portal  www.unimi.it every year upon the opening of admission procedures.

3) Graduates who obtained their degree abroad, provided that they have sufficient basic knowledge of the History of art, based on their previous university studies curriculum, and at least a B1 level in English as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), as well as an adequate command of the Italian language. All students who have obtained their degree abroad shall take an Italian language test administered by the University Language Service (Slam) immediately after enrolment, to formally prove that they can master the specialist vocabulary required by the Degree Programme. Anyone with a knowledge of Italian lower than B2 as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) shall 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.
Candidates holding a foreign degree shall apply for admission to the Master's Degree Programme in History and criticism of art according to the terms and procedures published on the University web portal www.unimi.it every year upon the opening of admission procedures for international students.

Admission requirements will be checked by a special commission, and candidates will be notified of the outcome of the assessment through the online procedure. Therefore, students with a foreign degree are normally not required to take an admission interview, unless the commission deems it appropriate. In this case, you could also have an online interview.