Modern Humanities

Admission requirements
Graduates who have earned credits (ETCS)) across the following academic fields may access the Master's degree programme in Modern Humanities:
- 27 ETCS in: L-FIL-LET/09 - Romance philology and linguistics, L-FIL-LET/10 - Italian literature, L-FIL-LET/11 - Contemporary Italian literature, L-FIL-LET/12 - Italian linguistics;
- 9 ETCS in: L-FIL-LET/04 Latin language and literature
- 12 ETCS in: M-STO/01 - Medieval history, M-STO/02 - Modern history, M-STO/04 - Contemporary history, L-ANT/02 Greek history, L-ANT/03 - Roman history;
- additional 24 ETCS in the following academic fields: L-ANT, L-ART, L-FIL-LET, L-OR, M-STO, M-FIL, M-GGR and L-LIN/01 - Glottology and linguistics

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 at or above B1, obtained no more than three years earlier. For the list of language certificates recognized by the University please review: https://www.unimi.it/en/node/39267/). The certificate must be uploaded when submitting the online application;
- English level achieved during a University of Milan degree programme and certified by the University Language Centre (SLAM) no more than four years before the date of admission application. In this case the process is automatic, the applicant does not have to attach any certificates to the application;
- Placement test administrated by the University Language Centre (SLAM) according to the calendar published on 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 instructed during the admission procedure to take the placement test.
Applicants who do not take or pass the placement test will be required to obtain a language proficiency certificate recognized by the University (see: https://www.unimi.it/en/node/297/) and deliver it to the SLAM via the InformaStudenti service by the deadline fixed for the master's programme (https://www.unimi.it/en/node/39267/).
Applicants who do not meet the requirement by said deadline will not be admitted to the master's degree programme and may not sit any further tests.


In order to be admitted to academic year 2023-2024, candidates must meet all admission requirements (degree, any single exams) by December 31, 2023.
The application for admission to the Master's degree programme must be submitted no later than August 26, 2023.
Enrolment will be open from April 1 to September 30, 2023, while those who graduate by December 31, 2023 must enrol by January 16, 2024.

At the time of submitting the application for admission, students who have not yet graduated and intend to enrol on this programme must have earned at least 130 credits in their Bachelor's degree programme.

Admission assessment
The candidate's educational background will be assessed by an admission board. The board may admit candidates who meet the above-mentioned curricular requirements and who have achieved a degree mark higher than 95, without interviewing them. These candidates will be notified of admission individually. Candidates who have achieved a degree mark lower than 96, as well as all other candidates who, even if they meet admission requirements, have not been notified of admission, are required to show up for the interview with the board on one of the scheduled dates.

For information on the composition of the board, the documents to be submitted for admission, and interview dates: https://letteremoderne.cdl.unimi.it/it/iscriversi