Philosophy

Facciata laterale
Philosophy
Course sheet
A.Y. 2024/2025
Bachelor
L-5 - Philosophy
Bachelor
180
ECTS
Access
Open with admission self-assessment test
3
Years
Course location
Milano
Language
Italian
The degree programme in Philosophy aims to provide students with a sound basic knowledge of the essential developments of the history of philosophical and scientific thought, the different articulations of philosophical research and the related critical-methodological aspects.
In the first two years, the programme focusses on the achievements of the established research schools of the University of Milan. These are characterised by rigorous historical-philosophical study; by special attention to contemporary theoretical, moral and aesthetic problems; by the evolution of analytic inquiry in logic, in the philosophies of sciences and of language.
Given its eminently interdisciplinary nature, which is typical of philosophy, the degree programme expects students to develop their studies in the third year, having received adequate philosophical training, and drawing directly on other areas of humanistic and scientific culture, integrating the development of cultural and professional knowledge and skills, useful for those who do not continue their studies towards a Master's Degree.
The programme provides the transferable and metacognitive skills useful for the professions in the fields of communication, in the publishing industry, in the management of cultural processes and in the development and management of human resources.

HR development specialist and HR manager
Job function:
- human resources (HR) manager/assistant
- identification and selection of human resources according to the entity?s needs, also using digital tools
- support in the management of human resources
- integration of the various professional roles within a single department as well as in the whole hierarchy of the company or institution
- identification of training and continuous development opportunities for staff
- conduction of interviews
- career guidance
- implementation of corporate sustainability strategies
- participation in change management processes
Professional skills:
- summarising skills and proper writing skills in Italian
- listening and interpersonal communication skills
- ability to cooperate and negotiate within a coordinated work team
- ability to use search engines and adopt search strategies on the Internet as well as in databases
- ability to check the authenticity of information
- ability to identify and enhance competences
- inclination to explore new subjects and broaden knowledge and skills
- adaptive and sense-making skills
- understanding of complexity
- ability to develop internal communication processes, also in intranets
Career opportunities:
Local authorities and public administrations; private companies; foundations, museums, libraries, archives, Superintendencies, enterprises, consulting firms, large and medium enterprises.

Publishing editor
Job function:
- collection of information on specific topics, also on the Internet
- verification of the reliability of data and news
- drafting texts from scratch, or based on sources and previous documents
- text editing
- selection of explanatory materials and images to accompany texts
- overseeing the formal structure of a text (division in chapters, paragraphs, tables of contents, graphs, links etc.)
- designing the layout of a text or article
- management of contacts with authors and editors
- language review and proofreading
- web editing
- acting as operation manager
- management of copyright and privacy matters
Professional skills:
- summarising skills and proper writing skills in Italian
- proficiency in the use of IT tools for writing and editing texts
- ability to cooperate and negotiate within a coordinated work team
- ability to select and organise information and documents from specialised sources
- ability to formalise information and data, also graphically
- ability to check the authenticity of information
- ability to speak fluently and interact with different stakeholders
- inclination to explore new subjects and broaden knowledge and skills
- ability to understand the different channels of communication and adapt communication accordingly
- creation of digital contents
- writing skills for multimedia and cross-media communication
- ability to revise translations
- ability to present arguments and reasoning
Career opportunities:
Publishing houses; multimedia publishers; editorial staff of journals, including academic and specialised journals, and newspapers; corporate and institutional press offices; public or private entities organising cultural events; communication agencies; film production companies.

Cultural operator
Job function:
- design, organisation and coordination of activities and projects
- coordination of professionals involved in the organisation of courses and educational activities for the dissemination of culture and philosophy
- storage and classification of documents
- organisation of information regarding certain topics
- setting-up and management of exhibitions, collections, expositions and other initiatives
- organisation of educational and dissemination initiatives in connection to cultural events, exhibitions etc.
Professional skills:
- summarising skills and proper writing skills in Italian
- ability to cooperate and negotiate within a coordinated work team
- ability to select and organise information and documents from specialised sources and catalogues
- ability to design and present proposals and contents
- proficiency in the use of IT tools
- ability to use search engines and adopt search strategies on the Internet as well as in relational databases
- inclination to explore new subjects and broaden knowledge and skills
- good presentation skills
- adaptive and sense-making skills
Career opportunities:
Local authorities and public administrations; private and public agencies and institutes operating in the field of cultural production and dissemination; foundations; museums; libraries, archives; Superintendencies; training providers; cultural enterprises.

External communications and press office assistant
Job function:
- management of communications related to events and activities
- production of informative texts for multimedia communication formats, paper publications or social media
- press review compilation and filing according to established criteria
- text editing and presentation of texts
- conduction of interviews
- management of communications with other companies and external stakeholders
- management of relations with journalists in the various sectors
- management of copyright and privacy matters
Professional skills:
- summarising skills and proper writing skills in Italian
- ability to cooperate and negotiate within a coordinated work team
- ability to select and organise information and documents from specialised sources
- proficiency in the use of IT tools
- ability to use search engines and adopt search strategies on the Internet as well as in relational databases
- ability to check the authenticity of information
- ability to speak fluently and interact with different stakeholders
- ability to profile mailing lists and newsletters based on journalists and journalism sectors
Career opportunities:
Publishing houses; multimedia publishers; editorial staff of journals, including academic and specialised journals, and newspapers; corporate and institutional press offices; public or private entities organising cultural events; communication agencies; film production companies.

Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
The Degree Programme in Philosophy places great importance on international student mobility as an opportunity for learning enhancement and promotes stay abroad experiences as part of our University mobility programmes.
The degree programme tutor for international student mobility promotes the active participation of students in the programmes offered and provides educational assistance to selected students.
The tutor follows all the phases of international student mobility:
- urges the active participation of students on all locations and for all languages, advertises the Erasmus agreements and introduces them in dedicated meetings
- after the selection, receives the students individually to discuss the Learning Agreements and provides assistance, via email, during their stay abroad, taking care of any changes. Reductions or extensions of the stay may be authorized for study, health, economic reasons.
The selection interviews are conducted by a special panel of professors from the Department.
Current international agreements are available at the following link: https://www.unimi.it/en/international/university-milan-world/international-agreements
Course attendance is recommended, though not required.
Workshop attendance is mandatory.

Part-time enrolment and part-time attendance
The timeframe to pursue a degree for students electing part-time status cannot exceed twice the normal timeframe for the study programme in which they are enrolling, and must fall within the following timeframes depending on the chosen path:
Bachelor's degree programme (statutory full-time length: 3 years)
Academic path to be completed in:
6 years for students enrolled in year I of the programme
5 years for students enrolled in year II of the programme
4 years for students enrolled in year III of the programme
3 years for students enrolled in year I, II or III off track

Learn more at https://www.unimi.it/en/study/bachelor-and-master-study/fees-and-how-pay-them/part-time-enrolment
Enrolment
Admission requirements
Applicants to the degree programme must have a high-school diploma or an equivalent qualification obtained abroad.
Moreover, they must prove adequate general knowledge, written comprehension, Italian language proficiency and logical reasoning skills, as provided by secondary school. The student's educational background will be assessed as set forth in the call for applications.

Admission assessment
Admission to the programme is subject to a mandatory, non-selective self-assessment test.
The University uses the TOLC-SU test administered by the Cisia Consortium.

Additional learning requirements (OFA) and remedial coursework
Students who decide to enrol with a score below the threshold will have to follow a remedial course in order to meet statutory additional learning requirements (OFA). Should they fail remedial assessments, their academic career will be halted at the end of year I.

For information on any waivers from the TOLC-SU requirement, please refer to the call for applications.

You can find useful information on OFA remedial coursework in the dedicated section of the degree programme website:
https://filosofia.cdl.unimi.it/en/courses/additional-learning-requirements-ofa

Additional learning requirements (OFA) for students transferring to the Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Transfer students from a degree programme of the University of Milan or another university, and graduate students will be waived from the test requirement only if admitted to years subsequent to Year I.
Applicants who wish to be admitted to years subsequent to year I must submit a specific request for prior assessment of their academic career, in accordance with the procedures and deadlines specified in the call for applications.

Award of transfer credits
The Academic Board of the Bachelor's degree in Philosophy decides on the award of transfer credits based on the student's previous academic career, in accordance with the procedures and deadlines established by the University. Pursuant to the Student Regulations for the University, the criteria for the award of transfer credits are established by an ad-hoc regulation issued by the Academic Board and published on the programme website at the following link: https://filosofia.cdl.unimi.it/en/enrolment.

Call for applications

Please refer to the call for admission test dates and contents, and how to register.

Application for matriculation: from 15/07/2024 to 16/09/2024

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Programme description and courses list
Compulsory
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Computer Science Course 3 30 Italian Open sessions INF/01
English Assessment B1 (3 ECTS) 3 0 English Open sessions
Foundations of Ethics 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/03
History of Ancient Philosophy 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/07
History of Early Modern Philosophy I 9 60 Italian Second semester M-FIL/06
Introduction to Scientific Reasoning 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/02
Optional activities and study plan rules
Regola B2 - 9 ECTS IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS:
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
History of Biological Sciences and Medicine 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/05
History of Physics and of the Mathematical Sciences 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/05
Political Philosophy and Theories of Gender 9 60 Italian Second semester SPS/01
Theory of Justice 9 60 Italian Second semester IUS/20
Regola B3 - 9 ECTS IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS:
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Contemporary History 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/04
Greek History 9 60 Italian First semester L-ANT/02
History of Political Philosophy 9 60 Italian Second semester SPS/02
Medieval History 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/01
Modern History 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/02
Roman History 9 60 Italian Second semester L-ANT/03
Optional activities and study plan rules
Altre attività formative - 3 ECTS TO BE ACQUIRED IN OTHER TRAINING ACTIVITIES (SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS OR INTERNSHIPS)
Regola C1 - 18 ECTS IN TWO OF THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS:
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Aesthetics 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/04
Epistemology 9 60 Italian Second semester M-FIL/01
History of Aesthetics 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/04
Introduction to Metaphysics 9 60 Italian Second semester M-FIL/01
Moral Philosophy 9 60 Italian Over several sessions M-FIL/03
Rhetoric 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/04
Theoretical Philosophy 9 60 Italian Over several sessions M-FIL/01
Regola C2 - 18 ECTS IN TWO OF THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS:
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Logic I 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/02
Philosophy of Language 9 60 Italian Second semester M-FIL/05
Philosophy of Physics 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/02
Philosophy of Psychology 9 60 Italian Second semester M-FIL/02
Philosophy of Science 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/02
Semiotics 9 60 Italian Over several sessions M-FIL/05
The Language of Philosophy 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/05
Theories of Language and the Mind 9 60 Italian Over several sessions M-FIL/05
Regola C3 - 18 ECTS IN TWO OF THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS:
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
History of Early Modern Philosophy Ii 9 60 Italian Second semester M-FIL/06
History of Medieval Philosophy 9 60 Italian Second semester M-FIL/08
History of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Philosophy 9 60 Italian Second semester M-FIL/06
Key Texts in Ancient Philosophy 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/07
Key Texts in Modern and Contemporary Philosophy 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/06
Medieval Arabic and Jewish Philosophy 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/08
Regola C4 - 6 ECTS IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS (IF NOT ALREADY TAKEN)
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Aesthetics 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/04
Epistemology 9 60 Italian Second semester M-FIL/01
History of Aesthetics 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/04
History of Early Modern Philosophy Ii 9 60 Italian Second semester M-FIL/06
History of Medieval Philosophy 9 60 Italian Second semester M-FIL/08
History of Medieval Political Thought 6 40 Italian Second semester M-FIL/08
History of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Philosophy 9 60 Italian Second semester M-FIL/06
Introduction to Metaphysics 9 60 Italian Second semester M-FIL/01
Logic I 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/02
Medieval Arabic and Jewish Philosophy 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/08
Moral Philosophy 9 60 Italian Over several sessions M-FIL/03
Philosophy of Language 9 60 Italian Second semester M-FIL/05
Philosophy of Physics 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/02
Philosophy of Psychology 9 60 Italian Second semester M-FIL/02
Philosophy of Science 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/02
Rhetoric 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/04
Semiotics 9 60 Italian Over several sessions M-FIL/05
The Language of Philosophy 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/05
Theoretical Philosophy 9 60 Italian Over several sessions M-FIL/01
Theories of Language and the Mind 9 60 Italian Over several sessions M-FIL/05
be activated by the A.Y. 2025/2026
Optional activities and study plan rules
Regola A1 - 18 ECTS IN THREE 6 ECTS COURSES OR TWO 9 ECTS COURSES AMONG THOSE NOT ALREADY TAKEN:
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Cinema and Visual Theory 6 40 Italian First semester L-ART/06
Cognitive Neuroscience 6 40 Italian Second semester M-PSI/02
Contemporary History 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/04
Cultural Anthropology 9 60 Italian First semester M-DEA/01
Cultural History of the Mediterranean 9 60 Italian First semester L-OR/10
English for Academic Purposes 9 60 English First semester L-LIN/12
Fundamentals of Computer Science 6 40 Italian Second semester INF/01
General Didactics and Didactics of Inclusion 9 60 Italian First semester M-PED/03
General Psychology 6 40 Italian First semester M-PSI/01
Greek History 9 60 Italian First semester L-ANT/02
History of Political Philosophy 9 60 Italian Second semester SPS/02
Human Resources Management 6 40 Italian SECS-P/10
Italian Literature 9 60 Italian L-FIL-LET/10
Media Archaeology 9 60 Italian First semester L-ART/06
Medieval History 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/01
Modern History 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/02
Philosophy of Law and Legal Informatics 9 60 Italian First semester IUS/20
Religions of the Classical World 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/06
Roman History 9 60 Italian Second semester L-ANT/03
Sociological Theory 9 60 Italian Second semester SPS/07
Teaching and Assessment Design 9 60 Italian Second semester M-PED/03
Theoretical Linguistics 9 60 Italian First semester L-LIN/01
Theories of Photography and Post-Photography 9 60 Italian Second semester L-ART/06
Regola C5 - 6 ECTS IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS (IF NOT ALREADY TAKEN)
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Aesthetics 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/04
Epistemology 9 60 Italian Second semester M-FIL/01
History of Aesthetics 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/04
History of Medieval Philosophy, Advanced 6 40 Italian M-FIL/08
History of Medieval Political Thought 6 40 Italian Second semester M-FIL/08
Medieval Arabic and Jewish Philosophy 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/08
Philosophy of Language 9 60 Italian Second semester M-FIL/05
Rhetoric 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/04
Semiotics 9 60 Italian Over several sessions M-FIL/05
The Language of Philosophy 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/05
Theoretical Philosophy 9 60 Italian Over several sessions M-FIL/01
Theories of Language and the Mind 9 60 Italian Over several sessions M-FIL/05
Regola C6 - 9 ECTS IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS:
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Cultural Anthropology 9 60 Italian First semester M-DEA/01
General Didactics and Didactics of Inclusion 9 60 Italian First semester M-PED/03
Sociological Theory 9 60 Italian Second semester SPS/07
Teaching and Assessment Design 9 60 Italian Second semester M-PED/03
Compulsory
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Final Exam 6 0 Italian Open sessions
Optional activities and study plan rules
Altre attività formative - 18 ECTS OF SUBJECTS CHOSEN BY THE STUDENT AMONG ALL THOSE ACTIVATED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESENT IN OTHER THREE-YEAR DEGREES
Propedeuticità - PREREQUISITES

the course contains the following obligatory prerequisites
- History of ancient philosophy is propedeutic to : Key Texts in Ancient Philosophy;
- History of medieval philosophy is propedeutic to: History of medieval philosophy, advanced;
- History of Early Modern Philosophy I is propedeutic to: Key Texts in Modern and Contemporary Philosophy; History of Early Modern Philosophy II;
- English assessment B1 (3 ECTS) is propedeutic to: English for Academic Purposes.
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Location
Milano
Head of study programme
Erasmus and international mobility tutor 
Internship tutor
Seminar and workshop tutor
Dissertation tutor
University and programme transfer tutor
Quality Assurance Delegate
Contacts
  • Teaching office
    Via Festa del Perdono, 3 - 20122 Milano (MI)
    +3902 503 12724-12435
    Ricevimento studenti: da lunedì a venerdì 9.30-12.00 e 14.00-16.00 su appuntamento
  • Department of Philosophy "Piero Martinetti"
    Via Festa del Perdono, 3 - 20122 Milano (MI)
  • "For 24" Contact person
    Prof. Stefano Bacin
  • Contact person for disabilities and Special Educational Needs
    Prof.ssa Miriam Bait
  • Tutor students
    [email protected]
  • Student registrar
    Via S. Sofia 9/1 - 20122 Milano (MI) Italia
    https://www.unimi.it/it/studiare/servizi-gli-studenti/segreterie-informastudenti
  • Vice-Head of study programme
    Prof.ssa Diana Di Segni

The tuition fees for students enrolled in Bachelor's, Master's and single-cycle degree programmes are divided into two instalments with different calculation methods and payment schedules:

  • The amount of the first instalment is the same for all students
  • The amount of the second instalment varies according to the ISEE University value, the degree programme and the student status (on track / off track for one year or off track for more than a year) 
  • An additional fee is due for online programmes

The University also offers:

  • Concessions for students meeting high merit requirements
  • Diversified tuition fees according to the student's home country for international students with assets/income abroad
  • Concessions for international students with refugee status

Scholarships and benefits

The University provides a range of financial benefits to students meeting special requirements (merit, financial or personal conditions, international students).

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