Languages and Literature for Education, Criticism and Translation

Admission to the Master's degree programme in Languages and Literature for Education, Criticism and Translation is open to all applicants holding an Italian Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent foreign qualification, provided that they earned a minimum number of academic credits (CFU/ECTS credits) in specific subject areas as described below, demonstrating a good level of language proficiency, paired with a broad knowledge of literature.

Non-Italian mother tongue students must demonstrate a good command of the Italian language, as specified below.

Applicants who choose the bilingual path must meet the following curricular requirements:
- at least 6 CFU in Linguistics or Theoretical linguistics (L-LIN/01)
- at least 18 CFU (2 courses, one per year) in a foreign language + at least 18 CFU (2 courses, one per year) in another foreign language
- at least 18 CFU (2 courses, one per year) in a foreign literature + at least 18 CFU (2 courses, one per year) in another foreign literature

Applicants who choose the monolingual path must meet the following curricular requirements:
- at least 6 CFU in Linguistics or Theoretical linguistics (L-LIN/01)
- at least 18 CFU (2 courses, one per year) in a foreign language
- at least 18 CFU (2 courses, one per year) in a foreign literature

In order to meet the credit requirements related to the foreign languages and the corresponding literatures, students must have completed the relevant annual courses and passed the end-of-course exams, graded on a scale of 30. Other courses are not considered valid, even if they belong to the same scientific disciplinary sectors. The list of language/literature courses is specified here below:
- French (L-LIN/04 Language and translation - French)
- English (L-LIN/12 Language and translation - English)
- Hispano American Language (L-LIN/06 Hispanic language and literatures)
- Polish (L-LIN/21 Slavic studies)
- Portuguese (L-LIN/09 Language and translation - Portuguese and Brazilian languages)
- Russian (L-LIN/21 Slavic studies)
- Spanish (L-LIN/07 Language and translation - Spanish)
- German (L-LIN/14 Language and translation - German)
- Nordic Languages (L-LIN/15 Nordic languages and literatures)
- Anglo-American Literature (L-LIN/11 Anglo-American languages and literatures)
- French Literature (L-LIN/03 French literature)
- English Literature (L-LIN/10 English literature)
- Polish Literature (L-LIN/21 Slavic studies)
- Russian Literature (L-LIN/21 Slavic studies)
- Spanish Literature (L-LIN/05 Spanish literature)
- German Literature (L-LIN/13 German literature)
- Hispanic American Literature (L-LIN/06 Hispanic language and literatures)
- Portuguese and Brazilian Literature (L-LIN/08 Portuguese and Brazilian Literature)
- Scandinavian Literature (L-LIN/15 Nordic languages and literatures)

For those who have a foreign degree, Italian proficiency at a B1 level or higher per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is required for admission.
The B1-level requirement is ascertained by the University Language Centre (SLAM) during the admission process, as follows:
- Italian language certificate attesting to a B1 level or higher and issued no more than 3 years before the date of submission. For the list of language certificates recognised by the University, see: https://www.unimi.it/en/node/349. In this case, applicants must upload the certificate when completing their application for admission;
- Italian proficiency level achieved during a University of Milan degree programme and certified by the University Language Centre (SLAM). Only levels certified in the last four years are considered valid. In this case the process is automatic, the applicant does not have to attach any certificates to the application;
- entry test administered by the University Language Centre (SLAM) according to the calendar published on the website: https://www.unimi.it/en/node/349. 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 entry test.
Applicants who do not take or pass the entry test will be required to obtain a language certificate recognised by the University (https://www.unimi.it/en/node/349) and send it to SLAM via the InformaStudenti service by 31 December 2025 (https://www.unimi.it/en/node/46371).
If the Italian language requisite has not been satisfied by said deadline, the applicant will not be admitted to the Master's programme and will not be able to sit for any further tests.

With regard to the admission process, qualifications will be assessed by an Admission Board qualifications to check if applicants meet the minimum curricular requirements. Those who fall within one of the categories listed below will be required to sit for an interview aimed at ascertaining the adequacy of their background knowledge:
- applicants who earned their Bachelor's degree with a final mark lower than 95/110, regardless of their degree class;
- applicants who earned their university degree 10 years before 31 December of the year in which they are supposed to enrol in this programme;
- applicants who completed their language and literature exams (as needed to meet the credit requirements for these subjects) 10 years before 31 December of the year in which they are supposed to enrol in this programme;
- applicants who hold a foreign qualification which is significantly different from Italian higher education qualifications.

Applicants who earned their degree with a final mark lower than 90/110 will see their application rejected.

Interviews can also be held online. Those who fail to provide a reason for not attending their interview will be considered to have withdrawn their application.

Applicants who fail to meet the minimum curricular requirements or do not pass the interview will not be allowed to enrol in the programme, even if they applied for a transfer from another Master's degree belonging to the class LM-37 or another degree class. They can enrol in single courses (https://www.unimi.it/en/study/single-courses) in order to meet the missing requirements. Only after fulfilling all the curricular requirements, will these applicants be admitted to the study programme, in accordance with the admission deadlines.

The Admission Board reserves the right to assess applicants whose educational and professional experiences are considered as "outdated", or whose learning pathway was not perfectly linear, provided that they demonstrate their preparedness for the programme. Therefore, notwithstanding the above requirements and following a careful assessment, the Board may decide to admit these applicants, in accordance with the recommendations included in Ministerial Decree no. 386 of 26 July 2007, Annex 1, point 3.e which state the possibility to admit "graduates with a high level of competence, even if they attended programmes which are not perfectly consistent with the admission requirements".

In the case of transfer from another degree programme or university, credits will be recognised solely for the courses included in this programme description or in the Academic Regulations of the degree programme.

Exceptions may apply in the case of substantiated teaching or scientific reasons, and credits may be recognised for activities which are not included in the course list of the degree programme, but belong to the same scientific disciplinary sectors. A maximum of 27 credits can be recognised for activities not included in the course list. An ad-hoc Commission will approve credit transfer on a case-by-case basis, so as to ensure consistency with the learning pathway. The general rule is that credits earned through completion of culture exams cannot be recognised for the corresponding literature exams included in the Academic Regulations of the degree programme, as the contents and methodologies of these disciplines are extremely different.

The courses of the Master's degree programme in Languages and Literature for Education, Criticism and Translation are worth 6 or 9 credits. Therefore, if the exams for which credit recognition is sought are worth more or less than 6 or 9 credits, the Commission can decide to round up or down and, if necessary, require students to fill any credit gaps through completion of one or more course modules.
For second-degree applications, a maximum of 36 credits can be recognised.

The career of students holding a foreign qualification will be assessed case-by-case. In the case of Bachelor's graduates who demonstrate a high level of competence, and applicants holding a qualification from a different higher education system, the Academic Board can decide to award more credits than the ones indicated above.

Pursuant to art. 5, paragraph 7 of Ministerial Decree 270/2004, a maximum of 3 credits can be awarded for certified professional knowledge and skills, provided that these competencies are consistent with the student's learning pathway.

Pursuant to art. 7, paragraph 10 of the University's Academic Regulations, the Academic Board of the Master's degree can declare that credits earned in the past have become obsolete. In this case, students will be required to sit for these exams again, or attest to the completion of other more recent activities.