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MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS – APPLICATION PROCESS APPLYING FOR ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS ASSESSMENT

Academic year

2018/2019

UNIVERSITA’ DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE 2018/2019

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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS – APPLYING FOR ASSESSMENT

The University of Florence offers about 60 two-year master’s degree programs. Most of the programs are taught in Italian, while some are

completely taught in English. To apply for a master’s degree program, you must have completed an appropriate undergraduate degree program.

You are not required to participate in any admission test: the board of professors of your intended master program will conduct a thorough

review of your application and supplemental documents to evaluate your eligibility, according to the University requirements for that program.

For more detailed information about applying to a master program, see the instructions referring to the School your intended program belongs to.

MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS

SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY

SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF POLITICAL SCIENCES “CESARE ALFIERI”

SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND EDUCATION

SCHOOL OF HUMAN HEALTH SCIENCES

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MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS

SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE

◼ Scienze tecnologie alimentari

◼ Scienze e tecnologie dei sistemi forestali

◼ Scienze gestione delle risorse faunistico-

ambientali

◼ Scienze e tecnologie agrarie

◼ Natural resources management for tropical rural development (taught in English)

◼ Biotecnologie per la gestione ambientale

e l’agricoltura sostenibile (BIO-EMSA)

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

◼ Architettura*

◼ Architettura del paesaggio

◼ Design

◼ Design sistema moda

◼ Pianificazione e progettazione della città

e del territorio

*The master program in ARCHITETTURA has two tracks:

- Progettazione dell’architettura, taught in Italian - Architectural design (ICAD), taught in English

SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT

◼ Accounting e libera professione ◼ Economics and development (taught in

English) ◼ Finance and risk management (taught in

English) ◼ Governo e direzione d’impresa ◼ Scienze dell’economia ◼ Design of sustainable tourism systems

(taught in English) ◼ Statistica, scienze attuariali e finanziarie

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

◼ Ingegneria civile ◼ Ingegneria edile ◼ Ingegneria per la tutela dell’ambiente e del

territorio ◼ Geo-engineering (taught in English) ◼ Ingegneria biomedica ◼ Ingegneria delle telecomunicazioni ◼ Ingegneria elettrica e dell’automazione ◼ Ingegneria elettronica ◼ Ingegneria informatica ◼ Ingegneria energetica ◼ Ingegneria meccanica

SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY

◼ Psicologia del ciclo di vita e dei contesti

◼ Psicologia clinica e della salute e

neuropsicologia

SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL AND

NATURAL SCIENCES

◼ Scienze della natura e dell’uomo ◼ Biotecnologie molecolari ◼ Scienze chimiche ◼ Scienze e materiali per la conservazione

e il restauro ◼ Scienze fisiche e astrofisiche ◼ Matematica ◼ Informatica* ◼ Scienze tecnologie geologiche ◼ Biologia dell'ambiente e del

comportamento ◼ Biologia molecolare e applicata *Includes the English track Resilient and Secure Cyber

Physical Systems

SCHOOL OF POLITICAL SCIENCES “CESARE

ALFIERI”

◼ Disegno e gestione degli interventi sociali ◼ Relazioni internazionali e studi europei* ◼ Politica, istituzioni e mercato ◼ Sociologia e ricerca sociale ◼ Strategie della comunicazione pubblica e

politica *The program also has an English track

SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND EDUCATION

◼ Filologia moderna ◼ Filologia, letteratura e storia

dell’antichità ◼ Logica, filosofia e storia della scienza ◼ Scienze filosofiche ◼ Lingue e civiltà dell’oriente antico e

moderno ◼ Lingue e letterature europee e

americane ◼ Dirigenza scolastica e pedagogia clinica ◼ Scienze dell’educazione degli adulti, della

formazione continua e scienze pedagogiche

◼ Teorie della comunicazione ◼ Archeologia ◼ Scienze archivistiche e

biblioteconomiche ◼ Scienze dello spettacolo ◼ Scienze storiche ◼ Storia dell’arte ◼ Geography, Spatial Management,

Heritage for International Cooperation (taught in English)

SCHOOL OF HUMAN HEALTH SCIENCES

◼ Biotecnologie mediche e farmaceutiche

◼ Scienze delle professioni sanitarie

tecniche diagnostiche

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APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO THE MASTER PROGRAMS OF THE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE – A.Y. 2018/2019

The documents you have to send to internationaldesk@unifi.it are:

Application form

Bachelor’s degree certificate

Full transcript of academic records

Official subject descriptions (syllabus) referring to your bachelor program. See a sample here

passport

CV

Sending instructions: It is your responsibility to ensure that the required application form and materials are complete and readable. To ensure a smooth application process, you have to follow the instructions below strictly:

Send only one email with all the required attachments

Send only the Italian or English version of the documents

Do not send image files (.jpg, .png, .gif, .tiff), but only .pdf files in grayscale or black and white

Do not send files that exceed 15 MB

Do not send photos taken with smartphones/iphones

Do not send any link to file-sharing websites (i.e. Dropbox, WeTransfer, Google, QQ), because due to our university IT security policy we cannot download any file

On receiving your application, we will forward it to the assessment board of your intended program. The board will examine your application and decides within one month.

The three possible outcomes of your application may be: 1. Your application is successful and you get admission to the master program 2. You do not meet the admission requirements entirely. Thus, first you have to take some courses at the undergraduate level through registration for single courses 3. You do not meet the admission requirements and so you are not admitted to the master program

1 Applying for admission

2 Processing

your application

3 Outcome

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APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO THE MASTER PROGRAMS OF THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

1 Applying for

admission

On receiving your application, we will forward it to the assessment board of your intended program. The board will examine your application and decide within one month.

The three possible outcomes of your application may be: 1. Your application is successful and you get admission to the master program 2. You do not meet the admission requirements entirely. Thus, first you have to take some courses at the undergraduate level through registration for single courses 3. You do not meet the admission requirements and so you are not admitted to the master program

2 Processing

your application

3 Outcome

The documents you have to send to internationaldesk@unifi.it are:

Application form

Bachelor’s degree certificate

Full transcript of academic records

Official subject descriptions (syllabus) referring to your bachelor program. See a sample here

passport

CV

Portfolio

For any further document to be sent please consult the webpage of the master program you are applying for

Sending instructions: It is your responsibility to ensure that the required application form and materials are complete and readable. To ensure a smooth application process, you have to follow the instructions below strictly:

Send only one email with all the required attachments

Send only the Italian or English version of the documents

Do not send image files (.jpg, .png, .gif, .tiff), but only .pdf files in grayscale or black and white

Do not send files that exceed 15 MB

Do not send photos taken with smartphones/iphones

Do not send any link to file-sharing websites (i.e. Dropbox, WeTransfer, Google, QQ), because due to our university IT security policy we cannot download any file

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APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO THE MASTER PROGRAMS OF THE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND

MANAGEMENT

1 Applying for admission

The documents you have to send to internationaldesk@unifi.it are:

Application form

Bachelor’s degree certificate

Full transcript of academic records

Official subject descriptions (syllabus) referring to your bachelor program. See a sample here

passport

CV

For any further document to be sent please consult the webpage of the master program you are applying for

Sending instructions: It is your responsibility to ensure that the required application form and materials are complete and readable. To ensure a smooth application process, you have to follow the instructions below strictly:

Send only one email with all the required attachments

Send only the Italian or English version of the documents

Do not send image files (.jpg, .png, .gif, .tiff), but only .pdf files in grayscale or black and white

Do not send files that exceed 15 MB

Do not send photos taken with smartphones/iphones

Do not send any link to file-sharing websites (i.e. Dropbox, WeTransfer, Google, QQ), because due to our university IT security policy we cannot download any file

On receiving your application, we will forward it to the assessment board of your intended program. The board will examine your application and decide within one month.

2

Processing your

application

The three possible outcomes of your application may be: 1. Your application is successful and you get admission to the master program 2. You do not meet the admission requirements entirely. Thus, first you have to take some courses at the undergraduate level through registration for single courses 3. You do not meet the admission requirements and so you are not admitted to the master program

3 Outcome

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APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO THE MASTER PROGRAMS OF THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

The documents you have to send to internationaldesk@unifi.it are:

Application form

Bachelor’s degree certificate

Full transcript of academic records

Official subject descriptions (syllabus) referring to your bachelor program. See a sample here

passport

CV

Sending instructions: It is your responsibility to ensure that the required application form and materials are complete and readable. To ensure a smooth application process, you have to follow the instructions below strictly:

Send only one email with all the required attachments

Send only the Italian or English version of the documents

Do not send image files (.jpg, .png, .gif, .tiff), but only .pdf files in grayscale or black and white

Do not send files that exceed 15 MB

Do not send photos taken with smartphones/iphones

Do not send any link to file-sharing websites (i.e. Dropbox, WeTransfer, Google, QQ), because due to our university IT security policy we cannot download any file

On receiving your application, we will forward it to the assessment board of your intended program. The board will examine your application and decide within one month.

The three possible outcomes of your application may be: 1. Your application is successful and you get admission to the master program 2. You do not meet the admission requirements entirely. Thus, first you have to take some courses at the undergraduate level through registration for single courses 3. You do not meet the admission requirements and so you are not admitted to the master program

1 Applying for admission

2 Processing

your application

3 Outcome

2 February 2018 Edited by Sportello Studente Straniero

APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO THE MASTER PROGRAMS OF THE SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY

The documents you have to send to internationaldesk@unifi.it are:

Application form

Bachelor’s degree certificate

Full transcript of academic records

Official subject descriptions (syllabus) referring to your bachelor program. See a sample here

passport

CV

All the documents must be translated in Italian or English. Sending instructions: It is your responsibility to ensure that the required application form and materials are complete and readable. To ensure a smooth application process, you have to follow the instructions below strictly:

Send only one email with all the required attachments

Send only the Italian or English version of the documents

Do not send image files (.jpg, .png, .gif, .tiff), but only .pdf files in grayscale or black and white

Do not send files that exceed 15 MB

Do not send photos taken with smartphones/iphones

Do not send any link to file-sharing websites (i.e. Dropbox, WeTransfer, Google, QQ), because due to our university IT security policy we cannot download any file

On receiving your application, we will forward it to the assessment board of your intended program. The board will examine your application and decide within one month.

The three possible outcomes of your application may be: 1. Your application is successful. However, before being admitted to the master program you are required to participate in a further selection test. For more information,

please consult the webpage of the master programs of the School of Psychology. 2. You do not meet the admission requirements entirely. Thus, first you have to take some courses at the undergraduate level through registration for single courses 3. You do not meet the admission requirements and so you are not admitted to the master program

1 Applying for

admission

2 Processing

your application

3 Outcome

2 February 2018 Edited by Sportello Studente Straniero

APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO THE MASTER PROGRAMS OF THE SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL AND

NATURAL SCIENCES

The documents you have to send to internationaldesk@unifi.it are:

Application form

Bachelor’s degree certificate

Full transcript of academic records

Official subject descriptions (syllabus) referring to your bachelor program. See a sample here

passport

CV

All the documents must be translated in Italian or English. Sending instructions: It is your responsibility to ensure that the required application form and materials are complete and readable. To ensure a smooth application process, you have to follow the instructions below strictly:

Send only one email with all the required attachments

Send only the Italian or English version of the documents

Do not send image files (.jpg, .png, .gif, .tiff), but only .pdf files in grayscale or black and white

Do not send files that exceed 15 MB

Do not send photos taken with smartphones/iphones

Do not send any link to file-sharing websites (i.e. Dropbox, WeTransfer, Google, QQ), because due to our university IT security policy we cannot download any file

On receiving your application, we will forward it to the assessment board of your intended program. The board will examine your application and decide within one month.

The three possible outcomes of your application may be: 1. Your application is successful and you get admission to the master program 2. You do not meet the admission requirements entirely. Thus, first you have to take some courses at the undergraduate level through registration for single courses 3. You do not meet the admission requirements and so you are not admitted to the master program

1 Applying for admission

2 Processing

your application

3 Outcome

2 February 2018 Edited by Sportello Studente Straniero

APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO THE MASTER PROGRAMS OF THE SCHOOL OF POLITICAL SCIENCES “CESARE

ALFIERI”

The documents you have to send to internationaldesk@unifi.it are:

Application form

Bachelor’s degree certificate

Full transcript of academic records

Official subject descriptions (syllabus) referring to your bachelor program. See a sample here

passport

CV

All the documents must be translated in Italian or English. Sending instructions: It is your responsibility to ensure that the required application form and materials are complete and readable. To ensure a smooth application process, you have to follow the instructions below strictly:

Send only one email with all the required attachments

Send only the Italian or English version of the documents

Do not send image files (.jpg, .png, .gif, .tiff), but only .pdf files in grayscale or black and white

Do not send files that exceed 15 MB

Do not send photos taken with smartphones/iphones

Do not send any link to file-sharing websites (i.e. Dropbox, WeTransfer, Google, QQ), because due to our university IT security policy we cannot download any file

On receiving your application, we will forward it to the assessment board of your intended program. The board will examine your application and decide within one month.

The three possible outcomes of your application may be: 1. Your application is successful and you get admission to the master program 2. You do not meet the admission requirements entirely. Thus, first you have to take some courses at the undergraduate level through registration for single courses 3. You do not meet the admission requirements and so you are not admitted to the master program

1 Applying for admission

2 Processing

your application

3 Outcome

2 February 2018 Edited by Sportello Studente Straniero

APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO THE MASTER PROGRAMS OF THE SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND EDUCATION

The documents you have to send to internationaldesk@unifi.it are:

Application form. The forms are downloadable here (HUMANITIES - You have to download and complete the ones under Modulo domanda di valutazione

solo per titoli esteri) or here (EDUCATION).

Bachelor’s degree certificate

Full transcript of academic records

Official subject descriptions (syllabus) referring to your bachelor program. See a sample here

passport

CV

For any further document to be sent please consult the webpage of the master program you are applying for

All the documents must be translated in Italian or English. Sending instructions: It is your responsibility to ensure that the required application form and materials are complete and readable. To ensure a smooth application process, you have to follow the instructions below strictly:

Send only one email with all the required attachments

Send only the Italian or English version of the documents

Do not send image files (.jpg, .png, .gif, .tiff), but only .pdf files in grayscale or black and white

Do not send files that exceed 15 MB

Do not send photos taken with smartphones/iphones

Do not send any link to file-sharing websites (i.e. Dropbox, WeTransfer, Google, QQ), because due to our university IT security policy we cannot download any file

On receiving your application, we will forward it to the assessment board of your intended program. The board will examine your application and decide within one month.

The three possible outcomes of your application may be: 1. Your application is successful and you get admission to the master program 2. You do not meet the admission requirements entirely. Thus, first you have to take some courses at the undergraduate level through registration for single courses 3. You do not meet the admission requirements and so you are not admitted to the master program

1 Applying for admission

2 Processing

your application

3 Outcome

2 February 2018 Edited by Sportello Studente Straniero

APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO THE MASTER PROGRAMS OF THE SCHOOL OF HUMAN HEALTH SCIENCES

The documents you have to send to internationaldesk@unifi.it are:

Application form

Bachelor’s degree certificate

Full transcript of academic records

Official subject descriptions (syllabus) referring to your bachelor program. See a sample here

passport

CV

All the documents must be translated in Italian or English. Sending instructions: It is your responsibility to ensure that the required application form and materials are complete and readable. To ensure a smooth application process, you have to follow the instructions below strictly:

Send only one email with all the required attachments

Send only the Italian or English version of the documents

Do not send image files (.jpg, .png, .gif, .tiff), but only .pdf files in grayscale or black and white

Do not send files that exceed 15 MB

Do not send photos taken with smartphones/iphones

Do not send any link to file-sharing websites (i.e. Dropbox, WeTransfer, Google, QQ), because due to our university IT security policy we cannot download any file

On receiving your application, we will forward it to the assessment board of your intended program. The board will examine your application and decide within one month.

The three possible outcomes of your application may be: 1. Your application is successful and you get admission to the master program. However, before being admitted to the master program in Scienze delle professioni sanitarie

tecniche diagnostiche you are required to participate in an admission test. For more information, please consult this webpage 2. You do not meet the admission requirements entirely. Thus, first you have to take some courses at the undergraduate level through registration for single courses 3. You do not meet the admission requirements and so you are not admitted to the master program

1 Applying for

admission

2 Processing

your application

3 Outcome

2 February 2018 Edited by Sportello Studente Straniero