Admission Requirements

1. Applicants must possess a first level degree (Bachelor of at least three years, or “Laurea di I° livello”). Applicants who have not yet completed their first degree, but who expect to graduate before October 31 2011, are allowed to apply sub-condicio: if selected, their admission will be conditional on the receipt of the degree certificate not later than October 31 2011.
2. Applicants must hold one of the following degrees:
   1. Laurea di I livello (Bachelor of Science – First Level Degree) awarded by an Italian University in one of the following subjects:
      1. Computer Science (corresponding to Classe 26 - Scienze e Tecnologie Informatiche, according to the Italian system of first cycle degrees classes as per DM 509/99);
      2. Computer Science (corresponding to Classe L-31 - Scienze e Tecnologie Informatiche, according to the Italian system of first cycle degrees classes as per DM 270/04);
      3. Information Engineering (corresponding to Classe 9 - Ingegneria dell’Informazione, according to the Italian system of first cycle degrees classes as per DM 509/99);
      4. Information Engineering (corresponding to Classe L-8 – Ingegneria dell’Informazione, according to the Italian system of first cycle degrees classes as per DM 270/04).
   2. Laurea di I livello (Bachelor of Science - First Cycle Degree) awarded by an Italian University in other subjects will be also accepted only in case of completion of at least the following Courses:
      1. 12 CFU overall in one or more of the following scientific-disciplinar sectors: MAT/01, MAT/02, MAT/03, MAT/04, MAT/05, MAT/06, MAT/07, MAT/08, MAT/09, FIS/01, FIS/02, FIS/03);
      2. 60 CFU overall in one or more of the following scientific-disciplinar sectors: INF/01, ING-INF/03, ING-INF/05.
   3. Bachelor of Science or equivalent first cycle degree awarded by a foreign University after the completion of at least three-year course of study, in one of the subjects previously listed in a) and b) or equivalent (Bachelor in Computer Science or Computer Engineering Information Technology, etc.).
3. In addition to the academic degree, applicants must also have a good command of the english language, at least corresponding to the intermediate level (B2 Level in the European Framework for foreign languages, equivalent to IELTS 6.0, TOEFL 550 (paper-based) / 217 (computer-based) / 81 (internet-based), or CAE level C.