World Politics and International Relations

A first (at least three-year) degree covering one or more of the humanities or social sciences and including at least 36 credits (ECTS or international equivalent) in one or more of the following areas: demography, economics (not including business studies) and statistics; modern or contemporary history; political studies (including political philosophy) ; public, private or international law; sociology.

For students taking their first degree at an Italian University, these disciplinary areas are given official classifications (settori scientifici disciplinari). The admissions committee has no discretion regarding these classifications.

Proficiency in the English language at the level of the European standard C1. Candidates are strongly advised (though not on pain of exclusion) to submit one of the following English language certificates with their application (this point does not apply to students who have completed a course of higher education in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, USA, or UK, or who can demonstrate, by means of certification from the relevant university, that their previous degree was taught and examined in English):

• TOEFL Internet-based test (IBT), with a score of at least 90;
• TOEFL Paper-based test (PBT), with a score of at least 570;
• IELTS (Academic version), with a score of at least 6.5;
• Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE), Grade C;
• CambridgeCertificate of Proficiency in English (CPE), Grade C.

Candidates without an English language certificate at the time of application may be asked to do so as a condition for enrollment.

Applicants taking their first degree at an Italian University must have acquired at least 150 credits by the relevant application deadline.

The admissions committee will assess applicants\xc2\x92 academic qualifications (both overall and in the relevant disciplines), their academic potential in the relevant fields, and their level of English. Academic potential will be assessed in part through an interview (by skype or in person) held shortly after the relevant application deadline.