How to apply: Students graduated abroad

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Academic curriculum

3 year Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in humanities or social sciences preferentially in the following areas Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology or Cultural Heritage. The eligibility can be fully assessed through evaluation of academic qualifications and admission interview.

Knowledge of the English language

B2 level English proficiency: Students must either own an English language proficiency or have taken at least 12 credits of English language courses in their home University. List of accepted certifications.
Native English speakers do not need to submit an English language certification.

APPLICATION PERIOD

1st call: 13/11/2023 – 21/11/2023 results by 20/12/2023
2nd call: 10/01/2024 – 17/01/2024 results by 29/02/2024
3rd call: 11/03/2024 – 19/03/2024 results by 29/04/2024
4th call*: 30/05/2024 – 06/06/2024 results by 01/07/2024
5th call**: 04/09/2024 – 11/09/2024 results by 19/09/2024

*For EU and NON-EU residing in Italy. For NON-EU residing abroad only in case of available places.

**For EU and NON-EU residing in Italy only.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Students who graduated abroad must request an evaluation of their academic curriculum. Upon applying for this evaluation, they will receive an email with the results. If their curriculum is deemed suitable for the Master Programme, they will need to take and pass an admission interview.

Pre-enrollment, VISA and English language certificates:
Embassies in some countries might require English language knowledge certificates to accept pre-enrollment and VISA applications.

STEP-BY-STEP APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Step 1: Registration and application/submission of titles and presentation letters.

To apply, please follow these steps:

Register on this website (link) and click the button “Apply Now!”.
Fill the application form and attach the required documentation (for details see this page at section Other Requirements > Students graduated in a non-Italian university). One reference letter is required. A maximum of two reference letters can be provided. Candidates must fill a specific section of the application with general informations of their referees. Referees will receive an email with the instructions to follow to provide a reference letter.Register on this website (link) and click the button “Apply Now!”.
Pay 35 EUR of application fee in order to submit your application The fee for participation to admission test can be paid online via home banking or credit card. You will receive an email (object: object: University of Pavia-Payment instructions for The Ancient Mediterranean World (History Archaeology and Art) containing the link to the invoice and further instructions on how to pay.
Submit your application within a couple of hours from the successful payment. It will not be possible to submit the application until the payment has been cleared by the system.

Step 2: Evaluation of qualification

An appointed Commission will evaluate your academic curriculum. If your academic curriculum is suitable, you will receive an email and you will be invited to take the interview.

Step 3: Admission interview

For those who pass the previous step, an interview. The interview is short (max. 15/20 minutes) and aims at ascertaining the motivations and interest for the study of the ancient Mediterranean world, as well as the familiarity with the history, art history, and archaeology of the Mediterranean, and/or the competence on world history/archaeology and theory and methods associated with them.

Step 4: Pre-enrollment and VISA application

For precise details on these procedures please visit this page.

Pre-enrollment

Non-EU Students residing abroad and admitted to the Master’s Programme need to submit their pre-enrollment via Italian Consulate or Embassy in their country and start the application for student VISA. The official admission at the University of Pavia will be possible only after pre-enrollment has been completed. Please keep in touch with the Italian Authority in your country and check this website .

For precise details on these procedures please visit this page. Guidelines prepared by our University can be found here. For additional information please see this page.

Visa

⊗ Students from extra-European countries apply for a student VISA to the Italian authority in their country. Students should contact the Italian Embassy in their country as early as possible and ask information about student VISA application procedures.

Please be aware that VISA application and university application are two completely independent procedures: VISA application is a procedure carried out by the Italian Authorities abroad and the University of Pavia has nothing to do with VISA application.

Students from extra-European countries are encouraged to apply for pre-evaluation and admission test as soon as possible even if they did not obtain a VISA from the Italian embassy.

Additional information can be found at this page.

Step 5: Enrollment

EU students must follow the procedure described at this page .

Non-EU students must follow the procedure described at this page. To ask for assistance send an e-mail to admission@unipv.it .