Admission requirements
This degree course is a course without an entrance test.
In order to be admitted to the degree course, one must have a degree or another qualification obtained abroad, recognised as suitable according to current legislation.
Enrolment with educational debts/conditional advancement is not permitted.
Admission requires the possession of curricular requirements and an adequate personal background, demonstrating that you have acquired:
- basic biological knowledge in the fields of biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, cell physiology, cell biology, microbiology, botany, zoology and ecology;
- basic knowledge of mathematics and statistics;
- basic knowledge of physics;
- basic knowledge of general and organic chemistry;
- B1 English level.
The curricular requirements are:
a) possession of a degree in Class L-13 (Biology)
or
b) possession of another degree certificate in the field of science, provided that at least 93 ECTS credits have been obtained in the following scientific disciplines:
- 28 ECTS credits in the fields FIS, INF, MAT, CHIM
- 65 ECTS credits in at least seven of the following BIO fields:
BIO/01, BIO/02, BIO/03 BIO/04, BIO/05, BIO/06, BIO/07, BIO/08, BIO/09, BIO/10, BIO/11, BIO/12, BIO/13, BIO/14, BIO/15, BIO/16, BIO/17, BIO/18 and BIO/19. Among these 65 ECTS credits, those obtained in the fields VET/02 and MED/07 are also recognisable, in view of the significant overlap of content in the declarations.
The eligibility of the degree requirements under b) is subject to the approval of the Course Council. Details on the curricular requirements can be found in the Course Regulations and on the degree course website.
Procedures for verifying the knowledge required for access
In addition to the possession of the predetermined curricular requirements, admission to the second-cycle degree course is in any case subject to the assessment of the adequacy of personal preparation, which will be carried out through the analysis of the curriculum and a possible interview, according to the methods, criteria and procedures established by the regulations of the Degree Course and published on the website of the Degree Course.