Admission Requirements- academic year 2025-2026
The Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering offers two curricula: Aeronautics and Space.
The Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering will admit a maximum of 80 students for a.y. 2025-2026, including a maximum of 15 non-EU citizens residing abroad.
In order to apply for the admission procedure, it is necessary:
- to hold a Bachelor's (First cycle) degree of at least 180 ECTS or another single-cycle master's degree (five years) in one of the following Italian Degree classes:
ex D.M. 270:
L-7, L-8, L-9, L-30, L-31, L-35.
or another equivalent qualification obtained abroad that grants access to a second cycle degree in the issuing country in the following area: mechanical, aerospace, industrial, IT, civil and environmental engineering, mathematics, physics, IT technologies;
- to have a suitable personal preparation that will be verified as explained in the call for applications;
- to provide knowledge of English language skills of at least B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Only nationals from the USA, U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada and applicants who obtained a Bachelor's degree in one of the mentioned countries, or a Bachelor's degree taught in English, are also exempt from the proof of English language proficiency.
- to meet the following restrictions of credits or exams for the candidates who have not obtained yet the requested Degree:
1- In the first selection process,
Non-EU students residing abroad shall have fulfilled all activities (credits or exams) belonging to the study plan of the previous years of course;
2 - In the second selection process,
European Union and non-EU students with equivalent status still enrolled on an Italian First Cycle Degree programme, by the deadline of the online application for the second selection process cannot have more than 36 CFU left to be taken (excluding the final test or thesis, internships and laboratory activities) in order to graduate;
European Union and non-EU students with equivalent status still enrolled on a foreign equivalent Bachelor Degree programme, by the deadline of the online application for the second selection process cannot have more than 70% of credits or course units left to be taken (including the final test or thesis) belonging to the study plan of the last year of course, whereas all the credits or exams of the previous years of course are to be already passed;
3 - In the third (possible) selection process,
European Union and non-EU students with equivalent status still enrolled on an Italian First Cycle Degree programme, by the deadline of the online application for the third selection process cannot have more than 12 CFU left to be taken (excluding the final test or thesis, internships and laboratory activities) in order to graduate;
European Union and non-EU students with equivalent status still enrolled on a foreign equivalent Bachelor Degree programme, by the deadline of the online application for the third selection process cannot have more than 40% of credits or course units left to be taken (including the final test or thesis) belonging to the study plan of the last year of course, whereas all the credits or exams of the previous years of course are to be already passed;
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
Please note: B2 level certificates in English language admitted (the certificate is valid if issued after 01/01/2022):
TOEFL – Internet-based – of at least 80 points
IELTS of at least 5.5 points;
FCE – at least C
ISE II Trinity College London
Cambridge English Certificate Level B2
Business Vantage (BEC Vantage)
B2 English certificate issued by a University Language Centre
English B2 level exam passed in an Italian university (idoneità Lingua Inglese B2)
An OOPT test result of B2 or higher score obtained in one of the sessions available and organized by the University language Centre (CLA) of the University of Bologna
Please note: You can apply for the admission procedures even if you have not obtained your First Cycle degree yet; in case you are admitted, you will have to obtain the diploma by the date that will be established by the University Governing Bodies (usually by December)
Please note: Non-EU citizens residing abroad can only participate in the first selection procedure.
Evaluation will be made on the documents that must be submitted for the application procedures:
-application form
-degree certificate and transcript of records or certificate of enrolment with exams passed for students not graduate yet;
-English language certificate;
- copy of a valid ID document or passport;
- copy of permit of stay for Non-EU citizens, if already acquired
- possible pubblications, awards, work-related experience certificates
The personal preparation on mathematics, physics and engineering will be verified through an INTERVIEW which will take place remotely on
- February 16th, 20th and 21st 2025 for candidates of the first selection process
- June 11th and 12th for candidates of the second selection process
- September 9th for candidates of the third selection process
Candidates are exempted from the qualifying interview if they hold (or are about to hold) a first cycle degree, class L-9 from an Italian University whose title includes the word in Aerospace Engineering.
Candidates may attend the interview if they score a minimum threshold in the documents evaluation phase.
Possible topics:
- Integral and differential calculus
- Vector calculus
- Matrix calculus
- Fundamentals of analysis of linear systems
- Kinematic and Dynamic of rigid body
- Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics
- Fundamentals of Mechanics of Materials
In order to be placed in the ranking list, students must obtain a minimum score 60/100 points in the evaluation of their applications as explained in the call for applications.
The ranking lists will be published on www.studenti.unibo.it, on the dates specified in the Call for applications.
If your ranking entitles you to a place, you will be able to enrol via Studenti Online, within the deadlines indicated in the call for applications.
Failure to achieve the minimum score (60/100) will preclude enrolment in all cases.
If you have particular requirements and want to extend the duration of your studies, you can opt for the flexible curriculum and apply following enrolment.
The curriculum (either Aeronautics or Space) will be selected when enrolling on the programme.
Please note: During the admission procedures, students will also be informed whether they will be required to select the specific Fundamentals of Aerospace Engineering (12 credits) elective exams in their study plan. More details in the Call for applications and in the Degree Regulations.
OOPT organised by the University Language Centre (CLA) of the University of Bologna
If candidates do not hold any of the certificates listed in the call for applications, nor have sat an OOPT for admission to another MSc programme of the University of Bologna for the a.y. 2025/2026, they can request to be registered for one the OOPT dates organised by the University Language Centre (CLA) of the University of Bologna by sending an email to didatticafolri.ingstudenti@unibo.it with at least one week notice from the test date.
Candidates can only sit one test.
The OOPT will take place on the following dates:
- 23/01/2025
- 04/03/2025
- 08/04/2025
- 06/05/2025
- 04/06/2025
- 02/07/2025
- 04/07/2025
- 09/07/2025
In order to be admitted to the second cycle degree/two year master programme in Aerospace Engineering, students must have a bachelor's degree or a three-year or five-year university italian diploma, or a foreign degree qualification recognised as suitable. Additionally, candidates must meet the curricular requirements and pass an assessment test.Curricular requirementsPossession of a degree in the following classes or a foreign degree qualification recognised as suitable:ex Italian Law D.M. 270/04:L-9 Ingegneria Industriale [Industrial engineering]L-8 Ingegneria dell'Informazione [Information technology engineering]L-7 Ingegneria Civile e Ambientale [Civil and environmental engineering]L-30 Scienze e Tecnologie Fisiche [Physics]L-31 Scienze e Tecnologie Informatiche [Computer Science]L-35 Scienze Matematiche [Mathematics]or an equivalent degree qualification pursuant to previous Italian regulations.Assessment of personal competencies and skills Admission to the second cycle degree/two-year master programme requires candidates to pass an assessment of personal competencies and skills that will be held according to the methods defined in the degree programme teaching regulations.English language skills (B2 level), based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, are also required.Admission to the master's degree is subject to a B2 level Italian language skills. Foreign students not in possession of the requirement must add a learning activity in the study plan, in order to achieve the level required.