Admission requirements
Curricular requirements
To be able to profitably follow the 2nd cycle degree programme in Engineering of Building Processes and Systems, students must possess the following knowledge:
appropriate knowledge of the methodological-operative aspects of mathematics and other basic sciences and the ability to use this knowledge to interpret and describe the problems affecting the sector; notions of the history of building techniques, architecture and the arts; knowledge of the tools and forms for the representation of elements of the building environment; knowledge of aspects concerning technical and economic feasibility and the organisation of production and manufacture of building products;
the ability to formulate hypotheses, test them using logical arguments and experiments, analyse and interpret the data.
Admission to the 2nd cycle degree programme is also subject to the possession of the following curricular requirements:
1. A 1st cycle degree in one of the following classes, or other suitable qualification obtained abroad:
ex Italian Ministerial Decree no. 270:
L-7 (Civil and Environmental Engineering),
L-17 (Architecture Sciences)
L-23 (Building Techniques and Sciences),
other equivalent classes
ex. Italian Ministerial Decree no. 509/99:
class 04
If no degree certificate is held by the candidate, admission to the 2nd Cycle Degree Programme is subject to
assessment by a Board to ascertain the required skills and competencies through the assessment of the candidate's curriculum and where required an interview.
The Board, appointed by the Degree Programme Board, will establish a calendar for the interviews, which will be published on the University website.
If the Board considers the level of the candidates' knowledge and skills to be satisfactory, they will be allowed to enrol in a test to assess their personal competencies and skills.
Assessment of knowledge and language skills
Admission to the degree programme is subject to the assessment of knowledge and skills in the English language.
In particular:
- For admission to Curriculum 1 of the Degree Programme in Engineering of Building Processes and Systems, Management of Building Processes in Rehabilitation, delivered in the Italian language, candidates shall possess English language skills to at least B1, tested at the University Linguistic Centre;
- For admission to Curriculum 2 of the Degree Programme in Engineering of Building Processes and Systems - Historic Buildings Rehabilitation, delivered in the English language, candidates shall possess English language skills to at least B2. If they do not possess language certification to B2, their language knowledge will be checked by the Degree Programme Board.
Students are in any case not permitted to enrol in the second year of the programme without certification, issued by the University Linguistic Centre or equivalent, of their English language skills to at least B2. Students holding a corresponding language certification may be exempted from sitting this exam.
Assessment of personal competencies and skills
Admission to the 2nd Cycle Degree Programme is subject to the possession of the prescribed curricular requirements and to the passing of a test to assess personal competencies and skills, by examining the candidates' curriculum and allocating a score to the following elements:
- Results obtained in previous studies: up to max. 40 points
1 point (up to a max of 5 points) for each exam passed with a score of at least 28 out of 30
10 points for a first cycle degree grade of less than 80/110
15 points for a first cycle degree grade of between 80 and 89/110
25 points for a first cycle degree grade of between 90 and 100/110
35 points for a first cycle degree grade of at least 101/110
- Consistency of the candidate's study plan and learning experiences with the learning outcomes of the Degree Programme: up to max 60 points:
10 points: if the number of CFU acquired by the candidate in subject areas ING-INF /05, ICAR/17 , ICAR/18 and ICAR/19 is at least 15 CFU
15 points: if the number of CFU acquired by the candidate in subject areas ING-INF /05, ICAR/17 , ICAR/18 and ICAR/19 is equal to or above 20
CFU
10 points: if the number of CFU acquired by the candidate in subject areas ICAR/10 ICAR/11 ICAR/12 ICAR/14 ICAR/20 ICAR/21 ICAR/22 or
ING-IND/35 is equal to or above 18 CFU
5 points: if the number of CFU acquired by the candidate in subject areas ICAR/06 ICAR/07 ICAR/08 ICAR/09 is between 8 and 15
25 points: if the number of CFU acquired by the candidate in subject areas ICAR/06 ICAR/07 ICAR/08 ICAR/09 is between 16 and 24 CFU
40 points: if the number of CFU acquired by the candidate in subject areas ICAR/06 ICAR/07 ICAR/08 ICAR/09 is equal to or above 25 CFU
Based on the above criteria, candidates obtaining a score of over 70 (seventy) points are deemed to have appropriate competencies and skills, and may proceed directly with registration.
Based on the above criteria, candidates obtaining a score of between 50 (fifty) and 70 (seventy) points shall be required to sit an interview to assess their personal competencies and skills, and may proceed with registration only if they pass the interview.
Based on the above criteria, candidates obtaining a score of less than 50 (fifty) points will not be deemed to possess appropriate competencies and skills, and will be rejected.
The Degree Programme Board may hold a specific assessment session for international students, appointing a Board to assess the candidates' curricular requirements and level of personal competencies; this session will be compatible with the schedule established in the call for applications for study grants (which indicatively expires in May).
International students passing this assessment are exonerated from the following assessment of their personal competencies and skills required for students generally.