Admission procedures
The programme is free access to European citizens and equivalents.
To be admitted, you need to:
- meet the admission requirements
- attend an interview, if your degree grade is below 90/110.
Some places are reserved for non-European citizens: to be admitted, they must apply within the Admission call for Master's Degrees taught in Italian, open approximately each year between December and early March.
Admission requirements
The following requirements must be met for admission to the course.
Qualification and curricular requirements
A bachelor's degree or equivalent university qualification of at least three years' duration, also obtained abroad if recognised as suitable.
The Italian degree is considered eligible if it belongs to one of the following degree classes:
- L-36 Political science and international relations
- L-37 Peace studies
- L-39 Social work
- L-40 Sociology.
If the bachelor's degree belongs to classes other than those indicated, the educational path must include:
- at least 36 ECTS (university credits) in one of the following academic disciplines: SPS/04, SPS/07, SECS-P/02, IUS/09, M-STO/04;
- at least 12 ECTS in one of the following academic disciplines: SECS-S/04, SPS/01, SPS/08, SPS/09, SPS/10, SPS/11, M-DEA/01, M-GGR/02.
Personal background
You must have a graduation grade of minimum 90/110, or equivalent. With a lower mark you need to pass an admission interview with the programme's president.
Language proficiency
You must show proof of English proficiency at least at B2 level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
If you do not have Italian citizenship, you must show proof of Italian proficiency at least at the B2 level of the CEFR.
Admission application 2026/2027
When: from 17 April to 11 December 2026
Who: all applicants, even if already enrolled in a UniTrento programme and meeting all requirements.
You can apply before graduating or before meeting all requirements.
Outcome: you will be notified by email.
Interview
If you have to attend the interview, Student Support will email you to put you in touch with the President of the programme.
If you are missing certain curricular requirements, you can enroll in Single Courses for Master's Degrees and take the corresponding exams by the registration deadline.
If you don't meet the language proficiency requirement, you can make it up by passing an English language test at the Centro Linguistico di Ateneo (CLA).
The written tests will be held in person in Trento at the CLA, while the speaking part will be online.
Once you have achieved the language requirement, write an email to the Student support service in order to proceed with the enrolment.
| Session | Registration to the test | Written part | Speaking part |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session 1 | from 27 March to 20 April at 12.00 CET | 27 April at 14.30 | 8 May |
| Session 2 | from 20 April to 15 May at 12.00 CET | 25 May at 14.30 | 5 June |
| Session 3 | from 16 May to 25 June at 12.00 CET | 6 July at 14.30 | 17 July |
| Session 4 | from 26 June to 21 August at 12.00 CET | 2 September at 14.30 | 11 September |
| Session 5 | from 24 August to 2 October at 12.00 CET | 12 October at 14.30 | 23 October |
| Session 6 | from 5 October to 13 November at 12.00 CET | 23 November at 14.30 | 4 December |
As you fulfill all the admission requirements, the Student Support service will send you the instructions tu fill in the enrolment request.
Enrollment deadline for a.y. 2026/2027: 21 December 2026.
After receiving the email with your matriculation number, in order to ‘activate’ your first-year course registration, you must complete the yearly enrollment within 7 days of receiving the email: this is required to access all University services such as wi-fi, the canteen card, library services, to register for exams, and CLA language courses.
Instructions are available on the page:
Fees and funding
Helpline by phone: from Monday to Friday between 9.30 and 10.30 am, phone +39 0461 282983
Front desk on appointment:
- in person: Wednesday from 14.30 to 16.00
- online with Zoom: Tuesday from 11.00 to 12.00.
Via Tommaso Gar 14, 38122 Trento