Admission criteria and procedure

Graduates with a degree obtained in Italy

Access to the course is open to candidates holding a three-year degree from the following classes:

• L-18 (DM 270/04) and 17 (DM 509/99) Economics and Business Management Sciences
• L-33 (DM 270/04) and 28 (DM 509/99) Economic Sciences

Candidates in possession of a three-year degree from another class may be admitted provided they have at least 30 CFU distributed as follows:

• 9 CFU in the following fields of business: 13/ECON-06 BUSINESS ECONOMICS (SECS-P/07); 13/ECON-07 BUSINESS ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT (SECS-P/08); 13/ECON-09 BUSINESS INTERMEDIARIES AND BUSINESS FINANCE (SECS-P/09; SECS-P/11); 13/ECON-08 BUSINESS ORGANISATION (SECS-P/10); 13/ECON-10 MARKETING SCIENCES (SECS-P/13
• 9 CFU in the following fields of economics: 13/ECON-01 POLITICAL ECONOMICS (SECS-P/01); 13/ECON-02 ECONOMIC POLITICS (SECS P/02); 13/ECON-03 SCIENCE OF FINANCE (SECS-P/03); 13/ECON-05 ECONOMETRICS (SECS-P/05); 13/ECON-04 APPLIED ECONOMICS (SECS-P/06); 13/STEC-01/B ECONOMIC HISTORY (SECS-P/12)
• 6 CFUs in the following statistical-mathematical fields: 01/MATH-03 MATHEMATIC ANALYSIS, PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS (MAT05; MAT06); 01/MATH-06 OPERATIONAL RESEARCH (MAT/09); 13/STAT-01 STATISTICS (SECS-S/01; SECS-S/02); 13/STAT-02 ECONOMIC STATISTICS (SECS-S/03); 13/STAT-03/B SOCIAL STATISTICS (SECS-S/05); 13/STAT-04 MATHEMATICAL METHODS OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCIAL AND ACTUARIAL SCIENCES (SECS-S/06)
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• 6 CFUs in the following fields of law: 12/GIUR-01 PRIVATE LAW (IUS/01); 12/GIUR-02 COMMERCIAL AND NAVIGATION LAW (IUS/04; IUS/06); 12/GIUR-03/A ECONOMIC LAW (IUS/05); 12/GIUR-04 LABOUR LAW (IUS/07); 12/GIUR-06 ADMINISTRATIVE AND PUBLIC LAW (IUS/10); 12/GIUR-08 TRIBUTARY LAW (IUS/12); 12/GIUR-09 INTERNATIONAL LAW (IUS/13); 12/GIUR-10 LAW OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (IUS/14)

Graduates with degrees obtained abroad

Access to the degree programme is open to graduates witha qualification obtained abroad recognised as suitable for enrolment in a Master's degree programme in the area of economics or business administration. 

Graduates with a degree obtained abroad who require a visa must apply for admission through the UniGeApply pre-selection portal. In order to be admitted, they must have obtained a degree grade corresponding to at least 80% of the maximum grade allowed by their university. If their application is approved, they must follow the procedures indicated on the University's website on the web page dedicated to international enrolments.

The verification of the suitability of the qualification obtained abroad is carried out by the Welcome Office of the University of Genoa.

Students must be in possession of the curricular requirements before accessing the personal preparation verification stage.

All applicants are required to have an adequate knowledge of the English language (at least B1 level), in oral and written comprehension and communication, in order to enter the course. To this end:

• three-year degree graduates who have obtained their degree (in any class of degree) at the Department of Economics of the University of Genoa are considered to have met this requirement;
• all other candidates must demonstrate possession of this requirement by one of the following methods:
  • by presenting a certificate of linguistic knowledge of at least B1 level among those recognised by the University of Genoa;
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• demonstrating that they have passed, during their previous university career, one or more English language exams, for a total of at least 6 CFUs, with an average mark of at least 21/30. In the case of a qualification awarded abroad, the grade and weight in credits of the language examinations will be verified by applying the conversion table used for the international mobility of students of the Department of Economics of the University of Genoa.

If these conditions are not met, the fulfilment of the requirement may be carried out by passing an English test at B1 level, delivered in collaboration with the Language Skills Development Department of the University of Genoa.


Candidates with a degree obtained abroad must demonstrate an adequate knowledge of the Italian language (at least level B2) in oral and written comprehension and communication by passing the Italian language proficiency test organised by the University or by presenting a certificate of at least level B2 among those recognised by the University (https://unige.it/scuola-lingua-italiana).
The student must be in possession of the language requirements before accessing the personal preparation test phase.

If you have never been enrolled at the University of Genoa, access the UniGe Portal and obtain your UniGePASS credentials.

Make apply for pre-registration using the UniGePASS credentials received with your registration.

You can apply for pre-enrolment even if you have yet to graduate or, if you are a graduate, even before applying for verification of the curricular requirements or before receiving the outcome of the same.

Go to the page dedicated to the Personal Preparation Check

• confirm the course of study of your choice from those indicated in the pre-registration you have already entered;
• pay the first installment of fees according to the modalities and the deadlines indicated.