Application BBO

The programme is intended for top-level Italian and international students and is subject to rigorous analysis of admission requirements.

Applicants should have a bachelor's degree or equivalent, strong interest and/or previous studies in economics, management, sociology, political sciences or related subjects; undergraduate or graduate training in mathematics and quantitative methods or a strong motivation to quickly fill their gaps in these fields; a sound knowledge of spoken and written English.

The evaluation process will consider the applicants prior academic records and their consistency with the above-mentioned criteria. Admission is based on academic excellence.

Eligible candidates must meet the following requirements:

a) Applicants who have obtained their bachelor's degrees from Italian Universities are eligible for admission if they hold a 'laurea' degree pertaining to any one of the "classi di laurea" (degree classes) listed below under the heading "Note 1". Applicants who have completed their undergraduate studies at foreign universities are eligible for admission if they hold a bachelor's degree in economics, political science, or other broadly related subjects (from history to industrial engineering, from management to mathematics, from philosophy to sociology, and so on), provided that their bachelor's degree may be regarded as equivalent to one of the Italian "laurea" degrees listed below (Note 1).

b) All candidates holding a different bachelor's degree from the ones listed in Note 1 must have earned at least 18 ECTS in economics, business management, mathematics/ statistics or law. The ECTS credit value of foreign applicants undergraduate studies will be assessed by the MHR admissions committee. Applicants holding an Italian bachelor's degree must have earned the required credits within the set of admissible "settori scientifico-disciplinari" (disciplinary scientific sectors) listed below under the heading "Note 2". Applicants who have completed their undergraduate studies at foreign universities must exhibit a comparable academic record or competence in logic, statistics and mathematics.

c) Proficiency in English at level B2 or higher according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is required for admission.
The B2-level requirement will be ascertained by the University Language Centre (SLAM) upon admission as follows:

- Valid language certificate at B2 level or higher, issued no more than three years before the application date. The list of language certificates recognized by the University is available at https://www.unimi.it/en/node/39322 .The certificate must be uploaded when submitting the online application;
- English level achieved during a University of Milan degree programme and certified by the University Language Centre (SLAM) no more than four years before the application date, including levels based on language certificates submitted by the applicant during their Bachelor's degree at the University of Milan. Verification will be carried out automatically, no documents need to be uploaded.
- Entry test administrated by the University Language Centre (SLAM) according to the calendar published on the website: (https://www.unimi.it/en/node/39267/)
Applicants who fail to submit a valid certificate or do not meet the required proficiency level will be instructed during the admission procedure to take the Entry test.

Applicants who do not take or pass the Entry test will be required to obtain a language proficiency certificate recognized by the University (see https://www.unimi.it/en/node/39322) and submit it to SLAM via the InformaStudenti service by the deadline set by the master's degree programme (https://www.unimi.it/en/node/39267/).

Applicants who fail to meet the requirement by said deadline will not be admitted to the master's degree programme and may not sit any further tests.

d) Admission will be awarded on the basis of academic merit, coherence of their previous curriculum with the learning objectives of the Master's degree in Management of Human resources, and a test to ascertain their basic knowledge in some core areas (Organization theories and individual-organization relationship; Research methodology/descriptive statistics; Labour economics; Labour law).

Applicants might be interviewed for admission. Each applicant will have to submit, together with the application, a detailed curriculum vitae (CV). Failing to provide the above-mentioned documentation, the applicant will be excluded from the admission procedure.
Please, fill in the CV template available here: https://mhr.cdl.unimi.it/en/enrolment

More information about the admission criteria and procedure, including the test of basic knowledge, is available at the following link: https://mhr.cdl.unimi.it/en/enrolment (Section Admission criteria)

* Note 1 (in Italian)

- L-16 Scienze dell'amministrazione e dell'organizzazione
- L-18 Scienze dell'economia e della gestione aziendale
- L-33 Scienze economiche
- L-36 Scienze politiche e delle relazioni internazionali
- L-41 Statistica

* Note 2 (in Italian)

At least 18 ECTS: INF/01 - INFO-01/A, MAT/01 - MATH-01/A, MAT/02 - MATH-02/A, MAT/03 - MATH-02/B, MAT/04 - MATH-01/B, MAT/05 - MATH-03/A, MAT/06 - MATH-03/B, MAT/07 - MATH-04/A, MAT/08 - MATH-05/A, MAT/09 - MATH-06/A, IUS/01 - GIUR-01/A, IUS/02 - GIUR-11/A, IUS/03 - GIUR-03/B, IUS/04 - GIUR-02/A, IUS/05 - GIUR-03/A, IUS/06 - GIUR-02/B, IUS/07 - GIUR-04/A, IUS/08 - GIUR-05/A, IUS/09 - GIUR-05/A - GIUR-06/A, IUS/10 - GIUR-06/A, IUS/11 - GIUR-07/A, IUS/12 - GIUR-08/A, IUS/13 - GIUR-09/A, IUS/14 - GIUR-10/A, IUS/15 - GIUR-12/A, IUS/16 - GIUR-13/A, IUS/17 - GIUR-14/A, IUS/18 - GIUR-15/A, IUS/19 - GIUR-16/A, IUS/20 - GIUR-17/A, IUS/21 - GIUR-11/B, SECS-P/01 - ECON-01/A, SECS-P/02 - ECON-02/A, SECS-P/03 - ECON-03/A, SECS-P/04 - STEC-01/A, SECS-P/05 - ECON-05/A, SECS-P/06 - ECON-04/A, SECS-P/07 - ECON-06/A, SECS-P/08 - ECON-07/A, SECS-P/09 - ECON-09/A, SECS-P/10 - ECON-08/A, SECS-P/11 - ECON-09/B, SECS-P/12 - STEC-01/B, SECS-P/13 - ECON-10/A, SECS-S/01 - STAT-01/A, SECS-S/02 - STAT-01/B, SECS-S/03 - STAT-02/A, SECS-S/04 - STAT-03/A, SECS-S/05 - STAT-03/B, SECS-S/06 - STAT-04/A. while guaranteeing at least 12 CFU (out of the 18) in these areas: SECS-S/01 - STAT-01/A, SECS-S/03 - STAT-02/A, SECS-S/05 - STAT-03/B, SECS-S/06 - STAT-04/A, SECS-P/05 - ECON-05/A, MAT/01 - MATH-01/A, MAT/05 - MATH-03/A, MAT/06 - MATH-03/B.