Bachelor-level and Master-level degrees

Three-year undergraduate academic degree courses (Bachelor-level) strive to provide students with an understanding of the methods and general scientific content of the subjects studied. A degree is awarded upon completion of 180 credits (ECTS) including a final examination.

Graduates may then continue for two more years to obtain a Master-level degree (formerly called Specialist-degree). Master-level degree courses (Corsi di Laurea Magistrale) provide advanced academic study programmes designed to prepare students for high qualified positions in specific sectors. The student is required to earn 120 credits (ECTS) during the two-year period and present an original thesis under the guidance of a course professor.

There are also single, or unique, cycle degree programmes (not divided into first-level Bachelor followed by two years of Master-level study) which are regulated by EU guidelines and require the student to follow a 5/6 year Master-level academic programme. In this case a student earns 300 credits in five years or 360 credits in 6 years and presents a final thesis upon completion of ECTS requirements.

Check the complete list of Bachelor-level and Master-level degrees the University of L’Aquila offers.

On the "Academic Programmes" page of each Department you can find a list, in English, of the degree programmes offered together with links to student handbooks, teaching guidelines and regulations, announcements for public selections and results, ranking lists for limited admissions degree courses, available in Italian.