Application

Admission to the Master's Degree in Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence requires a bachelor's degree or a three-year university degree, or a degree obtained abroad and recognized as suitable.

Basic knowledge in logic and epistemology, mathematics and computer science, cognitive, philosophical, legal sciences is required to enter the Degree.

Curricular requirements consist of the possession of at least 30 CFUs in the fields INF/01 (INFO-01/A), ING-INF/05 (IINF-05/A), MAT/01 (MATH-01/A), MAT/02 (MATH-02/A), MAT/05 (MATH-03/A), MAT/06 (MATH-03/B), MAT/07 (MATH-04/A), MAT/09 (MATH-06/A), SECS-S/01 (STAT-01/A), SECS-S/03 (STAT-02/A), M-FIL/02 (PHIL-02/A), M-FIL/03 (PHIL-03/A), M-FIL/05 (PHIL-04/B), M-PSI/01 (PSIC-01/A), M-PSI/02 (PSIC-01/B), BIO/09 (BIOS-06/A), IUS/01 (GIUR-01/A), IUS/04 (GIUR-02/A), IUS/08 (GIUR-05/A), IUS/09 (GIUR-05/A), IUS/10 (GIUR-06/A), IUS/14 (GIUR-10/A), IUS/20 (GIUR-17/A), of which:
- at least 12 in the fields INF/01 (INFO-01/A), ING-INF/05 (IINF-05/A), MAT/01 (MATH-01/A), MAT/02 (MATH-02/A), MAT/05 (MATH-03/A), MAT/06 (MATH-03/B), MAT/07 (MATH-04/A), MAT/09 (MATH-06/A), SECS-S/01 (STAT-01/A), SECS-S/03 (STAT-02/A);
- at least 12 in the fields M-FIL/02 (PHIL-02/A), M-FIL/03 (PHIL-03/A), M-FIL/05 (PHIL-04/B), M-PSI/01 (PSIC-01/A), M-PSI/02 (PSIC-01/B), BIO/09 (BIOS-06/A), IUS/01 (GIUR-01/A), IUS/04 (GIUR-02/A), IUS/08 (GIUR-05/A), IUS/09 (GIUR-05/A), IUS/10 (GIUR-06/A), IUS/14 (GIUR-10/A), IUS/20 (GIUR-17/A).

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;
· Having obtained the open badge Bbetween English B2 from the University of Milan-Bicocca, or has passed the Placement test in English B2 from the University of Milan, or has obtained the English B2 certificate from the Language Center of the University of Pavia;
· Holding a degree delivered entirely or predominantly in English;
· 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.



Admission assessment

The Degree is open access. Admission is subject to verification of the possession of curricular requirements and evaluation of the candidate's personal preparation. For candidates with foreign degrees, verification of the requirements will be carried out by comparing the contents of the candidates' previous courses of studies.

Having verified the curricular requirements, the assessment of personal preparation will be done through individual interview on the knowledge required for admission. The interview will also assess the multidisciplinary preparation necessary to undertake the Course of Study. Specifically,
- basic knowledge in the area of algorithms and programming will be required for the computer science area;
- basic knowledge in the area of logic, probability, statistics and algebra will be required for the mathematics area.

In addition, basic knowledge in at least one of these three areas is required:
- philosophical: logic, epistemology and applied ethics;
- cognitive sciences: neuroscience, general psychology and neurophysiology;
- legal: sources of law, fundamental rights and legal informatics.

The timing and procedures for submitting the application for the evaluation of qualifications, as well as the dates of the interviews will be published on the University website www.unimi.it on the page dedicated to the course of study.

Applicants with degrees from abroad will be attracted through widespread dissemination of open calls in all relevant fields through the academic networks of relevant faculty members. In their case, in order to appropriately assess the congruence of the educational background on the basis of the above curricular requirements, the admissions committee will decide on the appropriateness of admitting the candidate by evaluating the computer, mathematical, philosophical, psychological, biological and legal knowledge and skills acquired in his or her previous course of study, on the basis of an interview, possibly to be held remotely.

Students must select a curriculum within the Master's degree programme upon submitting their application. It is possible to change curriculum in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Academic Board and communicated to students via the Course website.