Requirements and Admissions

(Framework A3.a RAD – SUA-CdS)

The Graduate Degree in Food and Planetary Health is a multidisciplinary course of study focused on gastronomic sciences from the perspective of nutrition, health and the environment, with a specific focus on Planetary Health and One Health. Candidates for admission to the Graduate Degree programme will be assessed on the basis of their application dossier, consisting of documents provided by the candidate that allow their curriculum to be reconstructed. All candidates are required to have a B2 level of English, as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). A detailed description of the knowledge required for admission and the assessment methods will be provided in the Degree Programme Regulations. The programme has been designed to take into account the knowledge already possessed by students from different degree programmes who are interested in pursuing a course of study focused on gastronomic sciences.

International students who earned their degrees abroad

Students who have earned an academic degree at an Italian university

Graduates holding a bachelor’s degree from the following degree classes:

•       L-2 – Biotechnology
•       L-4 – Industrial Design
•       L-6 – Geography
•       L-5 – Philosophy
•       L-7 – Civil and Environmental Engineering
•       L-25 – Agricultural and Forestry Sciences and Technologies
•       L-13 – Biological Sciences
•       L-14 – Legal Services
•       L-14 R – Legal Services
•       L-15 – Tourism Sciences
•       L-26 – Food Science and Technology
•       L-37 – Social Sciences for Development, Cooperation and Peace
•       L-38 – Animal Science and Technology
•       L-GASTR – Gastronomy Science, Culture and Policy
•       L-40 – Sociology
•       L-36 – Political Science
•       LM-41 – Single-cycle Master’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery

Graduates holding a single-cycle master’s degree awarded within the LMG/01 – Class of Master’s Degrees in Law.

Those who possess three-year Bachelor degrees (or equivalent) different from those indicated above, may also be admitted, provided they have obtained at least 40 credits (either at the Bachelor or Master level), of which:

•       At least 15 credits in the following scientific-disciplinary areas:

AGRI-01/A – Agricultural Economics; BIOS-02/A – Plant Physiology; BIOS-03/B – Anthropology; BIOS-05/A – Ecology; GEOS-03/B – Applied Geology; GEOS-04/B – Applied Geophysics; GEOS-04/C – Oceanography; GIUR-03/B – Agricultural and Food Law; GIUR-09/A – International Law; GIUR-10/A – European Union Law; GSPS-01/A – Political Philosophy; GSPS-04/B– History of International Relations; HIST-03/A – Contemporary History; MEDS-03/A – Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology; MEDS-08/C – Food Science and Applied Dietetic Techniques; HIST-01/A – Medieval History; HIST-02/A – Modern History; HIST-03/A – Contemporary History; SDEA-01/A – Demo-Ethno-Anthropological Disciplines; PHIL-02/A – Philosophy of Science; PHIL-04/A – Aesthetics; PHIL-04/B – Philosophy and Theory of Language; PHIL-02/A – Logic and Philosophy of Science; PHIL-02/B – History of Science and Technology; PHIL-03/A – Moral Philosophy;

•       The remaining 25 credits in the scientific areas listed below:

 Humanities, social sciences and law:

ECON-01/A – Political economy; GSPS-02/A – Political science; GSPS-05/A – General sociology; GSPS-06/A – Sociology of cultural and communication processes; GSPS-07/B – Sociology of Law and Deviance; GSPS-08/A – Sociology of Economic and Labour Processes; GSPS-08/B – Sociology of the Environment and Territory; GSPS-01/B – Political Science; GSPS-06/A – Sociology of Cultural and Communication Processes; GSPS-08/A – Sociology of economic and labour processes; GSPS-08/B– Sociology of the environment and territory; MEDS-02/C – History of medicine; GEOG-01/A – Geography; GEOG-01/B – Economic and political geography; GLOT-01/B– Teaching of modern languages. 

Environmental sciences, natural sciences, and medical-veterinary sciences:

AGRI-01/A – Agricultural economics, food economics, and rural valuation; AGRI-02/B – Horticulture and floriculture; AGRI-02/A – Agronomy and herbaceous crops; AGRI-03/A – General arboriculture and tree crops; AGRI-04/A – Agricultural hydraulics and hydraulic-forestry systems; AGRI-04/B – Agricultural mechanics; AGRI-05/B – Plant pathology; AGRI-04/C – Rural construction and agroforestry; AGRI-06/B – Agricultural chemistry; AGRI-07/A – Food science and technology; AGRI-08/A – Agricultural microbiology; AGRI-09/A – General animal husbandry and genetic improvement; AGRI-09/B – Animal nutrition and feeding; AGRI-09/C – Special animal husbandry; AGRI-09/D – Animal husbandry; BIOS-01/A – General botany; BIOS-01/B – Systematic botany; BIOS-01/C – Environmental and applied botany; BIOS-03/A – Zoology; BIOS-07/A – Biochemistry; BIOS-15/A – Microbiology; GEOS-01/D – Mineral resources and mineralogical-petrographic applications for the environment and cultural heritage; GEOS-04/C – Oceanography, Meteorology and Climatology; IIND-07/B – Environmental Technical Physics; MEDS-24/B – General and Applied Hygiene; MVET-01/A – Veterinary Anatomy; MVET-02/A – General Pathology and Veterinary Pathological Anatomy; MVET-02/B – Inspection of food of animal origin; MVET-03/B – Parasitology and parasitic diseases of animals and humans; PHYS-05/B – Physics of the Earth system, planets and climate; PHYS-06/A – Physics for life sciences, the environment and cultural heritage.

Those in possession of other valid non-Italian degrees may still apply, pending approval by the competent bodies of the University.

International applicants who have acquired a valid and recognized first-cycle degree (university level) are eligible for selection.

Students must hold a Bachelor’s degree (first-cycle undergraduate degree) that must be eligible and valid for entry into a second-cycle degree (Master of Science program).

 The degree (Bachelor’s degree/undergraduate program) of origin must have the following characteristics:

•       180 educational credits (ECTS);
•       a duration of at least 3 years;
•       equivalent to an Italian degree program;
•       issued by a foreign university recognized by the educational system of the issuing country, enabling further study in a postgraduate program (Level II)

The competent bodies of the University reserve the right to assess the suitability of the candidates’ qualifications, even if they have partially different characteristics from the above.

• Candidates in possession of, or in the process of obtaining a three-year undergraduate degree from one of the Italian universities indicated in the “Required Academic Qualifications for Access to the Graduate Degree”
  Upon graduation, such candidates must submit a self-certification of their undergraduate degree.
• Candidates in possession of, or in the process of obtaining a three-year undergraduate degree from a non-Italian university accredited in an EU member country or equivalent, and compatible with one of the three-year undergraduate degrees indicated in the attached document “Required Academic Qualifications for Access to the Graduate Degree”, valid for admission to an Italian university.Upon graduation, such candidates must submit a Diploma Supplement issued by the institution that conferred the undergraduate degree by the start of lessons and activities.
• Candidates in possession of, or in the process of obtaining a three-year undergraduate degree from a non-Italian university accredited in a non-EU or equivalent country, and compatible with one of the three-year undergraduate degrees indicated in the attached document “Required Academic Qualifications for Access to the Graduate Degree”, valid for admission to an Italian university.

Upon graduation, such candidates must:

Option a) obtain a Statement of Comparability (SoC) from Enic-Naric (CIMEA) CIMEA, the Italian branch of ENIC-NARIC (European Network of Information Centres – National Academic Recognition Information Centres) determines the equivalency of academic titles online by issuing a Statement of Comparability (SoC).

For more information, please see this website: https://www.cimea.it/EN/pagina-ardi-automatic-recognition-database-italia.

Option b) Obtain a Declaration of Value from the Italian Consulate. The DV is a document that certifies both the comparability and authenticity of study title. The DV can only be issued by the Italian consulate or embassy in the country where your Bachelor diploma was awarded; more specifically, the Italian embassy or consulate with jurisdiction over the area in which your degree was awarded. You should be aware that it can be a time-consuming process.

Option c) For US graduates only: obtain a Bachelor diploma verification through National Student Clearinghouse. Those students with US titles may request a Bachelor diploma Verification from National Student Clearinghouse in lieu of either the DV or the SoC. The cost of the service is around 15 USD. More information can be found here online: https://nscverifications.org/degreeverify/

A digital copy of the relevant legalization document must be received by the Registrar Office no later than the first day of the Program. 

 All Non-EU candidates are required to pre-enroll through the consulate, a process that must be completed online through the Universitaly portal, in order to then apply for a study visa.

 As appointments are limited, such students should book an appointment with the relevant consular representative even prior to their admission to the program in order to complete the pre-enrollment and visa request processes successfully and within the necessary time frame. Students from all countries are eligible to apply.

Detailed information can be found in the “Apply for a study visa and legalize academic titles” on the International Student Start Point page of our website. Applicants from Colombia and India should take note of the “Special Cases” section, as the visa processes in both countries have recently proven especially long and complex.

IMPORTANT: candidates not yet in possession of their Bachelor degree, or rather, still in the process of graduating, will be enrolled conditionally in the Graduate Degree program, pending written proof of having obtained their Bachelor degree by the last available exam session for the 2025/2026 academic year.

For non-English mother tongue students an English language proficiency of at least level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages is required.

The following requirements are considered valid:

 – university degree (or high school diploma) obtained in the English language

or

– one of the following international English language certifications.

Students who do not hold one of the above-mentioned language certifications will be required to take an interview with an English language instructor of the University.

• Register your personal data and create username and password, online through the following website: https://unisg.esse3.cineca.it/Start.do?cod_lingua=eng;
• On the top right of the MENU select Registration
• Follow the entire Registration Process
• At the end of the registration, on the top right of the MENU select Login
• Insert your username and password (defined during the registration process) and login into the Reserved Area
• On the top right of the MENU select Registrar Office – Pre-enrollment

Choose the Two – year graduate degree in FOOD AND PLANETARY HEALTH

A maximum of 40 students will be admitted for the A.Y. 2026-2027.

 Evaluation is based on the applicant’s dossier, assessed on a scale from 0 to 100 points.Personal dossier evaluation (Max score 100)

1.     Certificate of valid three-year Bachelor degree (or equivalent) with exams, grades, ECTS, Academic Discipline List (SSD), and the final grade, if achieved*. Certificates must be in English or in Italian.
2.     Personal CV in English (preferably in EU format).
3.     Cover letter in English (approx. 300-400 words).

[1] link a modalità di ammissione allegate

 If issued by an Italian university: Self-certification (autocertificazione) of the undergraduate degree, or of the final grades received; if obtained from a university accredited by an EU-member state or equivalent: Diploma Supplement; if obtained from a university accredited by a non-EU (or equivalent) country: Declaration of Value (Dichiarazione di Valore) for the three-year Bachelor (or equivalent) issued by the relevant Italian consular authorities; Statement of Comparability (SoC); for US graduates only: obtain a Bachelor diploma verification through National Student Clearinghouse.

UNISG  students from the Undergraduate Degree Program (Laurea Triennale) can apply for the admission in one of the sessions and will be directly admitted to the Graduate Degree program, without any examination. All UNISG Undergraduate Degree Program (Laurea Triennale) students will receive a University Community Scholarship that consists of a one-time reduction of €4,000 on the fee of the first year and second year. This scholarship cannot be cumulated with any other UNISG fee exemption.

Candidates can choose to apply in one of the admission sessions indicated below in the chart.

• The minimum score to be admitted is 70/100.
• Candidates will be admitted according to a score based ranking list compiled for each session, until the admission limits for the current academic year will be reached.

You will be notified on your admission by email according to the above-mentioned deadlines.

Candidates will be able to view their ranking position, directly on their webpage by logging in to https://unisg.esse3.cineca.it/Start.do.

To confirm acceptance of admission, the applicant can proceed via the web to the pre-enrollment process and immediately thereafter pay a deposit of 2,000 euros within a maximum of one week after the outcome is announced.

If the candidate will not proceed with the pre-enrollment within the abovementioned deadlines, he will be removed from ranking.

How to pay the deposit 

Bank transfer

BANK: UNICREDIT BANCA
ACCOUNT NO.: 000041352940
IBAN: IT 48 V 02008 46041 000041352940
BIC/SWIFT:  UNCRITM1R34
REFERENCE: Candidate’s last name, Admission Test Postgraduate 2026/2027

OR

BANK: BANCA INTESA SANPAOLO – FIL. MILANO
ACCOUNT NO.: 100000101172
IBAN: IT 05 K 03069 09606 100000101172
BIC/SWIFT: BCITITMM
REFERENCE: Candidate’s last name, Admission Test Postgraduate 2026/2027

By Pago PA Platform (only for Italian bank account holders)
Immediately after submitting your Dossier, is possible to pay through PagoPA services by accessing your personal portal with your credentials: go to the Pre-enrollment summary and click on the button PAYMENTS at the bottom of the page.

Candidates admitted will subsequently be able to complete enrollment by paying the first part of the university fee within the deadlines indicated (as per the University fee payment procedures available on old.unisg.oiss.io).

Admitted candidates who have not yet obtained their three-year undergraduate degree will be conditionally enrolled, pending the verification of the student self-certification or Bachelor diploma, which must be obtained from the university of origin prior to the last exam session for the 2024/2025 academic year

CANDIDATES ADMITTED TO OR ENROLLED IN OTHER UNIVERSITIES

Candidates admitted to or enrolled in academic programs at other universities must complete the online application process, take the admission test and submit the appropriate form.
Candidates that have already passed certain exams may apply to have these examination grades recognized by submitting the appropriate application no later than December 31, 2026.

Important note for non-EU candidates:

All non-EU applicants must contact their local Italian consulate as soon as possible and not later than the end of June, as a first step in obtaining a study visa. Considering the complexity of the process, we strongly encourage you to book an appointment well in advance. Additionally, all Non-EU candidates are required to pre-enroll through the consulate, a process that must be completed online through the Universitaly portal, in order to then apply for a study visa.

As appointments are limited, such students should book an appointment with the relevant consular representative even prior to their admission to the program in order to complete the pre-enrollment and visa request processes successfully and within the necessary time frame. Students from all countries are eligible to apply. For more information, please also see the

For more information, see the online page International Student Start Point on the Unisg Website or write to the Unisg Student Office (segreteria@unisg.it).