Management and Enhancement of Archives and Libraries | Enrollment
Management and Enhancement of Archives and Libraries Enrollment
Access to the Master’s degree in the Management and Valorisation of Archives and Libraries, LM 5
Enrolment in the Master's Degree in Management and Valorisation of Archives and Libraries (LM 5) requires the possession of a degree, either a degree awarded in accordance with the regulations in force prior to Ministerial Decree 509/1999, or a three-year university degree or another degree awarded abroad, recognised as appropriate in accordance with the regulations in force.
Academic degrees from foreign universities may be recognized for the purpose of admission to the course of study. More information can be found on the following webpage:
https://web.unisa.it/didattica/segreteria/servizi?servizio=23
For admission, it is necessary to possess specific knowledge in library and archive studies and related methodological disciplines, as well as in linguistics, philology, literature, and history.
Requirements:
- Specific curricular requirements
- Adequate personal preparation
Type of access
No test is required for the admission to the Master's degree course. However, it is necessary to meet personal preparation and curricular requirements; the enrolment is subject to an application for evaluation of the applicant’s previous academic career, which can be submitted from 17 July 2023 to 29 February 2024 according to the procedures outlined under 'enrolment'.
Curricular requirements
Graduates of the three-year degree course in Management and Valorisation of Archives and Libraries (L 1), Cultural Heritage Sciences (Class 13 ex-Ministerial Decree 509/1999), Humanities (Class L 10) may be admitted to the Master's degree course in Management and Valorisation of Archives and Libraries, subject to course evaluation.
Graduates from three-year degree programmes in other classes who have acquired 90 CFUs in the following SSDD groups are also eligible:
INF/01 and ING-INF/05
IUS/ 09, 10, 18, 19
L-ANT/ 02, 03, 05, 07, 08
L-ART/ 01 to 03
L-FIL-LET/ 02 to 13
L-LIN/ 01, 04,12
M-DEA/01
M-FIL/ 02, 05, 06, 08
M-GGR/ 01, 02
M-STO 01 to 05, 07 to 09
SECS-P/10
SECS-S/01, 05
SPS/07, 08, 10
Other candidates permitted
Holders of a university degree, a four-year degree, a five-year degree or a specialised or Master's degree, a qualification obtained abroad and recognised as suitable in accordance with the regulations in force are also admitted, provided that they have acquired the 90 credits in the disciplines listed above, on the basis of the following equivalence principle: a one year-long module = 12 CFU; a six month-long module = 6 CFU.
For further details, please consult the regulations at the link
Personal preparation requirements
A good knowledge of both written and spoken English and the ability to use the main IT tools are required. This prerequisite must be attested to by the acquisition of at least 5 training credits (for English language) and at least 3 training credits (for computer skills) obtained in the relevant subject areas or through attendance of specific computer or language laboratories, or documented to by equivalent qualifications.
Ways of verifying personal preparation requirements
Students who have not acquired specific credits in the fields M-STO/08 and M-STO/09 in their previous career and/or have obtained a weighted average exam mark of less than 26/30 in their previous degree course must sit an interview.
Interview
The assessment of prerequisites will be carried out by the relevant Teaching Council (Area Didattica) of the Master's degree course on the basis of the examinations taken in the previous career or other assessable activities.
An interview will assess adequacy of knowledge in the field of history and cultures from ancient times to the Middle Ages. The candidate may only attend the interview once during a given academic year. However, the student who is not admitted may re-sit the test in the following academic year. Admission interviews will be held three times a year, in September, December, and February. Registration with deficient educational qualifications is not permitted in any case.
Enrolment
In order to enrol on the Master's degree course, it is necessary to apply for an evaluation of one's previous academic career within the three deadlines indicated below:
- 23 settembre 2023
- 2 dicembre 2023
- 11 febbraio 2024
The application must be sent by e-mail to the Department's Careers Office (carrierestudenti.dispac@unisa.it ), using the form that can be downloaded from this page (see link below) and attaching the self-declaration of the previous degree with examinations taken, preferably downloaded from the university website, and a scan of both sides of an ID document.
The application shall be deemed complete upon payment of the €16 stamp duty paid online, the receipt of which will be uploaded in the 'payments' section of the reserved area.
On the basis of the evaluation by a commission, the Teaching Council (Area Didattica), will communicate the outcome to the Careers office, which in its turn will notify students, by e-mail.
Candidates may be:
- admitted and will then be able to proceed with online registration;
- not admitted due to lack of entry requirements;
- conditional admission: the candidate will therefore be called for an interview that will lead to either their admission or non-admission.
Students who register in the degree course after 30 September 2023 may regularly apply for first-semester courses prior to obtaining their Bachelor's degree.
The request must be submitted by email to the DISPAC education office carrierestudenti.dispac@unisa.it using the form attached on this page
The Master's degree course may also be accessed by transferring from another Master’s course, from another university, as a drop-out or lapsed student and by obtaining a second academic degree.
Candidates are required to follow the procedures indicated in the following links and then wait to be notified about their registration, which will take place ex officio.
Change of degree course https://web.unisa.it/didattica/segreteria/servizi?servizio=10
Transfer from another university https://web.unisa.it/didattica/segreteria/servizi?servizio=1
Drop-out or lapsed student https://web.unisa.it/didattica/segreteria/servizi?servizio=16
Second academic degree https://web.unisa.it/didattica/segreteria/servizi?servizio=7
For questions regarding fees, ISEE submission, enrolment, transitions/transfers and online services, please visit this link: https://web.unisa.it/didattica/segreteria/faq
Please note that in the case of enrolment by the final deadline, which is within February 2024, the ISEE must be valid at the time of enrolment, so it must be applied for in the calendar year 2024 prior to the enrolment.
Access arrangements for students with disabilities or Specific Learning Disorders–SLD (Disturbi Specifici di Apprendimento–DSA): assistance with Assessment Test
Candidates with a certificate of civil invalidity or disability certification as per Article 3, paragraphs 1 and 3 of Law no. 104 of 1992 or with a diagnosis of Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) as per Law no. 170 of 2010, may benefit from special aids or compensatory measures in the performance of the admission test, by making an explicit request.
The diagnosis of SLD must have been issued to the minor applicant no more than three years after the date on which the application for assistance was submitted or, if they are adult, it must have been updated after their 18th birthday. The certification must have been issued by Public Bodies or Facilities and/or by professionals accredited with the Regional/National Health Service.
It should also be noted that the use of any medical equipment must be authorised in advance by the Right to Study Office.
Candidates with a civil invalidity/disability or with SLD must submit a request for assistance, accompanied by documentation, by e-mail to the Right to Study Office (dirstu@unisa.it) no later than fifteen days before the date of the chosen Assessment Test.
The form to request for assistance can be downloaded at the following link:
https://www.disabilidsa.unisa.it/servizi/modulistica
For each test the candidate intends to take, they must produce the appropriate application.
Non-EU foreign students
Non-EU citizens residing abroad may participate in the test by observing, exclusively, the inter-ministerial provisions relating to procedures for the entry, residence, and enrolment of foreign/international students on higher education courses in Italy for the academic year 2023–2024 published on the MUR website at http://www.studiare-in-italia.it/studentistranieri/.
Candidates in possession of a qualification obtained abroad must provide evidence of the qualification accompanied by its official translation into Italian, as well as legalisation and a declaration of worth from the Italian diplomatic-consular representative competent for their territory; in the event of a request to shorten the course, they must produce a certificate of academic studies already completed abroad specifying the examinations passed and accompanied by official documentation on the syllabus of the modules they studied.
For the academic year 2023–2024, the pre-enrolment procedure for non-EU citizens will take place via the digital portal UNIVERSITALY. On this platform, applicants will upload all the documents required for their admission to degree courses.
The Italian language test, compulsory for non-EU candidates, will be organised by the University of Salerno on a date to be announced. It will be the responsibility of the University's International Relations-Erasmus Office to inform candidates of the details of the test.
Non-EU citizens residing abroad who wish to take the Assessment Test must have taken and passed the Italian language proficiency test first; then follow all the registration procedures indicated in the preceding paragraphs.
On the day of the Assessment Test, candidates must present themselves with their passport with the specific 'study' entry visa or residence permit, if any, or with the receipt certifying that they have applied for the permit.
Services and Information on Fees and Contributions
https://web.unisa.it/didattica/segreteria/tasse-e-contributi
