Historical studies
Course Description
Level: Degree Programme
Degree Class:
L-42 R - Content in Italian
Storia
Department: CIVILISATIONS AND FORMS OF KNOWLEDGE
Admission: Free
CFUs: 180
Duration: 3 years
English Italian
Pisa
- Ancient History
- Medieval History
- Modern and Contemporary History
Content in Italian
Per accedere al corso di laurea gli studenti devono essere in possesso di un diploma di scuola secondaria superiore, e devono dimostrare di padroneggiare la lingua italiana nell'espressione scritta e orale.
Il Corso di Laurea, nell'ambito del Dipartimento di Civiltà e forme del sapere, organizza ogni anno (a settembre e a gennaio) dei test autovalutativi di ingresso per evidenziare eventuali lacune degli studenti nella comprensione di testi storiografici e permettere l'istituzione di corsi dedicati al rafforzamento delle competenze di base dello studente.
Content in Italian
Per l'ammissione al Corso sono richieste le conoscenze di base che di norma si acquisiscono con un Diploma di Scuola media superiore di indirizzo umanistico. In ogni caso, chiunque si iscriva dovrà possedere: la capacità di esprimersi perfettamente in italiano scritto e orale; una buona formazione culturale di base. Qualora il diploma di Scuola media superiore sia stato conseguito all'estero, deve esserne riconosciuta l'equipollenza.
Gli studenti che intendono iscriversi al corso devono superare il test d'ingresso per i corsi di laurea triennali organizzato dal Dipartimento di Civiltà e forme del sapere dell'Università di Pisa (Test di valutazione/TOLC-SU: https://www.cfs.unipi.it/studenti/test-di-accesso/). Il TOLC-SU è obbligatorio. Esso consiste in 50 quesiti suddivisi in 3 sezioni (Comprensione, del testo e conoscenza della lingua italiana; Conoscenze e competenze acquisite negli studi; Ragionamento logico-critico non formalizzato). Ogni domanda corretta equivale a 1 punto. La prova è da considerarsi superata se: a) il punteggio totale è uguale/superiore a 23.5 oppure b) il punteggio relativo alla sezione 'Comprensione del testo e conoscenza della lingua italiana' è uguale/superiore a 12.5. Nel caso di mancato superamento del TOLC-SU gli studenti dovranno frequentare il Corso di recupero OFA erogato dal Dipartimento, dimostrando di aver colmato le lacune secondo le modalità di accertamento stabilite. Tutte le informazioni di dettaglio sono precisate sull'apposita sezione del sito del Dipartimento di Civiltà e forme del sapere, 'area studenti' – 'test di valutazione iniziale'.
Course Evaluations
Contacts
Presidente del Corso di Laurea
Alma Poloni
Email: Alma Poloni@unipi.it
Referente didattico
Unità Didattica del Dipartimento
Tel. (+39) 050 xxxxxxx
Email: didattica@cfs.unipi.it
Unità Didattica del Dipartimento di Civiltà e Forme del Sapere: https://www.cfs.unipi.it/studiare-a-cfs/coordinamento-didattico
Orario di ricevimento: Solo su appuntamento da concordare via email: didattica@cfs.unipi.it
Study Plan
For students enrolled in the academic year 2025/2026
Storia antica
Required
- History of the near ancient east (12 CFU) - Secondo ciclo semestrale
- Greek history (12 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Roman history (12 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
Test di valutazione iniziale (2 CFU)
- History assessment test (2 CFU)
Lingua b - lab obbligatorio (6 CFU)
- Spanish language laboratory b (6 CFU)
- French language laboratory b (6 CFU) - Secondo ciclo semestrale
- English language laboratory b (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- German language laboratory b (6 CFU) - Ciclo annuale unico
Gr geo i anno (6 CFU) (6 CFU)
- Development geography (6 CFU)
- Economic geography (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Political geography (6 CFU)
- Cartography (6 CFU) - Secondo ciclo semestrale
Gr rel i anno st ant / st med (6 CFU)
- History of religions a (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Medieval church history (6 CFU) - Secondo ciclo semestrale
- History of the ancient christianity (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Hebrew language (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Religious history of the modern age (6 CFU)
Esami a libera scelta (6 CFU)
Required
- Medieval history i (12 CFU)
- Italian literature (12 CFU)
- Istituzioni di antropologia culturale (6 CFU)
Gr arch II anno st ant (12 CFU)
- Medieval archaeology (12 CFU)
- Institutions of archeology and history of greek and roman art (12 CFU)
- Archaeology and history of greek art (12 CFU)
- Archaeology and history of roman art (12 CFU)
- Medieval archaeology (6 CFU)
- Foundations of archaeology and history of the greek art ( for not archaeologists ) (6 CFU)
- Foundations of roman archaeology and history of art (6 CFU)
Gr stoa (6 CFU)
- Contemporary history institutions (6 CFU)
- Principles of modern history (6 CFU)
Gr lant II anno st ant (12 CFU)
- Introduction to the latin language (6 CFU)
- Latin language (6 CFU)
- Ancient greek for beginners workshop (6 CFU)
- Latin language and literature i (ca;cl;co) (12 CFU)
- Greek language and literature (12 CFU)
Required
- Final exam (9 CFU)
Gr aff2 III anno st ant (12 CFU)
- Quantitative methods for the humanities and social sciences (3 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Human geography (12 CFU)
- Contemporary history institutions (6 CFU)
- Principles of modern history (6 CFU)
- History of political institutions (6 CFU)
- Bibliography (6 CFU)
- Medieval sources exegesis (6 CFU)
- Language skills (3 CFU)
- Arabic language i (6 CFU)
- Egyptology (6 CFU)
- Methods of archaeological research (6 CFU)
- Institutions of archeology and history of greek and roman art (12 CFU)
- Numismatica (6 CFU)
- Istituzioni di storia bizantina (6 CFU)
- Hebrew literature (6 CFU)
- Analysis laboratory for archival sources (3 CFU)
- Democracy, justice and peace laboratory (3 CFU)
- Hebrew language (6 CFU)
- Foundations of archaeology and history of the greek art ( for not archaeologists ) (6 CFU)
- Foundations of roman archaeology and history of art (6 CFU)
- Metodologie della ricerca antropologica (6 CFU)
- History of medieval art in italy and europe (12 CFU)
Gr fil III anno st ant / st med / st mod e cont (12 CFU)
- Aesthetics (12 CFU)
- Moral philosophy (12 CFU)
- Theoretical philosophy (12 CFU)
- History of philosophy (12 CFU)
- History of ancient philosophy (12 CFU)
- History of medieval philosophy (12 CFU)
- Introductory of history of modern philosophy (6 CFU)
- History of medieval philosophy (6 CFU)
- History of ancient philosophy (6 CFU)
- History of modern and contemporary philosophy (12 CFU)
Gr epi III anno st ant (6 CFU)
- Greek epigraphy a (6 CFU)
- Latin epigraphy a (6 CFU)
Gr extr III anno st ant (6 CFU)
- History of the united states of america a (6 CFU)
- History of africa a (6 CFU)
- History of africa b (6 CFU)
- History of international relations (6 CFU)
- Islamologia (6 CFU)
- History of the near east (6 CFU)
- History of eastern asia a (6 CFU)
- Contemporary international history (6 CFU)
Abilità informatiche (3 CFU)
Storia medievale
Lingua b - lab obbligatorio (6 CFU)
- Spanish language laboratory b (6 CFU)
- French language laboratory b (6 CFU) - Secondo ciclo semestrale
- English language laboratory b (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- German language laboratory b (6 CFU) - Ciclo annuale unico
Gr geo i anno (6 CFU)
- Development geography (6 CFU)
- Economic geography (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Political geography (6 CFU)
- Cartography (6 CFU) - Secondo ciclo semestrale
Gr rel i anno st ant / st med (6 CFU)
- History of religions a (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Medieval church history (6 CFU) - Secondo ciclo semestrale
- History of the ancient christianity (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Hebrew language (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Religious history of the modern age (6 CFU)
Gruppo storia antica (12 CFU)
- Greek history (12 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Roman history (12 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
Esami storia di base (24 CFU)
- Contemporary history i (12 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Medieval history i (12 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Modern history i (12 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
Crediti a libera scelta (6 CFU)
Test di valutazione (2 CFU)
- History assessment test (2 CFU)
Required
Gr bib II anno st med (12 CFU)
- Latin paleography (12 CFU)
- Bibliography (6 CFU)
- Medieval sources exegesis (6 CFU)
- Printing and publishing history (6 CFU)
- Foundations of archival studies (6 CFU)
- Archival general (12 CFU)
Gr lant II anno st med (12 CFU)
- Introduction to the latin language (6 CFU)
- Latin language (6 CFU)
- Ancient greek for beginners workshop (6 CFU)
- Latin language and literature i (ca;cl;co) (12 CFU)
- Hebrew language (6 CFU)
- Greek language and literature (12 CFU)
Gr lett II anno st med (12 CFU)
- Italian literature (12 CFU)
- Contemporary italian literature (12 CFU)
Gr sto II - II anno st med (6 CFU)
- Storia del basso medioevo (6 CFU)
- Storia del pieno medioevo (6 CFU)
- Storia dell'alto medioevo (6 CFU)
Esame storia di base (12 CFU)
- Contemporary history i (12 CFU)
- Medieval history i (12 CFU)
- Modern history i (12 CFU)
Required
- Final exam (9 CFU)
Gr fil III anno st ant / st med / st mod e cont (12 CFU)
- Aesthetics (12 CFU)
- Moral philosophy (12 CFU)
- Theoretical philosophy (12 CFU)
- History of philosophy (12 CFU)
- History of ancient philosophy (12 CFU)
- History of medieval philosophy (12 CFU)
- Hebrew literature (6 CFU)
- Hebrew language (6 CFU)
- Introductory of history of modern philosophy (6 CFU)
- History of medieval philosophy (6 CFU)
- History of ancient philosophy (6 CFU)
- History of modern and contemporary philosophy (12 CFU)
Gr extr III anno st med (6 CFU)
- History of the united states of america a (6 CFU)
- History of africa a (6 CFU)
- History of international relations (6 CFU)
- Islamologia (6 CFU)
- History of the near east (6 CFU)
- History of eastern asia a (6 CFU)
- Contemporary international history (6 CFU)
Gr star III anno st med (12 CFU)
- Medieval archaeology (12 CFU)
- Numismatica (6 CFU)
- History of modern art in italy and europe (12 CFU)
- History of the medieval art in italy and europe ( for not art historians ) (6 CFU)
- History of the modern art in italy and europe ( for not art historians ) (6 CFU)
- Foundations of contemporary art history (6 CFU)
- History of contemporary art (12 CFU)
- History of medieval art in italy and europe (12 CFU)
Gr sto II - III anno st med (6 CFU)
- Storia del basso medioevo (6 CFU)
- Storia del pieno medioevo (6 CFU)
- Storia dell'alto medioevo (6 CFU)
Abilità informatiche (3 CFU)
Storia moderna e contemporanea
Required
- Istituzioni di antropologia culturale (6 CFU) - Secondo ciclo semestrale
Gr geo i anno (6 CFU)
- Development geography (6 CFU)
- Economic geography (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Political geography (6 CFU)
- Istituzioni di storia economica (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
Lingua b - lab obbligatorio (6 CFU)
- Spanish language laboratory b (6 CFU)
- French language laboratory b (6 CFU) - Secondo ciclo semestrale
- English language laboratory b (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- German language laboratory b (6 CFU) - Ciclo annuale unico
Esami a libera scelta (6 CFU)
Gruppo storia antica (12 CFU)
- Introduction to ancient greek history (6 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Basic romana history (6 CFU) - Secondo ciclo semestrale
- Greek history (12 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Roman history (12 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
Esami storia di base (24 CFU)
- Contemporary history i (12 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Medieval history i (12 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Modern history i (12 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
Test di valutazione (2 CFU)
- History assessment test (2 CFU)
Gr sto II - II anno st mod e cont (6 CFU)
- History of eastern europe (6 CFU)
- History of africa b (6 CFU)
- Religious history of the contemporary (6 CFU)
- Contemporary international history (6 CFU)
- Modern history seminar a (6 CFU)
- Modern history seminar b (6 CFU)
- Political history of the modern age (6 CFU)
- Social history of the contemporary age (6 CFU)
Gr extr2 II anno st mod e cont (12 CFU)
- History of the united states of america a (6 CFU)
- History of the united states of america b (6 CFU)
- History of africa a (6 CFU)
- Islamologia (6 CFU)
- History of eastern asia a (6 CFU)
- History of eastern asia b (6 CFU)
Gr storia economica II anno st mod e cont (6 CFU)
- Environment and territory history (6 CFU)
- Istituzioni di storia economica (6 CFU)
Gr lett II anno st mod e cont (12 CFU)
- Italian literature (12 CFU)
- Contemporary italian literature (12 CFU)
Esame storia di base (12 CFU)
- Contemporary history i (12 CFU)
- Medieval history i (12 CFU)
- Modern history i (12 CFU)
Required
- History of political institutions (6 CFU)
- Final exam (9 CFU)
Gr aff III anno st mod e cont (12 CFU)
- Quantitative methods for the humanities and social sciences (3 CFU) - Primo ciclo semestrale
- Human geography (12 CFU)
- History of eastern europe (6 CFU)
- History of political thought (6 CFU)
- Bibliography (6 CFU)
- Medieval sources exegesis (6 CFU)
- Language skills (3 CFU)
- Arabic language i (6 CFU)
- History of sciences and techniques (12 CFU)
- Methods of archaeological research (6 CFU)
- Numismatica (6 CFU)
- Istituzioni di storia bizantina (6 CFU)
- Historical demography (6 CFU)
- German philology (6 CFU)
- Geographic information system (3 CFU)
- Statistics (6 CFU)
- Hebrew literature (6 CFU)
- Analysis laboratory for archival sources (3 CFU)
- Industrial archaeology (6 CFU)
- Training (6 CFU)
- Democracy, justice and peace laboratory (3 CFU)
- Hebrew language (6 CFU)
- Medieval archaeology (6 CFU)
- Printing and publishing history (6 CFU)
- History of science (6 CFU)
- Medieval latin literature a (6 CFU)
- Medieval latin literature b (6 CFU)
- Foundations of archival studies (6 CFU)
- Archival general (12 CFU)
- History of the tardoantichi settlements and medieval (6 CFU)
- Religious history of the contemporary (6 CFU)
- History of medicine (6 CFU)
- Contemporary international history (6 CFU)
- Modern history seminar a (6 CFU)
- Modern history seminar b (6 CFU)
- Political history of the modern age (6 CFU)
- Social history of the contemporary age (6 CFU)
- Metodologie della ricerca antropologica (6 CFU)
- History of contemporary art (12 CFU)
Gr fil III anno st ant / st med / st mod e cont (12 CFU)
- Aesthetics (12 CFU)
- Moral philosophy (12 CFU)
- Theoretical philosophy (12 CFU)
- History of philosophy (12 CFU)
- History of ancient philosophy (12 CFU)
- History of medieval philosophy (12 CFU)
- Introductory of history of modern philosophy (6 CFU)
- History of medieval philosophy (6 CFU)
- History of ancient philosophy (6 CFU)
- History of modern and contemporary philosophy (12 CFU)
Gr star III anno st mod e cont (12 CFU)
- Medieval archaeology (12 CFU)
- History of contemporary art (12 CFU)
- History of the medieval art in italy and europe (12 CFU)
- History of modern art in italy and europe (12 CFU)
- History of the medieval art in italy and europe ( for not art historians ) (6 CFU)
- History of the modern art in italy and europe ( for not art historians ) (6 CFU)
- Foundations of contemporary art history (6 CFU)
Abilità informatiche (3 CFU)
Career opportunities
- in public and private organisations in the fields of cultural services, historical research, preservation and valorisation of library and archive inventories
- in publishing and journalism, with a focus on the dissemination of history
- in international cultural relations
Enrolment
The Degree Program in Historical Studies has an open access. Find more details here.
In order to attend the course, students must take a non-selective evaluation test to verify the initial preparation level.
This test can be taken even after the enrolment completion.
Here you can find the evaluation test information.
How to enrol
You can register from 24 July to 30 September 2025. After this period, a late payment fee will be applied.
Enter your personal data on Alice portal.
You will need to access using your SPID or Tax code.
You can find the video tutorial at the LINK
After registering, you'll need to choose a course. You can find the video tutorial at this LINK.
You can choose:
- Standard enrolment;
- Degree program shortening (in the event of a university degree already obtained);
- Relocation from another University.
The procedure will request:
- ID scanned copy
- passport-sized photo (please check size)
- High school diploma details (Secondary School Name, year, final mark).
Students with a foreign qualification are required to upload:
- Declaration of Value (DV) issued by the Italian Diplomatic Authorities in their home country, along with the official translation into Italian of the diploma, legalised (or with an "apostille") and validated, OR, the ENIC-NARIC certificate is accepted in Italian Language. These documents should attest at least 12 years of schooling and the relevant qualification should allow the access to higher education.
For Degree Program shortening the obtained University degree will be required. For relocation from another University previous university career will be required from the other university.
At the end of procedure please print and sign the FORIM to complete enrolment and upload it on the Alice portal in the Career section annexes.
Students with special needs
Students with handicap under art. 3 Italian Law no. 104/1992 or with a certified disability equal or above 66% are required to upload a medical certificate attesting their health condition for university tuition fees exemption (duty stamp is required anyway).
Some special categories under art. 1.1.2 lett. d) e) and art.1.1.3 lett. c) of the Regulations on Tuition fees (such as Italian government scholarship holders, competition winners, detained subjects ) shall email to matricolandosi@unipi.it for a specific calculation of tuition fees.
If you do not apply for a DSU scholarship
If you do not apply for a DSU scholarship, which will be automatically recorded after you have selected your degree course (“Scelta del corso”), you must pay the first instalment of tuition fees.
From 1 October, a late payment fee applies as follows:
- EUR 50 from 1 October 2025 to 31 October 2025
- EUR 100 from 1 November 2025 to 1 December 2025
- EUR 150 from 2 December 2025 (up to 31 December 2025 for newly enrolled students)
International students holding a foreign qualification and visa applicants may pay the first instalment and submit the required documentation by 31 December 2025 without incurring late fees.
If you apply for a DSU scholarship
If you apply for a DSU scholarship, your application will be automatically recorded and your enrolment will be confirmed as soon as you have selected your degree course. In this case, payment of the first instalment is deferred to the deadline for the second instalment. Students awarded a scholarship will not be required to pay any tuition fees; they will only need to pay the EUR 16 virtual stamp duty.
Within three working days of payment (or of degree course selection if you have applied for a scholarship), the Student Office will check and validate the documents and photo submitted during the enrolment procedure. If the documentation provided is complete and correct, you will receive a welcome email confirming your enrolment. Otherwise, you will be contacted directly by email or phone.
Students holding a foreign qualification, regardless of nationality, must upload the required documents, which will be validated by the International Office (wis@unipi.it).
For Degree Program shortening the previous university career will be recognized after submitting to the Students Office the “qualifications recognition” form with the annexed self certification of all exams. Deadline December 31, 2025.
For relocation from another University the Students Office will confirm you the acceptance of the discharge papers from the university of origin. Transfer deadline is December 31, 2025.