Materials and nanotechnology

The curricular requirements for admission to the Master’s Degree Course in Materials and Nanotechnology are specified in the Academic Regulations of the degree course and in any case involve having at least:

- 12 CFUs in the Scientific Disciplinary Fields MAT/02, MAT/03, MAT/05, MAT/06, MAT/07, MAT/08, MAT/09;

- 6 CFUs in the Scientific Disciplinary Fields FIS/01-08;

- 12 CFUs in the following group of Scientific Disciplinary Fields:

- CHIM/02 - Physical Chemistry

- CHIM/03 General and Inorganic Chemistry

- CHIM/04 - Industrial Chemistry

- CHIM/05 Science and Technology of Polymeric Materials

- CHIM/07 Chemical Foundations of Technologies

- FIS/01 Experimental Physics

- FIS/03 Physics of Matter

- ICAR/08 - Structural Mechanics

- ING-IND/16 - Manufacturing Technology and Systems

- ING‐ IND/21 – Metallurgy

- ING‐ IND/22 Materials Science and Technology

- ING-IND/23 - Applied Physical Chemistry

- ING-IND/24 Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering

- ING‐ IND/27 Chemical Technologies

The Academic Regulations of the degree course also define the methods to evaluate the adequacy of students’ personal preparation.

As indicated in the Academic Regulations, proficient knowledge of English at least at level B2, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, is also required.

For admission to the Master’s Degree Course in Materials and Nanotechnology (Class LM-53) students require a Bachelor’s Degree or another qualification obtained abroad and recognised as suitable. The applicant is required to submit an application along with attachments, including at least the degree certificate, or its equivalent, and the examination transcripts.

Admission, within the limits of the planned number of places, require the successful completion of a selective evaluation, open both to European and non-European students, aimed at assessing the adequacy of candidates’ knowledge and skills (curricular requirements and personal preparation).

The Board of the degree course appoints a Selection Instruction Panel (Commissione Istruttoria di Selezione, CIS), consisting of 6 members, including at least one lecturer from the Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS). This panel is responsible for examining admission applications, checking candidates’ curricula, verifying compliance with curricular and personal requirements, proposing to the Board the admission or non-admission of candidates, and outlining possible methods for obtaining the missing requirements.

Up to 6 additional posts are reserved for SNS following the selections for the ordinary competition for admission to the Scuola itself.

In accordance with the University Academic Regulations and based on the curricular requirements set by the course, the CIS:

- may propose to the Course Board to either accept or reject the candidate’s application based on the evaluation of the documents submitted with the application for admission,

- may propose to the Course Board that the candidate be referred to the admission interview, indicating the topics that will be covered in the interview, according to the procedure described below.

Admission interview

The purpose of the admission interview is to confirm that the candidate has the required preparation to effectively undertake their Master’s studies. During the interview, the Panel examines the candidates’ profiles based on the qualifications submitted to verify the possession of the personal preparation requirements. At the end of the interview, the Selection Instruction Panel will formulate a ranking of successful candidates and a final judgement on the candidates’ suitability, or unsuitability, for admission, highlighting any missing requirements.