What is a university master's degree
The master's degree is, in the Italian university system, a post-graduate qualification for advanced scientific and high-level – continuous and recurrent – training, obtained after earning a bachelor’s or specialist degree.
The university master’s degree differs from other post-graduate courses in its duration of at least one academic year (1500 hours) and the award of 60 university credits (CFU).
Obtaining a university master's degree allows students to use the acquired credits – in whole or in part – in other educational programs such as degree courses, specialization courses, or other master’s programs.
University master's degrees may be first level or second level. To access first level master’s degrees, one must have a bachelor’s degree; to access second level master’s degrees, a master’s (or specialist) degree is required.
With the old four-year degrees, it is possible to access master’s degrees of both levels.
First level master's degrees are multidisciplinary, while second level master's degrees are aimed at maximum specialization.
The Masters at the University for Foreigners of Perugia
Our University’s primary mission is the teaching of the Italian language and culture worldwide.
The University’s international calling, developed over the course of a century, has fostered and promoted a network of relationships with academic and cultural institutions around the globe, and has resulted in a postgraduate educational offer aimed at specializing in the teaching of Italian abroad, as well as the acquisition of skills to work in multilingual and multicultural international contexts across various relevant scientific and disciplinary sectors.
Our current educational offer includes first-level and second-level master’s degrees in the following fields:
- teaching of Italian language and culture (first and second level)
- communication and media
First-level Master's in "Teaching Italian as a Non-Native Language
The master's program aims to deepen the knowledge of the structures, uses, and varieties of the Italian language for teaching Italian as a non-native language, as well as the main theories related to learning Italian as a second language and glottodidactic methodologies.
Second level Master's in "Teaching Italian as a Non-Native Language
The master's program provides knowledge and develops highly specialized skills in the field of teaching Italian as a second or foreign language, specifically preparing teachers who work in teaching Italian L2/LS for specific purposes (academic or professional) in Italy or abroad, as well as in courses with general purposes and audiences.
First-level Master's in Urban and Territorial Regeneration and Resilience
The master's program aims to train a multidisciplinary professional figure capable of managing the complex processes of urban and territorial regeneration from various perspectives (environment and ecosystems, cities and neighborhoods, construction, infrastructure, cultural heritage).