The admission requirements for students wishing to enroll in the Master Course are a degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture or equivalent qualifications. Students are expected to have a higher education degree with a minimum of a Bachelor degree with 240 ECTS-credit points* (typically equivalent to a 4 years Bachelor).
Admission is made on a competitive basis; the students are assessed on the basis of their previous academic record.
Students who have not completed their Civil Engineering or Architecture or an equivalent degree but predict to graduate before July 31, 2025, can apply to the Master course and receive a grant. If selected, their admission will be conditional on the receipt of the degree diploma by the MSc Secretariat before July 31, 2025.
Upon application, students must provide:
- letter of motivation between 1500 and 3500 characters (spaces included);
- detailed Curriculum Vitae in European format (see instructions here);
- certificates and diplomas from previous universities studies;
- transcripts of records including grades and course syllabus from previous university studies;
- certificates of relevant work experience and other professional certificates, if any;
- two recommendation letters (sent by the recommender directly through the application portal);
Students from non-English speaking countries are required to have one of the following certificates:
- TOEFL:
- Paper Based Test: 525 or higher
- Internet Based Test: 72 or higher
- Cambridge ESOL IELTS: 6.5 points or higher
- Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR): B2 or higher
- Cambridge English Scale: 180 or higher
- Cambridge English (First): Grade B or higher
- Cambridge English (Advanced): Level B2 or higher
- Cambridge English (Business Vantage): Grade B or higher
- Cambridge English (Business Higher): Level B2 or higher
- Duolingo English Test: 105 or higher
- Medium of instruction of previous degree
- other recognized language proficiency certificate
The language proficiency certificate must be less than 3 years old.
If you don’t have an official English proficiency certificate but consider that your English knowledge is enough to enroll in an English taught Master programme, you may still apply anyway. A relevant declaration/proof should be attached anyway in the application form in the field “other recognized language proficiency certificate”. Please consider that if you opt to not submit an official English proficiency certificate this may determine a lower score during the evaluation process. In case an applicant not having submitted a recognized English certificate reaches an eligibility position for scholarship or enrollment, an interview will be scheduled for verification and validation of the claimed English skills, as to assess the validity of the score attributed.
Admission is subjected to the approval of the BIM A+ Managing Board, and is based upon the applicant’s ability and motivation, recommendation letters and language skills.
*find out more about the ECTS system here.
If selected all students will be asked to sign a BIM A+ student agreement