Italian Master's Degrees in Cybersecurity & Security Law

Target Audience: Non-EU Students
Academic Year: 2025/2026
⚠️ Critical Note on "French Documents"
For Admission (First Step): Some universities (marked below) DO accept documents in French for the initial evaluation. This saves you money now.
For Visa & Enrollment (Final Step): You MUST eventually translate your Bachelor's Degree and Transcripts into Italian (via a Sworn Translator / Traducteur Assermenté) for the Italian Consulate to issue your Visa.
1. University of Salerno (UNISA)
Course: Sicurezza Informatica e Tecnologie Cloud (Cybersecurity and Cloud Technologies)
Study Plan: Cryptography, Network Security, Cloud Computing, Malware Analysis, Biometrics.
Application Status: Opening Soon (Usually May/June).
Non-EU Requirements:
Bachelor’s in Computer Science or Engineering.
Transcript: Required. Must show strong Math and Programming background.
Document Language: 🇮🇹 Italian or 🇬🇧 English ONLY.
French documents are not officially accepted for the initial check; they must be translated.
Source: UNISA Enrollment Guide for Foreign Students
2. University of Bari Aldo Moro (UNIBA)
Course: Sicurezza Informatica (Location: Taranto)
Study Plan: Secure Software Engineering, Cyber Intelligence, Legal Aspects of Privacy, Web Security.
Application Status: Opening Soon (Usually June/July).
Non-EU Requirements:
Assessment interview (often online).
Transcript: Required. Strict curricular evaluation (needs approx. 48 credits in IT/Math).
Document Language: 🇮🇹 Italian or 🇬🇧 English ONLY.
The guide explicitly states: "If documents are in English, they do not need to be translated; otherwise an official translation in Italian is mandatory."
Source: UNIBA International Documents Guide
3. Kore University of Enna (UKE)
Course: Ingegneria dell'Intelligenza Artificiale e della Sicurezza Informatica
Study Plan: Machine Learning, Big Data Analytics, Computer & Network Security, Robotics.
Application Status: OPEN.
Non-EU Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Science.
Transcript: Required.
Document Language: 🇮🇹 Italian or 🇬🇧 English Recommended.
As a private university, they prioritize processed applications. While they have a Francophone studies department, their Engineering admission usually requires standard English/Italian docs.
Source: UKE International Students Page
4. University of Milan (UNIMI)
Course: Sicurezza Informatica
Study Plan: Applied Cryptography, Software Security, Privacy and Data Protection, Biometrics.
Application Status: OPEN. (Deadline for Non-EU often April 30th).
Non-EU Requirements:
Highly competitive; entrance test/interview required.
Transcript: Required.
Document Language: ✅ FRENCH ACCEPTED.
Official rule: "Official academic documents are accepted in Italian, English, French or Spanish."
Source: UNIMI International Students - Required Documents
5. Universitas Mercatorum
Course: Sicurezza Informatica (Online/Telematic)
Study Plan: Economics of Innovation, Network Technology, Digital Forensics, Risk Management.
Application Status: ALWAYS OPEN.
Non-EU Requirements:
Transcript: Required to prove validity of Bachelor's.
Document Language: 🇮🇹 Italian or 🇬🇧 English.
Since the entire platform is automated, French documents usually require a translation to be processed by the secretariat.
Source: Unimercatorum Admission Guide
6. University of Naples Federico II
Course: Scienze criminologiche, investigative e di contrasto ai crimini informatici
Study Plan: Criminology, Sociology of Deviance, Digital Forensics (Law focus), Cybercrimes.
Application Status: Opening Soon (Summer 2025).
Non-EU Requirements:
Background in Sociology, Law, or Political Science.
Transcript: Required.
Document Language: 🇮🇹 Italian or 🇬🇧 English.
The admission regulation mentions "eventual translations" are required for evaluation. French is not listed as an exception.
Source: UNINA Admission Regulation
7. University of Milano-Bicocca
Course: Sicurezza, Devianza e Gestione dei Rischi
Study Plan: Urban Security, Sociology of Organized Crime, Risk Management, Social Statistics.
Application Status: Opening Soon (Interviews usually in September).
Non-EU Requirements:
Italian B2 Certificate mandatory.
Transcript: Required.
Document Language: ✅ FRENCH ACCEPTED.
Official rule: "Translation... if the documents are issued in a language other than Italian, English, French or Spanish."
Source: Milano-Bicocca Admission Guidelines
8. University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Course: Diritto della sicurezza e dell'innovazione tecnologica
Study Plan: Privacy Law, Cybercrime Law, Administrative Law of Security.
Application Status: Opening Soon.
Non-EU Requirements:
Law degree required.
Transcript: Required.
Document Language: ✅ FRENCH ACCEPTED.
Official rule: "All documents uploaded in your online application are accepted in Italian, English, French or Spanish."
Source: Vanvitelli International Students Guide
9. University of Pavia
Course: Diritto della prevenzione, dell'innovazione e della sicurezza
Study Plan: Corporate Compliance, Data Protection Law, Risk Regulation, Innovation Law.
Application Status: Opening Soon.
Non-EU Requirements:
Focus on Legal Studies.
Transcript: Required.
Document Language: ✅ FRENCH ACCEPTED.
Official rule: "Secondary School diploma... or Bachelor's Degree... issued in English/Spanish/French or officially translated into Italian."
Source: University of Pavia Non-EU Prospective Students
10. University of Tuscia
Course: Scienze della politica, della sicurezza internazionale e della comunicazione pubblica
Study Plan: Geopolitics, History of International Relations, Public Law, Crisis Communication.
Application Status: Opening Soon.
Non-EU Requirements:
Background in Political Science/History.
Transcript: Required.
Document Language: 🇮🇹 Italian or 🇬🇧 English ONLY.
The call for applications specifies: "Applicants are required to submit the following documentation translated in English or Italian."
Source: Unitus International Student Guide