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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

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