Philosophical Sciences

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Philosophical Sciences
Course sheet
A.Y. 2026/2027
Master programme
LM-78 R - Scienze filosofiche
Master programme
120
ECTS
Access
Open with entry requirements examination
2
Years
Course location
Milan
Language
Italian, English
The Master's Degree Programme in Philosophical Sciences has had Erasmus-exchange partnerships with other European universities for over ten years. The programme keeps students up-to-date on these, encouraging them to take advantage of the opportunities these exchanges offer. In recent years, the Erasmus scholarship programme is posted to the University website, and is presented to philosophical science students through a special meeting organised by the Department Erasmus manager, where students are given an introduction to the various campuses, and different options for specialising in philosophy. Given the vast number of campus options, all philosophical areas are covered through the various available campuses: history of philosophy, theoretical philosophy, moral philosophy, aesthetics, philosophy of language, logic, and philosophy of science. The various locations also offer the opportunity for students to take exams in subjects other than philosophy.
Candidates are selected by a commission made up of Department teachers, who assess the student's interests, their academic career, and their proficiency in the language of the country where they hope to study.
Admitted students will fill out the Learning Agreement with the Erasmus manager. Once abroad, they will correspond via email with the manager regarding any changes. Students submitting a Learning Agreement to the Erasmus manager via email will receive it back e-signed. They may then have their host university countersign the document prior to their return home.
Upon returning home, any exams the student has taken whilst abroad (documented in the "Transcript of Records") are converted into Italian exams based on the Learning Agreement; exam conversion and the marks for the same shall be subject to approval of the Academic Board for Philosophy.
Current international agreements are available at the following link: https://www.unimi.it/en/international/university-milan-world/international-agreements.
Lecture attendance is recommended but not required.
Workshop attendance is mandatory.
Enrolment

Enrolment

Application for admission: from 22/01/2026 to 30/10/2026

Application for enrolment: from 05/05/2026 to 15/01/2027


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Programme description and courses list
Optional programme year

Compulsory activity
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) 3 0 English Open sessions NN
Philosophy of Practices 9 60 Italian Over several sessions PHIL-01/A
Philosophical Anthropology 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-03/A
Performative Aesthetics 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-04/A
A1 - Group A1: two 9 ECTS exams (totalling 18 ECTS) to be chosen among those proposed,
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Advanced Ontology 9 60 English First semester PHIL-01/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-01/A
- Parte C320PHIL-01/A
Aesthetics of Objects 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-04/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-04/A
- Parte C320PHIL-04/A
Applied Ethics 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-03/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-03/A
- Parte C320PHIL-03/A
Human-Animal Studies 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-03/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-03/A
- Parte C320PHIL-03/A
Metaphysics of Mind 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-01/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-01/A
- Parte C320PHIL-01/A
Descriptive Phenomenology 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-01/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-01/A
- Parte C320PHIL-01/A
Moral Philosophy (MA) 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-03/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-03/A
- Parte C320PHIL-03/A
Theories of the Image 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-04/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-04/A
- Parte C320PHIL-04/A
A2 - Group A2: two 6 ECTS exams (totalling 12 ECTS) to be chosen among those proposed,
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
History of Metaphysics 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-05/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-05/A
- Parte C320PHIL-05/A
Themes and Problems of 19th and 20th Century Philosophy 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-05/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-05/A
- Parte C320PHIL-05/A
History of Epistemology 9 60 Italian Open sessions PHIL-05/A
History of Ideas 9 60 Italian Open sessions PHIL-05/A
A3 - Group A3: one 9 ECTS exam to be chosen among those proposed,
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
History of Political Thought (MA) 9 60 Italian GSPS-03/A
- Parte A e B640GSPS-03/A
- Parte C320GSPS-03/A
Sociology of Science and Technology 9 60 Italian GSPS-05/A
- Parte A e B640GSPS-05/A
- Parte C320GSPS-05/A
Philosophy of Law (OF2) 9 60 Italian First semester GIUR-17/A
- Parte A e B640GIUR-17/A
- Parte C320GIUR-17/A
Rules, Reason and Norms 9 60 English First semester ECON-01/A
- Parte A e B640ECON-01/A
- Parte C320ECON-01/A
History of Modern and Contemporary Political Philosophy 9 60 Italian Second semester GSPS-03/A
- Parte A e B640GSPS-03/A
- Parte C320GSPS-03/A
Social Anthropology 9 60 Italian Second semester SDEA-01/A
- Parte A e B640SDEA-01/A
- Parte C320SDEA-01/A
Contemporary Sociological Theories 9 60 Italian Open sessions GSPS-05/A
A4 - Group A4: one 6 ECTS exam to be chosen among those proposed,
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Biology and Society 9 60 Italian PHIL-02/B
- Parte A e B640PHIL-02/B
- Parte C320PHIL-02/B
Artificial Intelligence 9 60 English First semester INFO-01/A
- Parte A e B640INFO-01/A
- Parte C320INFO-01/A
History of Science and Techniques 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-02/B
- Parte A e B640PHIL-02/B
- Parte C320PHIL-02/B
A5 - Group A5: two 6 ECTS exams (totalling 12 ECTS) to be chosen among those proposed,
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Anatomical-Physiological Bases of the Cognitive Processes 9 60 Italian First semester BIOS-06/A
- Parte A e B640BIOS-06/A
- Parte C320BIOS-06/A
Civilisations and Cultures of the Middle Ages 9 60 Italian First semester HIST-01/A
- Parte A e B640HIST-01/A
- Parte C320HIST-01/A
Media Theory and Ai 6 40 English First semester PHIL-04/A
Roman History (MA) 9 60 Italian First semester STAN-01/B
- Parte A e B640STAN-01/B
- Parte C320STAN-01/B
Sources, Models and Languages of Contemporary Art 9 60 Italian First semester ARTE-01/C
- Parte A e B640ARTE-01/C
- Parte C320ARTE-01/C
Theories of the Moving Image 6 40 Italian First semester PEMM-01/B
Cultural History of Modern Age 9 60 Italian Second semester HIST-02/A
- Parte A e B640HIST-02/A
- Parte C320HIST-02/A
Didactic Methodologies and Technologies 6 40 Italian Second semester PAED-02/A
Greek History (MA) 6 40 Italian Second semester STAN-01/A
History of Colonialism and Decolonisation 9 60 Italian Second semester HIST-03/A
- Parte A e B640HIST-03/A
- Parte C320HIST-03/A
History of Contemporary World 9 60 Italian Second semester HIST-03/A
- Parte A e B640HIST-03/A
- Parte C320HIST-03/A
Multimedia Dramaturgy 6 40 Italian Second semester PEMM-01/A
Photography and New Media in Contemporary Art 9 60 Italian Second semester ARTE-01/C
- Parte A e B640ARTE-01/C
- Parte C320ARTE-01/C
Theory and Methods of Music in Media 6 40 Italian Second semester PEMM-01/C
Media Education and Digital Citizenship 6 40 Italian Open sessions PAED-02/A
- 3 ECTS in a training application or in a second EU foreign Language:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Additional Language Skills: French (3 ECTS) 3 0 French Open sessions NN
Additional Language Skills: German (3 ECTS) 3 0 German Open sessions NN
Additional Language Skills: Spanish (3 ECTS) 3 0 Spanish Open sessions NN
- 9 ECTS to be earned through other elective courses within all the courses offered by the University.
Final activities
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Final Exam 21 525 Italian Open sessions NN
Prescribed foundation courses
Learning activityPrescribed foundation courses
Cultural History of the Modern Period English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Inclusion and Exclusion in a Changing World English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Intellectuals, Popular Culture, Collective Identities: Italy and Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Language and Metaphysics English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Liberal Rights and Social Justice English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Logic of Computation and Information English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Logical Methods English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Media Theory and Ai English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Migrations, Diversity, and Non-Discrimination English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Mind and Brain English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Philosophical Analysis English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Philosophy of Cognitive Neuroscience English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Philosophy of Mind English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Probabilistic Logic English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Rules, Reason and Norms English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
The Politics of Mobility, Displacement and Asylum English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
The Western Tradition: Moral and Political Values English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
War and Security in International Politics English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Optional programme year

Compulsory activity
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) 3 0 English Open sessions NN
B1 - Group B1: one 9 ECTS exam to be chosen among those proposed,
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Philosophy of Practices 9 60 Italian Over several sessions PHIL-01/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-01/A
- Parte C320PHIL-01/A
Moral Philosophy (MA) 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-03/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-03/A
- Parte C320PHIL-03/A
B2 - Group B2: one 9 ECTS exam to be chosen among those proposed,
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Aesthetics of Objects 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-04/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-04/A
- Parte C320PHIL-04/A
Applied Ethics 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-03/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-03/A
- Parte C320PHIL-03/A
Human-Animal Studies 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-03/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-03/A
- Parte C320PHIL-03/A
Logical Methods 9 60 English First semester PHIL-02/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-02/A
- Parte C320PHIL-02/A
Metaphysics of Mind 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-01/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-01/A
- Parte C320PHIL-01/A
Philosophical Analysis 9 60 English First semester PHIL-04/B
- Parte A e B640PHIL-04/B
- Parte C320PHIL-04/B
Philosophical Anthropology 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-03/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-03/A
- Parte C320PHIL-03/A
Social Epistemology 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-02/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-02/A
- Parte C320PHIL-02/A
Descriptive Phenomenology 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-01/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-01/A
- Parte C320PHIL-01/A
Language and Metaphysics 9 60 English Second semester PHIL-04/B
- Parte A e B640PHIL-04/B
- Parte C320PHIL-04/B
Performative Aesthetics 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-04/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-04/A
- Parte C320PHIL-04/A
Philosophy of Cognitive Neuroscience 9 60 English Second semester PHIL-02/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-02/A
- Parte C320PHIL-02/A
Theories of the Image 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-04/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-04/A
- Parte C320PHIL-04/A
Philosophy of Religion 9 60 Italian Open sessions PHIL-03/A
B3 - Group B3: one 6 ECTS exam to be chosen among those proposed,
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Medieval Philosophy 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-05/C
- Parte A e B640PHIL-05/C
- Parte C320PHIL-05/C
Medieval Jewish Philosophy 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-05/C
- Parte A e B640PHIL-05/C
- Parte C320PHIL-05/C
Topics and Problems in Ancient Philosophy 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-05/B
- Parte A e B640PHIL-05/B
- Parte C320PHIL-05/B
B4 - Group B4: one 6 ECTS exam to be chosen among those proposed,
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Topics and Problems in Early Modern Philosophy 9 60 Italian PHIL-05/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-05/A
- Parte C320PHIL-05/A
History of Classical German Philosophy 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-05/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-05/A
- Parte C320PHIL-05/A
Themes and Problems of 19th and 20th Century Philosophy 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-05/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-05/A
- Parte C320PHIL-05/A
B5 - Group B5: two 9 ECTS exams (totalling 18 ECTS) to be chosen among those proposed,
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Sociology of Science and Technology 9 60 Italian GSPS-05/A
- Parte A e B640GSPS-05/A
- Parte C320GSPS-05/A
History of Modern and Contemporary Political Philosophy 9 60 Italian Second semester GSPS-03/A
- Parte A e B640GSPS-03/A
- Parte C320GSPS-03/A
Social Anthropology 9 60 Italian Second semester SDEA-01/A
- Parte A e B640SDEA-01/A
- Parte C320SDEA-01/A
B6 - Group B6: two 9 ECTS exams (totalling 18 ECTS) to be chosen among those proposed,
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
History of Political Thought (MA) 9 60 Italian GSPS-03/A
- Parte A e B640GSPS-03/A
- Parte C320GSPS-03/A
Anthropology of Artificial Intelligence 9 60 English First semester SDEA-01/A
- Parte A e B640SDEA-01/A
- Parte C320SDEA-01/A
Philosophy of Law (OF2) 9 60 Italian First semester GIUR-17/A
- Parte A e B640GIUR-17/A
- Parte C320GIUR-17/A
Rules, Reason and Norms 9 60 English First semester ECON-01/A
- Parte A e B640ECON-01/A
- Parte C320ECON-01/A
The Politics of Mobility, Displacement and Asylum 9 60 English First semester SDEA-01/A
- Parte A e B640SDEA-01/A
- Parte C320SDEA-01/A
Environmental Anthropology 9 60 Italian Second semester SDEA-01/A
- Parte A e B640SDEA-01/A
- Parte C320SDEA-01/A
History of Modern and Contemporary Political Philosophy 9 60 Italian Second semester GSPS-03/A
- Parte A e B640GSPS-03/A
- Parte C320GSPS-03/A
Political Philosophy (MA) 9 60 Italian Second semester GSPS-01/A
- Parte A e B640GSPS-01/A
- Parte C320GSPS-01/A
Anthropology of the Body 9 60 Italian Open sessions SDEA-01/A
Cognitive Anthropology 9 60 Italian Open sessions SDEA-01/A
Cognitive Sociology 9 60 Italian Open sessions GSPS-05/A
Contemporary Sociological Theories 9 60 Italian Open sessions GSPS-05/A
History of Modern and Contemporary Political Thought 9 60 Italian Open sessions GSPS-03/A
Political Anthropology 9 60 Italian Open sessions SDEA-01/A
Political Philosophy and Gender Studies 9 60 Italian Open sessions GSPS-01/A
Social Philosophy (MA) 9 60 Italian Open sessions GSPS-01/A
Language, Interaction and Society 9 60 Italian GSPS-05/A
- Parte A e B640GSPS-05/A
- Parte C320GSPS-05/A
B7 - Group B7: one 6 ECTS exam to be chosen among those proposed,
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Biology and Society 9 60 Italian PHIL-02/B
- Parte A e B640PHIL-02/B
- Parte C320PHIL-02/B
Artificial Intelligence 9 60 English First semester INFO-01/A
- Parte A e B640INFO-01/A
- Parte C320INFO-01/A
History of Science and Techniques 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-02/B
- Parte A e B640PHIL-02/B
- Parte C320PHIL-02/B
History of the Foundations of Physics 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-02/B
- Parte A e B640PHIL-02/B
- Parte C320PHIL-02/B
General Psychology 9 60 Italian Second semester PSIC-01/A
- Parte A e B640PSIC-01/A
- Parte C320PSIC-01/A
B8 - Group B8: two 6 ECTS exams (totalling 12 ECTS) to be chosen among those proposeD (if not already taken)
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Classical Mythology 6 40 Italian HIST-04/A
Civilisations and Cultures of the Middle Ages 9 60 Italian First semester HIST-01/A
- Parte A e B640HIST-01/A
- Parte C320HIST-01/A
Cultural History of the Mediterranean (MA) 6 40 Italian First semester STAA-01/J
Indian Religions and Civilization 6 40 Italian First semester ASIA-01/C
Roman History (MA) 9 60 Italian First semester STAN-01/B
- Parte A e B640STAN-01/B
- Parte C320STAN-01/B
The Western Tradition: Moral and Political Values 12 80 English First semester PHIL-05/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-05/A
- Parte C320PHIL-05/A
- Parte D320PHIL-05/A
Anthropology of Musical Performance 6 40 Italian Second semester PEMM-01/D
Cultural History of Modern Age 9 60 Italian Second semester HIST-02/A
- Parte A e B640HIST-02/A
- Parte C320HIST-02/A
Didactic Methodologies and Technologies 6 40 Italian Second semester PAED-02/A
Greek History (MA) 6 40 Italian Second semester STAN-01/A
History of Colonialism and Decolonisation 9 60 Italian Second semester HIST-03/A
- Parte A e B640HIST-03/A
- Parte C320HIST-03/A
History of the Church and Heretical Movements 9 60 Italian Second semester HIST-04/B
- Parte A e B640HIST-04/B
- Parte C320HIST-04/B
Liberal Rights and Social Justice 6 40 English First trimester GIUR-17/A
War and Security in International Politics 9 60 English Second trimester GSPS-02/A
- Parte A e B640GSPS-02/A
- Parte C320GSPS-02/A
Media Education and Digital Citizenship 6 40 Italian Open sessions PAED-02/A
- 3 ECTS in a training application or in a second EU foreign Language:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Additional Language Skills: French (3 ECTS) 3 0 French Open sessions NN
Additional Language Skills: German (3 ECTS) 3 0 German Open sessions NN
Additional Language Skills: Spanish (3 ECTS) 3 0 Spanish Open sessions NN
- 9 ECTS to be earned through other elective courses within all the courses offered by the University.
Final activities
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Final Exam 21 525 Italian Open sessions NN
Prescribed foundation courses
Learning activityPrescribed foundation courses
Cultural History of the Modern Period English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Inclusion and Exclusion in a Changing World English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Intellectuals, Popular Culture, Collective Identities: Italy and Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Language and Metaphysics English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Liberal Rights and Social Justice English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Logic of Computation and Information English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Logical Methods English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Media Theory and Ai English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Migrations, Diversity, and Non-Discrimination English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Mind and Brain English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Philosophical Analysis English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Philosophy of Cognitive Neuroscience English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Philosophy of Mind English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Probabilistic Logic English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Rules, Reason and Norms English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
The Politics of Mobility, Displacement and Asylum English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
The Western Tradition: Moral and Political Values English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
War and Security in International Politics English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Optional programme year

Compulsory activity
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) 3 0 English Open sessions NN
C1 - Group C1: two 6 ECTS exams (totalling 12 ECTS) to be chosen among those proposed,
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Aesthetics of Objects 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-04/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-04/A
- Parte C320PHIL-04/A
Logical Methods 9 60 English First semester PHIL-02/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-02/A
- Parte C320PHIL-02/A
Metaphysics of Mind 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-01/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-01/A
- Parte C320PHIL-01/A
Philosophical Analysis 9 60 English First semester PHIL-04/B
- Parte A e B640PHIL-04/B
- Parte C320PHIL-04/B
Philosophical Anthropology 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-03/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-03/A
- Parte C320PHIL-03/A
Social Epistemology 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-02/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-02/A
- Parte C320PHIL-02/A
Descriptive Phenomenology 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-01/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-01/A
- Parte C320PHIL-01/A
Language and Metaphysics 9 60 English Second semester PHIL-04/B
- Parte A e B640PHIL-04/B
- Parte C320PHIL-04/B
Moral Philosophy (MA) 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-03/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-03/A
- Parte C320PHIL-03/A
Theories of the Image 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-04/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-04/A
- Parte C320PHIL-04/A
C2 - Group C2: five 9 ECTS exams to be chosen among the following sectors: PHIL-05/A, PHIL-05/B, PHIL-05/C
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Topics and Problems in Early Modern Philosophy 9 60 Italian PHIL-05/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-05/A
- Parte C320PHIL-05/A
History of Modern Ethics 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-05/A
Medieval Philosophy 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-05/C
- Parte A e B640PHIL-05/C
- Parte C320PHIL-05/C
History of Classical German Philosophy 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-05/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-05/A
- Parte C320PHIL-05/A
History of Metaphysics 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-05/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-05/A
- Parte C320PHIL-05/A
Medieval Jewish Philosophy 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-05/C
- Parte A e B640PHIL-05/C
- Parte C320PHIL-05/C
Themes and Problems of 19th and 20th Century Philosophy 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-05/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-05/A
- Parte C320PHIL-05/A
Topics and Problems in Ancient Philosophy 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-05/B
- Parte A e B640PHIL-05/B
- Parte C320PHIL-05/B
Ancient Philosophy 9 60 Italian Open sessions PHIL-05/B
Early Modern Philosophy 9 60 English Open sessions PHIL-05/A
Hellenistic and Post-Hellenistic Philosophy 9 60 Italian Open sessions PHIL-05/B
History of Ancient Scientific Thought 9 60 Italian Open sessions PHIL-05/B
History of Epistemology 9 60 Italian Open sessions PHIL-05/A
History of Ideas 9 60 Italian Open sessions PHIL-05/A
History of Medieval and Modern Political Philosophy 9 60 Italian Open sessions PHIL-05/C
History of Medieval Scientific Thought 9 60 Italian Open sessions PHIL-05/C
History of Renaissance Philosophy 9 60 Italian Open sessions PHIL-05/A
Late Modern Philosophy 9 60 English Open sessions PHIL-05/A
Medieval Philosophy 9 60 English Open sessions PHIL-05/C
Medieval Philosophy in the Islamic World 9 60 Italian Open sessions PHIL-05/C
C3 - Group C3: one 6 ECTS exam to be chosen among those proposed,
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Classical Mythology 6 40 Italian HIST-04/A
History of Political Thought (MA) 9 60 Italian GSPS-03/A
- Parte A e B640GSPS-03/A
- Parte C320GSPS-03/A
Latin Literature 6 110 Italian First semester LATI-01/A
Rules, Reason and Norms 9 60 English First semester ECON-01/A
- Parte A e B640ECON-01/A
- Parte C320ECON-01/A
Digital Publishing 6 40 Italian Second semester GSPS-06/A
History of Contemporary World 9 60 Italian Second semester HIST-03/A
- Parte A e B640HIST-03/A
- Parte C320HIST-03/A
History of Modern and Contemporary Political Philosophy 9 60 Italian Second semester GSPS-03/A
- Parte A e B640GSPS-03/A
- Parte C320GSPS-03/A
Social Anthropology 9 60 Italian Second semester SDEA-01/A
- Parte A e B640SDEA-01/A
- Parte C320SDEA-01/A
C4 - Group C4: one 9 ECTS exam to be chosen among those proposed,
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Biology and Society 9 60 Italian PHIL-02/B
- Parte A e B640PHIL-02/B
- Parte C320PHIL-02/B
Artificial Intelligence 9 60 English First semester INFO-01/A
- Parte A e B640INFO-01/A
- Parte C320INFO-01/A
History of Science and Techniques 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-02/B
- Parte A e B640PHIL-02/B
- Parte C320PHIL-02/B
History of the Foundations of Physics 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-02/B
- Parte A e B640PHIL-02/B
- Parte C320PHIL-02/B
General Psychology 9 60 Italian Second semester PSIC-01/A
- Parte A e B640PSIC-01/A
- Parte C320PSIC-01/A
C5 - Group C5: two 6 ECTS exams (totalling 12 ECTS) to be chosen among those proposed,
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Arabic 6 40 Italian First semester STAA-01/L
Civilisations and Cultures of the Middle Ages 9 60 Italian First semester HIST-01/A
- Parte A e B640HIST-01/A
- Parte C320HIST-01/A
Cultural History of the Mediterranean (MA) 6 40 Italian First semester STAA-01/J
History of Classical Tradition 6 40 Italian First semester FICP-01/A
Museology and History of Collecting 9 60 Italian First semester ARTE-01/D
- Parte A e B640ARTE-01/D
- Parte C320ARTE-01/D
Roman History (MA) 9 60 Italian First semester STAN-01/B
- Parte A e B640STAN-01/B
- Parte C320STAN-01/B
Cultural History of Modern Age 9 60 Italian Second semester HIST-02/A
- Parte A e B640HIST-02/A
- Parte C320HIST-02/A
Didactic Methodologies and Technologies 6 40 Italian Second semester PAED-02/A
Environmental Anthropology 9 60 Italian Second semester SDEA-01/A
- Parte A e B640SDEA-01/A
- Parte C320SDEA-01/A
Greek History (MA) 6 40 Italian Second semester STAN-01/A
Hebrew 6 40 Italian Second semester STAA-01/H
History of the Church and Heretical Movements 9 60 Italian Second semester HIST-04/B
- Parte A e B640HIST-04/B
- Parte C320HIST-04/B
Medieval History (MA) 9 60 Italian Second semester HIST-01/A
- Parte A e B640HIST-01/A
- Parte C320HIST-01/A
Philosophy of Human Rights 6 40 Italian Second semester GIUR-17/A
Political Philosophy (MA) 9 60 Italian Second semester GSPS-01/A
- Parte A e B640GSPS-01/A
- Parte C320GSPS-01/A
Textual Transmission of Greek Literature 6 40 Italian Second semester HELL-01/B
Anthropology of the Classical World 6 40 Italian Open sessions HIST-04/A
Byzantine Civilisation 6 40 Italian Open sessions HELL-01/C
- 3 ECTS in a training application or in a second EU foreign Language:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Additional Language Skills: French (3 ECTS) 3 0 French Open sessions NN
Additional Language Skills: German (3 ECTS) 3 0 German Open sessions NN
Additional Language Skills: Spanish (3 ECTS) 3 0 Spanish Open sessions NN
- 9 ECTS to be earned through other elective courses within all the courses offered by the University.
Final activities
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Final Exam 21 525 Italian Open sessions NN
Prescribed foundation courses
Learning activityPrescribed foundation courses
Cultural History of the Modern Period English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Inclusion and Exclusion in a Changing World English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Intellectuals, Popular Culture, Collective Identities: Italy and Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Language and Metaphysics English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Liberal Rights and Social Justice English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Logic of Computation and Information English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Logical Methods English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Media Theory and Ai English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Migrations, Diversity, and Non-Discrimination English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Mind and Brain English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Philosophical Analysis English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Philosophy of Cognitive Neuroscience English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Philosophy of Mind English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Probabilistic Logic English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Rules, Reason and Norms English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
The Politics of Mobility, Displacement and Asylum English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
The Western Tradition: Moral and Political Values English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
War and Security in International Politics English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Optional programme year

Compulsory activity
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) 3 0 English Open sessions NN
Logical Methods 9 60 English First semester PHIL-02/A
Philosophical Analysis 9 60 English First semester PHIL-04/B
D1 - Group D1: three 9 ECTS exams (totalling 27 ECTS) to be chosen among those proposed
(Please note: Descriptive Phenomenology and Metaphysics of mind are alternatives to each other.)
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Advanced Ontology 9 60 English First semester PHIL-01/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-01/A
- Parte C320PHIL-01/A
Biopolitics: Bodies, Health and Food 9 60 English First semester PHIL-04/B
- Parte A e B640PHIL-04/B
- Parte C320PHIL-04/B
Metaphysics of Mind 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-01/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-01/A
- Parte C320PHIL-01/A
Descriptive Phenomenology 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-01/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-01/A
- Parte C320PHIL-01/A
Language and Metaphysics 9 60 English Second semester PHIL-04/B
- Parte A e B640PHIL-04/B
- Parte C320PHIL-04/B
Logic of Computation and Information 9 60 English Second semester PHIL-02/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-02/A
- Parte C320PHIL-02/A
Philosophical Arguments 9 60 English Second semester PHIL-04/B
- Parte A e B640PHIL-04/B
- Parte C320PHIL-04/B
Philosophy of Cognitive Neuroscience 9 60 English Second semester PHIL-02/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-02/A
- Parte C320PHIL-02/A
Philosophy of Mind 9 60 English Second semester PHIL-04/B
- Parte A e B640PHIL-04/B
- Parte C320PHIL-04/B
Probabilistic Logic 9 60 English Second semester PHIL-02/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-02/A
- Parte C320PHIL-02/A
Philosophy of Psychiatry 9 60 English Open sessions PHIL-02/A
D2 - Group D2: two 6 ECTS exams (totalling 12 ECTS) to be chosen among those proposed,
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
The Western Tradition: Moral and Political Values 12 80 English First semester PHIL-05/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-05/A
- Parte C320PHIL-05/A
- Parte D320PHIL-05/A
History of Metaphysics 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-05/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-05/A
- Parte C320PHIL-05/A
Themes and Problems of 19th and 20th Century Philosophy 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-05/A
- Parte A e B640PHIL-05/A
- Parte C320PHIL-05/A
Ancient Philosophy 9 60 Italian Open sessions PHIL-05/B
Early Modern Philosophy 9 60 English Open sessions PHIL-05/A
History of Ancient Scientific Thought 9 60 Italian Open sessions PHIL-05/B
History of Epistemology 9 60 Italian Open sessions PHIL-05/A
History of Ideas 9 60 Italian Open sessions PHIL-05/A
History of Medieval Scientific Thought 9 60 Italian Open sessions PHIL-05/C
Late Modern Philosophy 9 60 English Open sessions PHIL-05/A
Medieval Philosophy 9 60 English Open sessions PHIL-05/C
D3 - Group D3: one 9 ECTS exam to be chosen among those proposed,
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Anthropology of Artificial Intelligence 9 60 English First semester SDEA-01/A
- Parte A e B640SDEA-01/A
- Parte C320SDEA-01/A
Rules, Reason and Norms 9 60 English First semester ECON-01/A
- Parte A e B640ECON-01/A
- Parte C320ECON-01/A
D4 - Group D4: one 9 ECTS exam to be chosen among those proposed,
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Biology and Society 9 60 Italian PHIL-02/B
- Parte A e B640PHIL-02/B
- Parte C320PHIL-02/B
Anatomical-Physiological Bases of the Cognitive Processes 9 60 Italian First semester BIOS-06/A
- Parte A e B640BIOS-06/A
- Parte C320BIOS-06/A
Artificial Intelligence 9 60 English First semester INFO-01/A
- Parte A e B640INFO-01/A
- Parte C320INFO-01/A
History of Science and Techniques 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-02/B
- Parte A e B640PHIL-02/B
- Parte C320PHIL-02/B
History of the Foundations of Physics 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-02/B
- Parte A e B640PHIL-02/B
- Parte C320PHIL-02/B
Advanced Logic 9 60 Italian Second semester MATH-01/A
- Parte A e B640MATH-01/A
- Parte C320MATH-01/A
D5 - Group D5: two 6 ECTS exams (totalling 12 ECTS) to be chosen among those proposed,
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Migrations, Diversity, and Non-Discrimination 6 40 English GSPS-05/A
Ancient Documents in Their Visual and Performative Context 9 60 English First semester STAN-01/A
- Parte A e B640STAN-01/A
- Parte C320STAN-01/A
Antiquity and Roman Studies 9 60 Italian First semester STAN-01/B
- Parte A e B640STAN-01/B
- Parte C320STAN-01/B
Cultural History of the Modern Period 9 60 English First semester HIST-02/A
- Parte A e B640HIST-02/A
- Parte C320HIST-02/A
Inclusion and Exclusion in a Changing World 6 40 Italian First semester PHIL-03/A
Didactic Methodologies and Technologies 6 40 Italian Second semester PAED-02/A
Intellectuals, Popular Culture, Collective Identities: Italy and Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries 9 60 English Second semester HIST-03/A
- Parte A e B640HIST-03/A
- Parte C320HIST-03/A
Medieval History (MA) 9 60 Italian Second semester HIST-01/A
- Parte A e B640HIST-01/A
- Parte C320HIST-01/A
Mind and Brain 6 40 English Second semester PHIL-02/A
Generative Linguistics 6 40 Italian Open sessions GLOT-01/A
Media Education and Digital Citizenship 6 40 Italian Open sessions PAED-02/A
- 9 ECTS to be earned through other elective courses within all the courses offered by the University.
Final activities
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Final Exam 21 525 Italian Open sessions NN
Prescribed foundation courses
Learning activityPrescribed foundation courses
Cultural History of the Modern Period English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Inclusion and Exclusion in a Changing World English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Intellectuals, Popular Culture, Collective Identities: Italy and Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Language and Metaphysics English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Liberal Rights and Social Justice English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Logic of Computation and Information English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Logical Methods English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Media Theory and Ai English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Migrations, Diversity, and Non-Discrimination English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Mind and Brain English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Philosophical Analysis English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Philosophy of Cognitive Neuroscience English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Philosophy of Mind English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Probabilistic Logic English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
Rules, Reason and Norms English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
The Politics of Mobility, Displacement and Asylum English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
The Western Tradition: Moral and Political Values English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
War and Security in International Politics English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) (compulsory)
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