Master in Industrial Automation Engineering at University of Brescia

Detailed entry requirements

Industrial Automation Engineering at Brescia is the LM-25 master. The official course page lists Italian as its teaching language, with some English-taught units described in the regulation. Admission follows the 2026/27 degree, credit, preparation and language provisions below. Reviewed 6 October 2026. [1][2][3][4]

Qualification and alternative curricular routes

Applicants require a three-year university degree or diploma, or a suitable recognised foreign qualification. Required curricular integrations must be completed before the assessment of personal preparation. The 2026/27 regulation offers three alternative routes, so applicants need to satisfy the route applicable to their background rather than every alternative simultaneously. [1]

Route one: an L-8 Information Engineering degree plus at least 15 credits in the specified industrial-engineering group, which also includes designated electronics, control and measurement sectors. In the former codes, the listed group covers ING-IND/06, 08 to 17, 21, 22, 31 to 35 and ING-INF/01, 04 or 07. [1]

Route two: an L-9 Industrial Engineering degree plus at least 15 credits in the listed information-engineering sectors, formerly ING-INF/01 to 07. The regulation gives their current subject-sector counterparts. [1]

Route three, independent of degree class: at least 12 credits in the specified chemistry/physics sectors, formerly CHIM/01, CHIM/07, FIS/01 or FIS/03; 15 in the listed mathematics/statistics group, formerly MAT/02, 03, 05 to 09 or SECS-S/02; 15 in the defined industrial group; 15 in the defined information group; and at least 50 across the combined industrial/information macro-group. The two 15-credit engineering minima sit within that 50-credit macro-group. [1]

Academic assessment, grade and deficits

The Course Council may assign an individual study plan based on previous content. Where curricular preparation is insufficient, it specifies the supplementary courses or credits to complete before applying again. Recognised equivalence is an academic decision, especially for foreign transcripts using different subject classifications. [1]

The degree-grade condition is at least 80/110 or equivalent. Below that threshold, applicants must pass a test set by the designated faculty commission. This is an alternative assessment route, so 80/110 is not an absolute bar to every application. [1]

The regulation treats specified Brescia degrees in Industrial Automation, Electronics and Telecommunications, and Computer Engineering as satisfying curricular requirements, with a particular study plan for the latter two routes. Those local arrangements do not establish an automatic exemption for every similarly titled external degree. [1]

English and Italian-language requirements

Article 5 requires B2 English but allows B1 applicants a study plan containing 3 CFU devoted to further language acquisition. Article 12 permits recognised certification, the university Language Centre assessment, or recognition of an earlier university test documenting the required level in reading, writing, listening and speaking. [1]

The course page lists Italian teaching, and the regulation describes some units and materials in English. It is therefore inappropriate to present the whole master as fully English-taught. The non-EU-abroad pre-assessment notice also lists Industrial Automation as Italian-taught. [1][2][4]

For that international route, the notice requires Italian B2 certification under the CLIQ system or the university’s Italian test where certification is absent. It separately asks for English B2 evidence, while allowing prior English-taught undergraduate attendance or relevant previous English examinations to be indicated. International applicants should follow those route-specific checks rather than assuming the programme’s B1 study-plan provision removes every international language condition. [1][4]

International procedures and documents

Foreign-degree applicants use the applicable PICA pre-evaluation route. The 2026/27 non-EU-abroad round closed on 15 March 2026 at noon Italian time; the EU/equivalent round ran from 16 July to 16 August 2026 at noon. Both have passed at this review. Non-EU applicants abroad who receive a positive academic assessment also follow Universitaly pre-enrolment. These dates do not establish deadlines for a future intake. [3]

The non-EU pre-assessment notice requests valid identification, degree and transcript in the original language, plus Italian or English translations where needed. Academic records should show qualification level, institution, duration, examination results, final mark and the grading scale’s minimum and maximum. The first-cycle qualification must allow access to second-cycle study in its own system and come from an authorised institution. The notice permits pending qualifications only within its stated completion and document deadlines. [4]

Source version and preparation checklist

The programme regulation covers 2026/27 and was issued by Rector’s Decree 460/2026 on 23 May 2026. Prepare the degree and transcript, identify one curricular route, establish the grade assessment, document English and the applicable Italian requirement, and complete any prescribed integrations before applying again. Special mobility agreements have their own arrangements and do not automatically apply to regular applicants. [1][2][4]

Sources and verification

1. University of Brescia, Regolamento didattico di Ingegneria dell’Automazione Industriale, 2026/27, D.R. 460/2026 of 23 May 2026, Articles 5 and 12; reviewed 6 October 2026.
2. University of Brescia, Industrial Automation Engineering course page, programme language and standing admission guidance; reviewed 6 October 2026.
3. University of Brescia, Pre-evaluation for master’s degrees, 2026/27 PICA rounds, updated 24 July 2026; reviewed 6 October 2026.
4. University of Brescia, Notice for non-EU candidates living abroad, postgraduate pre-assessment and STAR/LMINT applications, 2026/27; reviewed 6 October 2026.

Entry requirements: short questions and answers

Is the whole master taught in English?

No. The official course page lists Italian. The regulation describes some English-taught units and English materials. [1][2]

Which degree routes are accepted?

The regulation gives L-8 with the specified additional engineering credits, L-9 with additional information-engineering credits, or an alternative set of subject-credit requirements independent of degree class. Foreign qualifications need academic recognition. [1]

Must I meet all three curricular alternatives?

No. At least one of the three alternatives must be met. Within the third alternative, every stated subject-group minimum applies. [1]

Is a degree grade below 80/110 disqualifying?

The regulation provides a faculty-commission test below 80/110 or equivalent. Passing that assessment is required for the alternative route. [1]

Can B1 English be accepted?

The programme regulation allows B1 with a study plan containing 3 additional language credits. International applicants must also follow their pre-assessment notice’s language checks, including its English evidence provisions. [1][4]

Do non-EU applicants abroad need Italian?

The 2026/27 pre-assessment notice lists this as Italian-taught and requires Italian B2 evidence or the university’s Italian test where certification is absent. [4]

About the programme

Industrial Automation Engineering is a two-year, 120-credit LM-25 master at the University of Brescia’s Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. It develops interdisciplinary knowledge of automation, robotics, mechatronics, electronics, measurement and control systems.

Teaching language

The official course page lists Italian. The regulation describes some English-taught units and English-language materials. Applicants should check the language of individual units and the separate conditions for international admission.

Academic and professional focus

Graduates design, integrate, install and manage automated systems, combining mechanical equipment with electronics, computing, sensing and control. The university also describes separate double-degree and mobility opportunities governed by their own agreements.