Master in Infrastructure Engineering at University of L’Aquila

Detailed entry requirements

Infrastructure Engineering admission depends on the prior qualification, the subject preparation specified below and the applicable language/enrolment route. The programme rules are verified against the official 2026/27 regulation. Eligibility assessment and final enrolment are separate stages.

Prior degree and 81-CFU curricular requirement

• Applicants need a bachelor’s degree, a three-year university diploma or a foreign qualification recognised as suitable. The regulation requires at least 81 CFU of specified prior preparation, divided into 36 foundational and 45 civil-engineering credits.
• The 36-CFU group covers the listed geometry, mathematical analysis, probability/statistics, mathematical physics, numerical analysis, general/inorganic chemistry, chemical technology foundations, experimental physics and matter-physics sectors. The relevant current MATH, CHEM and PHYS codes are specified in the regulation.
• The 45-CFU civil group contains six separate minima: 9 CFU in hydraulics/hydraulic structures and hydrology (CEAR-01/A–B); 6 in geomatics or drawing (CEAR-04/A or CEAR-10/A); 6 in geotechnics (CEAR-05/A); 12 in structural mechanics (CEAR-06/A); 6 in structural engineering (CEAR-07/A); and 6 in roads/railways/airports or technical architecture (CEAR-03/A or CEAR-08/A).
• The CAD may assess an equivalent distribution from recognised educational content and actual knowledge rather than reject every transcript that differs from the listed arrangement. This is an individual council decision and may lead to an individually defined study plan.

Preparation assessment, interview exemption and language

• The CAD reviews the previous academic career and may require an interview. The interview exemption requires both study duration and graduation result: degree completed within five years with at least 80/110, or more than five years with at least 90/110, or a corresponding recognised result.
• These marks determine interview exemption. They should not be presented as universal minimum grades excluding every applicant below them. Curricular suitability still has to be established.
• For the specified L’Aquila Civil and Environmental Engineering bachelor’s continuity route, the student registry checks the requirements administratively and enrols the candidate if the outcome is positive.
• The 2026/27 standing degree regulation requires English at least B1. The international English-master’s selection requires B2 and has separate evidence conditions. An international English-route applicant cannot rely on B1 alone to bypass that B2 requirement.

2026 international English-course selection and documents

• For candidates holding a qualification from outside the Italian university system, the cohort-2026 English-master’s call requires a suitable university qualification of at least three official years and English at least B2. The university committee evaluates programme-specific preparation from qualifications and may add an interview.
• The application dossier is in English: CV, transcript for the admission qualification, transcripts for any additional qualifications, relevant official course syllabuses or the prescribed course-description declaration, motivation letter, valid identity document, and English evidence. Up to two reference letters are optional in this call.
• English certificates issued more than four years earlier are not valid for this selection. Native speakers and candidates with at least one year of English-medium study at bachelor’s or secondary-school level can provide the call’s stated self-certified evidence. This selection exemption must be reconciled with any separate certificate requirement for enrolment or the programme regulation.
• The call allows one submitted application covering up to two programme rankings. The €20 participation payment and completed submission/signature procedure are compulsory; a saved draft is not a submitted application. The stated handwritten-signature step is waived for the specified SPID route.
• The cohort-2026 application deadline was 25 February 2026 at 13:00 Italian time. For a pending degree, the call required qualification evidence by 15 August 2026 under its stated conditions. These dates have passed as of this review; they are provided as dated evidence and not advertised as a newly open application window.

Foreign qualifications and final enrolment documents

• A foreign qualification must be recognised as suitable for second-cycle study. Prepare the final bachelor’s certificate, official transcript in English or Italian, and the qualification-recognition evidence applicable to your case: CIMEA comparability/verification statements, a Declaration of Value, or an accepted English Diploma Supplement.
• The university permits its documented direct-verification procedure in qualifying cases. This needs confirmation in the acceptance letter and communication to the student registry; an applicant cannot simply declare that recognition evidence is unnecessary.
• Applicants who require an Italian study visa also complete Universitaly pre-enrolment. The university’s checklist includes passport photograph, passport, motivation letter, CV, transcript, degree or permitted temporary certificate, and B2 evidence in the teaching language. The academic offer and visa decision are separate steps.
• Match language evidence to the selected curriculum. The international enrolment webpage contains some older dates alongside its 2026 application information, so an older enrolment deadline should not be used as a newly confirmed 2026/27 deadline. Follow the applicable annual notice and registry instructions.

Sources and verification

1. University of L’Aquila. Infrastructure Engineering: official teaching regulation, academic year 2026/27, Article 5. Reviewed 6 October 2026.
2. University of L’Aquila. Selection for admission to English-taught master’s degrees, cohort 2026, Articles 2–5. Reviewed 6 October 2026.
3. University of L’Aquila. Enrolment of international students: academic pre-selection, language evidence, Universitaly and postgraduate enrolment documents; current webpage with separately dated entries. Reviewed 6 October 2026.

Entry requirements: short questions and answers

How many specified prior credits are required?

At least 81 CFU: 36 in the listed foundational sectors and 45 in the six civil-engineering groups.

Does any total of 81 credits qualify?

No. The subject distribution matters, although the CAD may assess equivalent preparation individually.

Is 80/110 a universal admission minimum?

No. It is the interview-exemption mark for a degree completed within five years.

What if my degree took more than five years?

The regulation’s interview exemption requires at least 90/110 or a corresponding recognised result.

Is B1 enough for the international English selection?

No. That selection requires at least B2, separately from the standing degree regulation’s B1.

Does an academic offer complete enrolment?

No. Qualification recognition, final documents and any applicable visa/enrolment procedure remain necessary.

About the programme

Infrastructure Engineering is a two-year, 120-CFU LM-23 master’s at the University of L’Aquila. The 2026/27 official course listing identifies Italian and English teaching. The international English-course admission route has its own selection and language conditions.

The degree develops advanced preparation for civil infrastructure, including hydraulics, transport, geotechnics and structural subjects. The selected curriculum and approved study plan determine the actual teaching units.