Audience
Each program has its own specific admission requirements, related to the kind of degree and specific technical and project skills.
The evaluation commission is lead by each program’s Director and will evaluate whether the degree corresponds to requirements and will identify possible educational credits or debts upon assessing the candidate’s application.
One-year Master programs are open also to professionals with a previous background in the related field of study, or students with different degree or diploma, if the applicant is motivated by a research interest towards the programs’ topics. Participants not holding a first level Bachelor degree/academic diploma will not get the 60 educational credits, but will receive a certificate of attendance of the one-year Master.

Admission process
Admissions are based on a personal evaluation by the course Director.
Within 7 days from the application, NABA will inform the candidates about the acceptance and, in case of positive feedback, will send the Admission Letter and Enrolment Form to the students.

Deadlines

  • Two-Year Master of Arts Degree Programs: November 30th, 2012.
  • One-Year Academic Master Program in Photography and Visual Design: November 30th, 2012.
  • One-Year Academic Master Program in Landscape Design - Extraordinary Landscapes: September 15th, 2012.

 

Please notice that each course has 25 available places and enrolments will be closed when reaching the above mentioned limit. When admission is confirmed, students are required to secure their place by returning the Enrolment Form and the receipt of payment of the pre-enrolment fee within 30 days from the Admission Letter’s date.

Application fee
In order to apply and be considered for admission to the NABA Master Programs, candidates shall pay an application fee of 100 Euro.
The fee must be settled by bank transfer to:
Account holder:
Nuova Accademia s.r.l., Via C. Darwin 20, 20143 Milano, Italy
Bank name and agency:
Banca Popolare di Novara, Agenzia 10 Mi International bank details: SWIFTCODE: NVRBIT21131
IBAN CODE: IT68 G05608 01610 000000020020
Reason for payment:
Please clearly specify name of student/program chosen

Please notice that all bank, credit card and third party charges have to be covered by the applicant and that the application fee is not refundable for any reason.

Application for a Study Visa to Italy (for Non European students only)
Upon receiving the enrolment form filled in and signed and the pre-enrolment fee payment, NABA will provide students with all necessary assistance in order to apply for the student visa.

Language proficiency
NABA postgraduate programs are taught in Italian or English.
Students are required to submit evidence of the knowledge of the language according to the chosen program. The requested level for Italian and English programs is an intermediate level (B2 - according to the Common European Framework of Reference).
Students who do not have the language requirement when applying can submit a letter of purpose stating the student’s commitment to reach the requested level within the program commencement. The following indicative outline may help students in understanding the number of study hours need to reach the requested level:

  • Oriental and Middle Eastern students: 500 hrs
  • Eastern European students: 360 hrs
  • Other Europeans, including English speaking students: 320 hrs
  • Spanish and Portuguese speaking students: 160 hrs.

 

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research: Entry Requirements
Students holding a non-Italian Bachelor Degree shall contact the Italian Embassy or Consulate in the country where the degree was issued in order to ask for the so called “perfezionamento documenti”, consisting in:

  1. Translation into Italian – made by a certified translator – of the student’s Bachelor Degree.
  2. Translation into Italian – made by a certified translator – of the student’s Academic Transcripts.
  3. “Dichiarazione di valore in loco” (Declaration of Value) of the student’s Bachelor Degree. The “Dichiarazione di valore in loco” is the document attesting that the study qualification obtained in the student’s country of residence is valid for accessing Italian Universities/Academies.
    For a complete list of Italian representative authorities worldwide please see:
    http://www.esteri.it/MAE/IT/Ministero/Rappresentanze/

 

The legalized and translated documents, as well as the “Dichiarazione di valore in loco” will be sent to NABA by the Italian Consulate or Embassy, or they will be directly issued to the student. In the latter case, the student shall submit them to NABA International Admissions Office as soon as available.