Philosophy

First-year and second-year courses provide an overview of the philosophical schools represented at the University of Milan, which are characterised by the following: a rigorous historical approach to philosophy; a focus on the contemporary, with particular attention to theoretical, moral and aesthetic issues; the development of analytical research in the fields of logic, philosophy of science, and philosophy of language.
Given the deeply interdisciplinary nature of philosophy, during the third year students are required to expand their knowledge beyond the boundaries of philosophy, and to delve into other scientific and human domains. This is done to help students develop further cultural and professional skills, which could be of use also to those not wishing to continue with a Master's degree.
Moreover, the programme requires students to actively participate in workshops and seminars, which are crucial for the development of cross-cutting competencies, such as independent judgement, communication and learning skills.
The study plan includes lectures, seminars, language and computer skills assessments, philosophy-related as well as professional training workshops, elective courses, and possibly an internship.
Before sitting their final exam and earning their degree, students must demonstrate knowledge of at least another language of the European Union in addition to Italian. The programme adopts a blended learning approach. Courses delivered remotely or in blended mode will not amount to more than two thirds of the learning activities included in the programme.
HR development specialist and HR manager
Job function:
- human resources (HR) manager/assistant
- identification and selection of human resources according to the entity?s needs, also using digital tools
- support in the management of human resources
- integration of the various professional roles within a single department as well as in the whole hierarchy of the company or institution
- identification of training and continuous development opportunities for staff
- conduction of interviews
- career guidance
- implementation of corporate sustainability strategies
- participation in change management processes
Professional skills:
- summarising skills and proper writing skills in Italian
- listening and interpersonal communication skills
- ability to cooperate and negotiate within a coordinated work team
- ability to use search engines and adopt search strategies on the Internet as well as in databases
- ability to check the authenticity of information
- ability to identify and enhance competences
- inclination to explore new subjects and broaden knowledge and skills
- adaptive and sense-making skills
- understanding of complexity
- ability to develop internal communication processes, also in intranets
Career opportunities:
Local authorities and public administrations; private companies; foundations, museums, libraries, archives, Superintendencies, enterprises, consulting firms, large and medium enterprises.
Publishing editor
Job function:
- collection of information on specific topics, also on the Internet
- verification of the reliability of data and news
- drafting texts from scratch, or based on sources and previous documents
- text editing
- selection of explanatory materials and images to accompany texts
- overseeing the formal structure of a text (division in chapters, paragraphs, tables of contents, graphs, links etc.)
- designing the layout of a text or article
- management of contacts with authors and editors
- language review and proofreading
- web editing
- acting as operation manager
- management of copyright and privacy matters
Professional skills:
- summarising skills and proper writing skills in Italian
- proficiency in the use of IT tools for writing and editing texts
- ability to cooperate and negotiate within a coordinated work team
- ability to select and organise information and documents from specialised sources
- ability to formalise information and data, also graphically
- ability to check the authenticity of information
- ability to speak fluently and interact with different stakeholders
- inclination to explore new subjects and broaden knowledge and skills
- ability to understand the different channels of communication and adapt communication accordingly
- creation of digital contents
- writing skills for multimedia and cross-media communication
- ability to revise translations
- ability to present arguments and reasoning
Career opportunities:
Publishing houses; multimedia publishers; editorial staff of journals, including academic and specialised journals, and newspapers; corporate and institutional press offices; public or private entities organising cultural events; communication agencies; film production companies.
Cultural operator
Job function:
- design, organisation and coordination of activities and projects
- coordination of professionals involved in the organisation of courses and educational activities for the dissemination of culture and philosophy
- storage and classification of documents
- organisation of information regarding certain topics
- setting-up and management of exhibitions, collections, expositions and other initiatives
- organisation of educational and dissemination initiatives in connection to cultural events, exhibitions etc.
Professional skills:
- summarising skills and proper writing skills in Italian
- ability to cooperate and negotiate within a coordinated work team
- ability to select and organise information and documents from specialised sources and catalogues
- ability to design and present proposals and contents
- proficiency in the use of IT tools
- ability to use search engines and adopt search strategies on the Internet as well as in relational databases
- inclination to explore new subjects and broaden knowledge and skills
- good presentation skills
- adaptive and sense-making skills
Career opportunities:
Local authorities and public administrations; private and public agencies and institutes operating in the field of cultural production and dissemination; foundations; museums; libraries, archives; Superintendencies; training providers; cultural enterprises.
External communications and press office assistant
Job function:
- management of communications related to events and activities
- production of informative texts for multimedia communication formats, paper publications or social media
- press review compilation and filing according to established criteria
- text editing and presentation of texts
- conduction of interviews
- management of communications with other companies and external stakeholders
- management of relations with journalists in the various sectors
- management of copyright and privacy matters
Professional skills:
- summarising skills and proper writing skills in Italian
- ability to cooperate and negotiate within a coordinated work team
- ability to select and organise information and documents from specialised sources
- proficiency in the use of IT tools
- ability to use search engines and adopt search strategies on the Internet as well as in relational databases
- ability to check the authenticity of information
- ability to speak fluently and interact with different stakeholders
- ability to profile mailing lists and newsletters based on journalists and journalism sectors
Career opportunities:
Publishing houses; multimedia publishers; editorial staff of journals, including academic and specialised journals, and newspapers; corporate and institutional press offices; public or private entities organising cultural events; communication agencies; film production companies.
The degree programme tutor for international student mobility promotes the active participation of students in the programmes offered and provides educational assistance to selected students.
The tutor follows all the phases of international student mobility:
- urges the active participation of students on all locations and for all languages, advertises the Erasmus agreements and introduces them in dedicated meetings
- after the selection, receives the students individually to discuss the Learning Agreements and provides assistance, via email, during their stay abroad, taking care of any changes. Reductions or extensions of the stay may be authorized for study, health, economic reasons.
The selection interviews are conducted by a special panel of professors from the Department.
Current international agreements are available at the following link: https://www.unimi.it/en/international/university-milan-world/international-agreements
Part-time enrolment and part-time attendance
Students can decide to enrol in the programme part-time. This enrolment status allows students to stretch out their time at university without any additional costs, but paying the same tuition as if they were enrolled full-time. For part-time students, the maximum time frame to complete a study programme is twice the normal duration of the programme in question. As the statutory duration of a Bachelor's degree programme is 3 years, this means that the Bachelor's degree programme in Philosophy must be completed within:
6 years for part-time students enrolled in year I of the programme
5 years for part-time students enrolled in year II of the programme
4 years for part-time students enrolled in year III of the programme
3 years for part-time students enrolled in year I, II or III off track (fuori corso).
Learn more at: https://www.unimi.it/en/study/bachelor-and-master-study/fees-and-how-pay-them/part-time-enrolment
Admission to the degree course requires a secondary school diploma or other recognised foreign qualification.
Admission to the degree course in Philosophy also requires an adequate basic preparation consisting of general knowledge, text comprehension and knowledge of the Italian language, logical reasoning, acquired in secondary school.
Methods for verifying knowledge and personal preparation
Admission is permitted only after having taken a compulsory non-selective test for orientation and self-assessment purposes. The University uses the CISIA Consortium's TOLC-SU test.
Students who matriculate with a score below the threshold specified in the admission notice must follow a course aimed at satisfying the OFAs (Additional Educational Obligations) required by law. In the event of failure to pass the OFA remedial tests, the career will be blocked at the end of the first year and only unlocked after the OFAs have been met. Information on how to complete the OFAs is published in the appropriate section of the degree programme website: https://filosofia.cdl.unimi.it/it/insegnamenti/recupero-ofa
Candidates already graduated or enrolled in a degree course at the University of Milan or at another university may be exempted from the test only if admitted to years subsequent to the first. For admission to years subsequent to the first year, an application must be submitted for a prior career evaluation in accordance with the procedures and deadlines described in the admission notice.
Students may choose to enrol part-time, in accordance with the rules established by the University. By doing so, students will have the opportunity to extend their course of study at no additional cost, since the overall cost of the degree will be the same as that envisaged for graduating within the normal duration of the degree.
Credit recognition procedures
The Academic Board of the degree course decides on the recognition of CFUs from previous careers, in accordance with the deadlines and procedures outlined by the University. The criteria used to recognise CFUs, in accordance with the University's Student Regulations, are set out in ad hoc regulations approved by the Academic Board itself and published on the degree course website at the following link https://filosofia.cdl.unimi.it/it/iscriversi
Call for applications
Please refer to the call for admission test dates and contents, and how to register.
Application for matriculation: from 15/07/2025 to 16/09/2025
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - NOTICE
The call for applications is the only official document for admission to degree programmes. Please read it carefully. If you are reading this notice is because the call is available only in Italian as the programme is offered in Italian. Students wishing to enrol must be proficient in Italian.
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
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Computer Science Course | 3 | 30 | Italian | Open sessions | INF/01 |
English Assessment B1 (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | English | Open sessions | |
Foundations of Ethics | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | M-FIL/03 |
History of Ancient Philosophy | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | M-FIL/07 |
History of Early Modern Philosophy I | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | M-FIL/06 |
Introduction to Scientific Reasoning | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | M-FIL/02 |
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
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History of Biological Sciences and Medicine | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | M-STO/05 |
History of Physics and of the Mathematical Sciences | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | M-STO/05 |
Ontology | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | M-FIL/01 |
Philosophical Hermeneutics | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | M-FIL/01 |
Political Philosophy and Theories of Gender | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | SPS/01 |
Theory of Justice | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | IUS/20 |
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
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Bibliography | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-STO/08 | |
Contemporary History | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | M-STO/04 |
Greek History | 9 | 60 | Italian | L-ANT/02 | |
History of Political Philosophy | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | SPS/02 |
History of Political Thought | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | SPS/02 |
Medieval History | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | M-STO/01 |
Modern History | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | M-STO/02 |
Roman History | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ANT/03 |
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
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Aesthetics | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/04 | |
Epistemology | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/01 | |
History of Aesthetics | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/04 | |
Introduction to Metaphysics | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/01 | |
Moral Philosophy | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/03 | |
Philosophical Anthropology | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/03 | |
Rhetoric | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | M-FIL/04 |
Theoretical Philosophy | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/01 |
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
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Logic I | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/02 | |
Philosophy of Language | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/05 | |
Philosophy of Physics | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/02 | |
Philosophy of Psychology | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/02 | |
Philosophy of Science | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/02 | |
Semiotics | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/05 | |
The Language of Philosophy | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/05 | |
Theories of Language and the Mind | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/05 |
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
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History of Early Modern Philosophy Ii | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/06 | |
History of Medieval Philosophy | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/08 | |
History of Medieval Political Thought | 6 | 40 | Italian | M-FIL/08 | |
History of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Philosophy | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/06 | |
History of Renaissance Philosophy | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/06 | |
Key Texts in Ancient Philosophy | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/07 | |
Key Texts in Modern and Contemporary Philosophy | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/06 | |
Medieval Arabic and Jewish Philosophy | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/08 |
Potranno essere riconosciute (sempre nell'ambito dei 3 CFU), ove giudicate congrue con le esigenze del corso di studi da un'apposita Commissione, ulteriori conoscenze e abilità, anche derivanti da tirocini o altre esperienze in ambienti di lavoro o dalla frequenza di altre attività formative professionalizzanti.
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
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Final Exam | 9 | 0 | Italian | Open sessions |
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
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Aesthetics | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/04 | |
Epistemology | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/01 | |
History of Aesthetics | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/04 | |
History of Early Modern Philosophy Ii | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/06 | |
History of Medieval Philosophy | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/08 | |
History of Medieval Political Thought | 6 | 40 | Italian | M-FIL/08 | |
History of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Philosophy | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/06 | |
History of Renaissance Philosophy | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/06 | |
Introduction to Metaphysics | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/01 | |
Key Texts in Ancient Philosophy | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/07 | |
Key Texts in Modern and Contemporary Philosophy | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/06 | |
Logic Ii | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/02 | |
Medieval Arabic and Jewish Philosophy | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/08 | |
Moral Philosophy | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/03 | |
Philosophical Anthropology | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/03 | |
Philosophy of Language | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/05 | |
Philosophy of Physics | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/02 | |
Philosophy of Psychology | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/02 | |
Philosophy of Science | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/02 | |
Rhetoric | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | M-FIL/04 |
Semiotics | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/05 | |
The Language of Philosophy | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/05 | |
Theoretical Philosophy | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/01 | |
Theories of Language and the Mind | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-FIL/05 |
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
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Cultural Anthropology | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-DEA/01 | |
General Didactics and Didactics of Inclusion | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-PED/03 | |
General Psychology | 6 | 40 | Italian | M-PSI/01 | |
Philosophy of Economics | 9 | 60 | Italian | SECS-P/01 | |
Sociological Theory | 9 | 60 | Italian | SPS/07 |
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
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Cinema and Visual Theory | 6 | 40 | Italian | L-ART/06 | |
Contemporary History | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | M-STO/04 |
Cultural History of the Mediterranean | 9 | 40 | Italian | L-OR/10 | |
French Language | 9 | 60 | Italian | L-LIN/04 | |
Fundamentals of Computer Science | 6 | 40 | Italian | First semester | INF/01 |
General Didactics and Didactics of Inclusion | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-PED/03 | |
German Language | 9 | 60 | Italian | L-LIN/14 | |
Greek History | 9 | 60 | Italian | L-ANT/02 | |
Greek Literature | 9 | 60 | Italian | L-FIL-LET/02 | |
History of Anthropology | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-DEA/01 | |
History of Contemporary Art | 9 | 60 | Italian | L-ART/03 | |
History of Medieval Art | 9 | 60 | Italian | L-ART/01 | |
History of Modern Political Philosophy | 9 | 60 | Italian | SPS/02 | |
Human Resources Management | 9 | 60 | Italian | SECS-P/10 | |
Indology | 9 | 60 | Italian | L-OR/18 | |
Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-PSI/02 | |
Italian Literature | 9 | 60 | Italian | L-FIL-LET/10 | |
Mathematical Analysis 1 | 9 | 60 | Italian | MAT/05 | |
Media Archaeology | 9 | 60 | Italian | L-ART/06 | |
Medieval History | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | M-STO/01 |
Methodology of Social Research | 6 | 40 | Italian | SPS/07 | |
Modern History | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | M-STO/02 |
Philosophy of Law and Legal Informatics | 9 | 60 | Italian | IUS/20 | |
Religions of the Classical World | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-STO/06 | |
Roman History | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ANT/03 |
Storia del diritto e del pensiero giuridico | 6 | 40 | Italian | IUS/19 | |
Teaching and Assessment Design | 9 | 60 | Italian | M-PED/03 | |
Theoretical Linguistics | 9 | 60 | Italian | L-LIN/01 | |
Theories of Photography and Post-Photography | 9 | 60 | Italian | L-ART/06 |
È POSSIBILE ITERARE UNA SOLA VOLTA UN INSEGNAMENTO UTILIZZANDO CREDITI LIBERI (ALTRE ATTIVITÀ A SCELTA) PREVISTI NEL PIANO DI STUDIO.
Learning activity | Prescribed foundation courses |
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History of Early Modern Philosophy Ii | History of Early Modern Philosophy I (compulsory) |
Key Texts in Ancient Philosophy | History of Ancient Philosophy (optional) |
Key Texts in Modern and Contemporary Philosophy | History of Early Modern Philosophy I (optional) |
Philosophy of Economics | English Assessment B1 (3 ECTS) (compulsory) |
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Ricevimento studenti: da lunedì a venerdì 9.30-12.00 e 14.00-16.00 su appuntamento - Contact person for disabilities and Special Educational Needs
Dr.ssa Raffaela Tore
The tuition fees for students enrolled in Bachelor's, Master's and single-cycle degree programmes are divided into two instalments with different calculation methods and payment schedules:
- The amount of the first instalment is the same for all students
- The amount of the second instalment varies according to the ISEE University value, the degree programme and the student status (on track / off track for one year or off track for more than a year)
- An additional fee is due for online programmes
The University also offers:
- Concessions for students meeting high merit requirements
- Diversified tuition fees according to the student's home country for international students with assets/income abroad
- Concessions for international students with refugee status
Scholarships and benefits
The University provides a range of financial benefits to students meeting special requirements (merit, financial or personal conditions, international students).
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