University of Salerno

With origins going back to the 8th century Schola Medica Salernitana, the forerunner of modern university medical schools, the University of Salerno was established as a modern state university in 1968. It is located in an area with a rich historical background (with the UNESCO World Heritage sites Paestum, Velia, Pompeii and Herculaneum) and endowed with stunning natural beauty (Amalfi and Cilento Coast, Sorrento, Naples). Nowadays it is one of the largest Universities in Southern Italy. It has two Campuses, Fisciano and Baronissi, both about 15 Km from Salerno.

The course catalogue of the University of Salerno is one of the largest and most varied in Southern Italy and allows the roughly 38,000 students to choose from 37 bachelor’s degrees, 37 master's degrees, 7 integrated master's degrees, 3 postgraduate schools and 14 PhD schools.

The high quality of research and teaching, combined with efficient services and modern facilities (halls of residence, cafeterias, a medical center, a police station, a theater, a main lecture hall, a thematic arboretum, a bank and post office, an incubator building for spin-off companies, sports facilities and large green areas) make the University of Salerno the ideal place to live and study.

According to the “Times Higher Education”, the University of Salerno is 69th worldwide in the Young University Ranking (4th in Italy) and among the top 400 universities in the World University Rankings thus establishing itself as an important reference center for both high quality teaching and research.

Internationalization is a strategic priority. To this end the University supports and fosters mobility actions, international research projects with leading research groups, cooperation with higher education Institutions and foreign enterprises. The aim is to contribute to the development of the so called “Knowledge Triangles” - research, education and innovation - key drivers of a knowledge-based society.

Courses open to international students 

Bachelor’s degrees

  • Visual and performing arts
  • Philosophy
  • Arts
  • Foreign languages and cultures
  • Cultural heritage sciences

Master’s degrees

  • Archeology and the ancient world
  • Modern philology
  • Ancient philology, literatures and history
  • Philosophy
  • Archive and library conservation and management
  • Modern languages and literatures
  • Linguistic and italian studies in international context
  • Theatre and media studies
  • Art history and criticism

PhD programmes

  • Linguistic literary and historical studies
  • Research and studies in late antiquity, middle ages and humanism, Salerno (RAMUS)
  • Methods and methodology in the archeological and art historical research

Bachelor’s degrees

  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Management and valorisation of agrarian resources and of protected areas
  • Computer science
  • Mathematics
  • Environmental sciences
  • Biological sciences
  • Herbal sciences

Master’s Degrees

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer science
  • Physics
  • Smart agriculture for mediterranean crops
  • Mathematics
  • Environmental sciences

PhD programmes

  • Drug discovery and development
  • Chemical, biological and environmental sciences
  • Mathematics, physics and Aapplications
  • Computer science

Single-cycle master’s degrees

  • Pharmaceutical chemistry and technology
  • Pharmacy

Bachelor’s degrees

  • Physiotherapy
  • Nursing
  • Midwifery
  • Imaging and radiotherapy techniques

PhD programmes

  • Translational medicine for development and active aging

Single-cycle master’s degrees

  • Medicine and surgery
  • Dentistry

Bachelor’s degrees

  • Business aministration
  • Economics
  • Business management
  • Tourism management and development
  • Corporate lawyer and new technologies
  • Administration and organizations
  • Educational science
  • Communication sciences
  • Political and international relations science
  • Sociology
  • Statistic for the big data
  • Diplomatic, international and global security studies

Master’s degrees

  • Business management and consulting
  • Corporate communication and media
  • Data science and innovation management
  • Economics
  • Economics government and administration
  • Global studies and EU
  • Territorial politic sciences and international cooperation
  • Permanent education sciences
  • Pedagogical studies
  • Statistical science for finance
  • Sociology and policy-making from a territorial perspective
  • Sport and movement sciences

PhD programmes

  • Legal sciences
  • Big data management
  • Economics and policy analysis of markets and firms
  • Language sciences, society, politics and education
  • Social theory, digital innovation and public policies

Single-cycle master’s degrees

  • Law
  • Primary teacher education

Bachelor’s degrees

  • Chemical engineering
  • Civil engineering
  • Civil and environmental engineering
  • Electronic engineering
  • Electronic engineering
  • Industrial engineering and management
  • Computer engineering
  • Mechanical engineering

Master’s degrees

  • Digital health and bioinformatic engineering
  • Food engineering
  • Chemical engineering
  • Civil engineering
  • Electronic engineering
  • Management engineering
  • Computer engineering
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Environmental and territorial engineering

PhD programmes

  • Risk and sustainability in civil, architectural and environmental engineering systems
  • Industrial engineering
  • Innovative engineering technologies for industrial sustainability
  • Information engineering

Single-cycle master’s degrees

  • Building engineering - architecture
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