Application

Requirements and knowledge required for access
Admission to MERGED requires possession of a three-year degree, or other educational qualification recognized as equivalent, after verification by the MERGED Commission of the curricular requirements, based on the documentation produced by the candidate.
English is the official language of MERGED. Level C1 is required by UCPH where the student enrolls. English knowledge should be documented as follows:
- holding a full degree (minimum 2 years of fulltime studies) in English (i.e. a secondary school diploma, Bachelor's degree or Master's degree from USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK or Ireland) exempts the candidate from the language requirement
- if not exempted, the candidate should provide an English language test:
IELTS Academic (6.5 overall test score). Only the overall score will be considered
TOEFL iBT (83), TOEFL iBT paper edition or TOEFL iBT Home Edition
Cambridge Advanced English or Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) passed at level C1 or C2.

MERGED is an international course that can be accessed by students who have completed three-year degree courses from different university systems. The range of disciplines is wide because the nature of the CdL is strongly interdisciplinary, and its teaching capacity depends on the presence of students with various backgrounds. Furthermore, students can undertake two paths with distinct characteristics, and which benefit from different starting skills.
For students coming from foreign universities, the following disciplinary areas are considered eligible: Agriculture, Agronomy, Agrobiology, Agricultural Economics, Forestry, Animal Science, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Food and Nutrition, Food Science, Geography, Geology, Geoinformatics, Landscape Architecture, Natural Resources, Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology, Development Studies, Rural Development, Economics, Interdisciplinary Economic-managerial studies, Environmental Science, Natural Science.
For graduates from Italian universities, the following degree classes are considered eligible: L-2 (Biotechnology), L-13 (Biological Sciences), L-18 (Economics and Business Management), L- 21 (Sciences of territorial, urban, landscape and environmental planning), L-25 (Agricultural and forestry sciences and technologies), L-26 (Agri-food sciences and technologies), L-32 (Sciences and technologies for the environment and nature), L-36 (Political sciences and international relations), L-37 (Social sciences for cooperation, development and peace), L-38 (Zootechnical sciences and animal production technologies). Students from different Italian degrees can access if they have acquired at least 60 credits in the following disciplinary scientific sector, grouped by affinity:
Disciplines of engineering applied to agriculture and the environment (at least 14 credits)
AGR/08 Idraulica agraria
AGR/09 Meccanica agraria
AGR/10 Costruzioni rurali
ING-IND/11 Fisica tecnica ambientale
ING-IND/06 Fluidodinamica
Disciplines of agricultural production (at least 14 credits)
AGR/02 Agronomia e coltivazioni erbacee
AGR/03 Arboricoltura generale e coltivazioni arboree
AGR/04 Orticoltura e floricoltura
AGR/05 Assestamento forestale e selvicoltura
AGR/12 Patologia vegetale
AGR/19 Zootecnica speciale
AGR/20 Zoocolture
Disciplines of fertility, conservation and soil study (at least 10 ECTS)
AGR/13 Chimica agraria
AGR/14 Pedologia
BIO/04 Fisiologia vegetale
GEO/05 Geologia applicata
Economics-management and data analysis disciplines (at least 10 credits)
AGR/01 Economia ed estimo rurale
SECS-S/01 Statistica
SECS-S/02 Statistica per la ricerca sperimentale
SECS-S/03 Statistica economica
SECS-S/05 Statistica sociale
SPS/10 Sociologia dell'ambiente e del territorio
Biological, chemical and physical disciplines (at least 6 ECTS)
BIO/01 Biologia molecolare
BIO/07 Ecologia
BIO/08 Antropologia
BIO/13 Biologia applicata
FIS/07 Fisica applicata
CHIM/12 Chimica dell'ambiente e dei beni culturali
Disciplines of genetic improvement (at least 6 credits)
AGR/07 Genetica agraria
AGR/17 Zootecnica generale e miglioramento genetico

English is the official language of MERGED and prior to enrolment, knowledge of the English language equal to level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference or equivalent is required. Those in possession of a qualification obtained abroad, recognized as suitable, can also access, provided they demonstrate that they possess the necessary skills to profitably follow their studies. The verification of personal preparation will take place at the same time as the selection by an international panel of the Course, the Commission, which is responsible for this evaluation.
The requirements specifically requested by UW are listed in the MERGED website and in the UW website (https://merged.info/index.php/application-procedure/).
The course has limited access and the number of places available for enrollment in the first year for each cohort is 40. Access to the course is regulated by the evaluation - by an international panel of the course (Commission) - of documentation including the academic curriculum. A motivation letter and references will contribute to better calibrate the didactic compatibility of the student with MERGED.