Ca' Foscari University of Venice
BA in Ancient Civilizations for the Contemporary World
Venezia, Italy
BA
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
EUR 4,257 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* According to your nationality the fees can vary from 200,00 euro to 4.257,00 euro per year.
Key Summary
The programme adopts an interdisciplinary approach, designed to explore the multi-faceted variety of ancient civilizations, with an emphasis on cultural intersections, contacts and tensions. This innovative comparative approach will enable students to understand the role of ancient civilizations in today’s society, with its complexity and challenges.
Students can benefit from a wide range of expertise, research and teaching within both Universities, which are located in two exceptionally stimulating. With their unique combination of tradition and innovation, past and present, ancient and modern, Venice and Milan represent an ideal framework for studying Cultural Heritage and an exceptionally rich added value in terms of pedagogic experience.
The programme aims to provide a basic, solid knowledge and training in the management and promotion of the tangible and intangible Cultural Heritage of several civilizations of the past, which flourished in Europe, north Africa, Eastern and Western Asia.
The programme covers four intertwined areas:
- Tangible Cultural Heritage: history and interpretation;
- Tangible Cultural Heritage: discovering, cataloguing, preserving and archiving;
- Intangible Cultural Heritage: history, anthropology, philosophy, history of religions, law;
- Intangible Cultural Heritage: languages and literatures.
QS Rankings by Subject: top 50 for Classics and Ancient History
This bachelor's programme prepares graduates to find employment as cultural operators in charge of various services such as:
- Figure responsible for the management and/or implementation of reception services at archaeological sites, museums, exhibitions, or other cultural associations, foundations, or similar bodies and institutions;
- Collaborator in the cataloging of cultural heritage in foundations, cultural associations, auction houses, or similar bodies and institutions;
- Assistant Curator in the organization of exhibitions and cultural events;
- Excavation Technician or Assistant;
- Museum Technician.
Furthemore, graduates will be able to find employment as cultural communicators and consultants for the publishing sector, also digital, in press offices of companies, museums, galleries, public institutions, marketing and communication agencies; and as Consultant for the entertainment industry with a historical-cultural setting.
The university of Milan La Statale provides a range of financial benefits to students meeting special requirements (merit, financial or personal conditions, international students).
10 GOOD REASONS TO CHOOSE CA' FOSCARI:
1 - Ca’ Foscari offers excellence in both teaching and research. We are recognised by the QS World University Rankings as being among the best institutions in 16 different subject areas. We also have an EQUIS-accredited business school that offers innovative programmes in the field of management.
2 - We’re based in the heart of Venice, a UNESCO World Heritage city. With its student population and its year-round calendar of events, Venice offers a vibrant, cosmopolitan lifestyle.
3 - The high-quality education we offer as a public university is subsidised by the Italian government, which means that our degrees are affordable. To make choosing Ca’ Foscari even more manageable, we offer scholarships for high-achieving
international students.
4 - We are proud to be Italy’s top university for internationalisation. We teach more than 40 languages and facilitate cultural studies of all kinds. Thanks to our many degrees entirely taught in English, we have a university community that
includes students from over 75 countries.
5 - We are a modern, forward-looking institution in every way. Our faculty and researchers are committed to impactful research that addresses the many global challenges facing us today, and our policies make sustainability in all of its forms an institutional priority.
6 - At Ca’ Foscari, we encourage you to design a tailor-made educational experience. We offer ways to personalise your learning, such as transversal study minors to help you expand your horizons and the possibility of learning and getting professional experience abroad. You can even take additional courses that interest you, free of charge.
7 - Your career is top of mind even before you begin your degree, so we offer opportunities and services to start building your future while you study. Our degrees incorporate a curricular internship that allows you to gain university credit. Our Career Service is always at your disposal, offering help with your CV and interview skills, and arranging interviews with international
and Italian employers
8 - Thanks to our amazing university community, events and initiatives, you benefit from – and end up contributing to – an enriching and stimulating student life that is animated by culture and sports. You might like to learn how to dragon boat, or perhaps you’d like to help run our international Short Film Festival. There is something for everyone.
9 - Once you get here, we work hard to help you get settled in. You’ll surely make use of our International Office, which organises and coordinates a dedicated International Welcome Week packed with social events and a Buddy Programme. Our Housing Office can assist you in finding suitable accommodations, and our various tutors will be ready to help with anything related to your academic experience.
10 - It couldn’t be easier to apply. Our whole application procedure takes place on a dedicated platform and there is no need to send us your physical documents during the evaluation process.