Ca' Foscari University of Venice
BA in Ancient Civilizations for the Contemporary World
Venice, 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.
The Bachelor's programme prepares graduates to find employment as Cultural Operator in charge of various services such as: 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 to organize exhibitions and cultural events; Excavation Technician, Excavation Assistant and similar; Technician of museums and similar.
Furthemore, graduates will be able to find employment as Cultural Communicator and Consultant 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.
QS rankings by subjects: top 50 for Classic and Ancient History
The university of Milan La Statale provides a range of financial benefits to students meeting special requirements (merit, financial or personal conditions, international students).