Foundation Year for Performing Arts
Rome, Italy
Foundation Year
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
Italian
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 5,000
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus, Blended, Distance Learning
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Key Summary
About: The Foundation Year in Performing Arts at Università degli Studi LINK prepares international students with fewer than 12 years of schooling or needing extra academic and creative preparation to enter undergraduate DAMS / Performing Arts and related fields. Delivered in Italian, the full-time programme is one academic year, 650 hours, 60 FCC, blends Italian language and culture with music, cinema, theatre and applied performing arts. Lessons can be in person, live streamed or asynchronous; exams are in person.
Career Outcomes: Graduates may progress to undergraduate study and roles such as actor, stage manager, production assistant, arts administrator, music technician.
The Foundation Year in Performing Arts is designed for international students who have completed fewer than 12 years of schooling or who need additional academic and creative preparation before applying to university in Italy. It provides a recognised pathway towards undergraduate study in DAMS / Performing Arts and related fields.
The programme combines Italian language and culture with the history of music, cinema, theatre and Italian literature, modern art, applied performing arts disciplines and performing arts. It supports the development of critical thinking, interpretation, cultural awareness, communication, artistic expression, creative confidence, technical skills and interpretative skills.
- The programme is delivered in Italian.
- Lessons may take place in person, by live streaming or asynchronously, while examinations are held exclusively in person.
- The programme is full-time, comprises 650 hours and awards 60 FCC.
- The stated programme duration is one academic year.
This full-time, one-academic-year foundation programme comprises 650 hours and 60 FCC. Its required curriculum combines language training, humanities-based study and practical artistic subjects.
Italian Language and Culture accounts for 350 hours; History of Music, History of Cinema, History of Theatre - Italian Literature, History of Modern Art, Applied Performing Arts Disciplines and Performing Arts each account for 50 hours.
Lessons may be delivered in person, by live streaming or asynchronously, while examinations are held exclusively in person.
By the end of the Foundation Year, students will have built a stronger creative profile, developed essential technical and interpretative skills, and gained the confidence to progress to university-level study in DAMS / Performing Arts or related creative fields.
This Foundation Year in Performing Arts is designed for international students who want to prepare for university study in performance, theatre, cinema, music, or related artistic disciplines and need a recognised academic pathway before entering university.
It is particularly suitable for students who have completed less than 12 years of schooling, for applicants who want to strengthen their academic and creative preparation before undergraduate study, and for students who wish to improve their proficiency in Italian while developing a broader understanding of the performing arts.
- International students who need an academic pathway before university admission in Italy
- Students with less than 12 years of schooling who need additional preparation
- Applicants interested in DAMS / Performing Arts and related creative degree fields
- Students who want to improve their Italian in an academic and artistic context
The programme provides an academic pathway for international students who need to meet Italy’s 12-year schooling requirement.
It combines Italian-language preparation with music, cinema, theatre, modern art and applied performing arts, helping students build creative, technical, academic and artistic readiness for DAMS / Performing Arts or related undergraduate study.