Bachelor in Italian Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Padua, Italy
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English, Italian
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
02 Feb 2026*
EARLIEST START DATE
01 Oct 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 2,642 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Call One: 2 November 2025 – 2 February 2026 Call Two: 2 March 2026 – 2 May 2026 Call Three: 2 June 2025 – 2 August 2026 (only for EU students and non-EU students residing in Italy)
** Our tuition fees will not exceed 2700 euros per year. Scholarship and fee waivers are available for international students.
The Bachelor’s degree offers an in-depth encounter with the Italian language, tradition, and cultural heritage. Focusing on the centuries when Italy led Western art and literature, i.e. the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, it adopts a cross-disciplinary approach combining the study of texts, images, music, and performative arts. Strong theoretical courses are combined with interactive workshops in libraries, museums, and cultural institutions, for an on-site exploration of Italian culture.
1st Year:
- Contemporary Italian Language
- Language Structures
- Language Variations and Usages
- Italian Language in the Middle Ages
- Italian Literature in the Middle Ages
- Italy in the Middle Ages
- Making Art in Medieval Italy
- Universities and the Spread of Secular Learning
- Written Sources and Documentary Practices
- Illuminated Manuscripts and Scriptoria
2nd Year:
- Italian Language through History and across the World
- Italian Language in the Renaissance
- Latin for Beginners
- Italian Literature in the Renaissance
- Early Modern and Renaissance Italy
- Making Art in Renaissance Italy
- The Early Modern Court: Pageants, Music, Art and Theatre
- The Early Printed Book and the Printing Press
- Renaissance Music and Polyphonic Practice
3rd Year:
- Academic Writing in Italian
- Latin Literature
- Ancient Greek for Beginners
- The Survival of the Classical Heritage in Renaissance Italy
- Medieval and Early Modern Libraries: the History of Reading
- Disseminating and Communicating Italian Culture
- Between East and West: From Byzantium to Renaissance Italy
Please note that the first 3 semesters of the program are taught in English and the following 3 are taught in Italian.
Graduates work in the field of dissemination of the Italian language, tradition, and cultural heritage. They may teach Italian as a foreign language, hold positions at Italian cultural institutes in Italy and abroad, work in museums, libraries, and tourism organizations related to Italian culture.
Our tuition fees will not exceed 2700 euros per year. Scholarship and fee waivers are available, for more information visit our website.
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