BScScienze ambientali
| Study location | Italy, Mestre |
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| Type | Bachelor's degree, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 3 years (180 ECTS) |
| Study language | Italian |
| Awards | BSc |
| Course code | CT5/GGG/2020 |
| Tuition fee | €2,100 per year |
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| Application fee | €30 one-time This non-refundable fee allows you to apply for admission to a maximum of two programmes of study. |
| Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) Students must have attended school for at least 12 years in order to be eligible to enrol in a bachelor’s degree offered by an Italian university. READ MORE ABOUT THE PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF YOUR APPLICATION The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. If your documents are not in English or Italian, please upload the original documentation or a verified copy of it AS WELL AS a professional translation in English or Italian. You can obtain professional translations either in your country or in Italy, and they can be issued by professional translators, a local court of law or court interpreters. |
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| Language requirements | Italian ITALIAN You can apply to this programme even if you have yet to obtain a language certification, but in order to complete your enrolment you will need to provide one or take a preliminary Italian language test organised either on Skype or on campus before the academic year begins. You are exempted from needing to provide evidence of your proficiency in Italian if:
Chinese Marco Polo students can provide a language certification indicating either a B1- or a B2-level knowledge of Italian. Chinese Marco Polo students enrolling with a certified B1-level knowledge of Italian must achieve a certified B2-level knowledge of the language by the end of the first year of their studies. |
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| Other requirements | This is an open admission programme without an entry test. However, applicants should possess sufficient skills in mathematics, logic, and reading comprehension, which we assess via an online written test called the TOLC-I. This test is offered by the test provider CISIA, and it can be taken in English or in Italian. Applicants can register themselves independently to take the test on CISIA’s website, choosing one of the dates on which the TOLC-I is offered in the preferred language and paying a test fee of 35 euro. Applicants are encouraged to register for and take the entry test before beginning their studies. Those who do not sit the test before enrolment OR score less than 17 out of 40 (excluding the English and Sciences sections) will be assigned an Additional Learning Requirement, or ALR, in mathematics and logic (Obbligo Formativo Aggiuntivo – OFA). This ALR must be satisfied by the end of the first year of study (deadline of October 1) by passing an exam. If it does not occur, it will not be possible to take any exams included in the programme’s official study plan. |
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Overview
If you are interested in developing solutions for environmental problems, diagnosis plans or prevention strategies, this programme prepares you to do so by equipping you with the multidisciplinary skills you need.
The degree involves core courses in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, ecology and geology, as well as specific courses in environmental science, in order to provide you with a rich understanding of environmental economics, ecology, environmental chemistry, law and environmental planning. It also teaches you how to evaluate environmental impact.
You can expand your knowledge further thanks to workshops, labs and field activities, and during your second year you will get to spend a special intensive week with professors, researchers and tutors, a unique opportunity in Italy. What is more, thanks to Ca’ Foscari’s numerous exchange agreements, you can choose to spend a semester or a year at a partner university abroad.
EXPLORE THIS PROGRAMME’S STUDY PLAN
Programme structure
This programme includes the following components:
- course work
- curricular internship (can be carried out either in Italy or abroad)
- final thesis
You can request to spend one or two semesters at a partner university through Ca’ Foscari’s exchange programmes.
EXPLORE OUR EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES
Career opportunities
Graduates can leverage their multidisciplinary skills to work in the diagnosis and prevention of environmental issues, as well as the development of strategies for managing them, at both public and private agencies and organisations.
Possible fields of employment include:
- Renewable energy and energy conservation
- Environmental control
- Waste collection and management
- Agriculture and forestry