Storia dal Medioevo all'età contemporanea

Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Italy, Venice

Department of Humanities

Study location	Italy, Venice
Type	Master's degree, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	Italian
Awards	MA
Course code	FM7/GGG/2019

Tuition fee	€2,300 per year More information
Application fee	€30 one-time This non-refundable fee allows you to apply for admission to a maximum of two programmes of study. How to pay the fee

Tuition fee

€2,300 per year

More information

Application fee

€30 one-time

This non-refundable fee allows you to apply for admission to a maximum of two programmes of study.

How to pay the fee

Entry qualification	Minimum 3-year bachelor's degree (or higher) A minimum three-year undergraduate degree is required. Please note: not all international undergraduate degrees are a valid entry qualification for enrolling in a master’s degree programme in Italy. READ MORE ABOUT THE PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF YOUR APPLICATION MINIMUM CURRICULAR REQUIREMENTS In order for you to be an eligible candidate, the academic content of your previous university studies must be coherent with and relevant to the coursework of this master’s degree programme. More specifically, you must have obtained at least 18 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System credits) or the equivalent (no less than 10% of your entire coursework) in at least two from among the following fields: Medieval History Modern History Contemporary History In addition, you must have obtained at least 36 ECTS or the equivalent (no less than 20% of your entire coursework) in one or more of the following fields: Literature History of Art Philosophy Foreign Languages and Literatures Sociology Anthropology Economics Political Science Law In order to determine if you satisfy these curricular requirements and possess adequate personal preparation, the programme’s Teaching Committee will evaluate your undergraduate transcript of records and examine your CV. If it is unclear if the minimum curricular requirements have been fully met or if your personal preparation cannot be unequivocally assessed, the Teaching Committee reserves the right to conduct an integrative interview. 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.

Entry qualification

Minimum 3-year bachelor's degree (or higher)

A minimum three-year undergraduate degree is required.
Please note: not all international undergraduate degrees are a valid entry qualification for enrolling in a master’s degree programme in Italy.

MINIMUM CURRICULAR REQUIREMENTS
In order for you to be an eligible candidate, the academic content of your previous university studies must be coherent with and relevant to the coursework of this master’s degree programme.

More specifically, you must have obtained at least 18 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System credits) or the equivalent (no less than 10% of your entire coursework) in at least two from among the following fields:

Medieval History
Modern History
Contemporary History

In addition, you must have obtained at least 36 ECTS or the equivalent (no less than 20% of your entire coursework) in one or more of the following fields:

Literature
History of Art
Philosophy
Foreign Languages and Literatures
Sociology
Anthropology
Economics
Political Science
Law

In order to determine if you satisfy these curricular requirements and possess adequate personal preparation, the programme’s Teaching Committee will evaluate your undergraduate transcript of records and examine your CV. If it is unclear if the minimum curricular requirements have been fully met or if your personal preparation cannot be unequivocally assessed, the Teaching Committee reserves the right to conduct an integrative interview.

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.

Language requirements	English Italian ITALIAN A minimum B2-level knowledge of Italian is required for enrolment. Please make sure you upload one of the certifications we recognise as proof of your language level. 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: • Italian is your mother tongue; or • you are an EU citizen (regardless of citizenship and residence). 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. ENGLISH A minimum B2-level knowledge of English is also required. Please make sure you upload one of the certifications we recognise as proof of your English language level. You can apply to this programme even if you have yet to obtain a language certification, but you will need to present one in order to complete your enrolment. Exemption categories Please note: Ca’ Foscari University does not conduct any test to assess your knowledge of English as part of the application procedure.

Language requirements

English

Italian

ITALIAN
A minimum B2-level knowledge of Italian is required for enrolment.
Please make sure you upload one of the certifications we recognise as proof of your language level.

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:
• Italian is your mother tongue; or
• you are an EU citizen (regardless of citizenship and residence).

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.

ENGLISH
A minimum B2-level knowledge of English is also required.
Please make sure you upload one of the certifications we recognise as proof of your English language level.
You can apply to this programme even if you have yet to obtain a language certification, but you will need to present one in order to complete your enrolment.

Exemption categories

Please note: Ca’ Foscari University does not conduct any test to assess your knowledge of English as part of the application procedure.

Other requirements	A motivation letter must be added to your application. Please prepare a dedicated letter of motivation to be considered by the Teaching Committee of the master’s degree in Storia dal Medioevo all’età contemporanea. Well-received letters are always prepared specifically with this programme in mind.

Other requirements

A motivation letter must be added to your application.

Please prepare a dedicated letter of motivation to be considered by the Teaching Committee of the master’s degree in Storia dal Medioevo all’età contemporanea. Well-received letters are always prepared specifically with this programme in mind.

More information	unive.it/degree/fm7

This programme provides the skills you need to become a historian or a curator in an archive, library or museum by exploring the history of cultures and religions as well as anthropology and sociology.

The programme equips you with a complete knowledge of reading methodologies, preparing you to analyse different types of literary, documentary, archival, iconographic and monumental materials as well as the survey techniques of studies focusing on primary sources.

These skills are essential for professional training in the fields of communication, teaching and the dissemination of academic knowledge, and the programme helps to further their development with workshops organised in museums, archives and libraries.

Explore this programme’s study plan (Study > Study plan > Enrolled in the 2024/2025 academic year)

PLEASE NOTE: In mid-March 2025, with the official confirmation of the university’s academic offer for the 2025/2026 academic year, this master’s degree programme will change its name into “Studi storici: età medievale, moderna, contemporanea”.

This programme includes the following components:

course work
curricular internship
final thesis

You can apply to carry out the double degrees outlined above, which would involve spending one of the two years of study at our partner university. Alternatively, you can request to spend one or two semesters abroad through Ca’ Foscari’s exchange programmes.
Your curricular internship can be carried out either in Italy or abroad.

Graduates can employ the knowledge and skills acquired through the programme by seeking employment of a variety of kinds.

Possible career paths include:
• Historian
• Museum curator
• Publisher
• Journalist or writer
• Researcher or teacher
• Archive specialist

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