Study location	Italy, Venice
Type	Master's degree, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	Italian
Awards	MA
Course code	FM61/FIL/2018

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 Admission to this master’s degree programme is subject to your possession of specific minimum curricular requirements. A Teaching Committee will evaluate your undergraduate transcript of records to determine if you possess the necessary background knowledge to be admitted. READ MORE ABOUT THE MINIMUM CURRICULAR REQUIREMENTS (to be updated soon for 2025/2026) 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 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 B1-level knowledge of English is also required for enrolment. All students must have a minimum B2-level knowledge of English in order to graduate. 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.

More information	unive.it/degree/fm61

Overview

This programme develops and hones all of the skills you need in order to explore and analyse important philosophical and epistemological issues, especially through discussion and debate.

This programme offers 2 curricula, or study paths, from which to choose. Explore this programme’s study plans (Study > Study plan > Enrolled in the 2023/2024 academic year)

• Educational Counseling and Training
• Philosophy

Over the course of the programme, you learn how to analyse topical issues through the application of philosophical reasoning in order to evaluate the relevant aspects and cultural traditions of the sciences and the arts, and of communication and language. The programme emphasises the pairing of methodological and pedagogical know-how with practical education science skills.

DOUBLE DEGREE AVAILABLE
Students enrolled in this programme have the opportunity to obtain an international double degree with Bordeaux Montaigne University (France). Learn more about this opportunity on the university website at the section Study > Double Degree with Bordeaux Montaigne University (France)

Programme structure

This programme includes the following components:

• course work
• curricular internship
• final thesis

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

Career opportunities

Graduates are equipped to carry on to advanced studies in the fields of philosophical and social analysis and educational counseling. They can also pursue a first-level professional master’s programme dealing with philosophy and philosophical counseling or with the science of cognition and educational training.

Career opportunities can be found in the following fields:
• Education and research
• Publishing and advertising
• Human resources
• Philosophy
• Journalism
• Law
• Business consultancy
• Libraries and archives