Study location	Italy, Venice
Type	Bachelor's degree, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years (180 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	CT9/GGG/2021

Tuition fee	€6,968 per year
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

High school / secondary education (or higher) Students must have attended school for at least 12 years. More information on the preliminary evaluation of international students 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 A minimum B2-level knowledge of English is required for enrolment. 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 provide 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

This is a limited-admission programme that requires you to take an online written entry test called the TOLC-E, which is offered by the test provider CISIA. This test evaluates your knowledge of mathematics, logic and reading comprehension, and it can be taken in English or in Italian. EU applicants must register for and take the entry test and respond to one of the calls for applications posted in the Admission section of the programme’s official web page. There are two selection rounds, each with its own call for applications: one in the spring (call published in March 2025) and one in the summer (call published in June 2025). It is possible to substitute the TOLC-E test with an SAT; to see how this worked for the 2024/25 academic year, you can consult the calls published in the spring of 2024 in the Admission section of the programme’s official web page indicated above. Non-European applicants requiring a visa must register for and take the entry test, which is governed by specific guidelines for admission that will be published here on this platform later this fall. It is possible to substitute the TOLC-E test with an SAT; for details about how to do so and the minimum acceptable score, please consult the guidelines when they are posted here. Prepare yourself to take the test by using the TEST SIMULATOR NB: although the initial registration page is in Italian, the simulator will allow you to practice taking the test in either English or Italian.

More information	unive.it/degree/ct9

Overview

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

Do you want a career that involves working in the hospitality and tourism sector in Italy or abroad? This programme equips you with the skill set you need for hotel management, revenue and channel management, organisation and staff management, the digital promotion and communication sector, and product/service management.

Created in partnership with CDP (Cassa Depositi e Prestiti; investment bank of the Italian government), TH Resort and the Italian School of Hospitality Foundation, this professionally-oriented programme trains you to be a qualified and “industry-ready” specialist in hospitality management who is capable of designing and managing the strategic and operational marketing of an international hotel chain or to be a guest relations consultant.

The Hospitality Innovation and e-Tourism programme is entirely taught in English and ensures that your degree is international in nature. It features a strong internship programme aimed at hard and soft skills development, and from your very first year of study, you are put in close contact with the hospitality and tourism industry: in fact, the programme includes three professional internships that can be carried out either in Italy or abroad.

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Programme structure

This programme includes the following components:

• course work
• multiple curricular internships (for a total of 50 ECTS out of 180), which are carried out in Italy in the first year of study and then can take place abroad in the second and third years of study
• final thesis

You can request to spend a semester at a partner university through Ca’ Foscari’s exchange programmes.

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Career opportunities

As a graduate of the programme, you will have the knowledge and skill set you need for operational, managerial or consulting positions in different branches of the hospitality and tourism industry both in Italy and abroad.

Possible careers include:

• Hotel operations manager
• Hospitality manager
• Convention service manager
• Local tourism development expert