Study location	Italy, Mestre
Type	Bachelor's degree, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years (180 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	BSc
Course code	CT3/DS/2024

Tuition fee	€2,100 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

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

Admission to this programme requires you to take an online written entry test called TOLC-I, which is offered by the test provider CISIA. This test evaluates your knowledge of mathematics, logic, science and reading comprehension, and it can be taken in English or in Italian. Both non-EU applicants requiring a visa and EU applicants must register themselves independently to take the test on CISIA’s website, choosing one of the dates on which the English TOLC-I is offered and paying the test fee of 30 euro. EU applicants must register for and take the entry test before enrolment in the programme. The test is not used to evaluate candidates for acceptance into the programme, but rather determines if a student will need to fulfil Additional Learning Requirements in mathematics before the end of their first year of study. 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 not possible to substitute the TOLC-I test with any other test. For more information, please consult the Admission section of the programme’s official webpage.

More information	unive.it/degree/ct3

Overview

This programme offers 3 curricula, or study paths, of which the Data Science curriculum is entirely taught in English. This curriculum centers around mastering programming languages and algorithms, emphasizing their practical application in data manipulation, analysis, and visualization. It also explores more advanced domains such as machine learning, data mining, and big data technologies.
Explore the Data Science curriculum’s study plan (Study > Study plan > Enrolled in the 2023/2024 academic year)

Once in your second year, it is also possible to apply to shift into the double-degree European Computer Science curriculum, which allows high-achieving students to carry out their final year of study at one of a number of partner institutions in Germany, Spain, France, Finland, Portugal and Romania.

Programme structure

This programme includes the following components:

• course work
• curricular internship
• final thesis

You can apply to carry out one of the double degrees outlined above, which would involve spending one of the two years of study at a 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.

Career opportunities

Graduates can pursue careers in the software production and data analysis sectors with manufacturing companies in the fields of information systems and processor networks, or with organisations, local authorities and professional laboratories that work with complex information processing systems and methods.

Possible careers include:

• Computer programmer
• Applications expert
• Web technician
• Database technician
• Network and systems technician