Are you nearing the end of your secondary school studies and considering continuing your education at university? Or have you completed a bachelor’s degree and are now exploring which university could open the door to your dream career?
Founded in 1868 as the first School of Commerce in Italy and the second in Europe, Ca’ Foscari University has welcomed a dynamic academic community for over 150 years in the heart of Venice—a UNESCO World Heritage Site and global art capital. Constantly innovating its educational offer, Ca’ Foscari guarantees excellence and multidisciplinary learning, as confirmed by its rankings in national and international league tables and its impressive post-graduation employment rates.
At Ca’ Foscari, we understand that university is a significant all-round experience, and we are here to support you every step of the way—from orientation through to graduation and entering the job market. We’ll help with finding accommodation, gaining international experience, securing internships, and navigating the challenges of university life. We also offer a variety of cultural and sports activities and provide personalised services to guide you through critical decisions.
New and Updated Degree Programmes
The complete set of new 2025/2026 courses will be published on the Unive.it website in mid-March and presented in detail during our Open Days:
- Bachelor’s Degree Programmes: 8–10 April 2025 (In Italian, in person and online)
- Master’s Degree Programmes: 28 April–15 May 2025 (In Italian, online)
Here’s a sneak peek to help you start making informed choices.
Ca’ Foscari offers over 60 Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes across diverse fields:
- Economics and Management
- Languages and Cultures
- Science and Technology
- Arts and Humanities
- Public Governance and Social Change
- International Studies and Globalisation
- Preservation and Management of Cultural Heritage
New International Programmes in English
The 2025/2026 academic year will introduce two new bachelor’s degrees, taught in English at the Department of Economics and the Venice School of Management, with a global focus. More information will be shared in early March.
Economics and Business: An interdisciplinary programme combining economics, law, and quantitative analysis to address global economic challenges with a sustainable and international perspective.
Business Administration and Management: Offering expertise in business management, accounting, finance, marketing, and law, focusing on international management to prepare students for dynamic and global challenges in the business field.
Enhanced Programmes
Several Master’s degree programmes have been revamped to reflect current demands:
- Languages, Economics, and Institutions of Asia and North Africa is now Languages of Asia and North Africa for Business and International Cooperation.
- Work, Social Citizenship, and Interculturality is now Welfare, Society, and Social Work.
- Intercultural Development of Tourism Systems is now Tourism Management and Sustainability, managed by the Venice School of Management and taught in English.
- Governance of Public Organisations wis now Economics and Governance of Public Organisations.
- Innovation and Marketing is now Innovation and Management for Art, Culture, and Creativity.
- Marketing and Communication is now Marketing Management.
- History from the Middle Age to Present is now Historical Studies from the Middle Ages to the Present.
- Ancient Civilisations: Literature, History and Archaeology is now Ancient Civilisations: Archaeology, Literature, and History.
STEM Programmes (Not Just for Boys!)
Ca’ Foscari’s science departments provide modern STEM programmes (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) that are highly sought after by employers. These include:
Bachelor’s Degrees: Sustainable Chemistry and Technologies, Computer Science, Environmental Engineering for the Ecological Transition, Engineering Physics, Environmental Sciences.
Master’s Degrees: Biotechnology for Sustainable Development and the Environment, Sustainable Chemistry and Technologies, Computer Science and Information Technology, Conservation Science and Technology for Cultural Heritage, Engineering Physics, Science and Technology of Bio and Nanomaterials, Environmental Sciences.
These programmes focus on technical skills while fostering critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical abilities. These competencies are crucial for developing innovative technological and sustainable solutions and offer excellent job opportunities in a global and competitive market.
To challenge stereotypes, we actively encourage female participation in STEM fields with numerous initiatives and financial support, promoting equal opportunities and inclusion in scientific disciplines.
The science campus in Mestre, where the courses are held, is a modern and advanced science hub. With its growing laboratories, classrooms, library, and multifunctional spaces, it hosts more than 2,400 students.
A recent innovation in STEM fields are the new degree programmes in Engineering Physics (Bachelor’s, in Italian, and the English-taught Master’s degree), designed to train a modern and cosmopolitan class of high-level undergraduates, equipped to tackle issues related to advanced technologies, as well as in fields such as biophysics and biomedicine, or economics and finance, where quantitative physics and engineering approaches are increasingly relevant. Employment statistics for graduates in these fields are impressive: 100% employed within 12 months of graduation, and over 90% within six months.
Interdisciplinary Learning for a Changing World
Ca’ Foscari’s interdisciplinary approach helps students connect theory and practice to tackle global challenges such as artificial intelligence, sustainability, climate change, cybersecurity, and cultural heritage digitalisation.
Examples of Bachelor’s degree programmes:
Philosophy, International, and Economic Studies: A Bachelor’s degree programme inspired by the PPE at Oxford, combining philosophy, economics, politics, history, and law to prepare for international careers.
Ancient Civilisations for the Contemporary World: An inter-university programme managed with the University of Milan La Statale. It explores the management and preservation of cultural heritage from past civilisations in Europe, North Africa, and Asia, and it is taught in English.
Languages and economics form the foundation of Ca’ Foscari's academic programmes. Our curriculum integrates the study of nearly forty languages with cultural exploration, encompassing social studies, literature, history, philosophy, and art history. We offer undergraduate courses that address nearly all global regions, including Language, Civilization, and the Science of Language, focusing on Western languages and LIS (Italian Sign Language), as well as Language, Culture, and Society studies of Asia and Mediterranean Africa related to Asia and the Near and Middle East.
Economics and languages are also represented at the Treviso campus, with Bachelor’s Degree programmes in Linguistic and Cultural Mediation and International Trade and Tourism.
At the Master’s level:
- Environmental Humanities: Bringing together science and the humanities to address climate change with an international perspective, enriched by Venice’s unique lagoon ecosystem and involved in a real dialogue with the city.
- Economics, Finance, and Sustainability: Specialising in sustainable finance, integrating financial expertise with sustainability goals.
- Digital and Public Humanities: Combining humanities and IT to promote and disseminate cultural content, using digital tools in linguistics, literature, history, art, and archival studies. This programme is entirely taught in English.
In the field of language, the recent inter-university Master's degree programme in Pedagogical Sciences for inclusive communication mediated by Italian Sign Language (LIS), co-run with the University of Palermo and Roma Tre, continues. It is offered both in person and online and is the first master's level programme for communication assistants working with individuals who use LIS as their primary language.
A Student-Centred Experience
Ca ' Foscari supports you throughout your academic journey from student housing to financial aid, cultural activities, and career services. Highlights include:
- Modern student residences with gyms, study rooms, and shared spaces. On top of the over 1,000 places available in the university residences (San Giobbe and Santa Marta, Via Torino in Mestre), Ca’ Foscari has made agreements with many other accommodation facilities in town)
- An array of cultural and sports activities to enrich your university life.
- Our Career service office helps you transition from university to employment, including CV workshops, internships, direct connections with recruiters and a special focus on female graduates.
Ready to start your journey? Discover the 10 reasons to choose Ca’ Foscari and join us in Venice!
