Bachelor's Degree Programme in
Linguistic and Cultural Mediation
Enrolment from 2025/2026

Summary
Academic year 2025/2026

Level of qualification

Bachelor's Degree Programme

Ministerial degree code

L-12 R (Applied Languages)

Language

Italian

Attendance

Attendance is compulsory for language, general linguistics, liaison interpreting and translation courses.

Where

Interdepartmental School of Economics, Languages and Entrepreneurship for International Trade, Riviera Santa Margherita 76, 31100 Treviso (Italy)
For further information please contact the Campus in Treviso campus.treviso@unive.it.

Head of studies

Prof. Linda Rossato (Teaching Committee Coordinator, linda.rossato@unive.it)

Access to the programme

Limited admission, 77 places available

Quota reserved to non-EU students residing outside Italy: 5 seats, of which 1 are reserved for Chinese students living in China, under the Marco Polo Project.

Admission test: Linguistic-cultural and logic-aptitude tests. An understanding of B1-level English is expected, understanding of Italian grammar and general cultural, historical and geographical understanding of Spanish and Spanish-speaking countries.

Admission requirements

To access the course, a previous suitable background is required. Each curriculum requires specific knowledge, which the student should have before enrolling the university in order to attend the course successfully. This knowledge may be verified before enrolling.

If the result of the test is negative, the student can enroll, but they receive a supplementary required exam (OFA), which means that the student must fill any gaps in their background through specific activities organized by the University.

If the results of the test are negative, the student can enroll, but they receives a supplementary educational debt (OFA), which means that the student must fill any gaps in his/ her background through specific activities organized by the University. More information on OFA for this programme is available on the webpage dedicated to the admission and enrolment​​​​​.

Admission with international qualification

Applicants with international qualification must have obtained a secondary school diploma after having completed at least 12 years of schooling. The preliminary evaluation of the qualification is mandatory. Procedures and deadlines are available on the online platform Apply.
Further details in the webpage dedicated to admission and enrolment with an international qualification.

Course overview

The Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Linguistic and Cultural Mediation focuses on English and Spanish languages and cultures. You can choose French or Portuguese as a third optional language. The course tackles strategies and techniques of liaison interpretation (especially in negotiations) and focuses on translations in specialised areas such as tourism,
economics and publishing. An overview of translation technologies is also part of the syllabus.
The programme offers courses on the culture and literature of the countries where the languages of your choice are spoken, on economic and political geography and on digital tools for tourism marketing analysis, to name a few. You will acquire skills related to the technologies and tools in the field of linguistic and cultural mediation.
Graduates from this programme will be versed in all aspects of oral and written international linguistic mediation in realms such as culture, politics and tourism or in social services. They could work as linguistic consultants in both the public and the private sectors, national and international, or as external relations officers in Italian companies operating abroad.
They could operate in the promotion and valorisation of cultural heritage, and in the tourism sector. Moreover, they could work in writing and translation of a variety of texts, from and into the languages they have studied, and be professionally involved in interlingual communication in industries such as publishing and multimedia.

Examination assessment and graduation

The educational activities include classroom teaching, workshops and internships, in order to acquire wide-ranging skills that can be readily transferable into the world of work.
Knowledge acquired by students will be assessed through written and oral exams during the entire university career.
The degree exam consists in preparing a paper/thesis, evaluated according to methods similar to those of written exams but not in the presence of the student. The supervisor may require an oral discussion of the paper/thesis, in case they consider it to be necessary.

Access to further studies

Professional Master’s Programmes (1st level) and Master's Degree Programmes

Occupational profiles

Graduates will have the opportunity to work as linguistic and cultural consultants in both public and private institutions, nationally and internationally. They may also assume roles in external and commercial relations for Italian firms operating abroad, as well as in promoting tourism, hospitality, and enhancing cultural heritage.
They will be able to provide mediation, support, and guidance services for foreign citizens, facilitating their interactions with public and private institutions and improving access to services and benefits across various sectors.
Furthermore, graduates in Linguistic and Cultural Mediation may engage in editorial and translation support, working with texts in and from their studied languages for informational purposes. They may also contribute to interlinguistic communication within the publishing and multimedia sectors.