Admission

Candidates must have achieved 42 CFU in the following academic fields and disciplines. 

The codes listed below refer to the Italian classification system for academic fields of study. The Ca' Foscari University, according to the European directives that norm the ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System), recognises equivalence: 1 CFU = 1 ECTS.

• ICAR/20 Technical and Urban Planning
• ICAR/21 Urbanism
• IUS/01 Private Law
• IUS/02 Comparative Private Law
• IUS/05 Economic Law
• IUS/07 Labor Law
• IUS/08 Constitutional Law
• IUS/09 Public Law
• IUS/10 Administrative Law
• IUS/13 International Law
• IUS/14 EU Law
• IUS/17 Criminal Law
• IUS/19 History of Medieval and Modern Law
• IUS/20 Philosophy of Law
• IUS/21 Public Comparative Law
• L-ART/03 History of Contemporary Art
• L-ART/05 Performing Arts
• L-ART/06 Cinema, Photography and Television
• L-ART/08 Etnomusicology
• L-FIL-LET/10 Italian Literature
• L-FIL-LET/11 Contemporary Italian Literature
• L-FIL-LET/12 Italian Linguistics
• L-FIL-LET/14 Literary criticism and comparative literature
• L-LIN/01 Linguistics
• L-LIN/03 French Literature
• L-LIN/04 Language and Translation - French
• L-LIN/05 Spanish Literature
• L-LIN/06 Latin and American Language and Literature
• L-LIN/07 Language and Translation -  Spanish
• L-LIN/08 Portuguese and Brazilian Literature
• L-LIN/09 Language and Translation – Portuguese and Brazilian
• L-LIN/10 English Literature
• L-LIN/11 Anglo-American Language and Literature
• L-LIN/12 Language and Translation -  English
• L-LIN/14 Language and Translation -  German
• L-OR/09 Language and Literature of Africa
• L-OR/10 History of Islamic Countries
• L-OR/12 Arab Language and Literature
• L-OR/17 Philosophies, Religions and History of India and Central Asia
• L-OR/19 Modern Languages and Literature of the Indian Subcontinent
• L-OR/21 Language and Literature of China and South-East Asia
• L-OR/23 History of Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
• M-DEA/01 Disciplines of Ethnography and Anthropology
• MED/25 Psychiatry
• MED/42 General and applied hygiene
• MED/45 General clinical and pediatric nursing
• M-FIL/01 Theoretical Philosophy
• M-FIL/02 Logic and Philosophy of Science
• M-FIL/03 Moral Philosophy
• M-FIL/05 Philosophy and Theory of Language
• M-FIL/06 History of Philosophy
• M-GGR/01 Geography
• M-GGR/02 Economic and Political Geography
• M-PED/01 Social and General Pedagogy
• M-PSI/01 Psychology
• M-PSI/04 Developmental and Educational Psychology
• M-PSI/05 Social Psychology
• M-PSI/06 Psychology of Work and Organizations
• M-PSI/07 Dynamic Psychology
• M-PSI/08 Clinical Psychology
• M-STO/03 Eastern European History
• M-STO/04 Contemporary History
• M-STO/05 History of Science and techniques
• M-STO/06 History of Religions
• SECS-P/01 Political Economics
• SECS P/02 Economic Policy
• SECS-P/04 History of Economic Thought
• SECS-P/06 Applied Economics
• SECS-P/07 Management
• SECS-P/08 Business Economics and Management
• SECS-P/10 Organizational Behavior and Design
• SECS-P/12 Economic History
• SECS-S/01 Statistics
• SECS-S/03 Economic Statistics
• SECS-S/04 Demografia
• SECS-S/05 Statistica sociale
• SPS/01 Political Philosophy
• SPS/02 History of Political Doctrines
• SPS/03 History of Political Institutions
• SPS/04 Political Science
• SPS/05 History and Institutions of America
• SPS/06 History of International Relations
• SPS/07 Sociology
• SPS/08 Sociology of Culture and Communication
• SPS/09 Sociology of Economics and Labor
• SPS/10 Sociology of the Environment and Territory
• SPS/11 Sociology of Political Phenomena
• SPS/12 Sociology of Law, Deviance and Social Change
• SPS/13 History and Institutions of Africa
• SPS/14 History and Institutions of Asia

If you do not meet the minimum academic requirements, you must fulfill them before enrolment by successfully completing Bachelor's-level single courses at Ca' Foscari University or another accredited institution.

Adequate knowledge in the following fields is considered for the evaluation of candidates' personal preparation: politics, philosophy, law, linguistics, sociology, pedagogy and psychology.

The Teaching Committee will assess candidates' personal preparation through the evaluation of their curriculum vitae and studiorum.

Students who meet the following requirements are generally considered to have the necessary personal preparation:

• completed a bachelor's degree in: L-1 Cultural Heritage; L-3 Disciplines of the Visual Arts, Music, Performance and Fashion; L-5 Philosophy; L-6 Geography; L-10 Humanities; L-11 Modern Languages and Culture; L-12 Linguistic Mediation; L-14 Science of Judicial Services; L-16 Sciences of Administration and Organization; L-18 Science of Economy and Business Management; L-19 Sciences of Education and Training; L-20 Science of Communication; L-21 Sciences of territorial, urban, landscape and environmental planning; L-24 Psychological Sciences and Technology; L-33 Economic Sciences; L-36 Sciences of Politics and International Relations; L-37 Social Sciences for Cooperation, Development and Peace; L-39 Social Services; L-40 Sociology; L-41 Statistics; L-43 Technology for the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage; or an equivalent degree programme;
• minimum degree grade: 95/110

If you do not meet both of these requirements, your personal preparation will be assessed through an accurate evaluation of your curriculum vitae and studiorum. The Teaching Committee reserves the right to evaluate candidates' preparation with an additional interview.

A minimum B2-level knowledge of English is mandatory for enrolment. You can demonstrate your English knowledge level by submitting one of the recognised certifications or if you fall within one of the exemption categories listed in the language requirements webpage.

You will not be allowed to enrol if you do not meet the language requirement by the enrolment deadline.

In order to submit your entry requirements evaluation request, you need to upload your:

• signed self-certification of degree with exams; or, if you are still a bachelor's degree student, your signed self-certification of enrolment with exams. Please note that your self-certification must include: the University where you achieved the qualification, the class code, the name of the degree programme, your graduation date and mark, the list of the exams you have taken with their academic fields and disciplines sector and relative weight in CFU (ECTS);
• your curriculum vitae;
• any additional document useful for the evaluation of your personal preparation, for example the English language certification (or certificate of exemption) if you already obtained it.

	Model of degree self-certification with exams [ITA]	106 KB
	Declaration of exemption from English-language certificate	19 KB

How to Access the Application
 

To complete the online application for evaluating entry requirements, click the “Online Application” button. Then, enter your fiscal code, select the Master's Degree programme, and your preferred curriculum.

Important: Once you have entered all the required information, click the "Confirm and Submit" button to finalise your application. Please note, after this step, you will no longer be able to make any changes or re-enter the procedure.

Online application [ITA]

You are required to upload the following documents:

• a signed self-certification form listing exams. Please indicate for each exam: the name of the Course of study and class code, the name of the University, the name of the courses taken with their academic fields and disciplines sector and relative weight in CFU (ECTS), the mark and the exam date. This document might be available in your University Reserved Area: if it is not available or, if all the required data is not listed, you may use the forms on this page;
• any exam syllabus in your possession.

	Model of degree self-certification with exams	10 MB
	Model of degree self-certification with exams [ITA]	106 KB
	Model of self-certification of withdrawal with exams [ITA]	5 MB

Requests for credit recognition are to be submitted to the Campus. The Teaching Committee will evaluate your request. Once approved, the credit recognition form will be sent to you via e-mail. Please remember to sign the form.

Credits will be recognised according to the Linee guida per riconoscimento CFU [ITA] (CFU Recognition Guidelines).

Activities recognised through a completed Master's degrees or Master's diplomas will not affect the final grade. However, activities recognised from single courses or from an incomplete university career resulting from withdrawal, expiration, or transfer will be taken into account for grade point average.

Enrolment with credit recognition is not allowed to students concurrently enrolled in another University degree programme and for which suspension has been requested.

Enrolment with credit recognition is subject to the fee payment of 300.00 euros: the payment invoice will be provided upon confirmation of enrolment.

You are not obliged to pay if you request credit recognition for: 

• activities undertaken previously at Ca' Foscari (for example single courses) if the code of the lectures corresponds to that required by the study plan. In the case that some lectures do not fall among those included in the study plan, and consequently are listed among those that can be chosen by the student, you will have to pay the 300.00 euros fee.
• inter-university transfer;
• simultaneous enrolment.

The following steps must be undertaken:

• Registration on the University website: consists of filling in your personal data, residence, and domicile. You should not carry out the registration online if you have already been enrolled at Ca’ Foscari.
• Pre-enrolment online: in order to pre-enrol, you must access the Personal Area on the website with your SPID  or CIE (Electronic Identity Card) and select the function Enrol for courses with no admission test. Once the course has been selected, you must fill out the enrolment form. While filling out the form, you can upload those documents that demonstrate your knowledge and experience  (e.g. recognised language certifications; credit recognition form; self-certification, etc). Once the documents have been uploaded, you must confirm all the data entered and proceed to the payment section. If you particpated in the entry requirements evalutation process as a graduand candidate you must upload your signed self-certification of enrolment with exams. Please note that your self-certification must include: the University where you achieved the qualification, the class code, the name of the degree programme, your graduation date and mark, the list of the exams you have taken with their academic fields and disciplines sector and relative weight in CFU (ECTS).

	Model of degree self-certification with exams	10 MB
	Declaration of exemption from English-language certificate [ITA]	294 KB

• Payment of the first instalment of the tuition fees: the payment must be carried out using the PagoPA system, by clicking on the “payment” button when finishing the pre-enrolment procedure.

Failure to comply with the deadline specified above results in the loss of the right to enrol: if you encounter any problems, please submit a request by accessing this link: www.unive.it/faqsforstudents before the deadline.

Submitting the enrolment application and paying the first instalment does not guarantee automatic enrolment. The Enrolment Unit will review each request and complete the process within 7 working days. Once finalised, newly enrolled students will be notified via email.

Exceptional cases

Remember that it is possible to enrol in a degree programme requesting:

• status of part-time student;
• status of student-athlete;
• the economic treatment dedicated to students with a disability;
• simultaneous enrolment.