Master's Degree Programme in
Language Sciences
Enrolment from 2008/2009
Language Sciences
Enrolment from 2008/2009
At the moment, outgoing mobilities to Russia can only be ensured in a telematic mode.
Academic Coordinator: Pavel Duryagin
Department of Linguistics and Comparative Cultural Studies - Educational Programmes office: didattica.dslcc@unive.it
International Office - Welcome Unit: jointdegree@unive.it
The double degree programme, jointly designed by Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and the Higher School of Economics - Moscow, offers students the opportunity to pursue an international study path by attending courses at the partner University during the first semester of the second year and obtaining a double academic degree upon completion of the programme.
| Type of agreement | Double degree | |
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| Admission | Call for Applications | |
| Who can apply | Students who have obtained (or will obtain by the Summer graduation session of the Call's publication year) a bachelor’s degree and prove meeting the admission requirements for the master's degree in Language Sciences, to which they will enroll in the 1st year in the academic year following the Call's publication within the established deadlines | |
| Partner universities | Higher School of Economics | |
| Duration of the mobility | One academic semester | |
| Mobility period | 1° semester of the 2° year of master’s degree | |
| Tuition fees | Payment of tuition fees at Ca' Foscari for the entire duration of the programme and exemption at the partner University | |
| Graduation | At Ca’ Foscari | |
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The programme is reserved for students who:
To participate in the programme, applicants must apply in the academic year preceding their enrollment in the course and have a Russian language proficiency at least at level B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). An official language certification is not required, but the language proficiency level will be assessed during the selection interview.
For further details regarding the programme's admission requirements, please refer to the dedicated datasheet in Annex A of the Call for applications.
Students can apply for the programme following the procedures and deadlines outlined in the Call for applications and its annexes, which are published annually.
The results of the selection process are published on this webpage, according to the timelines specified in Annex A of the Call.
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Call for applications 2025 | 355 KB |
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Annex A | 1 MB |
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Annex B | 122 KB |
Selected students will spend one academic semester at the Higher School of Economics - Moscow during the 1st semester of their 2nd year of the master’s degree in Language Sciences.
At the moment, only online mobilities to Russia are allowed. Before the start of their mobility, students will be informed on how the mobility will be carried out and on the possibility to benefit from a mobility grant.
During the mobility period, students must take exams for a total of 30 ECTS credits, to be agreed upon with the programme academic coordinators at both Universities. These credits will be recognized at Ca’ Foscari as part of the study plan.
For more information about the programme and its study plan, students can contact the programme's academic coordinator or the Department’s Educational Programmes office: didattica.dslcc@unive.it.
Selected students are required to pay tuition fees to Ca' Foscari for the entire duration of the programme and will benefit from total exemption from the payment of tuition fees at the partner University.
For the mobility period, students will benefit from a mobility grant with a variable amount, as defined annually in the Calls for Applications. In the case of virtual mobility, the mobility grant is not provided.
Before departing for the mobility, selected students will be required to:
Further information will be provided by the Welcome Unit (International Office) upon completion of the selection process and after formal acceptance of the offer.
After reaching the destination, students will have to get the confirmation of arrival form signed by the Partner University, to certify the actual start date of the mobility period (orientation/welcome activities or educational activities).
If the students intend to make changes to the study plan agreed upon before departure, it is possible to complete a Learning Agreement variation form, which must be approved by the academic coordinators of the programme at Ca' Foscari and at the Host University.
Before returning from the mobility, students will have to get the confirmation of departure form signed by the Partner University, to certify the actual end date of the mobility period.
As soon as available, students must send to the Welcome Unit (International Office) the Transcript of records issued by the Host University, i.e. the certificate listing all the exams they passed during the mobility abroad.
The exams reported in the Transcript of records must correspond to those agreed upon in the Learning Agreement and any subsequent variation forms.
Students will complete the programme at Ca’ Foscari, following the deadlines indicated in the dedicated web page: Thesis and final degree exam | Deadlines, admission and procedures.
Students will write a co-supervised thesis with professors from both Universities. The thesis will be written in Italian, Russian, or English, with a summary (avtopeferat) in Russian.
The topic of the master's thesis must be agreed upon with the supervisor from Ca' Foscari. The co-supervisor from the partner University will submit a thesis report and a written evaluation to the Graduation Committee.
For the identification of the co-supervisor and further details on the procedures and type of thesis, students are advised to contact the programme coordinator, Dr. Pavel Duryagin, well in advance.
Once the Italian degree has been obtained, students must inform the Welcome Unit, which will handle the submission of the necessary documentation to the partner University to initiate the diploma issuance process.
Both diplomas will be legally recognized in their respective issuing countries.
A bonus point will be added to the final exam grade for students who participated in a double or joint degree programme. More information is available at the following webpage: Characteristics and assessment of final exam.
Further information on the procedures for the incoming double degree students: Double and Joint Degrees - Incoming students.