Bachelor's Degree Programme in
Philosophy

Summary
Academic year 2024/2025

Degree-seeking students: apply

Level of qualification

Bachelor's Degree Programme

Ministerial Degree Code

L-5 (Philosophy)

Language

Italian

Attendance

Open

Where

Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage, Malcanton Marcorà, Dorsoduro 3484/D, 30123 Venice (Italy)
For further information please contact the Humanistic Campus campus.umanistico@unive.it.

Head of studies

Prof. Giulio Azzolini (Teaching Committee coordinator, giulio.azzolini@unive.it)

Regulations

The teaching regulations of the study course depend on the following organisational aspects: educational goals, access methods, study plan, exams, final exam, job opportunities, etc. Throughout their university career, students must refer to the teaching regulations enforced from their matriculation.


Access to the programme

Open admission.
Quota reserved to non-EU students residing outside Italy: 15 seats.

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.

More information on OFA for this programme is available on the webpage dedicated to the admission requirements.

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 dedicated online platform.


Course overview

This Bachelor's Degree Programme aims to provide students with a critical learning of the main philosophical issues in their historical development, in their theoretical extent, as well as in their connection with other disciplines and research fields (psychology, human sciences, education studies, art). Furthermore, this programme focuses on the knowledge of philosophical works and the critical acquisition of methods and forms of philosophical reasoning. Graduates are mainly oriented towards a further specialization in the field of research and teaching of philosophy. history and pedagogy. They may also aim at jobs and responsibilities in the research field, selection and training of personnel in the private and public sector, organization of cultural events for private and public companies. Furthermore possible employment possibilities are in publishing, communication (journalism, marketing and advertising) and the new multimedia professions.

The Bachelor’s Degree Programme is organized in three curricula:

  1. Philosophy - which focuses of the philosophical disciplines;
  2. Philosophy and History - which gives access to the teaching qualification A-19 (Philosophy and History);
  3. Philosophy and Human Sciences - which contains subjects in the fields of pedagogy, psychology and sociology, giving access to the teaching qualification A-18 (Philosophy and Humanities).

Curricula

  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and History
  • Philosophy and Human Sciences

Occupational profiles

Graduates may turn to advanced studies in the field of philosophical and social  analysis and educational counselling. According to recent surveys carried out by Almalaurea, graduates have very diverse occupational profiles. Graduates who do not want to pursue their studies have a good job prospects in the following fields and institutions when enhancing the specific feature of their chosen curriculum: research, human resources (in private and public bodies), libraries, event organization, publishing, journalism, advertising, communication, analysis and training.

Graduates can also pursue their studies and attend a first-level Professional Master's Programme in philosophy and philosophical counselling as well as in education science.

Students interested in teaching at secondary schools have to obtain a Master’s degree and a further teaching qualification as by Italian law.

Access to further studies

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


Occupational profiles

Graduates may turn to advanced studies in the field of philosophical and social  analysis and educational counselling. According to recent surveys carried out by Almalaurea, graduates have very diverse occupational profiles. Graduates who do not want to pursue their studies have a good job prospects in the following fields and institutions when enhancing the specific feature of their chosen curriculum: research, human resources (in private and public bodies), libraries, event organization, publishing, journalism, advertising, communication, analysis and training.

Graduates can also pursue their studies and attend a first-level Professional Master's Programme in philosophy and philosophical counselling as well as in education science.

Students interested in teaching at secondary schools have to obtain a Master’s degree and a further teaching qualification as by Italian law.