Admission
If you hold an international qualification, before starting the application process please make sure you have completed the pre-evaluation procedure and that you have all the requirements for international students.
If you have a disability or an SLD (specific learning disability), you can request support for the admission test (when required) and specific support services during your studies.
For Academic year 2024/2025, admission onto the Master’s Degree programme in Trans-Mediterranean Studies: Migration, Cooperation and Development requires:
- specific curricula requirements, matured with the obtainment of a definite number of credits in certain disciplinary fields;
- an adequate personal preparation;
- english language proficiency at B2 level: the procedure for verification and the cases in which exemption is possible are indicated on the language requirements website.
Knowledge of the French language at level B1 is also mandatory and will be verified by the Teaching Committee during the evaluation of the documentation presented for the selection and ascertained, if necessary, with an interview.
In the absence of linguistic certification, candidates are advised to specify which activities/courses/certifications/exams etc. can demonstrate a knowledge of French at level B1, by uploading the relative documentation when completing the application for the evaluation of admission requirements.
Enrolment onto the Master’s Degree Programme is subject to the possession of the above requirements.
Minimum curricular requirements
It is required to have a university qualification in Modern Laguages and Cultures (Degree classification L-11) or an equivalent course.
For graduates in other classes it is required to have at least 36 ETCS in the following scientific disciplinary sectors:
In the fields of science of antiquity, philological-literary and histo-artistic sectors
- L-LIN/02 Teaching of Modern Languages
- L-LIN/03 French Literature
- L-LIN/04 French Language and Literature
- L-LIN/05 Spanish Literature
- L-LIN/06 Hispano-American and Literature
- L-LIN/07 Spanish Language and Literature
- L-LIN/08 Portuguese and Brazilian Literature
- L-LIN/09 Portuguese and Brazilian Language and Literature
- L-LIN/10 English Literature
- L-LIN/11 American Language and Literature
- L-LIN/12 English Language and Literature
- L-LIN/13 German Literature
- L-LIN/14 German Language and Literature
- L-LIN/15 Nordic Language and Literature
- L-LIN/16 Dutch Language and Literature
- L-LIN/17 Romanian Language and Literature
- L-LIN/18 Albanian Language and Literature
- L-LIN/19 Fino-Urgic Philosophy
- L-LIN/20 Modern Greek Language and Literature
- L-LIN/21 Slavic Studies
- L-OR/07 Jewish Studies
- L-OR/08 Hebrew
- L-OR/09 African Languages and Literature
- L-OR/10 History of Islamic Countries
- L-OR/11 Muslim Art Archeology and History
- L-OR/12 Arabic Language and Literature
- L-OR/13 Armenian, Caucasian, Mongolian and Turkish Studies
- L-OR/14 Philosophy, Religions and History of Iran
- L-OR/15 Persian Language and Literature
Fields of History, Philosophy, Psychology and Education Science
- M-STO/04 Contemporary History
- M-STO/06 History of Religions
- M-DEA/01 Disciplines of Ethnography and Anthropology
- M-GGR/01 Geography
- M-GGR/02 Economic and Political Geography
- M-PED/01 Social and General Pedagogy
- M-PSI/01 Psychology
- M-PSI/05 Social Psychology
- M-PSI/06 Psychology of Work and Organizations
Field of 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/21 Public Comparative Law
Economic and Statistics Field
- SECS-P/01 Political Economics
- SECS P/02 Economic Policy
- SECS-P/12 Economic History
Political and Social sciences field
- SPS/01 Political Philosophy
- SPS/02 History of Political Thought
- SPS/03 History of Political Institutions
- SPS/04 Political Sciences
- SPS/06 History of International Relations
- SPS/07 Sociology
- SPS/08 Sociology of Culture and Communication
- SPS/09 Sociology of Economic Processes and Labor
- SPS/10 Sociology of the Environment
- SPS/11 Sociology of Political Phenomena
- SPS/13 History and Institutions of Africa
- SPS/14 History and Institutions of Asia
In the case in which students are not in possession of the curricula requirements, they must retrieve them before enrolment exclusively by carrying out single programmes (Bachelor’s Degree level) at this or another university.
Personal preparation
Personal preparation is understood as an adequate acquisition of knowledge and understanding of the following fields: sociology, political sciences, geography, communication, anthropology, economics, languages, cultural studies, humanities, history, law, international relations, development studies and Mediterranean studies.
The Teaching Committee evaluates the personal preparation of the candidate during the selection process for the admission to the course through the evaluation of the curriculum vitae et studiorum and a possible interview. For the purpose of verifying the personal preparation, study, work and volunteering experiences in international contexts may also be evaluated.
Students who have the following qualifications are normally considered in possession of personal preparation:
- degree class:
- L-11 Modern Languages and Culture;
- 11 Modern Languages and Culture.
- minimum degree grade:
- 100/110
Students who have graduated from an equivalent programme or a different degree programme with equivalent minimum curricular requirements in the fields of the programme are normally considered in possession of personal preparation.
In order to enrol in one of Ca’ Foscari’s open-access master’s degree programmes, you must complete the following steps:
- Fill out the online application to request an evaluation of your entry requirements;
- Fill out the online enrolment form;
- Pay the first instalment of your university tuition fees.
Ca’ Foscari’s Enrolment Unit will then process your enrolment within seven business days of your payment.
Evaluation of entry requirements
For the evaluation of admission requirements, students must fill in the specific online request: results will be published in the “Evaluation Results” section of this website.
There are three evaluation sessions provided:
- 1st session
- filling in of the online application: from 2nd May to 6th June 2024
- results publication: 27th June 2024
- 2nd session
- filling in of the online application: from 8th July to 22nd August 2024
- results publication: 12th September 2024
- 3th session
- filling in of the online application: from 2nd October to 4th November 2024
- results publication: 25th November 2024
The verification of admission requirements can be carried out prior to completing all the required exams or to having graduated.
The procedure for the evaluation of the possession of the entry requirements is mandatory for all students. Candidates who send an application for evaluation and are in possession of all the requirements will be able to receive useful communication in order to proceed with enrolment before the date scheduled for the publication of the results of the evaluation.
If you want to enrol with credit recognition, you will need to submit a recognition request when completing the application for assessment of the access requirements, attaching the useful documentation. All the information is reported in the Enrolment with CFU accreditation section.
Online application for evaluation of admission requirements
Before proceeding with the online application for evaluation of admission requirements, remember to arrange it in electronic format:
- auto-certification of the degree with signed exams (in which the following is indicated: University where degree was carried out, classes and degree programme, degree data and marks, exams taken with the relative scientific-disciplinary sector and weighted credits). Check whether the auto-certification, completed with all the above information, can be printed from the personal area of the provincial University’s website; alternatively, use the model of auto-certification present on this page;
- possible B2 English language certification or useful documentation to certify belonging to one of the provided cases of exemption;
- possible B1 French language documentation;
- CV for verification of your personal preparation.
Graduand students and particular cases
If you participate in the evaluation as a student, during the completion of the online application you must substitute the degree grade with the weighted average of the exams you have taken, and the degree self certification with the self certification of enrolment onto exams.
If you are a student on a degree programme of the Old Order, you must fill in the online application, skipping over the part dedicated to inserting your curriculum requirements.
If you have achieved a qualification abroad you must verify the possession of curricular requirements and personal preparation by accessing the specific online procedure of evaluation.
Enrolment
You may enrol from July 1st to September 30th 2024.
A further enrolment period will be opened from October 1st to December 17th 2024: enrolment will then involve the payment of a penalty of 50.00 Euros.
Graduands from the 2023/24 autumn session and students enrolled in a Master's degree programme who will graduate between October 1st and December 2024 will be able to enrol from October 1st to December 17th 2024 without paying any penalty surcharge.
The deadline for the second instalment of tuiton fees for those who will enrol in December 2024, will be set on December 23rd 2024.
It is possible to enrol once your entry requirements have been verified, as indicated by the online application. You may enrol only if you possess the entry requirements foreseen for your chosen Master’s Degree course.
How to Enrol
To enrol you must only use the online procedure.
The procedure involves:
- Registering online with the University: registration involves giving your personal details, residence and contact information. You do not need to register online if you are already enrolled at Ca’ Foscari.
- Online pre-enrolment: in order to pre-enrol, you must access the Personal Area on the website with your SPID or CIE and select Department Administration Office and then select Enrol in open access Degree Courses. Once you have chosen the Master’s Degree, you will need to complete the online enrolment process. You will be asked to upload a photograph of yourself (passport sized, face on, clear and legible) in .jpeg format and then upload the following documentation:
- copy of a valid identity document (front and back);
- any additional documents necessary for enrolment ( for example, language certificates, Credit accreditation forms, self-certifications etc.);
If you have applied for entry requirement evaluation as a graduand, you must attach a signed self-certification form listing exams indicating: the name of the University, the name of the Course of study and class, the date of attainment and final degree mark, the name of individual exams with their scientific area and weight in credits. Verify if the self-certification form, complete with the above information, can be printed from your Personal Area of your University of origin. Alternatively, use the self-certification form found on this page.
Once the documents have been uploaded, it is necessary for you to confirm the information you have submitted and then continue on to the Payment section.
- Payment of the first tax rates and tuition fees: the payment is made by clicking on the “payments” button generated at the end of filling in the enrolment application;
- Completing the enrolment procedure: having completed the enrolment form and paying the first instalment of University fees does not mean that you have been automatically enrolled at Ca’. The enrolment procedure is completed within seven working days of payment. Confirmation of enrolment will be communicated by email. Please note that the seven working days take effect from the payment date and exclude Saturday as is not considered a working day.
Special Circumstances
It is possible to enrol or transfer to a Degree course by requesting:
- part-time student status;
- status of student-athlete;
- financial aid offered to students with disabilities;
- the simultaneous enrolment.
Enrolment with ECTS Accreditation
You may enrol in a Master’s Degree Programme requesting accreditation for the following studies and training activities:
- Bachelor/Master’s Degrees, or Master’s Diplomas;
- Incomplete University studies as a result of withdrawal, lapsed status or transfer;
- Individual courses;
- Internship/traineeship/previous employment;
- simultaneous enrolment.
Enrolment with credit accreditation is not allowed to students concurrently enrolled in another University course and for which suspension has been requested.
Enrolment is always subordinate to an assessment of your personal academic preparation and your prerequisite academic knowledge, needed for admission to Master’s Degree courses.
The Accreditation Request Form must be attached when completing the on line enrolment procedure.
In case of transfer you do not have to submit the enrollment request that will be generated by Enrolment Unit.
You are required to pay €300.00 unless you enrol with accreditation:
- for single courses or summer school courses, if the code of these courses are included in the study plan. If one or more courses are not included in your study plan but are part of the open unit credits, you will have to pay a 300.00 Euro additional fee;
- having transferred from another University;
- for simultaneous enrolment.
Enrolment Year
The year of enrolment is determined on the basis of the number of ECTS Credits you have been awarded
- Up to 47, you will be enrolled in First Year;
- from 48 or more, you will be enrolled in Second Year.
Please note that in choosing the degree programme and a curriculum, you will only find courses for the 2024/2025 academic year: the Accreditation Form will be taken into consideration when it is time to finalize your enrolment. You will be enrolled in the exact year and with the curriculum specified on the Form. We remember you that in case of transfer you do not have to submit the enrollment request that will be generated by Enrollment Unit.
Accreditation Request
The request for recognition of credits can be presented together with the compilation of the application for assessment of the access requirements by attaching the documentation shown below.
Accreditation procedure
You are required to submit:
- a signed self-certification form listing exams. Please indicate for each exam: the name of the Course of study and class, the name of the University, the name of individual exams taken with their scientific area and weight in credits, the mark and the exam date. Please verify if self-certification is 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 programmes in your possession.
Requests for accreditation will be submitted to the Didactic Unit DSAAM which will then be subject to evaluation by the Teaching Committee. Once approved, the Accreditation Form will be sent to you via e-mail. Please remember to sign the form.
Recognition Forms
Should you wish to request accreditation exclusively for previous Ca’ Foscari activities that have the same teaching code you find in the study plan of the course you wish to enrol in (for example, requesting accreditation for individual courses studied at Ca’ Foscari), you may complete the Accreditation Form by yourself and attach it directly during the online Enrollment procedure.
Credits recognition forms for activities carried out at Ca' Foscari will be available in April 2024.
ECTS Accreditation Criteria
Accreditation will be made based on the following criteria:
- The number of credits acquired will be accredited as specified; exception being for Ca’ Foscari students who have previously withdrawn from courses or forfeited their studies. For these applicants, specific incentives have been provided;
- Exams that have already been used as entry requirements will not be awarded further accreditation.
If you have a Professional Master’s Programme, you can get recognition up to a maximum of 60 Credits.
The activities recognized by Bachelor’s, Master’s Degrees or Professional Master’s Diplomas have no impact in terms of the final mark average needed for admission to graduation. On the other hand, the activities accredited from the study of single courses and incomplete university studies following withdrawal, lapsed student status or incoming transfer are taken into consideration in the final mark average.
Last update: 17/04/2024