Bachelor's Degree Programme in
Language, Culture and Society of Asia and Mediterranean AfricaEnrolment from 2025/2026
Language, Culture and Society of Asia and Mediterranean AfricaEnrolment from 2025/2026
Department of Asian and North African Studies, Palazzo Vendramin dei Carmini, Dorsoduro 3462, 30123 Venice (Italy)
For further information please contact the Department Teaching Office didattica.dsaam@unive.it.
Open admission.
Quota reserved to foreign non-EU students residing abroad: 10 seats, of which 5 are reserved for Chinese students living in China, as part of the Marco Polo Project.
Admission test: Italian language, logical skills, English language.
To access the course, a previous suitable background is required. Each programme 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 and enrolment.
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.
The Bachelor’s Degree in “Language, Culture and Society of Asia and Mediterranean Africa” (LICSAAM) provides an educational programme that’s designed to develop language skills and ensure solid knowledge of the cultural heritage (religious, historical, political, literary and artistic) of the countries of Asia and Mediterranean Africa, through various curricula on different geographical areas.
China, Korea, Japan curricula includes a three-year language course and a second language course (one year) focusing on Ainu, Arabic, Armenian, Cantonese, Chinese, Korean, Hebrew, Japanese, Hindi, Mongolian, Neo-Greek, Persian, Sanskrit, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Urdu or Vietnamese.
All the other curricula have two equal language courses for three years or a first language (three years) and a second language (one or two years).
In addition to enabling students to become proficient in one or more languages and develop critical knowledge of the culture (visual arts, literature, religion, history, society) of the geographical areas of interest, some curricula of the Bachelor’s Degree in Language, Culture and Society of Asia and Mediterranean Africa also provide the opportunity to acquire basic notions of economics, law and geopolitics of the analysed countries; this knowledge completes the students' training, while also preparing them for further specialisation (first-level specialisation programmes, Master's degrees) or the job market.
Each student will also need to obtain level B2 in English to earn the title.
Ca' Foscari University of Venice offers international educational programmes designed in collaboration with one or more partner universities, entailing the attendance of part of the study path abroad. At the conclusion of these programmes, selected students obtain a Double Degree (a diploma from Ca' Foscari and one issued by the partner university) or a Joint Degree (single degree jointly awarded by the member universities of the consortium delivering the programme), depending on the provisions of the agreements with the partner universities and the different national regulations.
Double and Joint Degrees available:
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.
Professional Master’s Programmes (1st level) and Master's Degree Programmes
Bachelor’s Degree graduates will be able to work in the intercultural communication field and interest themselves professionally into various sectors, both public and private, including cultural and museum bodies, national and communal public institutions, and international organizations.
They will also be able to write and translate texts with cultural relevance and with linguistic assistance at companies and other entities.
Finally, they will be able to develop professions linked to the organization and promotion of cultural and artistic events (exhibitions, expositions, festivals...) and work for businesses and other companies interesting in the Asian and Mediterranean market.