Presentation
Why choose this programme
cultivate a robust understanding and expertise in how businesses function and oversee their essential operations, including organisation and human resource management, marketing, administration, finance, and controls
the programme provides an interdisciplinary approach featuring engaging, hands-on learning methods. Through project work and corporate case studies, lessons serve as opportunities for interaction and exchange among students, faculty, and businesses
experience studying in a unique city like Venice, internationally renowned not just for its beauty but also for its historic role in business and trade. You will also have the opportunity to participate in various international programmes such as Summer Schools, Erasmus, and Overseas initiatives, offering an immersive and unforgettable learning experience
Overview
The Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Business Administration has a distinguished history of over 50 years. Originally established in Italy in 1971 at Ca’ Foscari University and Bocconi University in Milan, the programme now boasts thousands of graduates who occupy prominent roles in businesses and institutions both nationally and internationally.
Designed and run by the Venice School of Management (VSM), the programme offers an understanding of how businesses operate, enabling students to analyse key management issues and develop expertise across various business functions: human resources management, marketing, administration, finance, and control.
Through an innovative approach that integrates the theoretical aspects of management with practical application, it prepares graduates to confront the challenges that changes in the global market present to businesses of all sectors and sizes.
Practical learning and direct contact with businesses: from the first year, you will apply classroom knowledge through projects with companies, business cases, and talks by professionals. Teaching, based on innovative methods such as Design Thinking, Lean Startup, and Business Model Design, is complemented by practical experiences and direct interaction with entrepreneurs, managers, and industry experts. Collaboration with student associations will also help you explore your interests and develop your professional path through events, workshops, and training activities.
Opinions
Programme coordinator
“Choose the Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Business Administration and gain comprehensive training and essential skills for working in various areas of business management across all sectors, both in Italy and abroad. An ideal opportunity for your professional future, to be pursued in a unique setting like the city of Venice.”
International network, experience abroad and employment
Joining a department like VSM, which is EQUIS-accredited – a recognition given to just 1% of business schools globally – means being part of an exceptional academic environment with a genuinely international perspective, where innovation and global vision are central to the learning experience.
The programme offers numerous Erasmus exchanges with over 60 European partners, including ESSEC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Stockholm Business School, as well as collaborations with universities in the United States, Asia and Australia.
In the first year you can participate in Ecotopia, an innovative international programme developed through the Eutopia project, an alliance of European universities. The Venice School of Management also offers the opportunity to attend summer courses and international programmes in collaboration with prestigious business schools.
Ca' Foscari has over 1,500 partnerships with international institutions, including programmes like Erasmus+ and Overseas, enabling students to study and intern abroad.
Ca' Foscari's Career Service guides you into the world of work with advice services, CV support, meetings with institutions and companies, and the search for and setup of training internships in Italy and abroad.
After graduation
operational and managerial roles in key business functions (human resource management, marketing, administration, finance, and control) across various economic sectors (industrial, commercial, banking, and financial)
consulting roles in business service firms
professional careers as an auditor or labour consultant
Where
Venice School of Management
San Giobbe, Cannaregio 873, Fondamenta San Giobbe, 30121 Venice (Italy)
Contacts
Economic Campus
ADiSS - Economic Campus
San Giobbe [ITA], Cannaregio 873, Fondamenta San Giobbe, 30121 Venice (Italy)
Campus services: campus.economico@unive.it
Economic area internships: stage.areaeconomica@unive.it
Services for students and appointment reservation
Degree programme website (permalink): www.unive.it/degree/etr11