Overview

The course encompasses comprehensive textual analysis, class discussions, and essay writing in the target language. If offers specialised seminars featuring international academics, and practical workshops in collaboration with cultural institutions such as theatres and museums, enrich your education with hands-on, interdisciplinary experiences.

Students can take advantage of five joint and double degrees, along with numerous exchange agreements with international universities.

There are several curricula; the two curricula offered totally in English are English studied and American studies.

Career opportunities

Thanks to the skills and knowledge the programme provides, once you graduate you are prepared either to continue your academic career with a doctoral degree or to launch a career with national or international businesses, institutions and organisations, both public and private.

You’ll find job opportunities in many fields, especially:

Image management and public relations consultancy

Interpreting

Translation

Linguistic/philological research or consultancy

Archives

Libraries

Museum curation

Accreditation

QS rankings by subject: top 100 for Modern Languages

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

American Language

English Language

18th Century Studies

19th Century Novel

19th Century Studies

American Literature

Comparative Syntax

Renaissance Literature

Renaissance Studies
American Cultural Studies

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

More details

There are several admission rounds available according to your nationality and the programmes you are interested in.Check: apply.unive.it

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

95

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PTE Academic

76

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IELTS

7

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Venice, Italy

Disciplines

Literature American and Australasian studies European Studies

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Academic requirements

GPA

3

A minimum CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) of 80%

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

95

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PTE Academic

76

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IELTS

7

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Other requirements

General requirements

In order to be eligibile for admission, you need to have:

a minimum three-year undergraduate degree

a minimum CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) of 80%

There are also other minimum specific curricular requirements. For a complete and detailed description we invite you to read the admission requirements on the programme's webpage.

A minimum B2-level knowledge of English is mandatory for enrolment. If the provided documentation is not enough for the Teaching committee to adequately verify whether you own the minimum curricular requirements for accessing into this programme, you might be asked to provide a C1 level certification in the language of specialisation, in order for them to correctly ascertain your personal preparation.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

2300 EUR / year

≈ 2300 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

2599 EUR / year

≈ 2599 EUR / year

Additional Details

Non-EU citizens from OECD countries: € 2,300
EU citizens: € 2,599

Students from countries with low human development: € 700

The rest: € 1,300
Application: € 30

Living costs

Venice

Italy

600 - 950 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Ca’ Foscari University offers 20 high-achieving international students, intersted in a master degree programme, renewable scholarship packages of 10,000 euro a year

These scholarship packages are designed to offer support for the full duration of an award winner’s degree. To be eligible to apply, you will need a minimum 8.5/10 CGPA. Complete information about the requisites and procedures to apply are at the dedicated webpage: www.unive.it/scholarships

The regional government also offers financial aid for international students from low-income families for which you can apply after enrolment.

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Credits

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What students do after studying

Academic requirements

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General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Living costs

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