Italian Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Italy, Padua
Study location | Italy, Padua |
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Type | Bachelor's degree, full-time |
Nominal duration | 3 years (180 ECTS) |
Study language | combined Italian/English |
Course code | SU2594/000ZZ/2021 |
Tuition fee | €2,642 per year For more information please visit: www.unipd.it/en/tuition-fees |
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Application fee | €30 one-time This fee is non-refundable. |
Deposit | €205 one-time In order to accept your place at the University of Padua, the payment of the admission fee is required. This fee is non-refundable. |
Entry qualification | Secondary Studies diploma (or equivalent) Please verify country-based specific entry title requirements at the following link. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. You can often get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents with you when you finally go to the university. If you are admitted to the degree course, you will have to submit other documents including original and translated/legalised copies of your previous qualifications, etc. No legalised documents are required at application stage. |
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Language requirements | English English language: B2 level CEFR Please check out this link for the full list of accepted certificates, minimum scores and exemptions Please note that the first 3 semesters of the programme are taught in English and the following 3 are taught in Italian. After the first 3 semesters, students will have reached a B2 level in Italian, therefore no Italian language certification is required at application stage. |
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Overview
The Bachelor’s degree offers an in-depth encounter with Italian language, tradition, and cultural heritage. Focusing on the centuries when Italy led Western art and literature, i.e. the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, it adopts a cross-disciplinary approach combining the study of texts, images, music, and performative arts. Strong theoretical courses are combined with interactive workshops in libraries, museums, and cultural institutions, for an on-site exploration of Italian culture.
Programme structure
1st Year: Contemporary Italian Language, Language Structures, Language Variations and Usages, Italian Language in the Middle Ages, Italian Literature in the Middle Ages, Italy in the Middle Ages, Making Art in Medieval Italy, Universities and the Spread of Secular Learning, Written Sources and Documentary Practices, Illuminated Manuscripts and Scriptoria.
2nd Year: Italian Language through History and across the World, Italian Language in the Renaissance, Latin for Beginners, Italian Literature in the Renaissance, Early Modern and Renaissance Italy, Making Art in Renaissance Italy, The Early Modern Court: Pageants, Music, Art and Theatre, The Early Printed Book and the Printing Press, Renaissance Music and Polyphonic Practice
3rd Year: Academic Writing in Italian, Latin Literature, Ancient Greek for Beginners, The Survival of the Classical Heritage in Renaissance Italy, Medieval and Early Modern Libraries: the History of Reading, Disseminating and Communicating Italian Culture, Between East and West: From Byzantium to Renaissance Italy.
Please note that the first 3 semesters of the programme are taught in English and the following 3 are taught in Italian.
Career opportunities
Graduates work in the field of dissemination of the Italian language, tradition, and cultural heritage. They may teach Italian as a foreign language, hold positions at Italian cultural institutes in Italy and abroad, work in museums, libraries, and tourism organisations related to Italian culture.
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