Study location	Italy, Padua
Type	Bachelor's degree, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years (180 ECTS)
Study language	Italian
Awards	(Bachelor's degree in Archaeology)
Course code	LE0601/000ZZ/2020

Tuition fee	€2,642 per year For more information please visit: www.unipd.it/en/tuition-fees
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) TOLC-SU to be sat between 1st January 2024 and 2nd February 2025 and results uploaded in the dedicated task by 4th February 2025. Please check the TOLC webpage 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.

Other requirements	Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: Italian – B2 Level (CEFR) or equivalent: please check out this link for the full list of accepted certificates, minimum scores and exemptions

More information	unipd.it/..=SU&ordinamento=2020&key=LE0601

Overview

Through instruction of an archeological, historical-artistic and cultural nature, the degree programme provides solid preparation on the principal ancient cultures that have succeeded one another in the Mediterranean and Europe, from pre-historical times to the Medieval Ages. The degree course also conveys the main methodological profiles of modern archeological science. It fosters learning in specialized subjects in the fields of chemistry, physics, and geology; all applied to an understanding of archeological materials and contexts.
Theoretical knowledge is then integrated with a course component that involves practical lessons (work experience) on archeological sites. These activities aim at the acquisition of methods of stratigraphic archeological excavation, surface recognition, geophysical prospecting, and the use of graphic, photographic, and topographical survey instrumentation and data processing.
The degree course also includes the study of legislation concerning cultural heritage, a command of at least one of the modern languages of the European Union, and the understanding of the primary IT instruments applied to the research, protection, and enhancement of cultural heritage sites, in particular of archeological heritage.

Career opportunities

The degree programme prepares: archeologists for inclusion in branch offices of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (regional and archeological superintendence), local authorities (municipalities, provinces, regions), and public and private museums; individuals operating in service companies specialized in archeological excavations; experts in ancient art (qualified to classify, certify, document, or provide consultation for restoration) as well as in publicizing and disseminating multimedia information in the area of cultural heritage; consultants for the planning and management of archeological parks and sites; individuals operating in the production of archeological maps, risk assessment in rescue archeology, in data analysis processing, forecasting, monitoring and enhancement of archeological resources.