Overview

The programme adopts an interdisciplinary approach, designed to explore the multi-faceted variety of ancient civilizations, with an emphasis on cultural intersections, contacts and tensions. This innovative comparative approach will enable students to understand the role of ancient civilizations in today’s society, with its complexity and challenges.

Students can benefit from a wide range of expertise, research and teaching within both Universities, which are located in two exceptionally stimulating. With their unique combination of tradition and innovation, past and present, ancient and modern, Venice and Milan represent an ideal framework for studying Cultural Heritage and an exceptionally rich added value in terms of pedagogic experience.

Career opportunities

Cultural services within museums, archaeological sites, exhibitions, cultural associations, foundations and similar institutions
Communication and cultural dissemination
Tourist guide (after obtaining the qualification)
Consulting for the entertainment industry with historical-cultural setting

Accreditation

QS rankings by subjects: top 50 for Classics and Ancient History

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Tangible Cultural Heritage: history and interpretation

Tangible Cultural Heritage: discovering, cataloguing, preserving and archiving

Intangible Cultural Heritage: history, anthropology, philosophy, history of religions, law

Intangible Cultural Heritage: languages and literatures

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-09 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

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The application is managed by the University of Milan: https://ancient-civilization.cdl.unimi.it/en/enrolment

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

72

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

5.5

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Credits

180 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Venice, Italy

Disciplines

Ancient History Modern History

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

72

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59

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5.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

In order to be admitted to the Bachelor's programme in Ancient Civilizations for the Contemporary World, prospective students must hold an upper secondary school diploma or equivalent qualification obtained abroad after at least 12 years of schooling.

More generally, an adequate educational background is required to understand the historical, cultural and methodological framework of the programme's subjects.

Comprehension skills of a non-specialist literary text (in English) is also required
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Tuition Fees

Additional Details

To be checked on the University of Milan website: https://ancient-civilization.cdl.unimi.it/en/enrolment

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Living costs

Venice

Italy

600 - 950 EUR / month

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Funding

Scholarships opportunities provided by the Università Statale di Milano.

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