Study location	Italy, Pavia
Type	Graduate, full-time
Nominal duration	2 anni (120 ECTS)
Study language	Italian

Tuition fee	€3,500 per year Tuition fee for non-EU students who enter Italy with a study visa is based on flat rate and depends on the citizenship. If non-EU students come from a family with limited financial resource, they can choose to have their tuition fee calculated according to their family income (from €156,00 to €3.985,00 per year). For more info please consult this link
Application fee	€35 one-time

Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Terms, conditions and academic requirements to access the Degree Course are indicated at this link. For further information please contact the Welcome Point The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: Italian. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. Please note If you have obtained your diploma outside of Italy, you should provide a declaration of its value (dichiarazione di valore in loco), issued by the Italian authorities (usually Italian Embassy or Consulate) in the country where the qualification was awarded OR equivalent certification issued by “CIMEA” OR the Diploma Supplement (if available). If you are a non European student residing abroad, you need to do a pre-enrollment via Italian Consulate and start the visa procedures. The official admission at the University of Pavia will be possible only after you will have done this pre-enrollment. Please get in contact with the Italian authority in your country as soon as possible (More information on how to proceed with the pre-enrollment are available at this page.)

Language requirements

Italian Non-eu students residing abroad who would like to enroll in a study course completely taught in Italian, have to prove their knowledge of the language through an Italian language test. The following are excluded from this obligation: 1. students who intend to enroll in degree courses in English; 2. students in possession of an Italian language certification of level B2 or higher (such as CILS, CELI, Roma3 or CLIDA) For further information, consult the Pavia Linguistic Center website .

Other requirements	Please attach the following documents during your application procedure: 1. A scan of your official university transcript and/or bachelor diploma; 2. A scan of the receipt of payment of an application fee of 35 euros; 3. A scan of your passport; 4. A scan of your Italian language certificate (optional).

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Overview

The Master’s Degree in “Antichità classiche e orientali” equips second-level graduates with advancedscientific and methodological expertise in various fields of antiquity: Greek, Latin and the Middle-East. Consequently, graduates shall be able to interpret literary, historical, cultural and material related to their specific disciplinary area with critical awareness.
The training includes advanced courses, both lectures and seminars, organized in different curricula, which integrate a solid base preparation in classics with the achievement of more specific and high training objectives, in the fields of: linguistic, philological and historical-literary analysis texts in Greek and Latin; socio-economic history of the Greco-Roman world; and history, languages and cultures of the Middle Eastern area (Anatolia, Syria, Mesopotamia) in the pre-classical period.

Programme structure

Study plan and further information are available at this link

Career opportunities

The methodological, exegetical and critical skills acquired during the Master’s Degree course in Antichità classiche e orientali prepare the teaching activity in upper secondary schools, once the training course required by current legislation is completed, as well as research activity in the university and at the related institutions.
The employability of Master’s graduates may also extend to management functions in libraries, archives and musea, as well as and the performance of high-level professional activities in the fields of training, promotion, organization, information, publishing, communication and cultural tourism. Graduates will also have the knowledge and preparation necessary to undertake a direct path to become journalist.
Locations of professional activities to which graduates in Antichità classiche e orientali will be able to access are: schools, universities, research institutions, public administration, local authorities, foundations, cultural institutions both in Italy and abroad, publishing houses, as well as private companies engaged in the recovery, conservation, enhancement and dissemination of ancient culture.