Studies in Cultural Heritage
Studies in Cultural Heritage
Course sheet
A.Y. 2024/2025
Bachelor
L-1 - Cultural heritage
The Bachelor's degree programme in Studies in Cultural Heritage intends to train graduates who can work at various levels in all the different areas of the study, cataloguing, conservation, protection, enhancement and promotion of cultural heritage.
The programme therefore aims to provide adequate basic training and a broad set of historical-humanistic and scientific skills in the cultural heritage sector, with particular regard to archaeology, art, archiving, books, music, theatre and film. Graduates of this programme may continue their studies through further university programmes.
The programme therefore aims to provide adequate basic training and a broad set of historical-humanistic and scientific skills in the cultural heritage sector, with particular regard to archaeology, art, archiving, books, music, theatre and film. Graduates of this programme may continue their studies through further university programmes.
Training in the field of cultural heritage paves the way for the following professions:
- archive and library assistant
- conference and reception planner
- tourist entertainer and similar
- instructor in the art and literary fields
- museum or library technician and similar
- art expert or appraiser and similar
- radio, television, cinema or theatre production technician
- teacher in professional training and similar
Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
- archive and library assistant
- conference and reception planner
- tourist entertainer and similar
- instructor in the art and literary fields
- museum or library technician and similar
- art expert or appraiser and similar
- radio, television, cinema or theatre production technician
- teacher in professional training and similar
Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
The Cultural Heritage Studies Bachelor's degree programme and the related Master's degree programmes have a specific Erasmus+ call for applications, providing mobility opportunities in over twenty universities in France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, and Portugal, as well as Northern and Eastern European institutions where courses are taught in English. The agreements with our partners cover all the study areas of the Cultural Heritage Studies degree programmes. Available subject areas: Archaeology, Art History, Theatre and Film, Music and Musicology. For each subject area and location, you can spend 3 to 10 months abroad, attending courses and taking exams that will be recognized as an integral part of the degree programme. You can also combine this activity with research for the preparation of your Bachelor's or Master's thesis, which will count towards the number of credits covered by the Erasmus scholarship. Every year, all teaching activities included in the programme are presented to interested students by the Erasmus manager in a specific informative meeting. The data and educational information required for submitting the Learning Agreement are also collected in special information sheets posted to the Erasmus page of the Faculty of Humanities https://www.unimi.it/en/node/12884/
If you are and incoming Erasmus student, you can attend all classes in Italian. If you wish, you can agree with individual instructors on a programme partly or entirely in English. Moreover, we have teaching staff exchange agreements with many partner universities, including visiting professor programmes for our faculty members abroad and for foreign colleagues at our institution, within the Department's programmes.
If you are and incoming Erasmus student, you can attend all classes in Italian. If you wish, you can agree with individual instructors on a programme partly or entirely in English. Moreover, we have teaching staff exchange agreements with many partner universities, including visiting professor programmes for our faculty members abroad and for foreign colleagues at our institution, within the Department's programmes.
Attendance is strongly recommended for courses.
For laboratories, attendance is compulsory.
For laboratories, attendance is compulsory.
Enrolment
Qualifications and knowledge required for admission
Applicants to the Bachelor's degree programme in Studies in Cultural Heritage must have a high-school diploma or an equivalent qualification obtained abroad.
The programme also requires an appropriate background knowledge, consisting of the linguistic and cultural competencies normally acquired in Italian secondary schools with a curriculum focusing on humanities. In particular, this includes adequate knowledge in the domains of literature, history, geography and art history, in order for students to be able to understand texts as well as artistic and literary phenomena in a broader European cultural context.
Assessment of background knowledge
Admission to the programme is subject to a mandatory, non-selective self-assessment test. Information in this regard is available in the section on enrolment organisation.
Additional learning requirements (OFA) and remedial activities
Students can enrol regardless of the outcome of the self-assessment test. Students who fail to obtain the minimum score required in the "Reading comprehension and Italian language proficiency" section, as stated in the call for applications, will have to fulfil additional learning requirements (OFA). The OFA must be fulfilled within the first year of the programme through remedial activities specifically planned by the University. For an overview of the remedial activities and the consequences of failing to meet the OFA, please visit
https://www.unimi.it/en/education/faculties-and-schools/humanities/studying-humanities/additional-learning-requirements-ofa-humanities-students
Applicants to the Bachelor's degree programme in Studies in Cultural Heritage must have a high-school diploma or an equivalent qualification obtained abroad.
The programme also requires an appropriate background knowledge, consisting of the linguistic and cultural competencies normally acquired in Italian secondary schools with a curriculum focusing on humanities. In particular, this includes adequate knowledge in the domains of literature, history, geography and art history, in order for students to be able to understand texts as well as artistic and literary phenomena in a broader European cultural context.
Assessment of background knowledge
Admission to the programme is subject to a mandatory, non-selective self-assessment test. Information in this regard is available in the section on enrolment organisation.
Additional learning requirements (OFA) and remedial activities
Students can enrol regardless of the outcome of the self-assessment test. Students who fail to obtain the minimum score required in the "Reading comprehension and Italian language proficiency" section, as stated in the call for applications, will have to fulfil additional learning requirements (OFA). The OFA must be fulfilled within the first year of the programme through remedial activities specifically planned by the University. For an overview of the remedial activities and the consequences of failing to meet the OFA, please visit
https://www.unimi.it/en/education/faculties-and-schools/humanities/studying-humanities/additional-learning-requirements-ofa-humanities-students
Call for applications
Please refer to the call for admission test dates and contents, and how to register.
Application for matriculation: from 15/07/2024 to 16/09/2024
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Programme description and courses list
Compulsory
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Assessment B1 (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | English | Open sessions | |
| History of Medieval Art | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-ART/01 |
| History of Modern and Contemporary Music | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ART/07 |
| Italian Literature | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-FIL-LET/10 |
| Latin Literature | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-FIL-LET/04 |
| Laws On Cultural Heritage | 6 | 40 | Italian | First semester | IUS/10 |
| Roman Art and Archaeology | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-ANT/07 |
Optional activities and study plan rules
a - 9 CFU IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contemporary History | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | M-STO/04 |
| Greek History | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-ANT/02 |
| Medieval History | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | M-STO/01 |
| Modern History | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | M-STO/02 |
| Roman History | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-ANT/03 |
b - 9 CFU IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etruscology and Italic Antiquities | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ANT/06 |
| European Late Prehistory | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-ANT/01 |
| Greek Art and Archaeology | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ANT/07 |
| Prehistory | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ANT/01 |
c - 9 CFU IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History of Contemporary Art | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ART/03 |
| History of Modern Art | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-ART/02 |
d - 9 CFU IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film History and Criticism | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-ART/06 |
| History of Theatre and Performing Arts | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ART/05 |
e - 9 CFU IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aesthetics | 9 | 60 | Italian | Over several sessions | M-FIL/04 |
| Archaeological Research Methods: Theoretical Aspects | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ANT/10 |
| History of Artistic Literature | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-ART/04 |
| History of Contemporary Art Criticism | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ART/03 |
| History of Printing and Publishing | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | M-STO/08 |
f - 9 CFU IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS (IF NOT ALREADY TAKEN)
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aesthetics | 9 | 60 | Italian | Over several sessions | M-FIL/04 |
| Ancient Numismatics | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-ANT/04 |
| Ancient Topography | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ANT/09 |
| Archaeological Research Methods: Theoretical Aspects | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ANT/10 |
| Archival Studies | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | M-STO/08 |
| Ethnomusicology | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ART/08 |
| Etruscology and Italic Antiquities | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ANT/06 |
| European Late Prehistory | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-ANT/01 |
| Film History and Criticism | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-ART/06 |
| Greek Art and Archaeology | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ANT/07 |
| History of Artistic Literature | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-ART/04 |
| History of Contemporary Art | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ART/03 |
| History of Contemporary Art Criticism | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ART/03 |
| History of Medieval and Renaissance Music | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ART/07 |
| History of Modern Art | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-ART/02 |
| History of Music in Film and Audiovisual Media | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ART/07 |
| History of Opera | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-ART/07 |
| History of Photography | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ART/03 |
| History of Printing and Publishing | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | M-STO/08 |
| Librarianship | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | M-STO/08 |
| Musical Dramaturgy | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-ART/07 |
| Prehistory | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ANT/01 |
Compulsory
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Exam | 9 | 0 | Italian | Open sessions |
Optional activities and study plan rules
g - 9 CFU IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Anthropology | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | M-DEA/01 |
| Landscape and Environment Geography | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | M-GGR/01 |
h - 9 CFU IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS (IF NOT ALREADY TAKEN)
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contemporary History | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | M-STO/04 |
| Greek History | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-ANT/02 |
| Medieval History | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | M-STO/01 |
| Modern History | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | M-STO/02 |
| Roman History | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-ANT/03 |
i - 27 CFU (THREE 9-CFU ESAMS) IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS (IF NOT ALREADY TAKEN)
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greece Theatre | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-FIL-LET/02 |
| Archival Studies | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | M-STO/08 |
| Church History | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | M-STO/07 |
| Civilizations of the Ancient Western Asia | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-OR/05 |
| Egyptology | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-OR/02 |
| Etruscology and Italic Antiquities | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ANT/06 |
| European Late Prehistory | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-ANT/01 |
| Film History and Criticism | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-ART/06 |
| Greek Art and Archaeology | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ANT/07 |
| Greek Literature | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-FIL-LET/02 |
| History of Artistic Literature | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-ART/04 |
| History of Contemporary Art | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ART/03 |
| History of Contemporary Art Criticism | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ART/03 |
| History of East Asian Art | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-OR/20 |
| History of Indian and Central Asian Art | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-OR/16 |
| History of Medieval and Renaissance Music | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ART/07 |
| History of Modern Art | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-ART/02 |
| History of Music in Film and Audiovisual Media | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ART/07 |
| History of Opera | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-ART/07 |
| History of Photography | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ART/03 |
| History of Political Institutions | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | SPS/03 |
| History of Printing and Publishing | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | M-STO/08 |
| History of the Risorgimento | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | M-STO/04 |
| Librarianship | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | M-STO/08 |
| Musical Dramaturgy | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | L-ART/07 |
| Prehistory | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-ANT/01 |
| Romance Philology | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second semester | L-FIL-LET/09 |
| Social and Environmental Psychology | 9 | 60 | Italian | First semester | M-PSI/05 |
Optional activities and study plan rules
j - The study plan will include the exams on the various subjects, for which the student will obtain a grade out of thirty and earn the related credits (6 or 9 credits for each exam), as well as workshop activities or internships awarding 6 credits.
k - The student may also allocate 12 credits to electives, or parts thereof, to be chosen from among the courses run within this degree programme, or other degree programmes of the Faculty of Humanities. The student may use part of these 12 credits to delve into subjects available within their programme, thus earning additional credits (up to 9 CFU per course).
In order to sit for second- and third-year exams, students must have successfully completed the six exams of the first year that are listed below:
Roman Art and Archaeology
Laws on Cultural Heritage
Italian Literature
Latin Literature
History of Medieval Art
History of Modern and Contemporary Music
Roman Art and Archaeology
Laws on Cultural Heritage
Italian Literature
Latin Literature
History of Medieval Art
History of Modern and Contemporary Music
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Location
Milan
Head of study programme
Academic guidance tutor
Erasmus and international mobility tutor
Study plan tutor
Internship tutor
Quality Assurance Delegate
Reference structures
Contacts
- Department of Cultural Heritage and Environment
Via Noto 6 e 8 - 20141 Milano (MI) - Via Festa del Perdono 7 - 20122 Milano (MI) Italia
http://www.bac.unimi.it/ecm/home - Academic services
Via Noto 6 - 20141 Milano
[email protected] - Study plan tutor
[email protected] - [email protected] - Erasmus and international mobility tutor
[email protected] - Internship tutor
[email protected] - Student registrar
Via S. Sofia 9/1 - 20122 Milano (MI) Italia
https://www.unimi.it/it/studiare/servizi-gli-studenti/segreterie-informastudenti - Referente per disabilità e DSA
Prof. Marco Boffi
[email protected]
The tuition fees for students enrolled in Bachelor's, Master's and single-cycle degree programmes are divided into two instalments with different calculation methods and payment schedules:
- The amount of the first instalment is the same for all students
- The amount of the second instalment varies according to the ISEE University value, the degree programme and the student status (on track / off track for one year or off track for more than a year)
- An additional fee is due for online programmes
The University also offers:
- Concessions for students meeting high merit requirements
- Diversified tuition fees according to the student's home country for international students with assets/income abroad
- Concessions for international students with refugee status
Scholarships and benefits
The University provides a range of financial benefits to students meeting special requirements (merit, financial or personal conditions, international students).
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