Cultural heritage studies

Course Description

Level: Degree Programme

Degree Class: L-1 - Cultural heritage

Department: CIVILISATIONS AND FORMS OF KNOWLEDGE

Admission: Free

CFUs: 180

Duration: 3 years

Website: http://www.cfs.unipi.it/sbc/

The degree course in Cultural Heritage Sciences is divided into three curricula: History and Art, Archaeology, Egypt and Ancient Near and Middle East. The students acquire a solid background and broad knowledge of the various fields of cultural heritage and their legislation. The course of study allows students to develop mastery of the main IT and telecommunication tools within their areas of expertise, acquire tools for communication and information management, and practice at least two languages of the European Union. Academic disciplines of the three curricula cover the basics of:  
  • Medieval, Modern and Contemporary Art History
  • Archaeology of Mediterranean Civilisations, from Prehistory to the Contemporary Age
  • Egypt and Ancient Near and Middle East.
Courses, workshops, seminars and traineeships, also with external partner companies and institutions, are foreseen.The course promotes internationalisation and the Erasmus programme, with study or traineeship stays abroad in one of the more than one hundred European partner institutions. The Bachelor’s degree gives access to Master’s degree courses in Art History, Archaeology or Oriental Studies: Egypt, Near and Middle East.

Content in Italian
Per l'ammissione al Corso di Laurea in Scienze dei Beni culturali è è richiesto un Diploma di Scuola media superiore di durata quinquennale o altro titolo di studio equipollente conseguito all'estero. In ogni caso, chiunque si iscriva dovrà possedere:
1) la capacità di esprimersi correttamente in italiano scritto e orale;
2) una buona formazione culturale di base.
Il possesso di entrambi questi requisiti sarà verificato con criteri e forme che verranno precisati dal Regolamento didattico del corso di studio, al quale si rimanda anche per le modalità di attribuzione e soddisfacimento degli obblighi formativi aggiuntivi assegnati in caso tale verifica dia esito negativo.
Content in Italian
Per l'ammissione al Corso sono richieste le conoscenze di base che di norma si acquisiscono con un Diploma di Scuola media superiore di indirizzo umanistico. In ogni caso, chiunque si iscriva dovrà possedere:
- la capacità di esprimersi perfettamente in italiano scritto e orale;
- una buona formazione culturale di base.
Qualora il diploma di Scuola media superiore sia stato conseguito all'estero, deve esserne riconosciuta l'equipollenza.

Gli studenti che intendono iscriversi al corso devono superare il test d'ingresso per i corsi di laurea triennali organizzato dal Dipartimento di Civiltà e forme del sapere dell'Università di Pisa (Test di valutazione/TOLC-SU: https://www.cfs.unipi.it/studenti/test-di-accesso/).
Il TOLC-SU è obbligatorio. Esso consiste in 50 quesiti suddivisi in 3 sezioni (Comprensione, del testo e conoscenza della lingua italiana; Conoscenze e competenze acquisite negli studi; Ragionamento logico-critico non formalizzato). Ogni domanda corretta equivale a 1 punto. La prova è da considerarsi superata se: a) il punteggio totale è uguale/superiore a 23.5 oppure b) il punteggio relativo alla sezione 'Comprensione del testo e conoscenza della lingua italiana' è uguale/superiore a 12.5. Nel caso di mancato superamento del TOLC-SU gli studenti dovranno frequentare il Corso di recupero OFA erogato dal Dipartimento, dimostrando di aver colmato le lacune secondo le modalità di accertamento stabilite, pena l'impossibilità di procedere con gli esami del secondo e terzo anno. Tutte le informazioni di dettaglio sono precisate sull'apposita sezione del sito del Dipartimento di Civiltà e forme del sapere, 'area studenti' - 'test di valutazione iniziale'.

Course Evaluations

Contacts

Presidente del Corso di Laurea
Fabio Fabiani
Email: fabio.fabiani@unipi.it

Referente didattico
Stefano Bellani
Tel. (+39) 050 2216033
Email: stefano.bellani@unipi.it
Unità Didattica del Dipartimento di Civiltà e Forme del Sapere: https://www.cfs.unipi.it/studiare-a-cfs/coordinamento-didattico
Orario di ricevimento: Solo su appuntamento da concordare telefonicamente (+39) 050 2216033: stefano.bellani@unipi.it

Study Plan

For students enrolled in the academic year 2025/2026

Archeologia

Required
Test di valutazione

Required
Tirocini e stage (6 CFU)
Abilità informatiche (3 CFU)
Laboratori (3 CFU)
Lingue straniere (6 CFU)
Disc sto art III anno arch (6 CFU)
Disc geo e antr III anno arch (6 CFU) , tipo regola g (6 CFU)

Egittologia e vicino oriente antico

Required
Disc geo e antrop i anno egitto st arte (6 CFU)
Lingue straniere (6 CFU)
Test di valutazione
Caratterizzanti i anno (12 CFU)

Required
Abilità informatiche (3 CFU)
Laboratori (3 CFU)
Gruppo latino II anno comune (6 CFU)
Gruppo archeologia greca e romana II anno (18 CFU)

Storia dell'arte

Required
Disc geo e antro i anno egitto st arte (6 CFU)
Disc archeologica i anno st arte (12 CFU)
Test di valutazione
Lingue straniere (6 CFU) , tipo regola g (6 CFU)

Required
Abilità informatiche (3 CFU)
Laboratori (3 CFU)
Disc caratt II anno st arte (12 CFU)
Gruppo latino II anno comune (6 CFU)

Required
Tirocini e stage (6 CFU)
Disc aff e int III anno st arte (18 CFU)
Disc car III anno st arte (6 CFU)

Comune

Other
The course offerings from previous years can be viewed at Course Catalogue.

Career opportunities

Graduates acquire professional skills that enable them to collaborate with institutions and companies of the sector in archaeological excavation activities, communication, and the dissemination of the cultural heritage.

Enrolment

The Degree Program in Cultural Heritage Studies has an open access. Find more detailsat Study programmes.

In order to attend the course, students must take a non-selective evaluation test to verify the initial preparation level.

This test can be taken even after the enrolment completion.

Here you can find the evaluation test information.

How to enrol

Enrolment for the a.y. 2023/2024 will start at the end of July 2023. The official dates are being defined.


Enter your personal data on Alice portal.

You will need to access using your SPID or Tax code.

After signing up, you can choose:

  • Standard enrolment;
  • Degree program shortening (in the event of a university degree already obtained);
  • Relocation from another University.

The procedure will request:

  • ID scanned copy
  • passport-sized photo (please check size)
  • High school diploma details (Secondary School Name, year, final mark).

Students with a foreign qualification are required to upload:

  • Declaration of Value (DV) issued by the Italian Diplomatic Authorities in their home country, along with the official translation into Italian of the diploma, legalised (or with an “apostille”) and validated, OR, the ENIC-NARIC certificate is accepted in Italian Language. These documents should attest at least 12 years of schooling and the relevant qualification should allow the access to higher education.

For Degree Program shortening the obtained University degree will be required. For relocation from another University previous university career will be required from the other university.

At the end of procedure please print and sign the FORIM to complete enrolment and upload it on the Alice portal in the Career section annexes.

Students with special needs

Students with handicap under art. 3 Italian Law no. 104/1992 or with a certified disability equal or above 66% are required to upload a medical certificate attesting their health condition for university tuition fees exemption (duty stamp is required anyway).

Some special categories under art. 1.1.2 lett. d) e) and art.1.1.3 lett. c) of the Regulations on Tuition fees (such as Italian government scholarship holders, competition winners, detained subjects ) shall email to matricolandosi@unipi.it for a specific calculation of tuition fees.

If you are not applying for the DSU scholarship

If you are not applying for the DSU scholarship, which will be acquired automatically, after choosing your programme, you are required to pay the first installment of tuition fees.

Information and deadlines regarding fees and scholarships for the a.y. 2023/2024 are still being defined.

International students with a foreign qualification applying for a visa applicants can pay the first installment of fees and submit the necessary documentation by 29 February 2024 without delay.

If you are applying for the DSU scholarship

If you are applying for the scholarship, which is automatically acquired and results in immediate enrolment after the ‘choice of course’, the payment of the first installment is deferred to the deadline of the second tuition fee installment: those who successfully gain the scholarship will not be required to pay any university fees. They will only have to pay €16.00 for duty stamp.

Within 3 working days from the payment (or from the ‘choice of course’ in case of submission of the scholarship application), you will receive a welcome email and on you home page of the Alice portal, in the ‘NOTES’ section, the message ‘ENROLLED 2023/24’, will be displayed until the documents presented online are validated.

After tuition fee payment (or alternatively after scholarship application) you are required to upload the FORIM signed on both 2 pages in the Career section annexes of Alice portal. This document will be checked by the Matricolandosi Centre along with your ID card.

As confirmation of your enrolment registration, you will receive a welcome email to your personal email address and at the same time the wording ‘REGISTERED 2023/24’ will be displayed on the Alice portal home page, in the ‘NOTES’ field, which will remain visible until your documents (FORIM, ID document) have passed all the administrative checks.

Only after FORIM has been validated will you be able to book the withdrawal of your Student Card..

The procedures for issuing the Student card can be seen here.

Students with foreign qualification, regardless of their citizenship, must upload the necessary documents that must be validated by the International Office (wis@unipi.it); after enrolment, they will have to upload the enrolment form (FORIM) and follow the procedure described on the page for issuing the student card.

For Degree Program shortening the previous university career will be recognized after submitting to the Students Office the “qualifications recognition” form with the annexed self certification of all exams.

For relocation from another University the Students Office will confirm you the acceptance of the discharge papers from the university of origin.