Additional courses at Ca' Foscari School for International Education

VIU students also have the opportunity to take courses at Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

Courses offered in English by the Ca' Foscari School for International Education in Spring 2016 (starting February 1):

• History of Venice and the Veneto

The course will provide a general introduction to the history of Venice from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, particularly focusing on Venice as a commercial city-port and its colonies, Venice as a territorial State and the end of its independence.

• History of Italian culture and literature

    The course provides a general introduction to the history of Italian culture through its literature, including major literary works from Dante to Montale as well as contemporary poetry. The course will focus on the development of the Unitarian Ideal; Italy and its different political realities (with a particular focus on the history of Venice).

• History of the arts of Venice and the Veneto

    The course will provide a general outline of Venetian painting and architecture during the Renaissance, looking into the architectural history of the city from the Byzantine era to the Gothic age, with particular attention focused on the role of public and private institutions as patrons (State government, parish churches and so on).

The complete database of courses available at Ca' Foscari can be consulted here.

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VIU students do not have to pay any fees for courses taken at Ca' Foscari.
The Ca' Foscari course will be included on the VIU transcript.
Upon request, Ca' Foscari may provide a separate transcript. A transcript fee may apply.

Deadlines:

For Spring 2016 courses of the Ca' Foscari International School of Education:
24 November 2015

For all other courses at Ca' Foscari:
30 September (Fall Semester)
4 March (Spring Semester)