BA Economics and Business

About the course

A three-year economics degree taught fully in English at Ca’ Foscari’s Economics campus in Cannaregio, Venice. You build a base in micro- and macroeconomics, maths, statistics and business, then move into applied areas such as markets, finance and policy. Every student completes a curricular internship in Italy or abroad and writes a final thesis, and you can spend one or two semesters at a partner university. Graduates work in accounting, banking, financial and administrative management and consultancy, or go on to a master’s. You graduate with an Italian Laurea (class L-33, Economics).

Entry requirements for Irish students

• Foreign school qualifications: Ca’ Foscari asks for a secondary school diploma after at least 12 years of schooling, and every foreign diploma must be pre-assessed on apply.unive.it. The Leaving Certificate is not named. The 2026/27 calls do not mention a Declaration of Value or CIMEA statement, so ask the welcome@unive.it team which documents they need.
• Admission test: limited places, ranked on your TOLC-E score (the Italian-language TOLC-E; the English TOLC-E is not accepted). The CEnT-S (English, €55) and a SAT score (at least 880/1600 in 2026) are also accepted. You must have the result by the round’s deadline.
• Two selection rounds for EU applicants: spring (call published in March) and summer (call published in June). Irish citizens apply in the ‘non-visa’ category, the same as Italian and EU students.
• English: B2 is required and, for this course, you must have it by enrolment (in 2026 a late certificate was allowed only up to 25 September). Ca’ Foscari exempts students whose school qualification came from studies taught entirely in English; check with the university that the Leaving Certificate counts, or bring an IELTS/Cambridge certificate.

How to apply

1. Sit an accepted testBook a TOLC-E (Italian version) or CEnT-S (English) with CISIA, or use a SAT score. In 2026 the TOLC-E had to be sat by 30 April (spring) or 28 August (summer).
2. Get your diploma pre-assessedCreate an account on apply.unive.it and upload your school documents. Ca’ Foscari must assess every foreign school qualification before you can be admitted.
3. Register for a selection roundIn 2026 the spring round ran from 9 March to 30 April, and the summer round from 1 July to 28 August. The 2027 calls are normally published in March and June.
4. Accept and enrolIf your ranking is high enough, pay the €200 acceptance fee within the short window given (two to three days), then complete enrolment and upload your B2 English certificate.

Costs

• Tuition 2026/27: income-based. The most you pay is €2,177 tuition + €192 regional tax + €16 stamp duty = €2,385 a year. With an ISEE under €25,000 (and the merit rules met) you pay only the regional tax and stamp duty. The 2027/28 figures are not yet published.
• Extra costs: €30 application fee on apply.unive.it (covers up to two courses); TOLC-E €35 or CEnT-S €55; a €200 non-refundable acceptance fee, which comes off your first instalment.
• To get a reduced fee, your family needs an ISEE (an ISEE parificato for families living outside Italy). If you don’t get one, you pay the maximum.

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