The Master’s Degree Program in The Ancient Mediterranean World. History, Archaeology and Art, taught entirely in English, was developed within the framework of the 2018–2022 Excellence Plan of the Department of Humanities, which was ranked among the top 30 in the 2018 QS World Ranking for the subject area “Classics & Ancient History”.

The educational objective of the program is the study of the Mediterranean cultural network from a historical and archaeological perspective, based on the full integration of East and West, over a period ranging from the second millennium BC to Late Antiquity.

This study path is particularly recommended for international students in the context of a country such as Italy, which is extraordinarily rich in archaeological heritage, and in a city such as Pavia, which is well positioned for study itineraries and museum visits.

Students will benefit from official agreements between the University and many Italian and international institutions, such as New York University – Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, the Egyptian Museum in Turin, the Soprintendenza of Piedmont, and Villa Adriana – Villa d’Este in Tivoli, Rome.

They will also have access to internship and traineeship opportunities in Italy and abroad, as well as study trips, excavation campaigns and Museum Labs in Cappadocia, Turkey, and in several regions of Italy, including two UNESCO World Heritage sites: Villa Adriana in Tivoli and Dos dell’Arca in Valcamonica.