Liberal Studies in Communication

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Liberal Studies in Communication
Course sheet
A.Y. 2024/2025
Bachelor
L-20 - Communication studies
Bachelor
180
ECTS
Access
Limited enrolment with admission test
3
Years
Course location
Milan
Language
Italian
The degree programme in Communication Studies aims to develop theoretical as well as technico-practical skills and to train professionals able to access the world of information and communication. Students will acquire a sound general knowledge in the field of multimedia communication (radio, television, cinema, newspapers, internet, etc.) with specific reference to those communication networks joining aesthetic and philosophical thinking, the sociological and historical tradition and entertainment.
The competence gained during the course will allow graduate students in Communication Studies to work in various professional fields and perform activities related to the world of communication and public relations.

In particular, the course trains for the positions of magazine and news service collaborator, public relations supervisor, tourism promoter, media buyer, media planner, advertising programmer, public relations executive, sponsorship expert, advertising expert, visualizer, meeting planner, conference planner, party planner, reception planner, professional in charge of conference centre activities or of public relations in sports events, and for other positions in the recreational and cultural services.

After a two-year training period to be spent either attending one of the Order of Journalists Schools or attending acknowledged specialised academic learning courses, and upon passing the National final exam, graduates in Communication Studies can work as professional journalists.

Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
Our undergraduate course offers the opportunity to live a learning experience abroad, through the Erasmus Plus Program, for a period of 5-6 months, in various campuses in Spain, France, Germany, Holland, Poland, United Kingdom, Czech Republic and Sweden, with the possibility to either extend or repeat the experience up to 12 months in total. It is addressed to students interested in activities such as attending courses, doing research and writing theses, in academic disciplines that fall within the information and communication sciences, the publishing sciences, the fine arts, performing arts and fashion.
In particular, our university has active international cooperation agreements with the university of Stockholm, which offer courses entirely taught in English; with the Spanish universities of Barcelona, Madrid and Zaragoza; with French campuses in Paris, Lille, Montpellier, Le Mans, Avignon; with Heidelberg in Germany; with Rotterdam in Holland; with Warsaw and Wroclaw in Poland; with Cardiff in the United Kingdom; with Prague in the Czech Republic.
Exams taken abroad, research activity and dissertations will get credit recognition after agreeing upon a learning plan with the host university. Before leaving, students define a learning agreement according to the exams they intend to take and the activities they will engage in at the partner university, in line with their Italian curriculum.
The undergraduate course also promotes the Erasmus Plus Traineeship Program, which also includes mobility for graduate students (within 12 months of obtaining their degrees) enabling them to visit foreign institutions (to be determined on a case by case basis), for a traineeship period that, upon mutual agreement, will be recognized through university credits and recorded in the 'Europass' document.
Course attendance is recommended, though not mandatory. However, attendance is required for training activities such as laboratories and internships.
Enrolment
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

This is a capped-enrolment programme, with a total of 250 spaces available.

In order to successfully follow its educational activities, students holding an upper secondary-school diploma must prove Italian language proficiency, good general knowledge and logical skills. These skills will be assessed through an admission test, with a minimum passing score as set out in the call for applications.

ADMISSION ASSESSMENT

Access to the programme is subject to a selection test: TOLC-SU (CISIA Online Test - Humanities), administered by CISIA (Consortium of Inter-University Integrated Access Systems). Candidates can sit for the TOLC-SU test at the University of Milan or any other member university of CISIA.

Two test sessions will be available for admission to the programme: a spring session (100 spaces), and a summer session (150 spaces). The TOLC-SU procedures will be set out in the call for applications to be published on the University website at:
https://www.unimi.it/it/studiare/frequentare-un-corso-di-laurea/iscriversi/iscriversi-una-prima-laurea

Information on the TOLC-SU test is available on the University website at:
https://www.unimi.it/it/studiare/frequentare-un-corso-di-laurea/iscriversi/iscriversi-una-prima-laurea/test-tolc-cisia

ADDITIONAL LEARNING REQUIREMENTS (OFA) AND REMEDIAL ACTIVITIES

Students who achieved an overall score lower than 30/50 in the first three sections and scored less than 18/30 in the "Written comprehension and Italian language proficiency" section will have to fulfil additional learning requirements (OFA). The OFA must be met within the first year of the programme through remedial activities specifically planned by the University. For an overview of remedial activities and any failure to meet the OFA, please visit the programme website.
Further details will be made available in the call for applications on the webpage https://www.unimi.it/it/studiare/frequentare-un-corso-di-laurea/iscriversi/iscriversi-una-prima-laurea

Places available: 250 + 10 reserved for non-EU citizens

Call for applications

Please refer to the call for admission test dates and contents, and how to register.

Session: 1

Application for admission: from 14/03/2024 to 13/06/2024

Application for matriculation: from 18/06/2024 to 01/07/2024

Read the Call

Session: 2

Application for admission: from 04/07/2024 to 29/08/2024

Application for matriculation: from 04/09/2024 to 10/09/2024

Read the Call

Programme description and courses list
First semester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Aesthetics 9 60 Italian M-FIL/04
Contemporary History 6 40 Italian M-STO/04
Literary Communication in Twentieth-Century Italy 9 60 Italian L-FIL-LET/11
Optional
Film History and Criticism 9 60 Italian L-ART/06
Media Archaeology 9 60 Italian L-ART/06
Second semester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
English 9 60 Italian L-LIN/12
Open sessions
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
English Assessment B1 (3 ECTS) 3 0 English
Optional activities and study plan rules
a - 9 credits to be acquired 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
Media Archaeology 9 60 Italian First semester L-ART/06
b - 6 credits to be acquired in one of the following subjects
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Communications Theory and Techniques in Journalism 6 40 Italian First semester SPS/08
Sociology of Communications 6 40 Italian Second semester SPS/08
Theory and Techniques in Advertising and Image 6 40 Italian Second semester SPS/08
Web Communication Theory and Techniques 6 40 Italian Second semester SPS/08
c - 6 credits to be acquired in one of the following subjects
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Archival Studies 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/08
Bibliography 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/08
Contemporary Russian Literature 9 60 Italian Second semester L-LIN/21
Contemporary Spanish Literature 9 60 Spanish Second semester L-LIN/05
Economic History 9 60 Italian First semester SECS-P/12
Economics and History of Globalization 9 60 Italian First semester SECS-P/12
English Literature 9 60 Italian Second semester L-LIN/10
French Literature 9 60 Italian First semester L-LIN/03
German Literature 9 60 Italian First semester L-LIN/13
History of Contemporary Art 9 60 Italian Second semester L-ART/03
History of Modern and Contemporary Music 9 60 Italian Second semester L-ART/07
History of Political Communication from Antiquity to the Present 9 60 Italian First semester SPS/02
History of Printing and Publishing 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/08
Institutional History of Media 9 60 Italian Second semester SPS/03
Italian Literature 9 60 Italian Over several sessions L-FIL-LET/10
Librarianship 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/08
Musical Dramaturgy 9 60 Italian First semester L-ART/07
Ways and Forms of Communication in Ancient, Medieval and Modern Era 9 60 Italian Second semester L-ANT/03 M-STO/01 M-STO/02
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First semester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Theoretical Linguistics 9 60 Italian L-LIN/01
Optional
Constitutional Law 6 40 Italian IUS/09
Second semester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Computer Methodologies in the Humanities 6 40 Italian INF/01
History of Theatre and Performing Arts 9 60 Italian L-ART/05
Public History 6 40 Italian M-STO/04
Optional
Administrative and Environment Law 6 40 Italian IUS/10
Media Law 6 40 Italian IUS/09
Optional activities and study plan rules
d - 6 credits to be acquired in one of the following subjects
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Administrative and Environment Law 6 40 Italian Second semester IUS/10
Constitutional Law 6 40 Italian First semester IUS/09
Media Law 6 40 Italian Second semester IUS/09
e - 6 credits to be acquired in one of the following subjects
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Communications Theory and Techniques in Journalism 6 40 Italian First semester SPS/08
Sociology of Communications 6 40 Italian Second semester SPS/08
Theory and Techniques in Advertising and Image 6 40 Italian Second semester SPS/08
Web Communication Theory and Techniques 6 40 Italian Second semester SPS/08
f - 12 credits to be acquired in free choice courses (Requests to repeat an exam, for a maximum total of 18 ECTS, must be justified to the teacher in charge of the course, who will agree on the relevant exam programme)
3 credits to be acquired in a laboratory or in the verification of knowledge of a second language of the European Union, for which reference is made to Centro Linguistico d'Ateneo SLAM
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Over several sessions
These activities are scheduled over several sessions. Please refer to course overviews for details.
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Semiotics 9 60 Italian M-FIL/05
Theories of Language and the Mind 9 60 Italian M-FIL/05
First semester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Cultural Anthropology 9 60 Italian M-DEA/01
Political Economics 9 60 Italian SECS-P/01
Social and Environmental Psychology 9 60 Italian M-PSI/05
Second semester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Italian Language and Communication 9 60 Italian L-FIL-LET/12
Optional
History of Journalism 9 60 Italian M-STO/04
History of Radio and Television 9 60 Italian M-STO/04
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Final Exam 9 0 Italian
Optional activities and study plan rules
g - 9 credits to be acquired in one of the following subjects
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Semiotics 9 60 Italian Over several sessions M-FIL/05
Theories of Language and the Mind 9 60 Italian Over several sessions M-FIL/05
h - 6 credits to be acquired in one of the following subjects
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Cultural Anthropology 9 60 Italian First semester M-DEA/01
Political Economics 9 60 Italian First semester SECS-P/01
Social and Environmental Psychology 9 60 Italian First semester M-PSI/05
i - 9 credits to be acquired in one of the following subjects
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
History of Journalism 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/04
History of Radio and Television 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/04
l - 18 credits (9+9 credits) to be acquired from the following subjects, if not already taken.
(Attention: Archivistica, Bibliografia e Biblioteconomia are alternatives to each other; Economia e storia della globalizzazione e Storia economica are alternatives to each other)
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Archival Studies 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/08
Bibliography 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/08
Contemporary Russian Literature 9 60 Italian Second semester L-LIN/21
Contemporary Spanish Literature 9 60 Spanish Second semester L-LIN/05
Economic History 9 60 Italian First semester SECS-P/12
Economics and History of Globalization 9 60 Italian First semester SECS-P/12
English Literature 9 60 Italian Second semester L-LIN/10
French Literature 9 60 Italian First semester L-LIN/03
German Literature 9 60 Italian First semester L-LIN/13
History of Contemporary Art 9 60 Italian Second semester L-ART/03
History of Modern and Contemporary Music 9 60 Italian Second semester L-ART/07
History of Political Communication from Antiquity to the Present 9 60 Italian First semester SPS/02
History of Printing and Publishing 9 60 Italian Second semester M-STO/08
Institutional History of Media 9 60 Italian Second semester SPS/03
Italian Literature 9 60 Italian Over several sessions L-FIL-LET/10
Librarianship 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/08
Musical Dramaturgy 9 60 Italian First semester L-ART/07
Ways and Forms of Communication in Ancient, Medieval and Modern Era 9 60 Italian Second semester L-ANT/03 M-STO/01 M-STO/02
m - 3 credits to be acquired with an internship
3 credits to be acquired in a laboratory or, if not already taken, in the verification of knowledge of a second language of the European Union, for which reference is made to Centro Linguistico d'Ateneo SLAM
Over several sessions
These activities are scheduled over several sessions. Please refer to course overviews for details.
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Italian Literature 9 60 Italian L-FIL-LET/10
Teaching Workshop: Italian Writing 3 20 Italian
First semester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Bibliography 9 60 Italian M-STO/08
Communications Theory and Techniques in Journalism 6 40 Italian SPS/08
Economic History 9 60 Italian SECS-P/12
Economics and History of Globalization 9 60 Italian SECS-P/12
French Literature 9 60 Italian L-LIN/03
German Literature 9 60 Italian L-LIN/13
History of Political Communication from Antiquity to the Present 9 60 Italian SPS/02
Librarianship 9 60 Italian M-STO/08
Musical Dramaturgy 9 60 Italian L-ART/07
Workshop: Brand Communication Strategies and Techniques: Influencer Marketing, Pr and Storytelling 3 20 Italian
Workshop: Communicate the Book and the Paper. Conceiving, Organizing and Communicating an Exhibition. 3 20 Italian
Workshop: News On Social Media: Making and Reading Information Through Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter and Facebook 3 20 Italian
Workshop: Territorial Marketing: Strategies and New Perspectives 3 20 Italian
Workshop: Writing in a Press Office 3 20 Italian
Second semester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Archival Studies 9 60 Italian M-STO/08
Contemporary Russian Literature 9 60 Italian L-LIN/21
Contemporary Spanish Literature 9 60 Spanish L-LIN/05
English Literature 9 60 Italian L-LIN/10
History of Contemporary Art 9 60 Italian L-ART/03
History of Modern and Contemporary Music 9 60 Italian L-ART/07
History of Printing and Publishing 9 60 Italian M-STO/08
Institutional History of Media 9 60 Italian SPS/03
Sociology of Communications 6 40 Italian SPS/08
Theory and Techniques in Advertising and Image 6 40 Italian SPS/08
Ways and Forms of Communication in Ancient, Medieval and Modern Era 9 60 Italian L-ANT/03 M-STO/01 M-STO/02
Web Communication Theory and Techniques 6 40 Italian SPS/08
Workshop: Advertising Strategy 3 20 Italian
Workshop: Business Templates for the Web 3 20 Italian
Workshop: Copyright 3 20 Italian
Workshop: Digital Humanities and Web Design 3 20 Italian
Workshop: the Cinematographic Language 3 20 Italian
Workshop: Web Tv and Web Radio 3 20 Italian
Workshop: Writing On the Web 3 20 Italian
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Location
Milan
Head of study programme
Erasmus and international mobility tutor 
Study plan tutor
Internship tutor
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