Communication and Society (Classe L-20)-Enrolled from 2014/2015 Academic Year

Bachelor

A.Y. 2021/2022

L-20 - Scienze della comunicazione (EN)

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Bachelor

180

ECTS

Access

Limited enrolment with admission test

Years

Milano

Italian

International title

Double Degree

Course objectives

Students in the degree program in Communication and Society will receive an academic education that is also geared toward real-world practice. They will acquire a deep understanding of communication theories and develop comprehensive knowledge in the field of media and communication. The goal is for students to develop critical judgment and competences from various perspectives (political, economic, cultural, juridical, sociological, psychological). The program aims to prepare students for a career in different sectors of the cultural industries (publishing, radio, television, new media), corporate communication, advertising and consumer marketing, or to work in communication studies and media consulting, political and civic education, or intercultural communication. One of the program's primary goals is to enable students to work professionally both at the national and at the international level in private companies, the public administration and the private third sector. Our co-operative education and experiential learning opportunities enable students to develop and apply their skills in other professional contexts such as editorial and journalistic functions in the audiovisual sector and with new technologies, providing the language skills to work with at least two foreign languages (especially English) and to use Italian effectively.

Career and employment

The degree in Communication and Society enables professional outlets in the many sectors and fields of enterprise communication and political and social communication, public and private organizations, national and international, industry Cultural, publishing, market research, business, digital economy, as press officers, advertisers and public communicators, experts in the management of companies, publishing companies, distance learning, methodologies (surveys, databases, etc.), communication campaigns.

Employment statistics (Almalaurea)

Entry requirements

Per essere ammessi al corso di laurea occorre essere in possesso di un diploma di scuola secondaria superiore o di altro titolo di studio conseguito all?estero, riconosciuto idoneo.
Per l'ammissione al corso gli studenti dovranno sostenere una prova nel corso della quale saranno verificate le competenze linguistico-espressive.
Per accedere al corso occorre sostenere il TOLC-E, il Test Online organizzato dal CISIA, (Consorzio Interuniversitario Sistemi Integrati per l'Accesso). Le conoscenze disciplinari di accesso si intendono positivamente verificate se sono raggiunti i punteggi indicati nel bando di selezione.
Agli studenti ammessi con un punteggio inferiore a quello indicato nel bando di selezione, limitatamente all'area della comprensione verbale, è assegnato un obbligo formativo aggiuntivo (OFA); esso consiste nella frequenza di un corso o di un laboratorio, anche nella modalità online, ovvero nella consultazione di materiali di studio integrativi, e deve essere soddisfatto e verificato entro il primo anno di corso.
Le modalità di soddisfazione di questi obblighi formativi aggiuntivi sono specificate sul portale di Ateneo nell'area Studiare della Facoltà di Scienze politiche, economiche e sociali.
Qualora lo studente non assolva l'obbligo entro il predetto termine, il successivo anno accademico non potrà sostenere gli esami degli anni successivi al primo.

OFA Lingua inglese

Per poter sostenere l'esame di lingua inglese previsto dal piano di studio è richiesta la conoscenza della lingua inglese di livello B1 del Quadro Comune Europeo di Riferimento per le lingue (QCER). Tale livello può essere attestato nei seguenti modi:
- tramite l'invio di una certificazione linguistica conseguita non oltre i 3 anni antecedenti la data di presentazione della stessa, di livello B1 o superiore (per la lista delle certificazioni linguistiche riconosciute dall'Ateneo si rimanda al portale d'Ateneo: https://www.unimi.it/it/studiare/competenze-linguistiche/placement-test-test-di-ingresso-e-corsi-di-inglese). La certificazione deve essere caricata al momento dell'immatricolazione, o, successivamente, sul portale http://studente.unimi.it/uploadCertificazioniLingue;
- tramite Placement Test, erogato da SLAM esclusivamente durante il I anno, da ottobre a dicembre. In caso di non superamento del test, sarà necessario seguire i corsi erogati da SLAM.
Il Placement Test è obbligatorio per tutti gli studenti che non sono in possesso di una certificazione valida.
Coloro che non sosterranno il Placement Test entro dicembre oppure non supereranno il test finale del corso entro 6 tentativi, dovranno conseguire una certificazione a pagamento entro l?annualità in cui è previsto l?esame di lingua.

Study abroad

The BA in Communication and Society, through the Department of Social and Political Sciences, has signed exchange agreements with the Australian Universities "University of South Australia" (Adelaide) and "Griffith University" (Brisbane), and the US University "John Cabot University" (Rome). With the latter the agreement is of "double degree", which requires the mandatory attendance for three semesters.
Students can attend a semester in the faculties and graduate courses of the Australian universities specified in the agreements, and their Australian exams will be recognized in Milano, as in the Erasmus program. An excellent knowledge of the English language, properly certified, is required to participate. Special calls establish other conditions to enter the selection. These exchanges do not enjoy any financial support from the University of Milano.

Course attendance

La frequenza è fortemente consigliata.

Courses list

Educational Plan

Over several sessions

These activities are scheduled over several sessions. Please refer to course overviews for details.

Courses or activities	Max ECTS	Total hours	Language	SSD
Compulsory
Italian Language Workshop	3	20	Italian	L-LIN/01

First trimester

Courses or activities	Max ECTS	Total hours	Language	SSD
Compulsory
English	9	60	English	L-LIN/12
Media Economics	9	60	Italian	SECS-P/06
Sociology and Culture	9	60	Italian	SPS/08

Second trimester

Courses or activities	Max ECTS	Total hours	Language	SSD
Compulsory
Constitutional and Media Law	12	80	Italian	IUS/09 IUS/10
Psychology of Communication	9	60	Italian	M-PSI/06

Third trimester

Courses or activities	Max ECTS	Total hours	Language	SSD
Compulsory
Contemporary History	6	40	Italian	M-STO/04
Sociolinguistics	9	60	Italian	L-LIN/01

First semester

Courses or activities	Max ECTS	Total hours	Language	SSD
Compulsory
Computer Science Course	3	30	Italian	INF/01

First trimester

Courses or activities	Max ECTS	Total hours	Language	SSD
Compulsory
Communications Culture	9	60	Italian	SPS/08
Research Methods in the Social Sciences	12	80	Italian	SECS-S/01 SPS/07
Social History of the Media	6	40	Italian	M-STO/04

Second trimester

Courses or activities	Max ECTS	Total hours	Language	SSD
Compulsory
Marketing and Business Strategies	9	60	Italian	SECS-P/08
Media Sociology	9	60	Italian	SPS/08

Third trimester

Courses or activities	Max ECTS	Total hours	Language	SSD
Compulsory
Digital Media	9	60	Italian	L-ART/06
Information Technology	6	40	Italian	INF/01

First trimester

Courses or activities	Max ECTS	Total hours	Language	SSD
Compulsory
Languages of the Media	6	40	English	L-LIN/11
Optional
Qualitative Research in Social Organization	6	40	Italian	SPS/07
Sociology of Cultural Processes	6	40	Italian	SPS/08
Sociology of Family and Life Course	6	40	Italian	SPS/08

Second trimester

Courses or activities	Max ECTS	Total hours	Language	SSD
Optional
Economics of Advertising	6	40	Italian	SECS-P/08
European Media Law	6	40	Italian	IUS/14
Human Resources Organization	6	40	Italian	SECS-P/10

Third trimester

Courses or activities	Max ECTS	Total hours	Language	SSD
Optional
Digital Sociology and Global Politics	6	40	Italian	SPS/08
Freedom of Speech and Expression	6	40	Italian	IUS/08
Global Processes of Information Society	6	40	Italian	SPS/07

Conclusive activities

There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).

Courses or activities	Max ECTS	Total hours	Language	SSD
Compulsory
Final Exam	6	0	Italian

Optional activities and study plan rules

3 - Students must achieve 6 CFU in one of the following topics

Courses or activities	Max ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period	SSD
Economics of Advertising	6	40	Italian	Second trimester	SECS-P/08
Freedom of Speech and Expression	6	40	Italian	Third trimester	IUS/08

4 - Students must achieve 6 CFU in one of the following topics

Courses or activities	Max ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period	SSD
Qualitative Research in Social Organization	6	40	Italian	First trimester	SPS/07
Sociology of Cultural Processes	6	40	Italian	First trimester	SPS/08
Sociology of Family and Life Course	6	40	Italian	First trimester	SPS/08

5 - Students must achieve 6 CFU in one of the following topics

Courses or activities	Max ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period	SSD
Global Processes of Information Society	6	40	Italian	Third trimester	SPS/07
Human Resources Organization	6	40	Italian	Second trimester	SECS-P/10

6 - Students must achieve 6 CFU in one of the following topics

Courses or activities	Max ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period	SSD
Digital Sociology and Global Politics	6	40	Italian	Third trimester	SPS/08
European Media Law	6	40	Italian	Second trimester	IUS/14

Optional activities and study plan rules

1 - Students must achieve 12 CFU of free choice

2 - Students must achieve 3 CFU with workshop or internship

Curriculum propedeutical courses

The following topics are preparatory to the courses of the third year:
Economy and industry of the media
English as foreign language
Sociolinguistic
Workshop of Italian language
Psychology of communication
Sociology and culture
Contemporary history
Information and constitution

Moreover:
Sociology and culture is preparatory to Media sociology, Intercultural communication, Cultures of communication and Digital Media
Marketing and business strategy is preparatory to Economy and technique of advertising.

Course location

Milano

Reference professors and contacts

Presidente del Collegio Didattico

Prof. Sergio Splendore

Reference structures

Department of Social and Political Sciences

Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods

Department of International, Legal, Historical and Political Studies

Department of Historical Studies

Contacts