Public and Corporate Communication
The Master's Program offers a range of specializations in the professional fields of public and corporate communications, marketing, advertising and market research. It aims to provide an interdisciplinary training with a strong link to the industry and advanced tertiary in the Italian and international labour markets, and to public and political organisations.
In particular, graduates of this course will acquire:
- a thorough knowledge of the communicative and informational dynamics between systems of communication, new media and economical, social and political subjects, with particular regard to business-consumer and citizen-institutions relations;
- strong competences concerning the acquisition of multidisciplinary application skills of methodological, technological and instrumental kind for the analysis of communication systems and information;
- knowledge in matters such as the managerial responsibility related to communication processes which can be both internal and external to companies, public and social institutions, as well as policy analysis implemented by public bodies and their impact assessment.
Professional opportunities for graduates include high-profile positions in the organizations and management of public relations departments; jobs as planners and developers of institutional, corporate and marketing communications, including advertising and fashion; positions as communication strategists in public administrations, researchers and analysts in public opinion survey and market research industry; advocacy experts with companies, organizations and public or private bodies, also at international level; and political marketing consultants for parties and candidates
Application and admission: Limited enrolment with admission test.
Access to the course is subject to passing an admission test that will verify the candidate's skills in English and knowledge in the fields of: communication theories, information technology, marketing and statistics.
The Master's Degree Programme in Public and Corporate Communication, through the Department of Social and Political Sciences, has signed exchange agreements with the University of South Australia (Adelaide) and the George Mason University (Virginia, US).
You can study for a semester in the faculties and degree programmes specified in the agreements. The exams taken abroad will be recognized as under the Erasmus programme.
- To participate, you must certify an excellent knowledge of English.
- The other selection criteria are listed in the calls for applications.
- These exchange programmes are not funded by the University.
Highly recommended, not mandatory
Courses list
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Social and Institutional Communication | 9 | 60 | Italian | SPS/08 |
| Optional | ||||
| Behavioural Sociology | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/07 |
| Communication Methods and Techniques | 9 | 60 | Italian | SPS/08 |
| Cross-media Communication | 9 | 60 | Italian | SPS/08 |
| Data Analysis | 9 | 60 | Italian | SECS-S/01 SPS/07 |
| Web communication | 9 | 60 | English | INF/01 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Marketing (advanced) | 9 | 60 | Italian | SECS-P/08 |
| Optional | ||||
| Sociology of Consumption | 9 | 60 | Italian | SPS/08 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Advertising and Integrated Communication | 9 | 60 | Italian | SPS/08 |
| Information, Rights and Digital Markets | 9 | 60 | Italian | IUS/05 IUS/10 |
| Optional | ||||
| Datafied Society | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/08 |
It is mandatory to attend the module 'Data Analysis' for students who did not attend a statistics exam of at least 6 CFU in their Bachelor studies.
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Analysis | 9 | 60 | Italian | First trimester | SECS-S/01 SPS/07 |
| Web communication | 9 | 60 | English | First trimester | INF/01 |
| Datafied Society | 9 | 60 | English | Third trimester | SPS/08 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Methods and Techniques | 9 | 60 | Italian | First trimester | SPS/08 |
| Cross-media Communication | 9 | 60 | Italian | First trimester | SPS/08 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioural Sociology | 9 | 60 | English | First trimester | SPS/07 |
| Sociology of Consumption | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second trimester | SPS/08 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Consumer and shopping behaviour | 9 | 60 | Italian | SECS-P/08 |
| Optional | ||||
| Corporate Communication and Public Relations | 9 | 60 | Italian | SPS/08 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Neuromarketing | 9 | 60 | Italian | SECS-P/08 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Final Exam | 21 | 0 | Italian | |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Communication and Public Relations | 9 | 60 | Italian | First trimester | SPS/08 |
| Neuromarketing | 9 | 60 | Italian | Second trimester | SECS-P/08 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Lab: Methods and tools for analysing and presenting open data | 3 | 20 | Italian | SPS/07 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Lab: Survey Methods and Techniques | 3 | 20 | Italian | SPS/07 |
Among optional activities, students can choose also the 'Survey Methods and Techniques' Lab and 'Methods and tools for analysing and presenting open data' Lab
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lab: Methods and tools for analysing and presenting open data | 3 | 20 | Italian | First trimester | SPS/07 |
| Lab: Survey Methods and Techniques | 3 | 20 | Italian | Second trimester | SPS/07 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Digital Cultures and Communication research | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/08 |
| Optional | ||||
| Behavioural Sociology | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/07 |
| Data Analysis | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/07 |
| Economics of communication | 9 | 60 | English | SECS-P/06 |
| Market regulation and Business practices | 9 | 60 | English | IUS/05 |
| Web communication | 9 | 60 | English | INF/01 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Marketing (advanced) | 9 | 60 | English | SECS-P/08 |
| Optional | ||||
| Consumer culture | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/07 |
| Digital Society | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/07 |
| Human Resources Management | 9 | 60 | English | SECS-P/10 |
| Public Opinion Research | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/11 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Datafied Society | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/08 |
| Research Design | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/07 |
It is mandatory to attend the module 'Data Analysis' for students who did not attend a statistics exam of at least 6 CFU in their Bachelor studies.
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Analysis | 9 | 60 | English | First trimester | SPS/07 |
| Web communication | 9 | 60 | English | First trimester | INF/01 |
| Digital Society | 9 | 60 | English | Second trimester | SPS/07 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer culture | 9 | 60 | English | Second trimester | SPS/07 |
| Public Opinion Research | 9 | 60 | English | Second trimester | SPS/11 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Resources Management | 9 | 60 | English | Second trimester | SECS-P/10 |
| Datafied Society | 9 | 60 | English | Third trimester | SPS/08 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics of communication | 9 | 60 | English | First trimester | SECS-P/06 |
| Research Design | 9 | 60 | English | Third trimester | SPS/07 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioural Sociology | 9 | 60 | English | First trimester | SPS/07 |
| Market regulation and Business practices | 9 | 60 | English | First trimester | IUS/05 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Advertising Communication | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/08 |
| Corporate communication | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/08 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Final Exam | 21 | 0 | English | |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Analytics for Complex Organizations | 6 | 40 | English | SECS-P/10 |
| Behavioural Sociology | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/07 |
| Data access and regulation | 12 | 80 | English | INF/01 IUS/09 |
| Data Analysis | 12 | 80 | English | SPS/07 |
| Digital Cultures and Communication research | 6 | 40 | English | SPS/08 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Multivariate analysis for social scientists | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/04 |
| Social and political attitudes | 6 | 40 | English | SPS/11 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Policy design analysis and evaluation | 12 | 80 | English | INF/01 SPS/04 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Big data analytics | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/04 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Final Exam | 21 | 0 | English | |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Digital Cultures and Communication research | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/08 |
| Optional | ||||
| Behavioural Sociology | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/07 |
| Data Analysis | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/07 |
| Web communication | 9 | 60 | English | INF/01 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Digital Society | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/07 |
| Public Opinion Research | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/11 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Datafied Society | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/08 |
| Research Design | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/07 |
| Survey methods | 6 | 40 | English | SPS/07 |
It is mandatory to attend the module 'Data Analysis' for students who did not attend a statistics exam of at least 6 CFU in their Bachelor studies.
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioural Sociology | 9 | 60 | English | First trimester | SPS/07 |
| Data Analysis | 9 | 60 | English | First trimester | SPS/07 |
| Web communication | 9 | 60 | English | First trimester | INF/01 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Big data and digital methods | 12 | 80 | English | INF/01 SPS/08 |
| Journalism, Media and Politics | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/08 |
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Final Exam | 21 | 0 | English | |
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Application for admission: from 12/05/2020 to 28/08/2020
Admission test date and venue: 04/09/2020 - da remoto
Application for matriculation: from 25/09/2020 to 30/09/2020
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