Faculty of Educational Science
LM-92 – COMMUNICATION THEORIES
LM 92 – TEORIE DELLA COMUNICAZIONE
Educational objectives - professional opportunities for graduates
The 2nd cycle degree course in Communication theories aims at educating professionals possessing a solid background in areas such as the communication of text science and of visual culture, as well as advanced competences in the humanistic field, as well as highly specialised and the communication skills: They will learn how to ideate and coordinate high profile plans both in the critical editing of texts and in the field of contemporary visuality.
Students will choose between two different curricula.
The specific objectives of the two curricula are as follows :
• Curriculum in “Text Culture”: structured to achieve a deep understanding of literary knowledge in its various forms - Literary Criticism, Linguistics and Philology- and their relationship with the study of Modern Comparative Literature, Literary Theory, Cultural History, historical and philosophical subjects and Applied Computer Science for the Humanities;
• Curriculum in “Visual Culture”: structured to achieve a deep understanding of image sciences regarded as an interplay among the image analysis, individual and social view and the media supporting these images.
Both curricula aim to develop an attitude towards the multimedia project production for the analysis and communication of text and visual culture, also through laboratory practice.
The course focuses on the communication of text sciences and visual culture. It is articulated into:
• specific activities in the fields of information theories and techniques, of communication and socio-economic studies, of historical-political and cognitive subjects;
• related activities in other thematic and disciplinary areas, aiming at comparing communication sciences with other sciences.
During the course, students will have the opportunity to experiment a close observation of critical aspects and methods of their professional role, acquiring also, in an “empowerment” logic, useful knowledge for the labour market.
Graduates of this course might hold high responsibility positions in public and private cultural and research institutions, local and international governmental and non-governmental organisations, in cultural centres, in the publishing industry and advertising companies. They will be involved in the planning, communication and management of cultural services and events as well as recuperation of local traditions and identities. They might conduct research projects in the field of text and image sciences, and find a job in cultural institutions, public and private foundations, libraries and archives as consulting experts in verbal and visual communication.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME
Curriculum: VISUAL CULTURE
| 1st YEAR | Credits |
| Aesthetics | 6 |
| Theory and Techniques of New Media | 9 |
| General Linguistics | 9 |
| Computer Technologies for Communication | 9 |
| Cultural Semiotics | 9 |
| Elective Educational Activities | 9 |
| Group of Optional Educational Activities | 6 |
| 2nd YEAR | Credits |
| Musicology and History of Music | 9 |
| History of Cinema | 9 |
| Visual Culture | 9 |
| Group of Optional Educational Activities II | 9 |
| Group of Optional Educational Activities III | 6 |
| Group of Optional Educational Activities IV | 3 |
| Final Examination | 18 |
| Group of Optional Educational Activities | Credits |
| Cultural Anthropology | 6 |
| Philosophy of Communication | 6 |
| Philosophy of Education | 6 |
| Group of Optional Educational Activities II | Credits |
| History of Contemporary Art | 9 |
| Design | 9 |
| Semiotics in Art (Advanced Course) | 9 |
| Group of Optional Educational Activities III | Credits |
| French Language (Advanced Course) | 6 |
| German Language (Advanced Course) | 6 |
| Albanian Language (Advanced Course) | 6 |
| Arab Language (Advanced Course) | 6 |
| Spanish Language (Advanced Course) | 6 |
| English Language (Advanced Course) | 6 |
| Group of Optional Educational Activities IV | Credits |
| History of Books and Book Publishing – Workshop | 3 |
| Computer Technologies for Texts – Workshop | 3 |
| Analysis of Expression and Text Criticism - Workshop | 3 |
| Theatre and Drama - Workshop | 3 |
| Visual Perception - Workshop | 3 |
| Digital Image Processing– Workshop | 3 |
| Cultural Studies – Workshop | 3 |
| Environmental Culture and Communication - Workshop | 3 |
Educational Programme
Curriculum: Text Culture
| 1st YEAR | Credits |
| Aesthetics | 6 |
| Theory and Techniques of New Media | 9 |
| General Linguistics | 9 |
| Computer Technologies for Communication | 9 |
| Cultural Semiotics | 9 |
| Elective Educational Activities | 9 |
| Group of Optional Educational Activities | 6 |
| 2nd YEAR | Credits |
| Literary Theory | 9 |
| Group of Optional Educational Activities II | 9 |
| Group of Optional Educational Activities III | 18 |
| Group of Optional Educational Activities IV | 6 |
| Group of Optional Educational Activities V | 6 |
| Final Examination | 18 |
| Group of Optional Educational Activities | Credits |
| Cultural Anthropology | 6 |
| Philosophy of Communication | 6 |
| Philosophy of Education | 6 |
| Group of Optional Educational Activities II | Credits |
| Textual Criticism and German Philology | 9 |
| Textual Criticism and Romance Philology | 9 |
| Textual Criticism and Slavic Philology | 9 |
| Group of Optional Educational Activities III | Credits |
| French Literature | 9 |
| German Literature | 9 |
| Italian Literature | 9 |
| Contemporary Italian Literature | 9 |
| Spanish Literature | 9 |
| English Literature | 9 |
| Group of Optional Educational Activities IV | Credits |
| French Language (Advanced Course) | 6 |
| German Language (Advanced Course) | 6 |
| Albanian Language (Advanced Course) | 6 |
| Arabic Language (Advanced Course) | 6 |
| Spanish Language (Advanced Course) | 6 |
| English Language (Advanced Course) | 6 |
| Group of Optional Educational Activities V | Credits |
| History of Books and Book Publishing – Workshop | 3 |
| Text Processing Computer Technologies – Workshop | 3 |
| Analysis of Expression and Text Criticism - Workshop | 3 |
| Theatre and Drama - Workshop | 3 |
| Visual Perception - Workshop | 3 |
| Digital Image Processing– Workshop | 3 |
| Cultural Studies – Workshop | 3 |
| Environmental Culture and Communication - Workshop | 3 |
