The University of Milan

Laurea Magistrale in Editoria, culture della comunicazione e della moda

Curriculum: Editorial

Year 1

First semester

Compulsory

• Contemporary Italian Literature and Publishing System

Optional

• Italian Language and Music Lyrics

Second semester

Compulsory

• Social History of the Spectacle

Optional

• Aesthetics of Objects
• Contact Linguistics
• Information and Web Communication Science
• Media Linguistics
• Philosophy of Language
• Representation and Image Theories
• Visual Culture

Year 2

Optional

• Theory and Techniques of English Translation
• Theory and Techniques of Russian Translation

First semester

Compulsory

• History of Printing and Publishing Systems

Optional

• Economy and Culture of the Cooperative Enterprises
• Economy of the Publishing Industry
• History of Contemporary Culture
• History of Contemporary Political Thought
• History of Literary Genres
• History of Parties and Political Cultures
• Political Marketing and Ideologies in History
• Theory and Techniques of German Translation
• Theory and Techniques of Spanish Translation
• Theory of Literature

Second semester

Compulsory

• Digital Publishing

Optional

• 18th and 19th Century Italian Literature
• Archival Records Management
• Comparative Literature
• Cultural History of Modern Age
• Digital Librarianship
• Editorial Philology
• Fashion Publishing and New Media Communication
• History of Contemporary World
• Library and Archival History
• Theory and Techniques of French Translation

Curriculum: Comunicazione

Year 1

First semester

Optional

• Advertising Theories and Communication Design
• Contemporary Italian Literature and Publishing System
• History of Contemporary Culture
• History of Literary Genres
• History of Parties and Political Cultures
• Italian Language and Music Lyrics
• Theory of Literature

Second semester

Optional

• 18th and 19th Century Italian Literature
• Aesthetics of Objects
• Comparative Literature
• Editorial Philology
• History of Contemporary World
• Information and Web Communication Science
• Media Linguistics
• Representation and Image Theories
• Social History of the Spectacle
• Visual Culture

Year 2

Optional

• French 1
• Russian 1

First semester

Optional

• Business History and Archives
• Communication and Sustainability
• Culture of Journalism
• Economy and Culture of the Cooperative Enterprises
• History of Contemporary Political Thought
• Political Marketing and Ideologies in History
• Sources, Models and Languages of Contemporary Art
• Transcultural Psychology
• Urban Geography

Second semester

Optional

• Contact Linguistics
• Cultural History of Modern Age
• History of Photography
• Public Communication in the History of Institutions
• Social Anthropology

Curriculum: Moda

Year 1

First semester

Compulsory

• History and Documentation of Fashion

Optional

• Advertising Theories and Communication Design

Second semester

Compulsory

• Aesthetics of Objects
• Literature, Fashion and Costume in Contemporary Italy
• Media Linguistics

Optional

• Information and Web Communication Science
• Philosophy of Language
• Visual Culture

Year 2

Optional

• French 1
• Russian 1

First semester

Optional

• Business History and Archives
• Communication and Sustainability
• Culture of Journalism
• Economy and Culture of the Cooperative Enterprises
• Sources, Models and Languages of Contemporary Art

Second semester

Compulsory

• Made-In-Italy Culture in Fashion and Design

Optional

• Contact Linguistics
• Digital Publishing
• Fashion Publishing and New Media Communication
• History of Photography
• History of Symbolic Communication in the Contemporary Era
• Social History of the Spectacle
• Theories and Techniques of Radio and TV Communication

The level of knowledge and skills achieved will enable graduates in Publishing and Communication, Fashion Cultures to carry out a working activity, also in responsible positions, in various sectors of publishing companies and more generally in any public or private organisation that includes publishing activity, as specialists in literary and documentary language disciplines. The high level of education and knowledge in the history of books, publishing, and modern and contemporary editions will allow the inclusion of graduates in Publishing, Communication and Fashion Cultures in the offices dedicated to organizing cultural activities in the various spheres of state, regional and municipal public administration, and to assume positions of responsibility in editorial archives, in public and private libraries and study centres or to engage in self-employment as entrepreneurs and administrators or with managerial functions, especially in publishing companies.

The expected professional opportunities also concern the field of communication and dissemination of knowledge in various fields of mass media and advertising, with a high level of mastery of new technologies. In addition to image management in museums and archives, the organization and care of communication events, and the professional profile of graduates in this class of studies will allow the conception and organization of diverse and multidisciplinary cultural events, in which the development of visual and multimedia communication models are ideally applied. Moreover, graduates may find employment in the advertising and mass media sectors (also as managers of advertising and public relations departments), as well as managerial functions in national or international organizations.

Finally, graduates will be able to acquire a highly specialized profile in the fashion sector, unique in the current humanistic landscape, which will allow entry into firms operating at multiple levels in the fashion chains, in Italy and abroad. The acquired cultural and professional skills will also allow them to carry on managerial jobs in fashion newspapers and magazines, specialized agencies, public relations offices, institutional archives, and public and private cultural bodies linked to the world of fashion, and will prepare entrepreneurs and managers in manufacturing and commercial fashion companies.

At the end of their course of study graduates in Publishing Communication, and Fashion Cultures will possess the cultural competence needed to access a PhD programme. They will also be eligible, after due selection, for the Master's degree programme in Book Publishing organised by the Faculty of Humanities of the Università degli Studi di Milano in partnership with Fondazione Mondadori and with Associazione Italiana Editori or for the Master's degree programme in Public History and the Master's degree programme in Digital Humanities organised by the Department of Historical Studies of the Università degli Studi di Milano, the first in partnership with Fondazione Feltrinelli and the second in partnership with Municipality of Milan.