The International University of Languages and Media (IULM)

Languages, Culture and Digital Communication

1st Year

• Literature and narrative language I - English
• Literature and narrative language I - French/Spanish/German
• Philosophy of globalization
• Literature and narrative language - Italian
• English language and multimedia communication I
• French/Spanish/German language and multimedia communication I
• Contemporary history and other languages
• Digital design workshop I
• Elective courses

2nd year

• Linguistics for digital communication
• Computational linguistics
• Reading, learning and metacognition strategies
• Literature and narrative language II
• Literature and narrative language II - French/Spanish/German
• Writing for the media workshop
• English language and multimedia communication II
• French/Spanish/German language and multimedia communication II
• Digital design workshop II
• Elective courses

3rd year

• English language and multimedia communication III
• French/Spanish/German language and multimedia communication III
• Literature, narratives and digitali systems
• Literature and new narratives
• Digital communication and society
• Digital workshop
• Methods, techniques and tools for communication
• Multimedia storytelling workshop
• Screenplay and new media
• Elective courses
• Final exam

The course aims to create professional figures equipped primarily with excellent competence in two foreign languages, with solid cultural knowledge and with a concrete basis in computer science, essential for acquiring skills in digital communication: professional figures ready to operate in a working world that is increasingly multilingual, globalised and dependent on technology.

The course prepares the student both on the humanistic-linguistic side and on the computer-digital side. The acquisition of the linguistic and cultural heritage of the studied languages (English and a second language chosen by the student from French, Spanish and German) is ensured by the foreign language courses; the ability to take a critical look at literary works is achieved thanks to the study of literature (foreign, Italian and comparative) to which meta-cognitive, meta-textual and sociological knowledge will be associated, ensured by the study of linguistics, philology, psychology, sociology and by the writing workshop in Italian; the computer and digital design laboratories provide the tools to carry out digital projects.

The preparation acquired will enable graduates to enter all those professional areas for which a solid knowledge of foreign languages and humanistic culture isrequired and skills in using IT tools. These are tools necessary to build the foundations of a digital culture central to the transformation processes that are, today, bringing together the world of industry, commerce and production. At the same time, the course will enable students to acquire a solid base of knowledge necessary to undertake a Master's degree in Digital Humanities in the area of Languages and Literature or an area more specifically dedicated to Digital Communication.

Graduates of the Degree Course in Languages, Culture and Digital Communication, with a high level of expertise in foreign languages, will be able to work in press offices, in various industry sectors, in publishing, in companies and advertising agencies, in the Third Sector, in cultural organisations and institutes (museums, libraries and archives) and banking foundations.

Within these areas, the graduate in Languages, Culture and Digital Communication, leveraging on the acquired linguistic competence, as well as on the knowledge and skills gained in digital communication, will be able to enter the processes of production, management and communication of content in which the digital dimension is combined with the interlingual dimension.

Graduates in Languages, Culture and Digital Communication will be able to

• Collaborate with publishing houses as translators and proofreaders and be involved in all processes of communication and online promotion of publishing products for which a solid linguistic competence and an acquired digital culture are required;
• Collaborate with educational institutions, cultural institutes, museums, libraries and cultural foundations as a creator or collaborator in the creation of paths of cultural promotion, exhibitions, in-depth courses, presentations, cultural events;

collaborate with companies - thanks to their language and communication skills - in the dynamics of foreign relations, in the processes of internal or external communication (press office, management of events communication, presentations, translations of information material or training).