First Cycle Degree/Bachelor in Communication Sciences

Course structure diagrams for students enrolled a.y. 2025/26

Ore di lezione:
- 6 CFU corrispondono a 30 ore di lezione
- 12 CFU corrispondono a 60 ore di lezione

First Year

1. Compulsory Courses

ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
19203 Cognitive Psychology (1) PSIC-01/A 6
13710 Geography (1) GEOG-01/A 6
15958 History of Mass Communications HIST-03/A 12
B1881 Media Languages and Genres (1) PEMM-01/B 6
04336 Semiotics PHIL-04/B 12
85034 Sociology of Communication GSPS-06/A 12
90108 Writing and Argumentation Laboratory (1) PHIL-04/B 6

Second Year

2. Compulsory Courses

ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
26338 English Language Test B - 1 6
90132 Information and Media Law GIUR-06/A 12
75937 Interpersonal Communication and Narratives (I.C.)
1
75939  Interpersonal Communication Techniques (1) PSIC-01/A 6
75938  Psychology and Storytelling (1) PSIC-01/A 6
75940 Semiotics and Storytelling PHIL-04/B 12

3. ONE COURSE OF 12 CFU OR TWO COURSES OF 6 CFU TO BE SELECTED AMONG THE FOLLOWING LIST: (12 CFU)

A. Visual and Audiovisual Area (max limit 12 CFU)
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
98790 SEMIOTICA DEI GENERI E DEI FORMATI TELEVISIVI (1) - Not available for the year  2026/2027 PHIL-04/B 6
12637 Semiotics of Art (1) PHIL-04/B 6
27343 Sociology of the New Media (1) GSPS-06/A 6
96373 Television and Digital Media History. Fundamentals (1) PEMM-01/B 6
B. Journalism and Publishing Area (max limit 12 CFU)
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
93003 Book and Digital Publishing (1) HIST-04/C 6
10682 Journalistic Communication PHIL-04/B 12
B5335 STORIA POLITICA DELLA COMUNICAZIONE (1) - Not available for the year  2026/2027 GSPS-03/A 6
75941 Semiotic Analysis of Journalistic Texts (1) PHIL-04/B 6
C. IT Area (max limit 12 CFU)
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
75943 Artificial Intelligence, Problem solving and the Semantic Web (1) PHIL-04/B 6
27311 Humanistic IT (1) IINF-05/A 6
B5336 Media, Teaching and Education (1) PAED-02/A 6
B5338 Political Theory of the Digital (1) GSPS-01/A 6
B5337 Semiotics of Digital Innovation (1) PHIL-04/B 6
B5339 Web Search and Artificial Intelligence: Philosophical Perspectives (1) PHIL-04/B 6
D. Psychology and Marketing Area (max limit 12 CFU)
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
93005 Cognition, Action and Contexts (1) - Not available for the year  2026/2027 PSIC-01/A 6
B1887 Mind, Cognition and Brain (1) PSIC-01/A 6
B1886 Psychology of Well-Being (1) PSIC-01/A 6
75944 Quantitative Methods for Communication and Marketing (1) STAT-02/A 6

4. B1 LANGUAGE TEST (6 CFU)

For information about linguistic skills please contact CLA Centro Linguistico di Ateneo, via Filippo Re, 10 - Bologna, tel. 051/2099890, e-mail: cla.bo-lablinguistici@unibo.it | www.cla.unibo.it/idoneita-linguistica/index.html
cfu ? Credits
26356 French Language Test B - 1 6
26344 German Language Test B - 1 6
26350 Spanish Language Test B - 1 6

Third Year

5. Compulsory Courses

ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
17268 Final Examination 6
90133 Media and Geography (1) GEOG-01/A 6

6. ONE COURSE TO BE SELECTED AMONG THOSE LISTED BELOW: (6 CFU)

ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
13018 Applied Linguistics (1) GLOT-01/A 6
13338 Contemporary Italian Literature LICO-01/A 6
13049 General Linguistics (1) GLOT-01/A 6
12647 Sociolinguistics (1) GLOT-01/A 6

7. ONE COURSE OF 12 CFU AND ONE COURSE OF 6 CFU OR THREE COURSES OF 6 CFU TO BE SELECTED AMONG THE FOLLOWING LIST: (18 CFU)

A. Visual and Audiovisual Area (max limit 18 CFU)
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
75948 Analisys of the TV Series (1) PHIL-04/B 6
27322 Analysis of Visual Communication (1) PHIL-04/B 6
96370 Film History. Fundamentals (1) PEMM-01/B 6
96364 History of Theatre and Performing Arts. Fundamentals (1) PEMM-01/A 6
96444 Laboratory of Film and TV Production (1) PEMM-01/B 6
98790 SEMIOTICA DEI GENERI E DEI FORMATI TELEVISIVI (1) PHIL-04/B 6
93006 SEMIOTICA DEL DESIGN (1) PHIL-04/B 6
27341 Semiotics of Advertising (1) PHIL-04/B 6
12637 Semiotics of Art (1) PHIL-04/B 6
39409 Semiotics of Musical and Audiovisual Languages (1) PHIL-04/B 6
14138 Semiotics of the Media (1) PEMM-01/B 6
27343 Sociology of the New Media (1) GSPS-06/A 6
96373 Television and Digital Media History. Fundamentals (1) PEMM-01/B 6
B. Journalism and Publishing Area (max limit 18 CFU)
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
93003 Book and Digital Publishing (1) HIST-04/C 6
12607 History of Journalism (1) HIST-03/A 6
10682 Journalistic Communication PHIL-04/B 12
B5335 STORIA POLITICA DELLA COMUNICAZIONE (1) GSPS-03/A 6
75941 Semiotic Analysis of Journalistic Texts (1) PHIL-04/B 6
C. IT Area (max limit 18 CFU)
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
75943 Artificial Intelligence, Problem solving and the Semantic Web (1) PHIL-04/B 6
27311 Humanistic IT (1) IINF-05/A 6
B5337 Semiotics of Digital Innovation (1) PHIL-04/B 6
B5339 Web Search and Artificial Intelligence: Philosophical Perspectives (1) PHIL-04/B 6
75835 Web Technologies (1) INFO-01/A 6
D. Psychology and Marketing Area (max limit 18 CFU)
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
46486 Applied Cognitive Psychology (Lab Techniques) (1) PSIC-01/A 6
75952 COMUNICAZIONE NELLE ISTITUZIONI (1) PSIC-01/A 6
93005 Cognition, Action and Contexts (1) PSIC-01/A 6
46479 Corporate Communication (1) GSPS-06/A 6
B1887 Mind, Cognition and Brain (1) PSIC-01/A 6
69505 Psychology of Conversation (1) PSIC-01/A 6
46487 Psychology of Intercultural Communication (1) PSIC-01/A 6
B1886 Psychology of Well-Being (1) PSIC-01/A 6
75944 Quantitative Methods for Communication and Marketing (1) STAT-02/A 6
75961 TECNICHE DI COMUNICAZIONE NEI CONFLITTI (1) PSIC-01/A 6
E. Historical and Anthropological Area (max limit 18 CFU)
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
B5340 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (1) SDEA-01/A 6
00932 Contemporary History HIST-03/A 12
14028 Cultural Geography (1) GEOG-01/A 6
75953 Gender Studies (1) PHIL-04/B 6
39410 Political Communication (1) GSPS-02/A 6
75960 SEMIOTICA DELLA CULTURA (1) PHIL-04/B 6
75959 Semiotics of Urban Spaces (1) PHIL-04/B 6
69506 Sociosemiotics (1) PHIL-04/B 6
B1888 Sports, Media, History (1) HIST-03/A 6
F. theoretical-philosophical Area (max limit 18 CFU)
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
98791 ESTETICA DELLA COMUNICAZIONE (1) PHIL-04/A 6
00961 History of Philosophy PHIL-05/A 12
10283 Philosophy of Language (1) PHIL-04/B 6
G. Literary Area (max limit 18 CFU)
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
00562 Italian Literature ITAL-01/A 12
81849 SEMIOTICA E LETTERATURA (1) PHIL-04/B 6

8. 12 CREDITS TO BE SELECTED AMONG THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: (12 CFU)

For more information about the curricular internship, go to page "Studying/internship”
cfu ? Credits
B1889 Cognition, Action, Contexts - Lab (1) 6
27347 English Writing Laboratory (1) 6
69508 Ethnographic Methods and Video Analysis Laboratory (1) 6
15349 Internship 12
B8703 LABORATORIO SULLE CAMPAGNE ELETTORALI IN ITALIA (1) 6
27276 Laboratory (1) 6
27278 Laboratory (2) 6
77811 Laboratory (3) 6

9. ONE OR MORE COURSES AMONG THOSE OFFERED BY UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA (12 - 96 CFU)

Choose at least 12 credits from the training activities activated in the University degree programs.