Second Cycle Degree/Two Year Master in Language, Society and Communication

Programme Quality: facts and figures

In line with transparency principles and the university's actions fostering programme and service quality, we wish to provide useful data about the Degree Programme, in particular from the last 3 years.

"Cohort" refers to a student group starting university in a given year and does not include students transferring from another programme or students acquiring a second degree. Specific years or topics might be missing if the programme has not completed a full cycle.

Data updated to June 23, 2025

Students

Number of enrolled students

A.Y. 2024-2025

  • first year
    92
  • subsequent years
    68
  • "fuori corso" (years in addition)
    31

A.Y. 2023-2024

  • first year
    66
  • subsequent years
    81
  • "fuori corso" (years in addition)
    36

A.Y. 2022-2023

  • first year
    78
  • subsequent years
    68
  • "fuori corso" (years in addition)
    44

Gender

  • Female students 94.4%
  • Male students 5.6%
  • Female students 91.9%
  • Male students 8.1%
  • Female students 90.9%
  • Male students 9.1%

Programme attractiveness

Cohort 2024/2025

  • Residents in other Italian regions 34.4%
  • Residents abroad 36.7%

Cohort 2023/2024

  • Residents in other Italian regions 50%
  • Residents abroad 30.6%

Cohort 2022/2023

  • Residents in other Italian regions 58.4%
  • Residents abroad 13%

Required qualification

  • Bachelor's degree from University of Bologna 21.1%
  • Bachelor's degree from other university (including international degrees) 78.9%
  • Bachelor's degree from University of Bologna 17.7%
  • Bachelor's degree from other university (including international degrees) 82.3%
  • Bachelor's degree from University of Bologna 22.1%
  • Bachelor's degree from other university (including international degrees) 77.9%

Compliance with study plan

Students moving on to second year

Cohort 2023/2024

  • Students leaving university 3.2%
  • Students transferring to another programme 0%

Cohort 2022/2023

  • Students leaving university 1.3%
  • Students transferring to another programme 0%

Cohort 2021/2022

  • Students leaving university 10.5%
  • Students transferring to another programme 2.6%

Graduates

Cohort 2022/2023

  • Graduates aligned to the exam schedule 80.5%

Cohort 2021/2022

  • Graduates aligned to the exam schedule 60.5%

Cohort 2020/2021

  • Graduates aligned to the exam schedule 74.2%

International mobility

International mobility programme participants

  • A.Y. 2024-2025
    42
  • A.Y. 2023-2024
    46
  • A.Y. 2022-2023
    52

Graduates with experience abroad

  • Year 2024
    43.4%
  • Year 2023
    45.2%
  • Year 2022
    25.9%

Students' opinions

What students say about the programme

Statistical data regarding programme's course units.

Graduate satisfaction

Year 2024

  • 88% With this programme
  • 85.2% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Satisfied graduates

Year 2023

  • 79.4% With this programme
  • 85.1% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Satisfied graduates

Year 2022

  • 82.7% With this programme
  • 84.7% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Satisfied graduates

AlmaLaurea survey

Situation 1 year after graduation

  • 77.5% With this programme
  • 76.8% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Work

  • 9.9% With this programme
  • 15.8% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and look for work

  • 12.7% With this programme
  • 7.3% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and don't look for work

  • 67.2% With this programme
  • 73.6% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Work

  • 18% With this programme
  • 14.6% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and look for work

  • 14.8% With this programme
  • 11.8% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and don't look for work

  • 76.6% With this programme
  • 75.1% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Work

  • 15.3% With this programme
  • 16.1% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and look for work

  • 8.1% With this programme
  • 8.8% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and don't look for work

AlmaLaurea survey