Study location	Italy, Padua
Type	Master's degree, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	(Master of Arts in Communication Strategies)
Course code	IF0315/002PD/2023

Tuition fee	€2,642 per year For more information please visit: www.unipd.it/en/tuition-fees
Application fee	€30 one-time This fee is non-refundable.
Deposit	€204 one-time In order to accept your place at the University of Padua, the payment of the admission fee is required. This fee is non-refundable.

Entry qualification

Bachelor diploma (or equivalent) A minimum three-year undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in Communication or equivalent Additional entry requirements – Entry title and GPA Please verify country-based specific entry title and GPA requirements at the following link. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. You can often get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents with you when you finally go to the university. If you are admitted to the degree programme, you will have to submit other documents including original and translated/legalised copies of your previous qualifications, etc. No legalised documents are required at application stage.

Language requirements	English B2 level (CEFR) or equivalent. Please check out this link for the full list of accepted certificates, minimum scores and exemptions

More information	unipd.it/en/communication-strategies

Overview

The Master’s degree programme in Communication Strategies offers an advanced study programme focusing on cross-disciplinary methods for designing communication projects and strategies. The programme aims to provide students with the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary for the analysis of communication in different fields, such as multimedia and technology, business and marketing, sociology and communication practices.
The programme offers high-quality education responding to the rapid transformations and significant challenges of today’s world of communication.

Programme structure

List of teachings (study plan to be chosen individually by the student):

• Computational Thinking
• Writing for the Media
• Communication Practices
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Digital Cinema and Video Making
• Text as Data
• Immersive Technologies
• Social Network Analysis
• Digital Culture and Society
• Digital Sociology
• Technology and Society
• Sound Design and Music Technology
• Digital Storytelling
• Intercultural Communication
• Principles of Sustainability Science
• SEO in Web Design.

The programme is a study track – held completely in English – of the Master’s degree programme in Strategie di comunicazione

Career opportunities

Graduates will be able to apply for jobs such as head of public relations, head of communication and marketing, head of press office, project manager, account executive, account supervisor, media planner, copywriter for advertising, web content manager. Graduates may also continue their education in doctoral programmes.