Computer Science for New Media Communications

Funzione in un contesto di lavoro:
Il corso forma esperti in grado di svolgere attività professionali e/o di ricerca con funzioni di responsabilità progettuale teorica e pratica negli ambiti della comunicazione mediata dalla macchina e dalla sua connessione su rete; professionisti con elevate competenze sia teoriche che applicative per la progettazione e lo sviluppo di sistemi informatici innovativi che possono includere applicazioni web e per dispositivi mobili, sfruttare le tecnologie del cloud computing e dei social media.
Competenze associate alla funzione:
Sono figure professionali in grado di progettare sistemi distribuiti che includono applicazioni avanzate con interfaccia utente e di utilizzare i dati derivanti da applicazioni distribuite e social media.
Sbocchi occupazionali:
Professioni tecniche a forte specializzazione legate al web, ai sistemi distribuiti e ai social media. Tali figure possono trovare lavoro presso la pubblica amministrazione, l'industria, il terziario ed enti di ricerca di vario tipo.
Esperto in tecnologie informatiche con applicazioni nell'ambito della multimedialità.
Funzione in un contesto di lavoro:
Le professioni comprese in questa categoria operano, a livello progettuale, di ricerca, tecnico e creativo, nei vari ambiti della comunicazione e dell'interazione mediante l'uso di informazione multimediale (immagini, audio, video, dati). Tali professioni possono operare negli ambiti radio-televisivo, cinematografico, fotografico, web, comunicazione visiva e pubblicitaria, eventi dell'arte, della musica e dello spettacolo, sviluppo di video-giochi e di applicazioni con interfacce grafiche evolute.
Competenze associate alla funzione:
Sono figure professionali capaci non solo di comprendere gli aspetti tecnologici dei nuovi media e di gestirne i contenuti in maniera appropriata, ma anche di porsi come manager ed innovatori nell'area della comunicazione mediante l'uso di informazione multimediale. Infatti, la progettazione e gestione efficace dei nuovi media digitali - web, televisione, cinema, fotografia, editoria digitale, produzioni multimediali, ecc. - richiede competenze multidisciplinari storicamente provenienti da aree culturali eterogenee alla cui base però vi è la conoscenza degli aspetti informatici a supporto di tali discipline.
Sbocchi occupazionali:
Svolgono attività professionali di elevata specializzazione nell'ambito della comunicazione sui nuovi media, quali web, radio, televisione e cinema digitali, post-produzione, fotografia, comunicazione audiovisiva e pubblicitaria, e delle tecnologie dell'informatica grafica, realtà aumentata e virtuale, visualizzazione avanzata e 3D, strumenti di comunicazione mediata dal computer, sviluppo di interfacce e processi di interazione naturale con le macchine.
Erasmus: the coordinator for the Department of Informatics is Prof. Fabio Scotti.
International Programs: the coordinator for the Department of Informatics is Prof. Davide Rocchesso.
More information are available at the following link: https://di.unimi.it/it/rapporti-internazionali/mobilita-internazionale/opportunita-internazionali
To be admitted to the Degree Course, candidates must have a secondary school diploma or another qualification obtained abroad, recognized as suitable, as well as having adequate initial preparation. In particular, knowledge of basic scientific disciplines and understanding of elementary logic with a level of depth equal to that deriving from secondary school preparation are required.
Methods of verification of knowledge and personal preparation
The methods of access are established by the Admission Notice published on the page: https://informatica.cdl.unimi.it/it/iscriversi.
The course has a limited number of places in order to guarantee the quality of the educational offer in relation to the available resources and requires a TOLC (CISIA Online Test) as a test for admission. For enrollment in the first year, 150 places are available, of which 5 are reserved for non-EU students not residing in Italy. The TOLC can be taken at the University of Milan or any other university belonging to CISIA (Interuniversity Consortium for Integrated Access Systems). Registration for the TOLC must be done on the CISIA website (https://www.cisiaonline.it/).
The TOLC valid for registration is the TOLC-S, composed of the following sections: Basic mathematics (20 questions - 50 minutes), Reasoning, problems and text comprehension (15 questions - 30 minutes). Score: +1 for each correct answer, -0.25 for each incorrect answer, 0 for each unanswered question. The TOLC contains some additional sections (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geology, English). The results of these sections do not contribute to the test score.
After taking the TOLC-S, students must register for the selection for admission to the Degree Course, as indicated in the announcement. They will then be included in the merit ranking that will be formulated on the basis of the score obtained in the test, weighted, for each section, according to the criteria indicated in the announcement. The winners will be able to enroll within the established deadlines.
The selection is divided into distinct periods starting in February and ending in the first days of September.
Enrolled students who have not achieved a score greater than or equal to 10 in the Basic Mathematics module of the TOLC will be assigned Additional Training Obligations (OFA).
Additional training obligations and OFA recovery methods
For students with OFA, support activities will be organized in the period October-December, followed by a recovery test with which the student will have to demonstrate that he/she has improved his/her preparation. In the absence of this evidence, the student will not be able to take any second-year exams before passing the Mathematics I exam. Information: https://icd.cdl.unimi.it/it/studiare/le-matricole
Transfers and second degrees
Students already enrolled in a degree course at the University of Milan, at another University or already graduated, can be exempted from the test only if they meet the following requirements to be verified during the pre-evaluation of their career:
- if the student, during the pre-evaluation phase, is recognized at least 30 credits, he/she is admitted to the second year or third year with exemption from the test;
- if the student is recognized less than 30 credits, he/she must register for the test and selection as indicated above.
To access the pre-evaluation, a specific request for preventive evaluation of the career must be submitted by accessing the online service indicated in the admission notice. Those interested must declare all the exams taken with the relative sectors, credits and grades and attach the course programs. For further details on the procedure, please refer to the announcement. The request for career evaluation must be submitted without fail by the date indicated in the announcement. The outcome of the evaluation will be communicated via email by the date indicated in the announcement.
Students admitted to years subsequent to the first must enroll by the deadlines and in the manner specified in the announcement.
Part-time enrollment
Part-time enrollment is also possible. The relevant Regulations can be found at the following link https://www.unimi.it/it/ateneo/normative/regolamenti/regolamento-le-iscrizioni-tempo-parziale
Places available: 150 + 5 reserved for non-EU citizens + 1 reserved for students in the Marco Polo project
Call for applications
Please refer to the call for admission test dates and contents, and how to register.
Session: 1
Application for admission: from 13/03/2025 to 29/05/2025
Application for matriculation: from 09/06/2025 to 19/06/2025
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - NOTICE
The call for applications is the only official document for admission to degree programmes. Please read it carefully.
If you are reading this notice is because the call is available only in Italian as the programme is offered in Italian. Students wishing to enrol must be proficient in Italian.
Session: 2
Application for admission: from 23/06/2025 to 17/07/2025
Application for matriculation: from 21/07/2025 to 31/07/2025
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - NOTICE
The call for applications is the only official document for admission to degree programmes. Please read it carefully.
If you are reading this notice is because the call is available only in Italian as the programme is offered in Italian. Students wishing to enrol must be proficient in Italian.
Session: 3
Application for admission: from 05/08/2025 to 11/09/2025
Application for matriculation: from 17/09/2025 to 24/09/2025
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - NOTICE
The call for applications is the only official document for admission to degree programmes. Please read it carefully.
If you are reading this notice is because the call is available only in Italian as the programme is offered in Italian. Students wishing to enrol must be proficient in Italian.
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
Computer Architecture | 6 | 48 | Italian | INF/01 |
Computer Programming I | 12 | 120 | Italian | INF/01 |
Mathematics I | 9 | 84 | Italian | MAT/03 MAT/05 |
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
Human-Computer Interaction | 6 | 48 | Italian | INF/01 |
Information Technology Law | 6 | 48 | Italian | IUS/20 |
Mathematics Ii | 9 | 84 | Italian | MAT/03 MAT/05 |
Operating Systems | 6 | 48 | Italian | INF/01 |
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
English Assessment B1 (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | English |
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
Algorithms and Data Structures | 6 | 48 | Italian | INF/01 |
Computer Networks | 6 | 48 | Italian | INF/01 |
Computer Programming Ii | 6 | 64 | Italian | INF/01 |
Digital Marketing | 6 | 48 | Italian | SECS-P/08 |
Web and Cloud Applications | 6 | 64 | Italian | INF/01 |
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
Databases and Web | 12 | 120 | Italian | INF/01 |
Signal Processing | 6 | 60 | Italian | ING-INF/05 |
Statistics and Data Analysis | 6 | 48 | Italian | SECS-S/01 |
Optional | ||||
Computer Graphics | 6 | 48 | Italian | INF/01 |
Fundamentals of Digital Social Media | 6 | 48 | Italian | INF/01 |
- Fondamenti di social media digitali per il percorso "Social e Mobile Computing";
- Computer Graphics per il percorso "Multimedia".
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Computer Graphics | 6 | 48 | Italian | Second semester | INF/01 |
Fundamentals of Digital Social Media | 6 | 48 | Italian | Second semester | INF/01 |
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
Data Visualization | 6 | 48 | Italian | INF/01 |
Optional | ||||
Mobile Computing | 9 | 96 | Italian | INF/01 |
Multimedia Information | 12 | 96 | Italian | INF/01 |
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Optional | ||||
Multimedia Project | 9 | 72 | Italian | INF/01 |
Social Media Mining | 12 | 120 | Italian | INF/01 |
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
Seminars | 3 | 0 | Italian | |
Training | 18 | 0 | Italian | |
Final Exam | 3 | 0 | Italian |
-percorso "Social e Mobile Computing" (Tabella A);
-percorso "Multimedia" (Tabella B).
TABELLA A.
Attività opzionali (percorso Social e Mobile Computing)
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mobile Computing | 9 | 96 | Italian | First semester | INF/01 |
Social Media Mining | 12 | 120 | Italian | Second semester | INF/01 |
Attività opzionali (percorso Multimedia)
Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Multimedia Information | 12 | 96 | Italian | First semester | INF/01 |
Multimedia Project | 9 | 72 | Italian | Second semester | INF/01 |
Non è possibile scegliere insegnamenti attivati da corsi di studio di altro ordinamento (corsi di studio di vecchio ordinamento).
Gli studenti possono richiedere il riconoscimento di CFU per attività formative presso enti esterni, presentando la relativa certificazione. Ogni certificazione può dare luogo ad un massimo di 3 CFU, e possono essere riconosciute fino a 2 certificazioni. Lo studente che intende chiedere il riconoscimento delle certificazioni deve compilare il modulo di "istanza" disponibile alla pagina https://www.unimi.it/it/studiare/servizi-gli-studenti/segreterie-infostudenti/modulistica-generale e consegnarlo alla segreteria del proprio corso di studio unitamente alla copia delle certificazioni conseguite.
La valutazione verrà effettuata da un'apposita commissione sulla base dei seguenti parametri:
- Validità: la certificazione deve essere stata ottenuta da un massimo di 5 anni.
- Specializzazione: la certificazione deve riguardare competenze specialistiche e/o professionalizzanti.
- Livello: la certificazione deve attestare competenze di livello medio o avanzato. Sono escluse certificazioni di base ed entry level.
Learning activity | Prescribed foundation courses |
---|---|
Algorithms and Data Structures | Computer Programming I (compulsory) |
Computer Programming Ii | Computer Programming I (compulsory) |
Databases and Web | Computer Programming I (compulsory) |
Signal Processing | Mathematics I (compulsory), Mathematics Ii (compulsory) |
Statistics and Data Analysis | Mathematics I (compulsory) |
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