Music Information Science
The main learning goal of the degree is to provide solid general cultural skills aimed at in-depth disciplinary competences of the main areas of information technologies for musical heritage, multimedia, internet and databases, complemented by elements of semiotics and formal linguistics, and on thorough practical and theoretical mastering of multidisciplinary methodologies and technologies related to the multifaceted aspects of music informatics. The objective is to ensure that graduates have a solid cultural and methodological background aimed at both continuing academic studies and providing skills and the tools to assimilate scientific and technological advancements and to tackle at an advanced level problematics related to the applications of computer science and information technologies to music.
An equally important learning goal of the degree is to provide specific vocational education, focused on solid competences as well as on applicative and operating abilities, which are immediately expendable in the job market, with specific reference to the transfer and application of scientific and technological know-how to music. Vocational learning goals are aimed at forming graduates that have technical-operating competences, experts in specific application domains (communication, publishing, musical and multimedia production and post-production, new media, e-commerce, television, wired and mobile telecommunications, advertising, cultural heritage, pedagogy).
Role in a professional context.
Professional figures in this category manage activities related to design and development of services and systems based on integrating technological solutions for music publishing, such as processing, retrieval, and preservation of music information.
Associated competences.
They have in-depth knowledge of methodologies and technologies related to musical heritage, music and multimedia production and post-production, social and economic implications related to the development of web and multimedia systems as well as the effects of their adoption by user communities.
Employment opportunites.
They are able to work individually as consultants, or in a team within public or private enterprises, in a job market that is rapidly evolving regarding both technological and communication aspects.
Expert in information technologies for the analysis, processing, and synthesis of sound and music information.
Role in a professional context.
Professional figures in this category manage activities related to design and development of services and systems based on integrating technological solutions for:
- digital processing of audio signals and music symbols in the field of recording, production, post-production, reproduction, visualization, restoration of supports and contents;
- classification and retrieval of audio and music contents
Associated competences.
They have in-depth knowledge of methodologies and technologies related to representation, processing, automatic recognition of features of music information (audio, audio-video, sheet music, catalogues, music structures, MIDI, ...), with specific reference to fields related to human-computer interaction, and web and multimedia systems.
Employment opportunities.
They are able to work individually as consultants, or in a team within public or private enterprises, in a job market that is rapidly evolving regarding both technological and communication aspects.
Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
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
In order to be admitted to the Bachelor's degree programme in Music Information Science, you must have e high-school diploma or equivalent foreign qualification pursuant to Ministerial Decree no. 270 of 22 October 2004.
Admission assessment
Admission into this programme is capped in order to meet high-quality teaching standards relative to the available resources.
The required admission test is a TOLC CISIA Online Test. There are 150 places available for the first year of the programme.
You may sit for the TOLC test at the University of Milan or any other member university of CISIA (Consortium of Inter-University Integrated Access Systems). Register to the TOLC test on the CISIA website (https://www.cisiaonline.it/).
The test providing access to the degree programme is TOLC-S, consisting of the following sections: Basic mathematics (20 questions - 50 minutes), Reasoning and Problems (10 questions - 20 minutes), Reading comprehension (10 questions - 20 minutes), Basic sciences (chemistry, physics and geology - 10 questions - 20 minutes).
Each question has 5 answer options, of which only one is correct.
Score: +1 for a correct answer, -0.25 for a wrong answer, 0 for a no answer.
Students who take the TOLC-S test and apply for admission to the programme will be included in a merit ranking based on the test score. The score will be weighted, for each section, according to the criteria set out in the call for applications. The winners may enrol within the deadlines.
The selection is divided into several time windows beginning in February and ending in early September.
Students who have not achieved at least 10 points in the Basics mathematics module will have to fulfil additional learning requirements (OFA).
The TOLC test includes an additional English section, consisting of 30 questions to be answered in 15 minutes. This section does not count toward the overall test score.
Detailed information, registration procedures, dates, deadlines and other information are published in the
call for applications and at the following addresses:
https://www.unimi.it/en/study/enrolment
https://www.unimi.it/en/study/bachelor-and-master-study/degree-programme-enrolment/enrolment-first-degree-programme
Remedial activities and tests.
Students with additional learning requirements will have to carry out remedial activities organised by the University in the period October-December, and then take a test to prove they have filled their gaps. Otherwise, they may not take any second-year exams before passing the Continuum mathematics exam.
For information: https://informaticamusicale.cdl.unimi.it/it/studiare/le-matricole
Transfers and second degrees
Students who are already enrolled in a degree programme of the University of Milan or another University, as well as graduates, will be waived from the test requirement only if they meet the following requirements, based on academic records assessments:
- if, following academic records assessments, the student is awarded at least 30 credits of which 12 for Continuum Mathematics, he/she will be admitted to Year II with a waiver from the test requirement and with no additional learning requirements (OFA);
- if the student is awarded less than 30 credits, he/she student must register for the test.
To this end, they will have to submit a specific request for prior assessment of their academic records using the online service as shown in
the call for applications.
These candidates must provide a full transcript of records (listing exams, subject areas, credits, grades) and attach the course syllabi.
For more details, please refer to the call for applications.
The application for academic records assessment must be submitted within the deadline stated in the call for applications.
The assessment outcome will be notified by email by the date stated in the call.
Students admitted to years subsequent to the first must enrol in compliance with the deadlines and procedures specified in the call for applications.
Students admitted to the first year will be required to take the test and register for the call.
Places available: 150 + 5 reserved for non-EU citizens
Call for applications
Please refer to the call for admission test dates and contents, and how to register.
Session: 1
Application for admission: from 14/03/2024 to 30/05/2024
Application for matriculation: from 06/06/2024 to 20/06/2024
Session: 2
Application for admission: from 24/06/2024 to 15/07/2024
Application for matriculation: from 18/07/2024 to 01/08/2024
Session: 3
Application for admission: from 05/08/2024 to 12/09/2024
Application for matriculation: from 24/10/2024 to 28/10/2024
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
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Compulsory | ||||
Computer Programming | 12 | 120 | Italian | INF/01 |
Continuum Mathematics | 12 | 112 | Italian | MAT/01 MAT/02 MAT/03 MAT/04 MAT/05 MAT/06 MAT/07 MAT/08 MAT/09 |
Music Semiotics | 6 | 48 | Italian | M-FIL/05 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
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Compulsory | ||||
Acoustics | 9 | 72 | Italian | FIS/01 FIS/02 FIS/03 |
Computer Architecture I | 6 | 48 | Italian | INF/01 |
Elements of Musical Goods Economics | 6 | 48 | Italian | SECS-P/07 |
Models of Music Perception | 6 | 48 | Italian | M-PSI/01 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
English Assessment B1 (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | English |
Courses or activities | 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 | 48 | Italian | INF/01 |
Signal Processing | 12 | 96 | Italian | INF/01 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
Artificial Intelligence for Music | 6 | 48 | Italian | INF/01 |
Fundamentals of Sound and Digital Music | 12 | 96 | Italian | INF/01 |
Operating Systems | 6 | 48 | Italian | INF/01 |
Statistics and Data Analysis | 6 | 60 | Italian | INF/01 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
Databases and Web | 12 | 96 | Italian | INF/01 |
Elements of Musical Information Law | 6 | 48 | Italian | IUS/01 |
Methods and Technologies of Music Publishing | 6 | 48 | Italian | SPS/08 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
Training | 15 | 0 | Italian | |
Final Exam | 3 | 0 | Italian |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Optional | ||||
Cryptography I | 6 | 48 | Italian | INF/01 |
Digital Image Processing | 6 | 48 | Italian | INF/01 |
Multimedia Information | 12 | 96 | Italian | INF/01 |
Multimedia Publishing | 6 | 48 | Italian | INF/01 |
Programming Languages | 6 | 48 | Italian | INF/01 |
Scientific Visualization | 6 | 48 | Italian | INF/01 |
Security and Privacy | 6 | 60 | Italian | INF/01 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Optional | ||||
Declarative Programming | 6 | 48 | Italian | INF/01 |
Development of Music Production Technologies | 6 | 48 | Italian | INF/01 |
Discrete Mathematics | 6 | 56 | Italian | MAT/01 MAT/02 MAT/03 MAT/04 MAT/05 MAT/06 MAT/07 MAT/08 MAT/09 |
Languages and Compilers | 6 | 48 | Italian | INF/01 |
Midi Protocol and Applications | 6 | 48 | Italian | INF/01 |
Operations Research | 6 | 48 | Italian | MAT/09 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Development of Music Production Technologies | 6 | 48 | Italian | Second semester | INF/01 |
Discrete Mathematics | 6 | 56 | Italian | Second semester | MAT/01 MAT/02 MAT/03 MAT/04 MAT/05 MAT/06 MAT/07 MAT/08 MAT/09 |
Midi Protocol and Applications | 6 | 48 | Italian | Second semester | INF/01 |
Multimedia Publishing | 6 | 48 | Italian | First semester | INF/01 |
Students will have to achieve 12 free cfu as follows:
- among the courses of the previous tables
- among all the courses activated by the university
- among the following courses activated by the Department (see table 2)
- among the following courses activated by Conservatorio
- specific complementary training activities as detailed below
It is not possible to choose courses activated by old study degrees.
Complementary training activities
Of particular note is the Steinberg Cubase certification (3 CFU), obtainable by attending the cycle of seminars "Audio Production Framework Steinberg Cubase" organized by the Department.
Students can request the recognition of credits for training activities at external institutions, presenting a certification. Each certification can give rise to a maximum of 3 credits, and up to 2 certifications can be recognized. The students who intend to request the recognition of the certifications must complete the "application" form available on the page https://www.unimi.it/en/study/student-services/welcome-desk-infostudenti/general-forms and send ver to the secretary of his / her degree together with a copy of the certifications achieved.
The evaluation will be carried out by a special commission based on the following parameters:
- Validity: the certification must have been obtained for a maximum of 5 years.
- Specificity: the object of the certification must be those referable to those required by the degree course in which the student is regularly enrolled.
- Specialization: the certification must concern specialized and / or professional skills.
- Level: the certification must attest to skills of a medium or advanced level. Basic and entry level certifications are excluded.
Free choice courses, Conservatorio (they must be included in the study plan and the plan must have been approved):
- 2 semester, Campionamento, Sintesi ed Elaborazione Digitale dei Suoni, TME, 3 cfu (settore COME/05)
- 1 semester, Sistemi e linguaggi di programmazione per l'audio e le applicazioni musicali 2, TME, 3 cfu (settore COME/05)
- Sistemi, Tecnologie, applicazioni e programmazione audio e musicale per i sistemi internet e per sistemi di comunicazione mobile, TMA, 3 cfu (settore COME/05)
- Campionamento, Sintesi ed Elaborazione Digitale dei Suoni, BME, 3 cfu (settore COME/05)
- 1 semester, Tecnologie e tecniche del montaggio e della post-produzione audio per il video 1, BTS, 3 cfu (settore COME/05)
- Tecnologie e tecniche del montaggio e della post-produzione audio per il video 2, BTS, 3 cfu (settore COME/05)
Free choice courses, table 2 (Computer Science Department):
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cryptography I | 6 | 48 | Italian | First semester | INF/01 |
Declarative Programming | 6 | 48 | Italian | Second semester | INF/01 |
Digital Image Processing | 6 | 48 | Italian | First semester | INF/01 |
Languages and Compilers | 6 | 48 | Italian | Second semester | INF/01 |
Multimedia Information | 12 | 96 | Italian | First semester | INF/01 |
Operations Research | 6 | 48 | Italian | Second semester | MAT/09 |
Programming Languages | 6 | 48 | Italian | First semester | INF/01 |
Scientific Visualization | 6 | 48 | Italian | First semester | INF/01 |
Security and Privacy | 6 | 60 | Italian | First semester | INF/01 |
Learning activity | Prescribed foundation courses |
---|---|
Algorithms and Data Structures | Computer Programming (compulsory) |
Computer Programming Ii | Computer Programming (compulsory) |
Signal Processing | Continuum Mathematics (compulsory) |
Statistics and Data Analysis | Continuum Mathematics (compulsory) |
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