MA in Technologies and Languages of Communication

The Master’s Degree in Innovative Technologies for Digital Communication’s Interaction Design curriculum will provide you with a multidisciplinary education aimed at designing interactive solutions for various application areas (education, tourism, mobility, entertainment, cultural heritage) and their subsequent market launch through digital channels. The course focuses on the diverse set of technical, scientific, artistic, and productive skills needed to develop, build, evaluate, and market interactive products in depth.

The Interaction design curriculum, which is part of the degree program in Technologies and Languages of Communication, seeks to teach theoretical and practical abilities in communication as well as digital and interactive media languages. It focuses on the diverse collection of technical, scientific, artistic, and productive skills required for the design, implementation, assessment, and development of interactive products.

The course combines technical-specialist and socio-economic studies in a synergistic manner to provide students with interdisciplinary education. Students’ paths are completed by the presence of industry specialists in the classroom and many laboratory experiences, which contribute to the development of practical skills targeted at acquiring methodologies and technologies. Students must do a mandatory professional internship at a company, institution, or communication agency during the second semester of their second year.

First Year

I Semester

• Social innovation & transformation design
• Cognitive psychology
• Network society
• Interaction design
• Programming web & mobile
• Gamification strategies
• Digital transformation

II Semester

• Sociology of languages
• Data analysis & visualization
• Digital marketing

Optional group elective module

• Programming
• Logic, interaction, game

Second Year

I Semester

• English language for multimedia communications
• Computer graphics, modeling & 3D printing
• Service & innovation design

II Semester

• Digital marketing lab
• Visual communication lab
• Stage
• Final dissertation

The profile of the new graduate is that of a professional specialist in the field of digital innovation, with a particular aptitude for designing and managing the network company’s innovative communication formats. The following are some examples of professional roles:

• Interactive products and services designer
• Interaction designer
• User experience designer
• Art director
• Web & mobile designer, an expert in creating and implementing solutions for web, mobile, and unique platforms
• Author and content editor in the field of audiovisual, multimedia, and trans-media productions

Graduates of the Communication Technologies and Languages - Interaction Design program gain skills that enable them to work in teams developing high-tech interactive applications, games, and services, as well as in the promotion and marketing of digital products and the evaluation of user experience in digital/interactive contexts.