International Master's Degree in Language, Society, and Communication

1. School of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Interpreting and Translation – Bologna Campus INTERNATIONAL MASTER’S DEGREE IN ProgrammeDirector LANGUAGE, SOCIETY AND COMMUNICATION Prof. Eva-Maria Thüne

2. About LSC LSCis a 2 year Master’s Degree Course (Second Cycle) and taughtmainly inEnglish Based on the School of ForeignLanguages and Literatures, Interpreting and Translationand the Department of ModernLanguages, Literatures and Cultures Itprovidesstudents with a high-qualityacademiceducation and professionalskillsin the field of internationalcommunication

3. About LSC A range of subjectsin the areas of : • ModernLanguages (English, French, German, Spanish and Russian); • Linguistics Courses; • Historical, Geographical and Social Studies; • ICT applied to Human Sciences Onlyonecompulsorysubject to be taken in Italian (Linguistics Courses – 1styear)

4. LSC studentswilldevelop… Knowledge of twolanguagesof internationalcommunication; Ability to interpret the linguistic and sociolinguisticcodes in variouscommunicativesituations; Comprehension of problemsrelated to economic, social and cultural integration AnInternationally-orientedattitude

5. Career Opportunities Expert in Language and Culture for International Relations • Coordinatinginternationalcommunicationsat senior level; • Planning and runninginternationalevents; • Top-levelcoordination in situationswherecommunicationpatternsbetweendifferentcultures are involved and need to be interpreted; • Helping to design and manage socio-cultural projects to implement European language policies and protect the languages of migrants

6. Career Opportunities Text Editor and Sub-Editor in Multiple Languages • Revising texts in either of the two chosen foreign languages and in Italian; • Producing texts in either of the two chosen foreign languages and in Italian; • Writing up notes or tape scripts (e.g. from meetings) in English and in the chosen foreign languages; • Liaising with professionals in other areas on questions of specialised lexis and terminology, especially in regard to websites and other on-line applications

7. Career Opportunities Language, Society and Communication preparesstudents to seekemployment in manysectors, including: • Administration, organization and public relations in private enterprises (event management, publishing and communication world, advertising); • Public and Service Sectorinstitutions; • International Organizations, includingNGOs.

8. Aboutus Dean’s OfficeDepartment of Languages, Literaturesand Cultures Via Filippo Re, 8 Via Cartolerie, 5

9. Teaching Office – Ufficio Didattico The Teaching Office is a hub for all the School’s teaching activity LSC Students can have a direct contact through Enrico Carlini and this email address: lingue.lsc@unibo.it. General Contacts of the Teaching Office: faclingue.infodidattica@unibo.it

10. Students Administration Office – Segreteria Studenti The Students Administration Office deals with all the career procedures and gives information on: enrollments, tuition fees, exemptions, University transfers, suspension of studies, withdrawal from studies, Final Examination and Graduation Application, Certificates etc. Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9,00-11,15 am; Tuesday and Thursday 14,30-15,30 pm, via Bertoloni 4. Contacts: segscform@unibo.it

11. About LSC – Course Catalogue FIRST YEAR • Linguistics Courses related to the twolanguages (36 ECTS) – Two disciplines for each language These subjects involve transversal practical activities, that is, common for courses of the same language. • Linguistics Course (9 ECTS) This discipline isrelated to Italianlinguistics • History, Economics and Geography Courses (9 ECTS) • Information Technology I.C. (6 ECTS) * 1 ECTS = 1 CFU

12. About LSC – Course Catalogue SECOND YEAR • Linguistics of the individuallanguages (18 ECTS) – one course for each language These subjects involve transversal practical activities, that is, common for courses of the same language • SupplementaryDisciplines (9 ECTS) • Electives (9 ECTS) – ThisgroupincludesInternship • FinalExamination (24 ECTS)

13. Admission In order to be admittedstudentsshould: possessspecificcurricularrequirements undergo an interviewdesigned to assesstheirPersonal Academic Background demonstratetheirknowledge of the English Language (notlowerthanB2) Requirementsandadmissionprocessare differentaccording to the type of Degree held by students (Italian or Foreign)

14. Admission – Italian Degree CurricularRequirements: • Bachelor’s Degree(1stCycle Degree) with a minimum finalmark of105/110 • 48 ECTS* in thetwomodernlanguagesstudiedpreviously(24 ECTS per language) • If English wasnot part of your First Degree: one of the acceptedEnglish Language Certificates, issued in the last 24 months(itisalsopossible to take the OOPT) • FCE Grade C, BEC Vantage, IELTS 6.5 (Listening: min 6.5), TOEFL 80 (Listening: min 22) or higher Students from an anglophone country are exempted! * 1 ECTS = 1 CFU

15. Admission – Foreign Degree CurricularRequirements: • Bachelor’s Degreedemonstrating a theoretical and practicalknowledge of two of the foreignlanguagestaught • One of the acceptedEnglish Language Certificates, issued in the last 24 months, or the OOPT • FCE Grade C, BEC Vantage, IELTS 6.5 (with atleast 6.5 in ‘Listening’), TOEFL 80 (with atleast 22 in ‘Listening’) • FCE Grade A, B, CAE grade A, B, C, CPE grade A, B, C, BEC Higher, higherscores in IELTS and TOEFL Students who are citizens of an anglophone country and hold a Foreign Degree and students holding a Foreign Degree issued by an anglophone country institution are exempted!

16. Admission – Italian and Foreign Degree Assessment of personal academicpreparation Personal preparation will be evaluated through an interview Students should submit: • A Self-Certificate declaration – a signed declaration listing the exams you passed in the previous Degree(s) with the corresponding marks, credits and subject groups, as well as their University Diploma and any other University Record that they want to be evaluated • If necessary a copy of their English Language Certificate • If applicable, a long-distance interview request form, which should be adequately motivated

17. Admission – Italian and Foreign Degree Assessment of the student’sreasons for applying The Interviewwill be carried out in one of the two foreign languages the applicant intends to study further, provided that it is not English.Itwill be focusedon: • The assessment of the student’sskills and knowledgewith reference to the Degree Course Objectives • The analysis of student’smotivations

18. Admission – Italian and Foreign Degree How to register for the Admission Connect to www.studenti.unibo.itto create your User ID and Password, by clicking on ‘Registrati’ Register by providing the required information Click on ‘Prove di Ammissione’ Select ‘Laurea Magistrale’ and then ‘Procedi’ Select ‘Language, Society and Communication/Lingua, Società e Comunicazione’ Upload the requireddocuments

19. Admission – Italian and Foreign Degree

20. Contacts Prof. Eva-Maria Thüne, AcademicProgrammeDirector (evamaria.thune@unibo.it) Enrico Carlini, AdministrativeProgramme Coordinator (lingue.lsc@unibo.it) Segreteria Studenti Scuola di Lingue e Letterature, Traduzione e Interpretazione (Students Administration Office) – segscform@unibo.itTel. 051 2094663 - Fax 051 2086261 Monday – Tuesday – Wednesday – Friday: 9 am – 11.15 am Tuesday – Thursday: 2.30 pm – 3.30 pm. HelpDesk Studenti Online (help.studentionline@unibo.it) Tel. 0039 0512099882 From Monday to Friday, 09 am -1 pm and 2 pm-5 pm

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