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These educational plans and programme descriptions refer to the A.Y. 2026/2027
Musica, culture, media, performance (Classe LM-45 R)
Enrolled a.y. 2026/2027 (CBJ)
Programme description (Manifesto) [CBJof2_2027]
Optional programme year
Compulsory activity
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) 3 0 English Undefined NN
a - 9 CFU in one of the following subjects
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Aesthetics of Creative Processes 9 60 Italian First semester PHIL-04/A
British and irish theatre and performance 9 60 English First semester ANGL-01/A
German Theatre 9 60 Italian First semester GERM-01/B
Italian Language and Music Lyrics 9 60 Italian First semester LIFI-01/A
Spanish Theatre 9 60 Italian First semester SPAN-01/A
Aesthetics of the New Media 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-04/A
Digital Cultures and Communication Research 9 60 English Second semester GSPS-06/A
French Theatre 9 60 Italian Second semester FRAN-01/A
Performative Aesthetics 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-04/A
Social Anthropology 9 60 Italian Second semester SDEA-01/A
Cross-Media Communication 9 60 Italian Second trimester GSPS-06/A
b - 3 CFU across the following subjects (five subjects awarding 6 CFU each)
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Iconografia musicale 6 45 Italian PEMM-01/C
History and Methods of Music Criticism 6 40 Italian First semester PEMM-01/C
Methodologies for Music Education 6 40 English First semester PEMM-01/C
Sonic Dramaturgies in Opera, Music Theatre, and Musical Multimedia 6 40 Italian First semester PEMM-01/C
Storia della notazione musicale 6 40 Italian First semester PEMM-01/C
Anthropology of Musical Performance 6 40 Italian Second semester PEMM-01/D
Hearing Musics in Early Modern Europe and Its Colonies 6 40 English Second semester PEMM-01/C
Music Philology 6 40 Italian Second semester PEMM-01/C
Theory and Methods of Music in Media 6 40 Italian Second semester PEMM-01/C
Transcultural Organology 6 40 Italian Second semester PEMM-01/D
Compositional Analysis (course provided by Conservatory) 6 45 Italian Undefined PEMM-01/C
Contemporary Techniques and Compositional Languages (course provided by Conservatory) 6 45 Italian Undefined PEMM-01/C
History of Electroacoustic Music (course provided by Conservatory) 6 45 Italian Undefined PEMM-01/C
Instrumentation and Orchestration (course provided by Conservatory) 6 45 Italian Undefined PEMM-01/C
Sociology of Music (course provided by Conservatory) 6 45 Italian Undefined PEMM-01/C
c - 18 CFU across the following subjects (three subjects awarding 6 CFU each)
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Dance History 6 40 Italian First semester PEMM-01/A
Italian Contemporary Theatre 6 40 Italian First semester PEMM-01/A
Theories of the Moving Image 6 40 Italian First semester PEMM-01/B
Cinema and Cultural Studies 6 40 Italian Second semester PEMM-01/B
Film Production and Media Industries 6 40 English Second semester PEMM-01/B
Multimedia Dramaturgy 6 40 Italian Second semester PEMM-01/A
Visual Culture 6 40 Italian Second semester PEMM-01/B
d - 12 CFU in one of the following subjects (6+6 CFU)(other than those already chosen a from a previous group)
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Iconografia musicale 6 45 Italian PEMM-01/C
Dance History 6 40 Italian First semester PEMM-01/A
Diplomatics 9 60 Italian First semester HIST-04/D
History and Methods of Music Criticism 6 40 Italian First semester PEMM-01/C
Iconography of Japanese Performative Arts 6 40 Italian First semester ASIA-01/E
Italian Contemporary Theatre 6 40 Italian First semester PEMM-01/A
Media Theory and A.i. 6 40 English First semester PEMM-01/B PHIL-04/A
Methodologies for Music Education 6 40 English First semester PEMM-01/C
Sonic Dramaturgies in Opera, Music Theatre, and Musical Multimedia 6 40 Italian First semester PEMM-01/C
Storia della notazione musicale 6 40 Italian First semester PEMM-01/C
Theories of the Moving Image 6 40 Italian First semester PEMM-01/B
Aesthetics of the New Media 9 60 Italian Second semester PHIL-04/A
Anthropology of Musical Performance 6 40 Italian Second semester PEMM-01/D
Artificial Intelligence for Music 6 48 Italian Second semester INFO-01/A
Cinema and Cultural Studies 6 40 Italian Second semester PEMM-01/B
Cultural Anthropology 9 60 Italian Second semester SDEA-01/A
Digital Cultures and Communication Research 9 60 English Second semester GSPS-06/A
Digital Publishing 6 40 Italian Second semester GSPS-06/A
Film Production and Media Industries 6 40 English Second semester PEMM-01/B
Hearing Musics in Early Modern Europe and Its Colonies 6 40 English Second semester PEMM-01/C
History of Radio and Television 6 40 Italian Second semester HIST-03/A
Multimedia Dramaturgy 6 40 Italian Second semester PEMM-01/A
Music Philology 6 40 Italian Second semester PEMM-01/C
Photography and New Media in Contemporary Art 9 60 Italian Second semester ARTE-01/C
Social and Environmental Psychology 9 60 Italian Second semester PSIC-03/A
Social History of the Spectacle 6 40 Italian Second semester HIST-03/A
Theory and Methods of Music in Media 6 40 Italian Second semester PEMM-01/C
Transcultural Organology 6 40 Italian Second semester PEMM-01/D
Visual Culture 6 40 Italian Second semester PEMM-01/B
Compositional Analysis (course provided by Conservatory) 6 45 Italian Undefined PEMM-01/C
Contemporary Techniques and Compositional Languages (course provided by Conservatory) 6 45 Italian Undefined PEMM-01/C
History of Electroacoustic Music (course provided by Conservatory) 6 45 Italian Undefined PEMM-01/C
Instrumentation and Orchestration (course provided by Conservatory) 6 45 Italian Undefined PEMM-01/C
Sociology of Music (course provided by Conservatory) 6 45 Italian Undefined PEMM-01/C
e - Moreover, the student may allocate:
- 9 CFU to other electives chosen from the courses offered by the different faculties of the University of Milan, or to two-year courses, to be agreed with the instructors of any courses taken during the Bachelor's programme.

- 12 CFU to music, theatre and film workshops and internships. (Foreign students must earn 3 CFU by attending a workshop of Italian as a foreign language and pass the B2-level final test)
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Additional Language Skills: Italian (3 ECTS) 3 0 Italian Undefined NN
f - Considering there are no propedeuticities by the end of the first academic year, the student must agree on the topic of their Master's degree thesis, and discuss electives, with the instructor of a core discipline of the programme.
After earning the required 93 credits, in compliance with these rules, the student may sit the final exam and obtain their Master's degree.
Final activities
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Final Exam 27 0 Italian Undefined NN
Musica, culture, media, performance (Classe LM-45 R)
Enrolled a.y. 2025/2026 (CBJ)
Programme description (Manifesto) [CBJof1_2027]
Optional programme year
Compulsory activity
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) 3 0 English Undefined NN
a - 9 CFU in one of the following subjects
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Aesthetics of Creative Processes 9 60 Italian First semester M-FIL/04
British Theatre 9 60 Italian First semester L-LIN/10
German Theatre 9 60 Italian First semester L-LIN/13
Italian Language and Music Lyrics 9 60 Italian First semester L-FIL-LET/12
Spanish Theatre 9 60 Italian First semester L-LIN/05
Aesthetics of the New Media 9 60 Italian Second semester M-FIL/04
French Theatre 9 60 Italian Second semester L-LIN/03
Performative Aesthetics 9 60 Italian Second semester M-FIL/04
Social Anthropology 9 60 Italian Second semester M-DEA/01
Cross-Media Communication 9 60 Italian Second trimester SPS/08
b - 3 CFU across the following subjects (five subjects awarding 6 CFU each)
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
History and Methods of Music Criticism 6 40 Italian First semester L-ART/07
History of Musical Thought 6 40 Italian First semester L-ART/07
Methodologies for Music Education 6 40 English First semester L-ART/07
Sonic Dramaturgies in Opera, Music Theatre, and Musical Multimedia 6 40 Italian First semester L-ART/07
Anthropology of Musical Performance 6 40 Italian Second semester L-ART/08
Hearing Musics in Early Modern Europe and Its Colonies 6 40 English Second semester L-ART/07
Music Philology 6 40 Italian Second semester L-ART/07
Theory and Methods of Music in Media 6 40 Italian Second semester L-ART/07
Transcultural Organology 6 40 Italian Second semester L-ART/08
Compositional Analysis (course provided by Conservatory) 6 45 Italian Undefined L-ART/07
Contemporary Techniques and Compositional Languages (course provided by Conservatory) 6 45 Italian Undefined L-ART/07
History of Electroacoustic Music (course provided by Conservatory) 6 45 Italian Undefined L-ART/07
Instrumentation and Orchestration (course provided by Conservatory) 6 45 Italian Undefined L-ART/07
Music Paleography (course provided by Conservatory) 6 45 Italian Undefined L-ART/07
Sociology of Music (course provided by Conservatory) 6 45 Italian Undefined L-ART/07
c - 18 CFU across the following subjects (three subjects awarding 6 CFU each)
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Dance History 6 40 Italian First semester L-ART/05
Italian Contemporary Theatre 6 40 Italian First semester L-ART/05
Theories of the Moving Image 6 40 Italian First semester L-ART/06
Cinema and Cultural Studies 6 40 Italian Second semester L-ART/06
Film Production and Media Industries 6 40 English Second semester L-ART/06
Multimedia Dramaturgy 6 40 Italian Second semester L-ART/05
Visual Culture 6 40 Italian Second semester L-ART/06
d - 12 CFU in one of the following subjects (6+6 CFU)(other than those already chosen a from a previous group)
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Dance History 6 40 Italian First semester L-ART/05
Diplomatics 9 60 Italian First semester M-STO/09
History and Methods of Music Criticism 6 40 Italian First semester L-ART/07
History of Musical Thought 6 40 Italian First semester L-ART/07
Iconography of Japanese Performative Arts 6 40 Italian First semester L-OR/20
Italian Contemporary Theatre 6 40 Italian First semester L-ART/05
Media Theory and A.i. 6 40 English First semester L-ART/06 M-FIL/04
Methodologies for Music Education 6 40 English First semester L-ART/07
Sonic Dramaturgies in Opera, Music Theatre, and Musical Multimedia 6 40 Italian First semester L-ART/07
Spanish Theatre 9 60 Italian First semester L-LIN/05
Theories of the Moving Image 6 40 Italian First semester L-ART/06
Aesthetics of the New Media 9 60 Italian Second semester M-FIL/04
Anthropology of Musical Performance 6 40 Italian Second semester L-ART/08
Cinema and Cultural Studies 6 40 Italian Second semester L-ART/06
Cultural Anthropology 9 60 Italian Second semester M-DEA/01
Digital Publishing 6 40 Italian Second semester SPS/08
Film Production and Media Industries 6 40 English Second semester L-ART/06
Hearing Musics in Early Modern Europe and Its Colonies 6 40 English Second semester L-ART/07
History of Radio and Television 6 40 Italian Second semester M-STO/04
Multimedia Dramaturgy 6 40 Italian Second semester L-ART/05
Music Philology 6 40 Italian Second semester L-ART/07
Photography and New Media in Contemporary Art 9 60 Italian Second semester L-ART/03
Social and Environmental Psychology 9 60 Italian Second semester M-PSI/05
Social History of the Spectacle 6 40 Italian Second semester M-STO/04
Theory and Methods of Music in Media 6 40 Italian Second semester L-ART/07
Transcultural Organology 6 40 Italian Second semester L-ART/08
Visual Culture 6 40 Italian Second semester L-ART/06
Artificial Intelligence for Music 6 48 Italian Undefined INF/01
Compositional Analysis (course provided by Conservatory) 6 45 Italian Undefined L-ART/07
Contemporary Techniques and Compositional Languages (course provided by Conservatory) 6 45 Italian Undefined L-ART/07
History of Electroacoustic Music (course provided by Conservatory) 6 45 Italian Undefined L-ART/07
Instrumentation and Orchestration (course provided by Conservatory) 6 45 Italian Undefined L-ART/07
Music Paleography (course provided by Conservatory) 6 45 Italian Undefined L-ART/07
Sociology of Music (course provided by Conservatory) 6 45 Italian Undefined L-ART/07
e - Moreover, the student may allocate:
- 9 CFU to other electives chosen from the courses offered by the different faculties of the University of Milan, or to two-year courses, to be agreed with the instructors of any courses taken during the Bachelor's programme.

- 12 CFU to music, theatre and film workshops and internships. (Foreign students must earn 3 CFU by attending a workshop of Italian as a foreign language and pass the B2-level final test)
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Additional Language Skills: Italian (3 ECTS) 3 0 Italian Undefined NN
f - Considering there are no propedeuticities by the end of the first academic year, the student must agree on the topic of their Master's degree thesis, and discuss electives, with the instructor of a core discipline of the programme.
After earning the required 93 credits, in compliance with these rules, the student may sit the final exam and obtain their Master's degree.
Final activities
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Final Exam 27 0 Italian Undefined NN