The Master’s Degree Course in Classical and Modern Philology and Literature (LM-14&15), compared to monoclasses, is more balanced in terms of its course catalogue, is interdisciplinary in nature and allows a choice between Classical and Modern Literature also in the second year.

The course offers a wide and diverse choice for those interested in literary, musicological and historical or archaeological and philological-literary paths, with the right combination of structured instructors, who ensure the institutional consistency of the didactic and scientific training, and external instructors, who offer a valuable bridge to the labour market.

There are numerous possibilities for internal (e.g. excavations, archives, scientific editorial offices) and external (in agreement with archaeological, archival, cultural, publishing, museum and educational institutions) internships.

A distinguishing feature is the excellent ratio of student and instructor numbers, which contributes to the high quality of teaching and services.

The degree course in Design and Coordination of Educational Services (class LM-50) is a second-cycle course that enables students to acquire the competences to design, implement, manage, coordinate and evaluate educational interventions and services in the territory. 

The History and critic of arts and performance second-cycle degree course trains highly qualified art historians by providing knowledge at a specialist level in medieval, modern and contemporary art history, in iconography and iconology, in art criticism and museology, stimulating a critical attitude through the acquisition of a sound methodology of historiographic investigation. The disciplinary sectors that constitute the core of the course are in fact the art-historical ones and the articulation of the teachings is defined in such a way as to restore the complexity of the expressive forms of the visual arts, from the Middle Ages to the present day, without excluding the disciplines of performing arts and cinema. Ample space is reserved for art criticism, landscape architecture and the science of information and documentation.

The second-cycle degree course in Journalism, editorial culture, environmental and multimedia communication of the LM-19 class (Information and Publishing Systems), articulated over several curricula, is designed to offer students the opportunity to acquire critical tools and to mature the knowledge and skills necessary to operate in all areas of information publishing and communication, combining solid cultural foundations with in-depth knowledge of the techniques and methodologies of the information system and skills useful for the conception and design of multimedia products and for the managerial and organisational needs of journalistic and publishing enterprises.  Several of the course units are also available in blended mode in addition to the traditional mode.

Language Sciences and Cultural Studies for Special Needs is a second-level degree programme in Linguistics (LM39-Linguistica).

All the core subjects are taught in English, most of which in a blended mode, both on campus and online.

The second-cycle degree course in 'Languages, Cultures, Communication' is an educational programme with the objective of validly complete the preparation obtained with the first-cycle degree course. It is particularly aimed at students who are interested in acquiring high-level language skills to be applied to the world of culture. The course, which is run in collaboration with the University of Parma, is addressed at students who, thanks to the first-cycle degree course, have attained an adequate level of competence in at least two European foreign languages. The specific requirements for admission are: to have reached an intermediate to advanced level in one of the two languages studied, and an intermediate level in the second language. The strength of the course lies in the acquisition of language skills at an advanced level in two European foreign languages. The objective of the course is to train linguistic experts, consultants and translators in the fields of publishing, the organisation of cultural activities and enhancement of tangible and intangible cultural heritage. The course promotes students’ reflective thinking on cultural activities and events in the fields of cinema, theatre, literature, art exhibitions and museums from a local, national and international perspective. It also intends to provide skills and ECTS credits needed to access training courses for teaching foreign languages.

Interuniversity Second-cycle Degree Course in Philosophy with the Universities of Parma, Modena-Reggio Emilia and Ferrara

The Interuniversity Second-cycle Degree Course in Philosophy unites the Universities of Parma, Modena-Reggio Emilia and Ferrara, and has its administrative office at the University of Parma. Combining the strengths of the three universities has expanded and enhanced the range of courses on offer, enabling students to better articulate their interests.

The degree course in Social and clinical applied psychology responds to the growing demand for the design, management and evaluation of psychological interventions. This demand comes from numerous contexts and institutions working in the field of education, responding to social needs or from the perspective of health psychology.

The training plan of the course will be oriented towards the consolidation and deepening of theoretical knowledge in the psychological disciplines, which will be supplemented with adequate training in the tools of research methodology and intervention, necessary for the effectiveness of professional action.