Role in a working context:
The main roles that the master’s graduate will carry out are: the editing of scientific texts in Italian and foreign languages; the literary translation of ancient and modern languages; editorial activities for publishing houses, journals, and press offices; cultural activities at libraries, cultural centres, and Italian cultural institutes abroad. The master’s degree moreover prepares students for humanistic research in university and private environments. The master’s graduate in Italian Studies will be capable of working in the service sector and cultural production, communications and information, public relations and manufacturing organizations, and universities and research centres.

Skills associated with the role:
The expert in the cultural and publishing industry will have excellent mastery, both written and oral, of the Italian language; good mastery of at least one foreign language; theoretical and practical knowledge of the foundations of linguistics; excellent knowledge of methods of textual analysis, and of their interpretation and position in different historical and cultural environments; an advanced ability to produce formal texts in the areas of publishing, journalism, cultural industry, and management of literary heritage; preliminary didactic skills needed to teach (after further training, as established by current regulations). Such skills will allow the master’s graduate in Italian Studies to competently and precisely fulfil the main roles required by various environments in the cultural and publishing industry.

Job opportunities:
Master’s graduates in Italian Studies who have sufficient credits in appropriate industry areas will be able to, as provided in the current legislation, participate in admissions tests for training courses for secondary education.

The master’s degree in Italian Studies also provides an excellent foundation for joining doctoral programmes in the humanistic and philological disciplines. Master’s graduates in Italian Studies are equipped with a global, multipurpose, and flexible education that manages to integrate experiences that allow detailed study in the areas of Classics and Italian Studies, history, philosophy, and anthropology. Master’s graduates in Italian Studies will be able to carry out professional activities for local authorities and specific institutions, such as libraries, archives, and academies, as well as publishing houses, editorial offices, foundations, agencies, and other professional bodies operating in event organization and cultural activities sector.