Language Technologies and Digital Humanities
| Study location | Italy, Turin |
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| Type | POSTGRADUATE DEGREE, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 2 years. For each year of enrollment, students may choose between full-time or part-time status. Tuition fees vary accordingly. (120 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Tuition fee | €2,800 per year For the academic year 2024/2025 the tuition fees ranged from 156€ to 2.800€ per year, depending on the student’s financial situation. For more information on the tuition fees for the a.y. 2025/2026, please refer to the dedicated webpage on our University portal. At the same page you’ll also be able to verify if you are eligible for a fee reduction or exemption. |
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| Application fee | €0.01 one-time The application fee has to be paid within the deadline of each call. The amount of the application fee is the same whether you decide to apply for one or two degree programmes. This amount is not refundable. |
| Entry qualification | First cycle diploma (BA, Undergraduate diploma) You must hold a first-cycle degree (i.e. bachelor’s degree) gained after at least 3 years of University education. You will also need to meet specific admission requirements and demonstrate a suitable academic preparation and a solid background, certified by: a) undergraduate degree in Computer Sciences with a final grade equal to or exceeding 7.7/10 of the highest possible grade (85/110 for an Italian degree); It is required that you have taken courses in INF/01 – Informatics; ING-INF/05 – Information processing systems; IUS/01 – Private Law; IUS/04 – Commercial Law; IUS/10 – Administrative Law; IUS/19 – History of Medieval and Modern Law; L-ANT/03 Roman History; L-ART/01 – Medieval Art History; L-ART/02 – Modern Art History; L-ART/03 – Contemporary Art History; L-ART/06 – Cinema, photography and TV; L-ART/07 – Musicology and History of Music; L-FIL-LET/02 – Greek Language and literature; L-FIL-LET/04 – Latin Language and Literature; L-FIL-LET/05 – Classical Philology; L-FIL-LET/09 – Romance Philology; L-FIL-LET/10 – Italian Literature; L-FIL-LET/11 – Contemporary Italian Literature; L-FIL-LET/12 – Italian Linguistics; L-FIL-LET/13 – Italian Philology; L-FIL-LET/15 – German Philology; L-LIN/01 – Glottology and linguistics; L-LIN/03 – French Literature; L-LIN/04 – French Language and Translation; L-LIN/05 – Spanish Literature; L-LIN/06 – Hispano-American languages and literature; L-LIN/07 – Spanish Language and Translation; L-LIN/10 – English Literature; L-LIN/11 – Anglo-American languages and literatures; L-LIN/12 – English Language and Translation; L-LIN/13 – German Literature; L-LIN/14 – German Language and Translation; L-OR/12 – Arabic Literature; L-OR/19 – Indian Literatures; L-OR/21 – Chinese Literature; L-OR/22 – Languages and literatures of Japan and Korea; M-FIL/02 – Logic and philosophy of science; M-FIL/04 – Aesthetics; M-FIL/05 – Philosophy and theory of languages; M-FIL/06 – History of philosophy; M-STO/01 – Medieval History; M-STO/02 – Modern History; M-STO/04 – Contemporary History; SPS/07 – General sociology; SPS/08 – Sociology of cultural processes for the rough equivalent of 54 ECTS credits. Among them it is required that you have taken courses in INF/01 – Informatics; ING-INF/05 – Latin Language and Literature; L-FIL-LET/10 – Italian literature; L-FIL-LET/11 – Modern and Contemporary Italian Literature; L-LIN/12 – English Language and Translation; M-STO/02 – Modern History M-STO/04 – Contemporary History for the rough equivalent of 18 ECTS credits. An admission committee will evaluate applications, based on curriculum and an interview. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / French / Italian / Spanish. If the document is issued in a different language from those listed above, you will have to upload both the original document and its certified translation. |
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| Territory requirements | This Master’s degree program has 50 available places for non-European applicants residing abroad. |
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| Language requirements | English Applicants must hold an international certification (see footnote for list of accepted certifications and minimum scores requirements), certifying at least a CEFR B2 level of English language proficiency. Language certification must be no more than three years old. Accepted language certifications for admission and minimum scores are listed below. - Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE); |
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| Other requirements | A motivation letter must be added to your application. |
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Overview
The Language Technologies and Digital Humanities course aims to promote the integration of students in an international research and working environment. It provides students with theoretical and practical expertise in designing and applying technology to languages and to texts, using the best methods of digital philology; students will acquire compentences and knowledge in informatics, ancient and modern languages, history, aesthetics, philosophy, economics, law and psychology.
The curriculum is an important opportunity to acquire useful skills for working in companies intested in language tecnologies activities, research, and any employment opportunity requiring digital communication, computational linguistics, analysis of corpora, design and management of digital media skills.