Program Overview
The Computer Science for Data Management degree at Università di Roma LUMSA is a professionalizing program designed to train graduates for immediate employment in the Data Science sector. The three-year, 180-credit program focuses on technical roles involving data acquisition, management, and analysis. Graduates will have interdisciplinary knowledge in information engineering, statistics, business management, and legal regulations. The program is not active for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Computer Science for Data Management degree program at Università di Roma LUMSA is a professionalizing degree designed to train graduates for immediate employment in the Data Science sector. The program focuses on technical roles involving the acquisition, management, and analysis of large datasets using IT techniques. Graduates will possess interdisciplinary knowledge encompassing information engineering, statistics, business management, and relevant legal regulations. The program is no longer active for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Teaching:
The course director is listed as Maurizio Naldi, Full Professor.
Careers:
The program aims to prepare graduates for immediate employment in Data Science, focusing on technical roles in data acquisition, management, and analysis.
Other:
- The program is a Bachelor's degree (L-31).
- It is located in Rome, within the Law, Economics, Politics, and Foreign Languages Department.
- The language of instruction is Italian (IT).
- The program duration is 3 years (3 anni), with a total of 180 credits.
- The program falls under the thematic areas of Digital, IT, and Innovation.
- It is classified as a vocational degree.
LUMSA University is a private Catholic university in Rome, Italy, founded in 1939 by Luigia Tincani and Cardinal Giuseppe Pizzardo. It is the second-oldest university in Rome after Sapienza and has been supported by the Vatican since its establishment. The university was originally created to provide higher education for nuns teaching in Catholic schools while promoting an intellectual and humanistic education free from ideological influence.
Historical Development
- 1939: Founded as Istituto Superiore Pareggiato di Magistero Maria Ss. Assunta, initially focusing on teacher education.
- 1960s-70s: Expanded enrollment to include lay female students and introduced more academic programs.
- 1989: Officially became LUMSA University, transforming into a multi-faculty institution.
- Late 1990s: Opened campuses in Taranto (Puglia) and Palermo (Sicily), with rapid growth in student numbers and faculty.
Academic Focus & Reputation
- LUMSA was among the first Italian universities to introduce Communication Science and Journalism programs.
- It gradually expanded its faculties to include law, politics, economics, psychology, and social services while maintaining a strong emphasis on education and pedagogy.
- The university is highly regarded in European academic programs, particularly the Erasmus project, and has received recognition from the European Union.
- It upholds Catholic values, integrating principles of fraternity, solidarity, equality, and peace into its education and research.
