Educational plan
Overview
The master’s degree in Global Politics and Society addresses the above-mentioned task, relying on a genuinely multidisciplinary approach, developed through a coherent path consisting of:
- a core package of six compulsory courses – meant to provide an advanced training in the fields of political science and sociology, complemented by key competences in the area of law and economics (48 credits);
- five elective courses, that allow students to strengthen their competences in specific thematic areas, within a rich offer of options (36 credits);
- other additional elective and optional activities (15 credits);
- a research dissertation (21 credits).
For example, in addition to the mandatory courses, some of the possible in-depth analysis tracks are:
The future of global societies
- International Migration and Immigration Policies
- Global Cities
- Datafied society
- Globalization, social justice and human rights
- Consumer culture
The future of democracy
- Comparative politics and development
- Global public policy and the knowledge society
- Public opinion, legitimacy and power in the digital era
- Social Justice in a Global World
- Global challenges to democracy
The future of work and welfare
- The welfare state and social innovation
- International and comparative labour law
- Economic and social regulation of labour
- Labour markets and globalization
- Employment, inequalities and discrimination in the global labour market
The future of social justice and human rights
- Global Citizenship
- Differences, inequalities and the politics of law
- Social justice in a global world
- Globalization, social justice and human rights
- Gender theory and global issues
The future of political participation
- Global Citizenship
- Gender theory and global issues
- Media and Politics
- Public opinion, legitimacy and power in the digital era
- Global social movements
GLOBAL POLITICS AND SOCIETY (GPS) - Classe LM-62-Enrolled from 2019/2020 academic year
First trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Multi-level legal system | 6 | 40 | English | IUS/07 |
| Optional | ||||
| Globalization, social justice and human rights | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/08 |
Second trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| International political economy and the welfare state | 12 | 80 | English | SECS-P/02 SPS/04 |
| World Society | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/07 |
| Optional | ||||
| Economic of social regulation of global workforce | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/09 |
| International migration and immigration policies | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/10 |
Third trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Global social inequalities | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/09 |
| Globalization and cultural diversity | 6 | 40 | English | SPS/08 |
| Optional | ||||
| Global citizenship | 9 | 60 | English | SPS/07 |
| International and comparative labour law | 9 | 60 | English | IUS/07 |
Study plan rules
1 - Students must earn 18 credits by selecting two of the following alternatives
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Globalization, social justice and human rights | 9 | 60 | English | First trimester | SPS/08 |
| Economic of social regulation of global workforce | 9 | 60 | English | Second trimester | SPS/09 |
| International migration and immigration policies | 9 | 60 | English | Second trimester | SPS/10 |
| Global citizenship | 9 | 60 | English | Third trimester | SPS/07 |
| International and comparative labour law | 9 | 60 | English | Third trimester | IUS/07 |
First trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Data lab | 3 | 20 | English | SPS/04 |
| Employment, inequalities and discrimination in the global labour market | 6 | 40 | English | IUS/07 SPS/09 |
| Media and politics | 6 | 40 | English | SPS/08 |
Second trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Global Geopolitics | 6 | 40 | English | SPS/04 |
| Optional | ||||
| Consumer culture | 6 | 40 | English | SPS/07 |
| Differences, inequalities and the politics of law | 6 | 40 | English | IUS/20 |
| Globalization and labor markets | 6 | 40 | English | SPS/09 |
| Social justice in a global world | 6 | 40 | English | SPS/01 |
| The welfare state and social innovation | 6 | 40 | English | SPS/04 |
Third trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Datafied societies | 6 | 40 | English | SPS/08 |
| Dissertation lab | 3 | 20 | English | SPS/07 |
| Global challenges to democracy | 6 | 40 | English | SPS/04 |
| Global cities | 6 | 40 | English | SPS/08 |
| Global social movements | 6 | 40 | English | SPS/08 |
Conclusive activities
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Final exam | 21 | 0 | English | |
Study plan rules
2 - Students must earn 18 credits by selecting two of the following alternatives
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment, inequalities and discrimination in the global labour market | 6 | 40 | English | First trimester | IUS/07 SPS/09 |
| Media and politics | 6 | 40 | English | First trimester | SPS/08 |
| Consumer culture | 6 | 40 | English | Second trimester | SPS/07 |
| Differences, inequalities and the politics of law | 6 | 40 | English | Second trimester | IUS/20 |
| Globalization and labor markets | 6 | 40 | English | Second trimester | SPS/09 |
| Social justice in a global world | 6 | 40 | English | Second trimester | SPS/01 |
| The welfare state and social innovation | 6 | 40 | English | Second trimester | SPS/04 |
| Datafied societies | 6 | 40 | English | Third trimester | SPS/08 |
| Global challenges to democracy | 6 | 40 | English | Third trimester | SPS/04 |
| Global cities | 6 | 40 | English | Third trimester | SPS/08 |
| Global public policy and the knowledge society | 6 | 40 | English | Third trimester | SPS/04 |
| Global social movements | 6 | 40 | English | Third trimester | SPS/08 |
Third trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Global public policy and the knowledge society | 6 | 40 | English | SPS/04 |
Undefined
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Advanced Language Skills: French (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | French | |
| Advanced Language Skills: German (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | German | |
| Advanced Language Skills: Spanish (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | Spanish | |
Study plan rules
- Student must earn 6 credits by selecting among the following activities: Foreign language: advanced 3 CFU; Stage 6 CFU
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data lab | 3 | 20 | English | First trimester | SPS/04 |
| Dissertation lab | 3 | 20 | English | Third trimester | SPS/07 |
| Advanced Language Skills: French (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | French | Undefined | |
| Advanced Language Skills: German (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | German | Undefined | |
| Advanced Language Skills: Spanish (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | Spanish | Undefined |
- Students must earn 9 credits for elective activities