Study Plan
| First year |
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| Semester I |
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| Methods and Tools for Policy Analysis | 8 |
| Welfare and Public Economics | 8 |
| Public Administration | 6 |
| Decisions and Organizations | 6 |
| Political Science, Module I (Topics in Comparative politics) | 6 |
| Semester II |
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| Law and Policy Making | 6 |
| Population Dynamics and Policies | 6 |
| Economics and Politics | 6 |
| Political Science, Module II (International Relations and Politics) | 6 |
| Behavioral Skills Seminar | 2 |
| Total credits points of the first year | 60 |
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Second year
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4 elective courses |
24 |
| Professional English seminars (lessons + exam) | 2 |
| Second foreign language | 4 |
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Enhancing Experience - Curricular Supplementary Activities
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2
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| Internship | 8 |
| Thesis | 20 |
| Total credits points of the first year | 60 |
| Total credits points | 120 |
Please consider the following rules while choosing the elective courses:
a. at least 1 course chosen from among the following:
- COMPARATIVE POLITICS: INSTITUTIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, in English
- POLITICS OF CONFLICT, in English
- EUROPEAN POLITICS: BETWEEN TECHNOCRACY AND POPULISM, in English
For study abroad programs, a course without correspondence can also be recognized but it must refer to the Political Science SSD Subject Group (SPS/04) and be approved by the MSc Program Director.
b. 3 courses freely chosen from among the offered electives or 2 course freely chosen from among the offered electives and 2 in-depth studies worth 3 credit points each.
The study plan requires two European Union languages.
More specifically:
1° language, 2 CPU: English
- for all students (regardless of their native language)
- the main aim is to foster the development of professional skills
2° language:
- Italian for non-Italian native speakers
- French, Spanish, German for Italian native speakers
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