The Master’s degree programme has two curricula that diverge in the second year:
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First Year - a.y. 2025/26 (common to both curricula) |
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| Compulsory courses (36 ECTS): | ||
| SPS/04 | Analysis and Evaluation of Public Policies | 9 |
| IUS/09 | Electoral and Parliamentary Law | 9 |
| SECS-P/03 | Public Finance | 9 |
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SECS-S/05 SPS/07 |
Methodology and Techniques of Empirical Research Module: Qualitative Research Techniques (3 ECTS) Module: Methodology of Empirical Research (6 ECTS) |
9
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| One elective course (6 ECTS) between: | ||
| M-STO/04 | History of Representation and Political Systems |
6
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| SPS/03 | History of Electoral Systems | |
| One elective course (6 ECTS) between: | ||
| IUS/10 | Administrative Law |
6
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| IUS/21 | Comparative Lobbying Law (in English) | |
| One elective course (6 ECTS) between: | ||
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SPS/09 IUS/09 SECS-P/12 SPS/04 SPS/01 |
Sociology and Politics of Development |
6
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| Regional and Local Government Law | ||
| Economic History of Italy | ||
| Political Analysis | ||
| Theories of Justice and Social Intervention | ||
| Total First Year | 54 | |
Second Year - a.y. 2026/27 |
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| Two elective courses (18 ECTS) between: | ||
| SECS-S/01 | Policy Evaluation Methods (in English) |
9 9 9 |
| SECS-P/02 | AI, Games and Behavioural Insights in Public Policy (in English) | |
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SECS-P/07, SECS-P/10 |
Business Administration and Organization Module: Financial Statement Analysis (5 ECTS) Module: Business Organization (4 ECTS) |
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| One elective course (6 ECTS) between: | ||
| SECS-P/03 | Behavioural Economics (in English) |
6
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| SECS-P/01 | Economy, Society and Environment | |
| One elective course (6 ECTS) between: | ||
| SECS-P/03 | Competition Policy |
6
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| SECS-P/03 | The Economics of Global Inequalities (in English) | |
| SECS-P/02 | Ecological Economics (in English) | |
| SECS-P/02 | Economics of European Integration | |
| SECS-P/03 | Local Public Finance | |
| SECS-P/03 | Economics of Institutions | |
| SECS-S/04 | Quantitative Methods for Population Studies | |
| Free-choice credits: 9 ECTS | ||
| English C1 (reading and listening) | 3 | |
| French B2 (reading and listening) | 3 | |
| Spanish B2 (reading and listening) | 3 | |
| Portuguese B2 (reading and listening) | 3 | |
| German B2 (reading and listening) | 3 | |
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Workshop I (Lobbying & democratic participation) advanced to first year (a.y. 2025/26) |
3 | |
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Workshop II (Differentiated regionalism) advanced to first year (a.y. 2025/26) |
3 | |
| Workshop III (Administrative law) | 3 | |
| Workshop IV (Public affairs and institutional relations) | 3 | |
| Workshop V (Game design for the analysis of social systems) | 3 | |
| Workshop VI (Policy advice and strategic foresight in public administrations) | 3 | |
| Internship | 6 | |
| Internship linked to a practice-oriented thesis | 12 | |
| Final exam 15 ECTS, one option between: | ||
| Final thesis | 15 | |
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Final thesis plus one between: |
9 | |
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6 |
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6 |
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| Total Second Year | 66 | |
Second Year - a.y. 2026/27 |
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| Compulsory courses (18 ECTS) | ||
| SPS/04 | Elections, Parties and Public Opinion | 9 |
| SPS/04 | Political and Electoral Communication | 9 |
| Two elective courses (12 ECTS) between: | ||
| SPS/04 | Comparative Local and Regional Governments | 6 |
| SPS/04 | Theories and Practice of Lobbying (in English) | 6 |
| SPS/04 | Welfare Systems | 6 |
| Free-choice credits: 9 ECTS | ||
| Additional activities (12 ECTS) between: | ||
| English C1 (reading and listening) | 3 | |
| French B2 (reading and listening) | 3 | |
| Spanish B2 (reading and listening) | 3 | |
| Portuguese B2 (reading and listening) | 3 | |
| German B2 (reading and listening) | 3 | |
| Workshop I (Lobbying & democratic participation), advanced to first year (a.y. 2025/26) | 3 | |
| Workshop II (Differentiated regionalism), advanced to first year (a.y. 2025/26) | 3 | |
| Workshop III (Administrative law) | 3 | |
| Workshop IV (Public affairs and institutional relations) | 3 | |
| Workshop V (Game design for the analysis of social systems) | 3 | |
| Workshop VI (Policy advice and strategic foresight in public administrations) | 3 | |
| Internship | 6 | |
| Internship linked to a practice-oriented thesis | 12 | |
| Final exam 15 ECTS, one option between: | ||
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Final thesis |
15 | |
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Final thesis plus one between: |
9 | |
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6 |
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6 |
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| Total Second Year | 66 | |
Last
update
18.06.2026