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Faculty of: POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Political sciences and international relations

Milan

Domestic applicants
International applicants
Duration
3 Years
Language
Italian
Degree Classes
L-36 R (Political science and international relations)

Curriculum: Institutions, Governance and Public Policy - A.Y. 2025/2026

1° year

Course credits Programme
GENERAL SOCIOLOGY (SPS/07) 9
HISTORY OF POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS (SPS/03) 9
POLITICAL SCIENCE (SPS/01,SPS/04) 9
PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY (SECS-P/01) 12
PUBLIC LAW INSTITUTIONS (IUS/09) 9
STATISTICS (SECS-S/01) 9
All degree-seeking students are required to attend theology teachings aimed at offering a reasoned and critical knowledge of the Christian message.

THEOLOGY I
Course GENERAL SOCIOLOGY (SPS/07)
credits 9
Programme
Course HISTORY OF POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS (SPS/03)
credits 9
Programme
Course POLITICAL SCIENCE (SPS/01,SPS/04)
credits 9
Programme
Course PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY (SECS-P/01)
credits 12
Programme
Course PUBLIC LAW INSTITUTIONS (IUS/09)
credits 9
Programme
Course STATISTICS (SECS-S/01)
credits 9
Programme
All degree-seeking students are required to attend theology teachings aimed at offering a reasoned and critical knowledge of the Christian message.

THEOLOGY I

2° year

Course credits Programme
CONTEMPORARY HISTORY (M-STO/04) 9
ENGLISH LANGUAGE (L-LIN/12) 9
HISTORY OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THOUGHT (SPS/02) 6
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (INF/01) 3
INSTITUTIONS OF POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY (SPS/01) 6
PRINCIPLES OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW (IUS/10) 9
Course CONTEMPORARY HISTORY (M-STO/04)
credits 9
Programme
Course ENGLISH LANGUAGE (L-LIN/12)
credits 9
Programme
Course HISTORY OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THOUGHT (SPS/02)
credits 6
Programme
Course INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (INF/01)
credits 3
Programme
Course INSTITUTIONS OF POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY (SPS/01)
credits 6
Programme
Course PRINCIPLES OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW (IUS/10)
credits 9
Programme

One course to be chosen from the following two:

(credits 9)

Course credits Programme
ECONOMIC POLICY (SECS-P/02) 9
ECONOMICS APPLIED TO EUROPEAN INTEGRATION (SECS-P/06) 9
Course ECONOMIC POLICY (SECS-P/02)
credits 9
Programme
Course ECONOMICS APPLIED TO EUROPEAN INTEGRATION (SECS-P/06)
credits 9
Programme

One course to be chosen from the following two:

(credits 9)

Course credits Programme
COMPARATIVE WELFARE SYSTEMS (SPS/07) 9
SOCIOLOGY OF SOCIAL DIFFERENCES AND INEQUALITIES (SPS/07) 9
Course COMPARATIVE WELFARE SYSTEMS (SPS/07)
credits 9
Programme
Course SOCIOLOGY OF SOCIAL DIFFERENCES AND INEQUALITIES (SPS/07)
credits 9
Programme

One foreign language course to be chosen from the following five:

(credits 6)

Course credits Programme
ARABIC LANGUAGE AND CULTURE 6
CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE 6
FRENCH LANGUAGE 6
GERMAN LANGUAGE 6
SPANISH LANGUAGE 6
All degree-seeking students are required to attend theology teachings aimed at offering a reasoned and critical knowledge of the Christian message.

THEOLOGY II
Course ARABIC LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
credits 6
Programme
Course CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
credits 6
Programme
Course FRENCH LANGUAGE
credits 6
Programme
Course GERMAN LANGUAGE
credits 6
Programme
Course SPANISH LANGUAGE
credits 6
Programme
All degree-seeking students are required to attend theology teachings aimed at offering a reasoned and critical knowledge of the Christian message.

THEOLOGY II

3° year

Course credits Programme
ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC POLICIES (SPS/04) 6
EUROPEAN UNION LAW (IUS/14) 9
HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS (SPS/03) 9
PUBLIC FINANCE AND MULTILEVEL GOVERNANCE (SECS-P/03) 9
Course ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC POLICIES (SPS/04)
credits 6
Programme
Course EUROPEAN UNION LAW (IUS/14)
credits 9
Programme
Course HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS (SPS/03)
credits 9
Programme
Course PUBLIC FINANCE AND MULTILEVEL GOVERNANCE (SECS-P/03)
credits 9
Programme

One course to be chosen from the following three:

(credits 6)

Course credits Programme
BUSINESS AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION (M-PSI/05) 6
ECONOMIC HISTORY (SECS-P/12) 6
POLITICAL PARTIES AND PRESSURE GROUPS (SPS/04) 6
Course BUSINESS AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION (M-PSI/05)
credits 6
Programme
Course ECONOMIC HISTORY (SECS-P/12)
credits 6
Programme
Course POLITICAL PARTIES AND PRESSURE GROUPS (SPS/04)
credits 6
Programme
Course credits Programme
ELECTIVES 12
FINAL EXAMINATION/DISSERTATION 6
All degree-seeking students are required to attend theology teachings aimed at offering a reasoned and critical knowledge of the Christian message.

THEOLOGY III
Course ELECTIVES
credits 12
Programme
Course FINAL EXAMINATION/DISSERTATION
credits 6
Programme
All degree-seeking students are required to attend theology teachings aimed at offering a reasoned and critical knowledge of the Christian message.

THEOLOGY III