POLITICAL SCIENCES
Master’s Degree
Sophia’s Master’s in International Politics and Law confers skills to understand the transformations in progress in the current political framework and to intervene in it. The program analyses the strategic and ideological changes in the European and international scenario and orients the emerging paradigms in the light of a culture of unity. Each student is a central player in the course. The theoretical subjects provide the know-what and prepare for the subsequent research work. Collaboration at the international level with parliamentarians, diplomats, civil servants and public administrators, leaders of civil society organizations, makes possible a broad dialogue to deepen and test the know-how for action.
"Learning to solve conflicts and work for justice, to build free and collaborative political societies"
Degree Programme Common Courses
- Processes and Institutions of Political Integration (6 ECTS)
- Public Policies and Governance of Common Goods (6 ECTS)
- Legal Systems and Human Rights (6 ECTS)
- Fraternity in the Public Context: Conflict, Power, Authority and Political Society (6 ECTS)
- Law of International Institutions (6 ECTS)
- Advanced Topics in Political Science (6 ECTS)
- Theories of Democracy in the Perspective of Cosmopolitanism (6 ECTS)
- Comparative Law of Religions (3 ECTS)
- Methods and Tools to Face Global Health Challenges (3 ECTS)
- Psychology and Psychopathology of Power (3 ECTS)
- Ideology and Politics: Foundations of Critical Thinking (3 ECTS)
- Authority, Power and Dynamics of Fraternity (3 ECTS)
Curriculum Electives
- Social Management (6 ECTS)
- Leadership: Models and Practices (3 ECTS)
- Modern and Contemporary World History (6 ECTS)
- Digital Politics, Media, Public Opinion (3 ECTS)
Interdisciplinary Courses
- Foundations of Civil and Sustainable Economy (6 ECTS)
- Foundations of Politics (6 ECTS)
- Genesis and Features Modern Scientific Discourse (3 ECTS)
- Religious Foundations of Relational Paradigms: Critical Analysis of Jewish and Christian Sources (6 ECTS)
- Social Ethics (3 ECTS)
Summary of Credits
LICENTIATE (MASTER’S DEGREE) IN POLITICAL SCIENCES
(SPECIALIZATION IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS AND LAW)
Total
[ECTS]
Interdisciplinary Courses
32
Degree Programme Courses
63
Curriculum Electives
9
Other Seminars and Institutional Activities
1
Final thesis (including thesis seminar)
15
Totals
120 ECTS
ACADEMIC DEGREE
Licentiate (Master’s Degree) in “Political Sciences”
DURATION
Full time curriculum (120 ECTS, 4 semesters)
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
English, level B2 (students are encouraged to also know Italian, level B1, for maximum benefit). Unless otherwise indicated, all classes of the Degree programme are held in English.
ACCOMMODATION
On campus: Figline e Incisa Valdarno (Florence). For more information contact info@sophiauniversity.org
TUITION FEES
€ 3.600 (annually). The amount can be reduced based on documented annual income and geographical area of origin.
PREPARATORY COURSES START DATE
1 September 2022
START OF FIRST SEMESTER
30 September 2022
APPLICATION DEADLINES
contact info@sophiauniversity.org
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Possession of a first-level university degree (minimum 180 ECTS) in disciplines similar to those envisaged by the degree in Political Sciences and the chosen specialization; adherence to the formation project
ADMISSIONS
Applicant selection based on interviews and previous academic records (see info for how to apply)
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