POLITICAL SCIENCES
Master’s Degree
Built upon the interdisciplinary studies of philosophy and political science, sociology, law and communication, in dialogue with each other and integrated in a unified framework, with the collaboration of parliamentarians, diplomats, officials and exponents of civil society, the degree programme trains professionals capable of understanding and intervening in conflicts, in the protection of human rights, in processes of democratic participation and of regional and global integration, for the construction of free and inclusive political communities.
"To build free and inclusive communities and introduce fraternity into politics"
The specialization makes use of the research work on the principle of fraternity understood in its public dimension, carried out in various universities and on different continents in the last twenty years. The research, which implies the rethinking of the foundations of political thought, supports and accompanies a transformation of actions in the public space and can be oriented towards political anthropology, international relations, the organization of civil society, economics.
Degree Programme Common Courses
- Sociology of Human Relations (6 ECTS)
- Advanced Topics in Political Science (6 ECTS)
- Generative Communication (6 ECTS)
- Legal Systems and Human Rights (6 ECTS)
Interdisciplinary Courses
- For a Culture of Unity: praxis (2 ECTS)
- Biblical hermeneutics of Revelation (6 ECTS)
- Elements of Social Ethics (3 ECTS)
- Foundations of Politics (6 ECTS)
- Civil Economics and Management (6 ECTS)
- For a Culture of Unity: methodology and approach
- Italian Language Courses (basic and advanced)
- English Language Courses (basic and advanced)
Core Curriculum Courses
Required
- Contemporary Political Theories (6 ECTS)
Optional
AREA 1 Critical thinking and social agents
- Leadership: models and practices (3 ECTS)
- Ecology and Civilization (3 ECTS)
- Ethics and Conflict Resolution (3 ECTS)
AREA 2 International Affairs
- Leadership: models and practices (3 ECTS)
- Law of International Institutions (6 ECTS)
The course aims to train professionals who, in the field of government of the territory and institutions, are able to contribute to the design and implementation of sustainable strategies of co-governance between social, economic and political agents, responding with synergistic skills and high quality relationships to the growing demand for cooperation between sectors (public, private and third sector) for the effective care and regeneration of the common good.
Degree Programme Common Courses
- Sociology of Human Relations (6 ECTS)
- Advanced Topics in Political Science (6 ECTS)
- Generative Communication (6 ECTS)
- Legal Systems and Human Rights (6 ECTS)
Interdisciplinary Courses
- For a Culture of Unity: praxis (2 ECTS)
- Biblical Hermeneutics of Revelation (6 ECTS)
- Elements of Social Ethics (3 ECTS)
- Foundations of Politics (6 ECTS)
- Civil Economics and Management (6 ECTS)
- Introduction to the Dynamics of Interculture
- Introduction to Theology
- Introduction to the History of Philosophy
- Introductory Topics of Economical Sciences
- Introductory Topics of Political Sciences
- Italian Language Courses (basic and advanced)
- English Language Courses (basic and advanced)
- Introductory Topics about Culture in Europe
- For a Culture of Unity: methodology and approach
Core Curriculum Courses
Required
- Communication and Social Change (6 ECTS)
Optional
- Leadership: models and practices (3 ECTS)
- Comparative Law of Common Goods (3 ECTS)
- Ecology and Civilization (3 ECTS)
- Elements of Social Planning (3 ECTS)
- Ethics and Conflict Resolution (3 ECTS)
Summary of Credits
MASTER’S DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCES
(SPECIALIZATION IN FRATERNITY IN THE RES PUBLICA: THEORY AND PRACTICE AND GOVERNANCE OF COMMONS)
Total
[ECTS]
Preparatory Courses
0
Interdisciplinary Courses
32
Degree Programme Common Courses
30
Curriculum Courses (including required and optional)
36
Other academic activites (chosen from all the subject areas available at the Institute)
6
Other institutional interdisciplinary seminars and events
1
Final thesis (including thesis seminar)
15
Totals
120 ECTS
ACADEMIC DEGREE
Master’s Degree (Licentiate) in “Political Sciences”
DURATION
Full time curriculum (120 ECTS, 4 semesters)
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Italian, level B2
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
START OF FIRST SEMESTER
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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