Here is the academic English version of the detailed programme structures for the three curricula offered within the LM-90 Master's Degree in European Studies for the academic years 2025/2026 and 2026/2027:
Curriculum: EU’s Law and Economics
Year 1 – Semester 1
The first semester of Year 1 includes three compulsory courses (9 ECTS each), providing foundational interdisciplinary knowledge in economics and public law:

  • Economics of European Integration
  • European and Italian Public Law
  • Environmental Law and Economics

Year 1 – Semester 2
In the second semester, students take two compulsory courses (9 ECTS each):

  • Business Law
  • European Union Law and Internal Market

In addition, students must choose one of the two alternative compulsory history-oriented courses (9 ECTS):

  • History of International Relations and European Institutions
  • Economic History

Year 2 – Semester 1
In the first semester of Year 2, students complete:

  • Law and Economics I (9 ECTS)
  • European Economic Policy (9 ECTS)
  • First Elective Course (free choice, 6 ECTS)

Year 2 – Semester 2
In the final semester, students complete:

  • Law and Economics II (9 ECTS)
  • Second Elective Course (free choice, 6 ECTS)
  • Other Educational Activities (AAF) (3 ECTS)
  • Master’s Thesis (18 ECTS)

Optional Courses – “EU Law and Economics” Focus Area
In addition to the above, students are required to select one 6-ECTS optional course from the thematic group below, offered in the first semester of Year 1 or the second semester of Year 2.
First Semester (Year 1):

  • Law and Religion (Prof. Franceschi)
  • Artificial Intelligence, Privacy and Private Law (Prof. Bando)
  • European Competition and State Aid Law (Prof. Fisicaro)
  • Hermeneutics and European Law (Prof. Bartoli)
  • Comparative and European Administrative Law (Prof. Moliterni)

Second Semester (Year 2):

  • Foundations of European Law (Profs. Diliberto & Messinetti)
  • European Criminal and Procedural Law (Profs. Borgogno & Bruno)
  • International Law (Prof. Papa)

Note: All optional courses listed in the LM-90 programme may be selected as free elective courses.
Curriculum: Comparative and European Law
Year 1 – Semester 1
The first semester of Year 1 includes three compulsory 9-ECTS courses in public, private, and legal history:

  • Artificial Intelligence, Privacy and Private Law
  • Comparative and European Public Law
  • History of European Law

Year 1 – Semester 2

  • European Union Law and Internal Market (9 ECTS)
  • International Law (9 ECTS)
    Students must also choose one of the two alternative compulsory history-oriented courses (9 ECTS):
  • History of International Relations and European Institutions
  • Economic History

Year 2 – Semester 1
Three compulsory 9-ECTS courses:

  • Comparative and European Administrative Law
  • European Company Law
  • Law and Economics I

Year 2 – Semester 2
Students must complete:

  • One 6-ECTS elective course from the Optional Group Public Law Area
  • One free elective course (12 ECTS)
  • Other Educational Activities (AAF) (3 ECTS)
  • Master’s Thesis (18 ECTS)

Optional Courses – "Comparative and European Law"
Students are required to select two 6-ECTS courses, one from each group below (for a total of 12 ECTS).
Second Semester (Year 1) – Optional Group “Private and International Law Area”:

  • Comparative Contract Law
  • Business Law
  • European Civil Procedure and Arbitration
  • European Legal System
  • Comparative Private Law
  • International and European Commercial Law
  • International Law II (offered in the first semester of Year 2)

Second Semester (Year 2) – Optional Group “Public Law Area”:

  • Foundations of European Law
  • European Criminal and Procedural Law
  • Fundamental Rights
  • Migration and European Constitutional Law

Note: All optional courses listed in the LM-90 programme may be selected as free elective courses.
Curriculum: European Law, Institutions and Innovative Markets
Year 1 – Semester 1
The first semester includes four compulsory 9-ECTS courses, laying interdisciplinary foundations in economics, private law, and public law:

  • Economics of European Integration
  • Artificial Intelligence, Privacy and Private Law
  • European and Italian Public Law
  • Environmental Law and Economics

Year 1 – Semester 2
Students choose one of two alternative compulsory courses (9 ECTS):

  • European Union Law and Internal Market
  • International Law

Students also choose one of two alternative history-oriented compulsory courses (9 ECTS):

  • History of International Relations and European Institutions
  • Economic History

Year 2 – Semester 1

  • Law and Economics I (6 ECTS)
  • First Elective Course (free choice, 6 ECTS)

Year 2 – Semester 2

  • Regulating Digital Platforms (9 ECTS)
  • Second Elective Course (free choice, 6 ECTS)
  • Other Educational Activities (AAF) (3 ECTS)
  • Master’s Thesis (18 ECTS)

Optional Courses – "European Law, Institutions and Innovative Markets"
Students must choose one 6-ECTS course from each of the following optional groups, for a total of 18 ECTS:
Optional Group “Public Law Area”
(Second Semester, Year 1 or First Semester, Year 2):

  • Foundations of European Law
  • Fundamental Rights
  • Migration and European Constitutional Law
  • Law and Religion
  • Comparative and European Public Law
  • Comparative and European Administrative Law

Optional Group “International and Private Law Area – Group 1”
(First Semester, Year 2):

  • European Company Law
  • European Competition and State Aid Law
  • European Taxation Law
  • International Law II

Optional Group “International and Private Law Area – Group 2”
(First Semester, Year 2):

  • International and European Commercial Law
  • International Economics
  • Comparative and European Labour Law

Note: All optional courses listed in the LM-90 programme may be selected as free elective courses.