Political science and international relations

Educational objectives

1. Knowledge and understanding: students will be able to understand the functioning of market economic systems, both at the micro and at the macro level.
2. Applying knowledge and understanding: students will be able to use their knowledge to interpret issues related to current industrialized economies.
3. Making judgments: students will develop the ability to critically evaluate the current economic debate.
4. Communication skills: students will develop the ability to present and discuss basic micro- and macroeconomic theories.
5. Learning skills: students will be able to learn abstract analyses of economic problems, based on systems of equations and graphical representations.

Educational objectives

The purpose of the course is to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the foundational concepts and tenets and of the fundamental principles and institutes of Private Law.
The course will provide an overall analysis of the general theory and of the essential branches of Private Law, highlighting the role of the EU in the process of harmonization of Private Law.
The course aims to contribute to the development of analytical and critical skills by means of a continuous reference to doctrinal debate as well as to Italian and European case law.
At the end of the course, students will be able to apply the acquired knowledge in the management and solution of the huge variety of problems addressed by Private Law. They will be capable of developing accurate analysis and critical arguments, handling properly the jurisprudence and doctrinal guide lines.

Educational objectives

The course aims at providing the basic theory and the essential tools of statistical analysis.
Specifically:
1) Knowledge and understanding: upon completion of the course the students will have acquired the knowledge of the key tools of the statistic, from the descriptive methodologies to the basic inferential techniques, specifically: Introductory aspects. Statistical distributions and graphical displays. Summaries of a distribution: means, variability, and other aspects. Bivariate distributions: association, regression, correlation; probability theory; basic concepts; random variables and probability distributions; sampling and sampling distributions; inference.
2) ability to apply knowledge and understanding: upon completion of the course the students will be able to perform a statistical analysis in the field of political sciences, choosing the most approriate tools such as tabular and graphical summaries, statistical indexes, inferential procedures.
3) making judgements: upon completion of the course the students will be able to interpret the results obtained, making a critical evaluation using statistical evidence and sound reasoning.
The development of this particular competence stems from the presentation of the applications and the classroom discussions stimulated by the teacher stemming from the examples analysed;
4) Communication skills: upon completion of the course the students will be able to use scientific language adequately to communicate the statistical methodologies employed and the results obtained. This skill will be stimulated by practical sessions and supplementary materials, including traces of exercises.
5) Learning skills: self-learning of new notions and more advanced techniques , using additional materials and bibliography.

Educational objectives

acquire methodological and historiographical issues, essential to
historical knowledge and political analysis.

TO PROMOTE A BETTER KNOWLEDGE OF EARLY MODERN HISTORY THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF THE CHANGES IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS OF THE MEDITERRENAEN STATES FROM THE XVIIITH CENTURY TO THE FIRST HALF OF XIXTH CENTURY
To encourage students to think about history comparatively and to draw parallels, connections and contrasts between different countries and regions.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
An ability to read, analyse and reflect critically upon documents, including historical writings and the interpretations of historians.

An understanding of comparative perspectives, through the ability to identify and to assess similarity and difference by temporal and/or spatial comparison.

knowledge of the history of early modern age with an eye on Europe.

Gathering, analysing and organising information, including online and digital resources.

Structure, coherence, clarity and fluency of oral expression.

Educational objectives

The main objective of the course is to provide the student with an adequate mastery of the main methodological tools necessary for the understanding and analysis, even critical, of the evolution of the form of state and government in Italy. These skills will be achieved through the attendance of the course divided into lectures, exercises and seminars aimed at addressing the following issues: form of state and government, constitutional bodies, territorial autonomy, judicial system, rights and freedoms.

Educational objectives

The course aims at providing the basic theory and the essential tools of statistical analysis.
Specifically:
1) Knowledge and understanding: upon completion of the course the students will have acquired the knowledge of the key tools of the statistic, from the descriptive methodologies to the basic inferential techniques, specifically: Introductory aspects. Statistical distributions and graphical displays. Summaries of a distribution: means, variability, and other aspects. Bivariate distributions: association, regression, correlation; probability theory; basic concepts; random variables and probability distributions; sampling and sampling distributions; inference.
2) ability to apply knowledge and understanding: upon completion of the course the students will be able to perform a statistical analysis in the field of political sciences, choosing the most approriate tools such as tabular and graphical summaries, statistical indexes, inferential procedures.
3) making judgements: upon completion of the course the students will be able to interpret the results obtained, making a critical evaluation using statistical evidence and sound reasoning.
The development of this particular competence stems from the presentation of the applications and the classroom discussions stimulated by the teacher stemming from the examples analysed;
4) Communication skills: upon completion of the course the students will be able to use scientific language adequately to communicate the statistical methodologies employed and the results obtained. This skill will be stimulated by practical sessions and supplementary materials, including traces of exercises.
5) Learning skills: self-learning of new notions and more advanced techniques , using additional materials and bibliography.

Educational objectives

acquire methodological and historiographical issues, essential to
historical knowledge and political analysis.

TO PROMOTE A BETTER KNOWLEDGE OF EARLY MODERN HISTORY THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF THE CHANGES IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS OF THE MEDITERRENAEN STATES FROM THE XVIIITH CENTURY TO THE FIRST HALF OF XIXTH CENTURY
To encourage students to think about history comparatively and to draw parallels, connections and contrasts between different countries and regions.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
An ability to read, analyse and reflect critically upon documents, including historical writings and the interpretations of historians.

An understanding of comparative perspectives, through the ability to identify and to assess similarity and difference by temporal and/or spatial comparison.

knowledge of the history of early modern age with an eye on Europe.

Gathering, analysing and organising information, including online and digital resources.

Structure, coherence, clarity and fluency of oral expression.

Educational objectives

The course has the general objective of providing knowledge on international law and its role in the context of international politics. The analysis focuses on the main rules governing relations between the actors of international relations. It aims at understanding the structural features of the international legal order concerning sources, subjects, responsibility, the solution of international disputes and the main regulatory dynamics underway in contemporary international law.
The course has the specific objective of providing particular knowledge in the field of current legal issues by showing students how international law finds concrete application despite its disputed effectiveness. In both cases, the course aims to develop the ability of attending students to apply this general and specific knowledge in concrete contexts as well as the autonomy of judgment.

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide students with an articulate and critical knowledge of the events of the contemporary world,
It intends to favor the understanding of the roots of contemporaneity, the ability to contextualize historical events in time and space.
The knowledge of the methodology, the sources, the periodization and the main themes of the contemporary historiographical debate must allow the student to reach a sufficient competence to develop autonomy of judgment.
The student must acquire the ability to reasonably display the moments and the training processes of contemporary reality.
Through the course, students must acquire the essential knowledge and tools necessary for the development of a critical reading of the events of the contemporary age.

Educational objectives

Methodological knowledge and cultural elements to understand, in
comparative perspective, issues related to the organization and functions of the
public institutions, the sources of law, the fundamental rights, the forms of
Government, the judicial review, the federal, regional and unitary state.
Students can develop specific competences on the different systems of government in a comparative perspective which enables them to acquire skills necessary to understand complex realities and apply this knowledge in the working field.
This course fits perfectly within the specific objectives of the Programme of Study

Educational objectives

The course aims to offer students the knowledge of the general concepts and fundamental themes of political sociology in order to contribute to a solid formation in the field of political disciplines.
The course also aims to stimulate the ability to apply this knowledge to the analysis of contemporary political events, comparing the sociological perspective with that of other disciplines.
Communication skills and the ability to elaborate analysis and judgments on the issues addressed will also be stimulated, encouraging active participation in open discussions and meetings with external guests.
Through these opportunities for comparison the course aims to offer theoretical and empirical tools for the analysis of political phenomena, encouraging interest in politics, also in view of the acquisition of greater awareness of the processes underway in contemporary societies.

Educational objectives

Learning capacity to analyze fundamental principles and different intellectual currents in the history of modern European political thought, between the 16th and 18th century.
The course will develop the reading of the most important authors and political theories, focusing on the analysis of the anthropological conception of them, in the light of the specific judgement on the human condition.

Educational objectives

"Activities chosen by the student":
the student is obliged to fulfill the 12 credits relating to the "Activities chosen by the student" through exams (in thirtieths). Exams that require eligibility are excluded. The student can decide to acquire the 12 credits by choosing two 6 credits exams, or one 9 credits exam and one 6 credits exam (graduated with 3 credits in excess) or, finally, choosing a 12 credits exam.
The choice of exams can be made from all those belonging to the degree course or from among the various degree courses of the University and must be communicated through the wording of the "Training path" present on the student's personal Infostud page.
The choice can only fall on three-year degree courses.
The dates by which the aforementioned path must be completed by the student will be communicated on the website of the Department of Political Sciences.
The student will be able to fulfill the 12 credits starting from the third year of enrolment.

Educational objectives

Graduation exam
In order to graduate, the student must be in possession of the thesis assignment sheet signed by the professor in charge of the course who will act as supervisor. The date shown at the bottom of this sheet indicates the period from which the student started the work of the thesis.
The student cannot have the thesis assignment sheet signed before the start of enrollment in the second year of the course.
The thesis assignment sheet can be signed by the advisor professor only starting from 4 exams missing from the graduation. The teacher will be able to sign the thesis assignment sheet only after the student has taken and passed the exam.

If, during the course of the three-year thesis, the advisor professor should be retired, he may decide to continue following the assigned thesis and be present in the degree commission within the academic year in which he retired, or to renounce . In this second case, the teacher belonging to the same disciplinary scientific sector who will teach the subject in place of the retired colleague will assume the role of supervisor. If the subject is no longer provided, a teacher with a similar sector will be assigned by the President of the Political Science and International Relations teaching area.
The student can only ask for the thesis from a teacher with whom he has taken the exam in his/her educational path, excluding further educational activities and excluding exams belonging to the "Educational activities chosen by the student".
Students can participate in the graduation session if they meet the "Graduating" requirements as indicated in the General Manifesto of Studies for the a.y. in which he will decide to graduate and in compliance with the Regulations relating to the graduation procedure envisaged by the Political science and international relations teaching area.

The final exam consists in the discussion of an interdisciplinary theme, assigned two months in advance, in front of a commission composed according to the regulations in force. The graduating student must present a short paper on the topic under discussion