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Lesson [SSD] [Language]	Year	Semester	CFU
1013712 \| Political Economy [SECS-P/01] [ITA]	1st	1st	9
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.
1013717 \| PRIVATE LAW INSTITUTIONS [IUS/01] [ITA]	1st	1st	9
Educational objectives The course aims to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the foundational concepts and tenets and the fundamental principles and institutes of Private Law. The course will provide an overall analysis of the general theory and the essential branches of Private Law, highlighting the role of the EU in harmonizing Private Law.
1010575 \| Statistics [SECS-S/01] [ITA]	1st	1st	9
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.
1018139 \| MODERN HISTORY [M-STO/02] [ITA]	1st	1st	9
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.
1013718 \| PRINCIPLES OF PUBLC LAW [IUS/09] [ITA]	1st	2nd	9
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.
1022531 \| SOCIOLOGY [SPS/07] [ITA]	1st	2nd	9
Educational objectives The aim of the course is to promote the acquisition of the basic category in order to interpret society, revisiting the history of sociology and that of the institutions that have characterized the modern social organization. The course also aims to stimulate the ability to apply this knowledge to the analysis of contemporary society, 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 Social change, encouraging interest in Sociology, also in view of the acquisition of greater awareness of the processes underway in contemporary societies.
1010575 \| Statistics [SECS-S/01] [ITA]	1st	2nd	9
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.
1018139 \| MODERN HISTORY [M-STO/02] [ITA]	1st	2nd	9
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.
Optional group: THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING
98380 \| International law [IUS/13] [ITA]	2nd	1st	9
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. general and specific knowledge in concrete contexts as well as the autonomy of judgment.
1017526 \| POLITICAL SCIENCE [SPS/04] [ITA]	2nd	1st	9
Educational objectives The Political Science course pursues four essential objectives: - To facilitate the acquisition of terminology, key concepts, and the main theoretical paradigms of contemporary Political Science; - To develop a comparative research methodology and, consequently, to foster an approach to the study of political phenomena that is not merely idiographic, alongside the ability to formulate, test, and evaluate research hypotheses; - To promote an understanding of political dynamics in contemporary democracies, taking into account the primary factors - material, institutional, and ideological - that shape the preferences and decisions of key political actors (including leaders, parties, public and private institutions, movements, and public opinion); - To prepare students to actively engage in public debate on the major issues in Italian and international politics.
1017545 \| CONTEMPORARY HISTORY [M-STO/04] [ITA]	2nd	1st	9
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.
1017497 \| ITALIAN AND COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW [IUS/21] [ITA]	2nd	2nd	9
Educational objectives Students will get knowledge of the basic element of the legal field, with a special focus on: organization and functions of public institutions, sources of law system, fundamental rights, form of State and systems of government 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
1016018 \| SOCIOLOGY OF POLITICAL PHENOMENA [SPS/11] [ITA]	2nd	2nd	9
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.
10612493 \| HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT [SPS/02] [ITA]	2nd	2nd	9
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.
Optional group: THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING
Elective course [N/D] [ITA]	3rd	1st	15
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.
AAF1004 \| Final exam [N/D] [ITA]	3rd	2nd	6
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
Optional group: THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING
Optional group: THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING
Optional group: THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING
Optional group: THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING
Optional group: THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING

Lesson [SSD] [Language]	Year	Semester	CFU
AAF2621 \| FOOD SUSTAINABILITY: LESSONS FROM THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN FAO AND SAPIENZA [N/D] [ITA]	1st	1st	3
AAF2622 \| GENDER ISSUES: DEMOCRACY AND SOCIETY IN THE 21ST CENTURY [N/D] [ITA]	1st	1st	3
AAF1044 \| Training [N/D] [ITA]	3rd	2nd	6
Educational objectives The 6 credits related to Seminars, Internships, stages, can be acquired either all for internship or traineeship activities of at least 150 hours in duration or through seminars organized by the Department of Political Sciences with a final exam. It is possible to combine an internship and a seminar in compliance with the ratio 1 credit equals 25 hours. The recognition of the aforementioned activities will take place by delivering the relevant certificates to the student secretariat, between September and December of each year. This recognition can be requested by the student from the first year of the course. The recognition can only take place by simultaneously delivering to the Secretariat all the documents relating to the total of the 6 credits.
AAF1418 \| WORKSHOP [N/D] [ITA]	3rd	2nd	3
Educational objectives The 6 credits related to Seminars, Internships, stages, can be acquired either all for internship or traineeship activities of at least 150 hours in duration or through seminars organized by the Department of Political Sciences with a final exam. It is possible to combine an internship and a seminar in compliance with the ratio 1 credit equals 25 hours. The recognition of the aforementioned activities will take place by delivering the relevant certificates to the student secretariat, between September and December of each year. This recognition can be requested by the student from the first year of the course. The recognition can only take place by simultaneously delivering to the Secretariat all the documents relating to the total of the 6 credits.
AAF2345 \| Seminars and other useful activities for the world of work [N/D] [ITA]	3rd	2nd	3
Educational objectives The 6 credits for seminars, internships, and work placements may be earned either in full through internships or traineeships lasting at least 150 hours, or through seminars organized by the Department of Political Sciences with a final exam. A combination of internships and seminars is possible, maintaining the ratio of 1 credit to 25 hours. Recognition of these activities will be granted by submitting the relevant certificates to the Student Office between September and December of each year. Students may request this recognition as early as their first year of studies. Recognition will only be granted by submitting all documents relating to the entire 6 credits to the Student Office at the same time.

Lesson [SSD] [Language]	Year	Semester	CFU
10606406 \| FRENCH LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION [L-LIN/04] [FRA]	2nd	1st	9
Educational objectives According to the Dublin Descriptors, at the end of the course students will be expected to- demonstrate knowledge and ability to understand French at post-secondary level, including its history, development and variations in the areas in which it is used, with the support of advanced textbooks;- be able to apply acquired knowledge in a competent and reflective manner; possess adequate skills to both devise and support arguments;- be able to collect and interpret data useful for making independent judgements, including reflection on related social, scientific or ethical issues;- be able to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to specialists and non-specialists alike- develop the skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.
10606408 \| ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION [L-LIN/12] [ENG]	2nd	1st	9
Educational objectives The course objective is twofold: on the one hand it aims to consolidate and increase basic English language skills through listening practices, oral and written production and reading. On the other hand, the course intends to equip students with appropriate critical tools for the metalinguistic analysis of specific textual typologies typical of political communication conveyed through traditional and 'social' media. The monographic course is accompanied by lettorati, a set of language activities delivered by CEL teachers and will be focused on consolidating English syntax, phonetics, and pragmatics.
10606410 \| SPANISH LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION [L-LIN/07] [SPA]	2nd	1st	9
Educational objectives The course aims to offer students an advanced knowledge of Spanish language and linguistics. It will provide them the theoretical and empirical tools to deepen, even independently, the study of Spanish and the analysis of texts and discourses for specific purposes. Specific objectives: The monographic course, taught by the professor, intends to stimulate the ability to apply linguistic knowledge to the analysis of specific communication contexts and fields, namely the political one. These topics will be introduced through a variety of materials and oral and written documents in the FL to strengthen communication skills and stimulate metalinguistic reflection and individual analysis. Exchange and active participation will also be favored through moments of confrontation with external guests.
10606411 \| GERMAN LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION [L-LIN/14] [GER]	2nd	1st	9
Educational objectives "German between Language, Culture and Society" is the title of this course (9 CFU), the objectives of which have a dual character: (i) The educational objective of the monographic course is to promote the competence and sensitivity useful for adequately addressing the encounter with the German language and culture. Through the semantic analysis of culturally connoted or politically used words, we will study those values and codes that represent potential factors of misunderstanding between Italians and Germans. The work on the ability to mediate cultural aspects of the German-speaking world will go hand in hand with the lexical and grammatical expansion, obtained by developing the ability to read, understand and interpret texts. (ii) The objective of the lectorship course (held by the linguistic expert and instructor Dott.ssa Antje Ingeborg Wolf), aims at the acquisition of language skills related to A2/B1 of the CEFR. Attendance to both courses (monographic & lettorato) is strongly recommended. Non-attending students are required to agree on the study program with their respective teachers.

Lesson [SSD] [Language]	Year	Semester	CFU
1017569 \| HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS [SPS/06] [ITA]	3rd	1st	9
Educational objectives The aim of the course is to provide the basic knowledge for the analysis and understanding of the evolution of the international political system since the Paris Peace conference to the dissolution of URSS.
1017567 \| HISTORY OF POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS [SPS/03] [ITA]	3rd	2nd	9
Educational objectives The course will illustrate the process of formation and development of the institutions of the modern State, the genesis of the most important constitutional models and the Italian constitutional history from the Albertine Statute to the fall of fascism. Students will be given the critical instruments to evaluate both the internal dynamics of the institutions and their relations with the social evolution. They will acquire a comparative framework of the main institutional paths from the Absolutist State to the Constitutional State and a specific ability to analyze the institutional experience in Italy during the Liberal State and the fascist period.

Lesson [SSD] [Language]	Year	Semester	CFU
1047597 \| LAW AND INSTITUTIONS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION [IUS/14] [ITA]	3rd	1st	9
Educational objectives The main objective of the class is to provide comprehensive knowledge of the European Union's legal system and explain its impact on national legal systems. Students will develop critical thinking and communication skills, as well as the correct use of legal language. Furthermore, students will be equipped to continue studying European Union law independently, for example in preparation for public competitions or for employment in European Union institutions.
1017490 \| INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION [IUS/13] [ITA]	3rd	1st	9
Educational objectives The course aims to provide students with the understanding, as well as the fundamental knowledge of the phenomenon of international organizations (at universal and regional level) both as regards the institutional aspects of the phenomenon (bodies, functions, powers, membership within them, etc.) and as regards their role in the international legal system. Particular attention will also be paid to United Nations law, with the stress on the collective security system and the phenomenon of peace operations.
1010513 \| POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY [M-GGR/02] [ITA]	3rd	1st	9
Educational objectives Provide spatial interpretative tools to understandi the action of subjects in the political field in order to allow to understand the complexity and the interrelations between the different geopolitical phenomena in the territory. The theoretical framework developed through the analysis of the main authors will be applied to cases of geopolitical instability at the various scales of analysis. The student will learn the fundamental categories of political geography, in order to enhance the importance of multi-scale geopolitical analysis, of traditional and critical categories and of geopolitical dynamics in territorial processes. At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to apply the categories of political geography to the study of international reality, in order to understand crisis factors at local and regional level. Having achieved sufficient familiarity with the tools of political and economic geography, the student will be able to independently assess the geopolitical dynamics at the global and local level, the action of the great actors and political macrosystems.
1017463 \| POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY [SPS/01] [ITA]	3rd	1st	9
Educational objectives Acquiring an appropriate command of the fundamental concepts of the discipline, developing argumentative and critical skills.

Lesson [SSD] [Language]	Year	Semester	CFU
10606406 \| FRENCH LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION [L-LIN/04] [FRE]	3rd	1st	9
Educational objectives According to the Dublin Descriptors, at the end of the course students will be expected to- demonstrate knowledge and ability to understand French at post-secondary level, including its history, development and variations in the areas in which it is used, with the support of advanced textbooks;- be able to apply acquired knowledge in a competent and reflective manner; possess adequate skills to both devise and support arguments;- be able to collect and interpret data useful for making independent judgements, including reflection on related social, scientific or ethical issues;- be able to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to specialists and non-specialists alike- develop the skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.
10606408 \| ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION [L-LIN/12] [ENG]	3rd	1st	9
Educational objectives The course objective is twofold: on the one hand it aims to consolidate and increase basic English language skills through listening practices, oral and written production and reading. On the other hand, the course intends to equip students with appropriate critical tools for the metalinguistic analysis of specific textual typologies typical of political communication conveyed through traditional and 'social' media. The monographic course is accompanied by lettorati, a set of language activities delivered by CEL teachers and will be focused on consolidating English syntax, phonetics, and pragmatics.
10606410 \| SPANISH LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION [L-LIN/07] [SPA]	3rd	1st	9
Educational objectives The course aims to offer students an advanced knowledge of Spanish language and linguistics. It will provide them the theoretical and empirical tools to deepen, even independently, the study of Spanish and the analysis of texts and discourses for specific purposes. Specific objectives: The monographic course, taught by the professor, intends to stimulate the ability to apply linguistic knowledge to the analysis of specific communication contexts and fields, namely the political one. These topics will be introduced through a variety of materials and oral and written documents in the FL to strengthen communication skills and stimulate metalinguistic reflection and individual analysis. Exchange and active participation will also be favored through moments of confrontation with external guests.
10606411 \| GERMAN LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION [L-LIN/14] [DEU]	3rd	1st	9
Educational objectives "German between Language, Culture and Society" is the title of this course (9 CFU), the objectives of which have a dual character: (i) The educational objective of the monographic course is to promote the competence and sensitivity useful for adequately addressing the encounter with the German language and culture. Through the semantic analysis of culturally connoted or politically used words, we will study those values and codes that represent potential factors of misunderstanding between Italians and Germans. The work on the ability to mediate cultural aspects of the German-speaking world will go hand in hand with the lexical and grammatical expansion, obtained by developing the ability to read, understand and interpret texts. (ii) The objective of the lectorship course (held by the linguistic expert and instructor Dott.ssa Antje Ingeborg Wolf), aims at the acquisition of language skills related to A2/B1 of the CEFR. Attendance to both courses (monographic & lettorato) is strongly recommended. Non-attending students are required to agree on the study program with their respective teachers.

Lesson [SSD] [Language]	Year	Semester	CFU
1017498 \| LABOR LAW [IUS/07] [ITA]	3rd	1st	9
Educational objectives The course aims to provide students with the knowledge of Industrial Relations System, Trade Union Law, Regulation of Employment Relationship also with regard to Public Administration. This knowledge is necessary to understand the fundamentals of the subject, in the individual and collective aspects. The course moves from the constitutional principles on worker protection, as individuals and within professional organizations, first analyzing the role of trade union and industrial relations, in a historical and juridical-economic perspective; then examining the particular moments of the work relationship (constitution, development, extinction) and the main types of contracts, in order to provide the basic knowledge for the understanding of working dynamics. The theme of public intervention in the labor market will be examined in depth, with reference to active policies and income support for unemployment.
10620759 \| RIGHT TO INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS [IUS/09] [ITA]	3rd	1st	9
10592936 \| FAMILY LAW AND NEW FAMILY MODELS [IUS/01] [ITA]	3rd	1st	9
Educational objectives The goal of the course is it, to cover the main institutions of the Italian family law, in order to give the necessary knowledge and the adequate instruments also to “non – law” students. Specific objective Dublin 1: at the end of the course the student knows the main family law institutes, the main jurisprudential orientations, the theories of the most recent doctrine and the main debates, above all in the subject matter of recent legislative interventions. Specific objective Dublin 2: upon completion of the course the student is able to apply the acquired knowledge in a competent and reflective way; it can support legal arguments and is able to solve problems typical of the subject dealt with. Specific objective Dublin 3: upon completion of the course the student is able to carry out comprehensive reflections on topics of family law pertaining to social reality, to independently develop judgments on issues that involve ethical evaluations, as in the case of maternity techniques surrogate or homosexual cohabitation. Specific objective Dublin 4: upon completion of the course the student is able to express the concepts learned, also communicating to non-legal practitioners the conclusions to which he / she has reached by applying the concepts learned in the course. Specific objective Dublin 5: upon completion of the course the student is able to continue in a specialized higher level learning, having acquired a solid foundation for the preparation and processing of the legal material.
10620760 \| HISTORY OF AFRO-ASIAN COUNTRIES [SPS/13] [ITA]	3rd	1st	9
1006627 \| FINANCIAL SCIENCE [SECS-P/03] [ITA]	3rd	1st	9
Educational objectives The goals of the course are: a) Illustration of the motivations and tools of the public intervention in the economy, with reference to the logic of the collective choices in public finance, also through the use of graphs. b) Knowledge of the methodological aspects of the analysis of public finance policies. c) Application of the economic teories to the national public finance issues. d) Development of evaluation autonomy and critical ability to understand the fiscal phenomena. e) Development of a tecnical language, adequate to express the economic concepts. f) Acquisition of learning skills necessary to deepen and update the relevant issues, also using different references, and to understake subsequent studies.
1017476 \| [L-OR/12] [ITA]	3rd	1st	9
Educational objectives The course combines a theeoretical and a pratical side. on the one hand the student will learn basic notions of grammar and syntax of the classical Arabic language and on the other had these theoretical competences will be integrated by some practical exercises readings and dialogues with a mother tongue teacher
1017477 \| [L-OR/21] [ITA]	3rd	1st	9
Educational objectives The course is devoted to the study of Modern Chinese language (Putonghua) with regards to the ability to read, speak and translate simple sentences. Chinese phonology, Hanyu pinyin romanization; simplified and complex Chinese characters, radicals (1 to 100); elementary grammar, simple sentence structure, word classes, verbs in series, direction verbs.
1001651 \| ADMINISTRATIVE LAW [IUS/10] [ITA]	3rd	2nd	9
Educational objectives The course aims to provide students with the necessary tools to achieve a degree of basic preparation on the most important principles and institutions of administrative law. More specifically, the course will provide knowledge about sources, subjective legal situations, administrative activity; the issues related to the organization of the public administration. These are contents that can provide students with useful knowledge to develop specific skills concerning national and european public administrations and the skills necessary to understand complex realities in order to apply this knowledge in the workplace. This course fits perfectly within the specific objectives of the course of Political Science and International Relations as it allows a thorough understanding and an adequate understanding of the main tools of the national and european administrative activity and organization. With the course the student will acquire the study and research methodology of administrative law and will be able to orientate himself between the principles, the general part and the special part, characterized by different national and European regulatory sources and not by a single code. This will allow student to develop the skills to communicate what he has learned in frontal lessons even in a working context or just to continue for further studies. Finally, the verification of the achievement of the knowledge and skills described will be carried out not only through the traditional final examination but also in the progressive monitoring of learning outcomes through an intermediate test.
97878 \| PHILOSOPHY OF LAW [IUS/20] [ITA]	3rd	2nd	9
10620840 \| SOCIETY AND MASS POLITICS IN 20TH CENTURY ITALY [M-STO/04] [ITA]	3rd	2nd	9
Educational objectives The course aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the origins, transformations, and role of the masses in contemporary political and social life. The emergence of mass society, generally situated between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, marked a crucial turning point throughout the 20th century. Key factors such as demographic growth, large-scale urbanization, the spread of education, and the expansion of voting rights contributed to a progressively more aware and engaged popular participation in political processes. At the same time, economic growth and the rise of the mass consumer market fostered a gradual homogenization of customs, lifestyles, and cultural models, thus reducing – though not entirely eliminating – traditional economic and social inequalities.
10606564 \| HISTORY OF GLOBALIZATION IN MODERN AGE [M-STO/02] [ITA]	3rd	2nd	9
Educational objectives To provide students with interpretative tools for the study of early modern globalisation. To enable students to identify the main aspects of the integration of space at world level in the early modern age, identifying the main processes: political, cultural, religious, commercial, migratory, demographic and environmental. To illustrate the coordinates and historiographical implications of the theoretical and methodological debate on world history in recent decades in a way that is functional for understanding the salient features of early modern globalisation. To make students aware of how knowledge of the first-world integration of space in the early modern age also prepares them to understand the genesis and complex processes of ongoing globalisation.
10616463 \| DATA SCIENCE FOR POLITICAL CHOICES [SECS-S/01] [ITA]	3rd	2nd	9
Educational objectives Provide the theoretical foundations and essential tools of data science and exploratory statistical analysis for political decision-making. Specifically: Knowledge and Understanding • Informational paradigm (information, knowledge, decision-making) • Data science and exploratory statistical analysis • Data matrix and data pre-processing • Proximity matrix • Covariance matrix and correlation matrix • Cluster Analysis • Principal Component Analysis • Data-driven democracy • Measuring democracy • Indicators related to the democratic process Applying Knowledge and Understanding • Ability to select and apply the learned statistical methodologies to political processes and decisions Autonomy of Judgment • Independent ability to collect, process, and interpret data and results Communication Skills • Ability to clearly present the results of statistical analyses Learning Skills • Ability to independently learn new statistical techniques
1017220 \| INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY [SECS-P/02] [ITA]	3rd	2nd	9
Educational objectives The Course provides the following achievements: Knowledge and understanding: students acquire basic knowledge on the main topics of international economic policy, with a focus on an open economy scenario, as well as basic knowledge on market failures, short-term and long-term models; the economic interdependences and cooperative patterns across national economic systems; Applying knowledge and understanding: students will be equipped with the tools to understanding the most relevant contemporary debates on economic policies, with a focus on an open economy scenario, as well as the theoretical and applied linkages across alternative policy tools and schools of thought; Critical skills: students will be able to understand and provide an informed critical view on the contemporary debate on the coordination of economic policies as well as on the impacts of alternative options, with a focus on an open economy scenario, by making appropriate reference to the main economic models; Communication skills: students will be involved in in-class activities and open discussions meant to strengthen their ability to present arguments on the topic to a non-specialist audience; Learning skills: students learning abilities include the capacity to keep track of the most relevant contemporary debates as well as to attend advanced courses in Economics with a sufficient degree of autonomy.
98457 \| ECONOMIC STATISTICS [SECS-S/03] [ITA]	3rd	2nd	9
Educational objectives The course aims to provide the student with a set of core competencies concerning the measurement and statistical analysis of economic phenomena, with particular reference to the macro level.
10621106 \| RUSSIAN LANGUAGE [L-LIN/21] [ITA]	3rd	2nd	9
Educational objectives The course aims to develop knowledge of the Russian language up to level A2, through a program of grammar, reading, and conversation.