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Curriculum(s) for 2024 - Sciences of Administration and Public Policies (32396)

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1st year

LessonSemesterCFULanguage
1051443 | economics and finance local public sector1st9ITA

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide students with theoretical and institutional tools to understand the rationale of fiscal decentralization. The multi-level government’s organization will be analyzed from a theoretical and empirical point of view focusing on the recent evolution of decentralization in Italy. Specifically the goals of the course are:
a) Illustration of the motivations and tools of decentralization.
b) Knowledge of the methodological aspects of the analysis of the local public finance.
c) Application of the economic theories to decentralized governments.
d) Development of the evaluation autonomy and critical ability to understand tpublic policies.
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.
1037957 | SOCIAL SECURITY LAW1st9ITA

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide students with the knowledge of national welfare system, in his legal aspects, also through the comparison with other European social security systems and the study of the European coordination of national social security systems.
More specifically, the course is designed to provide with a solid preparation in the field of social security, which allows them to be critically oriented towards the different aspects of welfare state, with reference to both national and European legislation. Particular attention will be devoted to the: diachronic reconstruction of pensions legislation; regulatory framework of "social safety nets"; actions to combat poverty and social exclusion; growing development of the role of private parties in management of welfare policies.
At the end of the course, students will gain critical awareness of the functioning of the welfare system, especially in the current socio-economic context, characterized by significant problems of economic sustainability. Students will also acquire a correct legal language and a specialized terminology to develop communication skills, also through classroom discussion of concrete cases and active participation in group exercises.
1017558 | HISTORY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION2nd9ITA

Educational objectives

The aim of the course is to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of the main hubs through which the public administration in Italy was established and from the Unification to the present day.
Elective course2nd15ITA

Educational objectives

the student is obliged to complete the 15 credits relating to the "Activities of the student's choice" through exams (out of thirtieths, exams that require suitability are excluded) choosing between three-year or master's courses. This choice can be made, for example, either with a single course of 12 credits, and the inclusion of a seminar of 3 credits, or with a course of 9 credits and another of 6 credits, or with two exams of 6 credits each and a 3 credits seminar.
The choice of exams can be made from all those of the University (as indicated by the teaching area, students are advised to take the Market Law and Consumer Protection exam) and must be communicated to the degree course by formulating the " Training path" present on the student's personal Infostud page.
The choice may fall on both first and second level courses.
The dates by which the aforementioned path must be completed by the student will be communicated on the Faculty website.
The student will be able to complete the 15 credits starting from the first year of enrolment.
One language of your choice: Related or supplementary activities in a single area
One course of your choice: Activities characterizing the legal field
One course of your choice: Activities characterizing the legal field

2nd year

LessonSemesterCFULanguage
1017508 | FINANCIAL LAW1st9ITA

Educational objectives

Giving knowledge on how to face problems related to the functioning of the financial system at the National and at the sub-national level, with particular reference to taxes.
Studying the relationships benete the National financial system and the European law.
Let the student to verify the application of obtained information by means of the analysis of the most relevant case-law and of study cases.
Giving the tools to proceed autonomously in the study of the subject.
AAF1047 | Training2nd9ITA

Educational objectives

"Activities, traineeships, internships":
the student is obliged to fulfill 9 credits through an internship or an internship of at least 225 hours. The formal recognition will take place at the time of delivery of the declaration of the end of the internship or of the end of the internship at the student office in the period between September and December of each year.
AAF1013 | Final exam2nd15ITA

Educational objectives

The final exam consists in the elaboration of a written thesis, the result of mature critical elaboration, assigned by a supervisor on a topic agreed with the student. The thesis will be discussed, with the intervention of a co-supervisor, in front of a degree commission composed according to current regulations. The student will have three sessions available for the graduation for each academic year. These ordinary sessions are scheduled in July, October and January of each year. In addition, an extraordinary session will be scheduled in March for students who manage to finish their studies one semester early in accordance with the provisions established by the University. To participate in the graduation sessions, the student must submit the graduation application to the student secretariat in the ways and times indicated in the academic calendar for each academic year published on the website of the Department of Political Sciences https://web.uniroma1.it /disp/ The selection board will be able to award a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 11 points from the starting mark calculated from the arithmetic mean of the marks of the exams envisaged by the course, honors and if actual winners of the scholarship as an Erasmus and Erasmus student Plus. (Details are available on the Department website at https://web.uniroma1.it/disp/sites/default/files/allegati/punteggi.pdf).

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 can have the thesis assignment sheet signed already during the first year of the course.
The thesis assignment sheet must be signed at least 6 months before the discussion of the thesis and is valid for two academic years. 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 was allocated in retirement 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 an 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 she will decide to graduate. The number of credits acquired upon submission of the graduation application to the student secretariat will be equal to 88% of them net of the final exam.
10589699 | SOURCES AND QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR PUBLIC POLICIES2nd9ITA

Educational objectives

The aim of the course is to provide students with the methodological knowledge related to the acquisition and processing of economic data, so as to enable them to operate in activities related to the setting, monitoring and control of policies in the economic field.
Knowledge and understanding
The students will acquire knowledge on: national and international data sources for the analysis of economic flows and processes; labour market indicators; quantitative tools for the measurement of inflation and the analysis of economic inequalities.
Applying knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course the students will master the statistical methodologies useful for interpreting, planning and managing the economic processes connected to the administrative activity. In particular, they will be able to collect and critically interpret relevant information on the performance of national accounts’ aggregates and public finance balances; to define and construct the main indicators for the evaluation of growth in real terms, the employment situation and the incidence of poverty.
One course of your choice: Activities characterizing decision-making and organizational processes

Optional groups

The student must acquire 9 CFU from the following exams
LessonYearSemesterCFULanguage
10606612 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS1st1st9ENG

Educational objectives

Secondo i Descrittori di Dublino, al termine del corso gli studenti dovranno
- dimostrare conoscenze e capacità di comprensione della lingua francese che rafforzino quelle del primo ciclo e permettano di sviluppare idee originali, in particolare in un contesto di ricerca;
- essere capaci di risolvere problemi in ambiti nuovi o non familiari, inseriti in contesti più ampi o interdisciplinari, relativi al francese;
- integrare la conoscenza del francese e gestire la complessità dell'uso del francese; formulare giudizi anche in presenza di informazioni limitate; riflettere sulle responsabilità sociali ed etiche associate all'applicazione di determinate conoscenze e giudizi;
- comunicare le conoscenze in e sul francese, sapendo illustrare i processi che hanno portato alla loro acquisizione a interlocutori specialisti e non;
- Studiare la lingua francese in modo autonomo e indipendente. Essere in grado di ideare e sviluppare un progetto in o sulla lingua francese e di portarlo a termine entro il termine stabilito.
10606614 | SPANISH LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS1st1st9SPA

Educational objectives

Secondo i Descrittori di Dublino, al termine del corso gli studenti dovranno
- dimostrare conoscenze e capacità di comprensione della lingua francese che rafforzino quelle del primo ciclo e permettano di sviluppare idee originali, in particolare in un contesto di ricerca;
- essere capaci di risolvere problemi in ambiti nuovi o non familiari, inseriti in contesti più ampi o interdisciplinari, relativi al francese;
- integrare la conoscenza del francese e gestire la complessità dell'uso del francese; formulare giudizi anche in presenza di informazioni limitate; riflettere sulle responsabilità sociali ed etiche associate all'applicazione di determinate conoscenze e giudizi;
- comunicare le conoscenze in e sul francese, sapendo illustrare i processi che hanno portato alla loro acquisizione a interlocutori specialisti e non;
- Studiare la lingua francese in modo autonomo e indipendente. Essere in grado di ideare e sviluppare un progetto in o sulla lingua francese e di portarlo a termine entro il termine stabilito.
10611906 | FRENCH LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS1st2nd9FRE

Educational objectives

Secondo i Descrittori di Dublino, al termine del corso gli studenti dovranno
- dimostrare conoscenze e capacità di comprensione della lingua francese che rafforzino quelle del primo ciclo e permettano di sviluppare idee originali, in particolare in un contesto di ricerca;
- essere capaci di risolvere problemi in ambiti nuovi o non familiari, inseriti in contesti più ampi o interdisciplinari, relativi al francese;
- integrare la conoscenza del francese e gestire la complessità dell'uso del francese; formulare giudizi anche in presenza di informazioni limitate; riflettere sulle responsabilità sociali ed etiche associate all'applicazione di determinate conoscenze e giudizi;
- comunicare le conoscenze in e sul francese, sapendo illustrare i processi che hanno portato alla loro acquisizione a interlocutori specialisti e non;
- Studiare la lingua francese in modo autonomo e indipendente. Essere in grado di ideare e sviluppare un progetto in o sulla lingua francese e di portarlo a termine entro il termine stabilito.
10606613 | GERMAN LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS1st2nd9DEU

Educational objectives

Secondo i Descrittori di Dublino, al termine del corso gli studenti dovranno
- dimostrare conoscenze e capacità di comprensione della lingua francese che rafforzino quelle del primo ciclo e permettano di sviluppare idee originali, in particolare in un contesto di ricerca;
- essere capaci di risolvere problemi in ambiti nuovi o non familiari, inseriti in contesti più ampi o interdisciplinari, relativi al francese;
- integrare la conoscenza del francese e gestire la complessità dell'uso del francese; formulare giudizi anche in presenza di informazioni limitate; riflettere sulle responsabilità sociali ed etiche associate all'applicazione di determinate conoscenze e giudizi;
- comunicare le conoscenze in e sul francese, sapendo illustrare i processi che hanno portato alla loro acquisizione a interlocutori specialisti e non;
- Studiare la lingua francese in modo autonomo e indipendente. Essere in grado di ideare e sviluppare un progetto in o sulla lingua francese e di portarlo a termine entro il termine stabilito.
The student must acquire 9 CFU from the following exams
LessonYearSemesterCFULanguage
10611831 | REGIONAL AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES LAW1st1st9ITA

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide students with an understanding of the regulatory and executive organization and powers of the Italian regional and local system; the aim of the course is the achievement by students of knowledge necessary to critically examine the organization of the regional and local authorities.

10611830 | INFORMATION LAW AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES1st2nd9ITA

Educational objectives

The aim of the course is to provide the student with an adequate mastery of the main methodological tools necessary for the understanding and even critical analysis of the right to information and the media, with particular reference to the development and use of new technologies and of the digital ecosystem.
In particular, the issues related to freedom of expression and its limits from a constitutional point of view will be addressed, followed by an analysis of its applications and the regulations in force in the various media
The student must acquire 9 CFU from the following exams
LessonYearSemesterCFULanguage
10612402 | ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIODIVERSITY LAW1st2nd9ITA

Educational objectives

The aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge of the environmental sector, including both the articulation of public bodies and the rules affecting the sector and the operators, including private ones. The aim of the study is for the students to understand the functions of the rules, of the administrations and the organisations for the protection of the environment and biodiversity. At the end of the course the student will be able to conduct a research on the environmental and biodiversity law subjects, also by taking a hint of more current facts. Moreover, the student will be able to implement critical instruments of interpretation, to understand and evaluate the institutional, normative and administration contexts in which other instruments and techniques, related to the protection of the environment are inserted.
This will allow students to develop the necessary skills to communicate what they have learned also in a working environment. The learning allows them to continue with further studies too (Doctorate, Master, etc).
1051445 | RIGHT TO HEALTH1st2nd9ITA

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide the students with knowledge of the health sector, including both the plural articulation of public bodies and the rules affecting the whole field and the providers. The study is pointed to allow the students to catch the instrumental function of the rules, the administration, and the organization of health services for the rights of users. At the end of the course, the student is able to carry out a research on the health system subjects, even by taking hint of more actual facts. Moreover, the students are able to implement critical instruments of interpretation relating to the health service system, the health administration, and the right to health.

This will allow students to develop the skills to communicate what they have learned in frontal lessons even in a working context or just to continue for further studies.(Doctorate, Master, etc.).
The student must acquire 9 CFU from the following exams
LessonYearSemesterCFULanguage
10592836 | ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC POLITICS2nd2nd9ITA

Educational objectives

Policy analysis' research object is the definition, implementation and evaluation of programs and activities promoted by public institutions and other actors to face common interest problems and opportunities. It is a branch of political science, but borrows concepts and tools from several other social sciences.

The aim of the course is to provide knowledge, information and tools enabling students to:
- know the conceptual structure of policy analysis;
- learn to use it as a tool for analysis and evaluation of policies;
- design a public policy and follow its implementation.

Dublin Descriptors:

1. Knowledge and understanding: through the lessons, students will gain appropriate knowledge to understand public policies and conceptual tools aimed at their analysis and evaluation.
2. Applying knowledge and understanding: the mix of theoretical topics and analysis of materials and cases will enable students to develop a proper operational ability, so that they will learn to use concepts and theories at the end of gather information on actual public policies.
3. Making judgements: the toolbox for the analysis of public policies will enable students to enhance their attitude to deliver autonomous judgements, also thanks to individual exercises and working groups.
4. Communication: through class discussion of themes and issues dealt with in the lessons, and through individual or group presentations, students will improve their communication abilities.
5. Learning skills: students will be stimulated to refine learning techniques and methods through the interaction with the teacher as well as with researchers, experts, and people engaged in public policies during ad hoc meetings.

In the final evaluation students will have to prove that have proper knowledge and abilities, so that they could produce analysis and contribute to the design, implementation and evaluation of public policies, consistent with a professional framework.
1041514 | SOCIOLOGY OF ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION2nd2nd9ITA

Educational objectives

The course aims to offer an overview of the main paradigms and methods of Sociology of Organization and Administration, in order to stimulate critical reflection on the mechanisms of operation and the processes of change taking place in public administrations and contemporary organizations with references to the transformations and crises of modernity. The lessons contribute to acquire a high cultural level and to develop advanced knowledge and skills, suitable to allow students to operate professionally in the context of organizational and administrative contexts.