Master's Degree in Global Politics and Society (GPS)
Milan, Italy
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
It is a master's degree programme, entirely taught in English. Students will benefit from multidisciplinary training, aimed at preparing highly qualified professionals, able to understand and interpret complex social and political dynamics arising in the wake of globalization, within a scenario of increased international interdependences.
Global Politics and Society (GPS) is a two-year master's degree programme, entirely taught in English. Students of this programme will benefit from multidisciplinary training of the highest quality, aimed at preparing highly qualified professionals, able to understand and interpret complex social and political dynamics arising in the wake of globalization, within a scenario of increased international interdependences. Core modules will bridge cutting-edge concepts and skills necessary to address key contemporary questions, extending from global geopolitics dynamics to the transformation of societies, from developments in international political economy to changing patterns of social inequalities. Students will then have the opportunity to strengthen their preparation in specific thematic areas, choosing from a wide range of options made possible thanks to the several lines of research that characterize the Department of Social and Political Sciences, which stands out as one of the best-performing department for social and political sciences research in Italy.
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Curriculum
Year: 1
First Trimester
Compulsory
- Global Social Dynamics
- Multi-Level Legal System
Optional
- Globalization, Social Justice and Human Rights
Second Trimester
Compulsory
- International Political Economy and the Welfare State
Optional
- Comparative Politics and Development
- Economics of Social Regulation of Global Workforce
- International Migration and Immigration Policies
Third Trimester
Compulsory
- Global Social Inequalities
- Globalization and Cultural Diversity
Optional
- Global Citizenship
- Human Rights At Work in International and Comparative Law
Year: 2
First Trimester
Optional
- Differences, Inequalities and the Politics of Law
- Employment, Inequalities and Discrimination in the Global Labour Market
- Journalism, media and Politics
- Value Change and Global Societies
Second Trimester
Optional
- Consumer Culture
- Dissertation Lab
- Global Challenges to Democracy
- Globalization and Labor Markets
- Social Justice in a Global World
- The Welfare State and Social Innovation
Third Trimester
Compulsory
- Global Politics
Optional
- Data Lab
- Datafied Societies
- Global Public Policy and the Knowledge Society
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
- Compulsory
- Final Exam
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Analyst of social and political phenomena in the global scenario
Function in a work context
Graduates in Global Politics and Society will be able to analyze - and contextualise them in the global scenario - complex socio-economic and political phenomena that characterize the relational and institutional structure of societies contemporary and pertain to different areas of public policy. The areas of expertise include the analysis of the transformations induced by the processes of globalization and their own implications both on a global and local scale, the dynamics of discrimination and empowerment processes of discriminated social categories, welfare and anti-poverty policies, labour policies, and rights humans.
Skills associated with the function
Through the educational path, graduates acquire broad critical knowledge of the main social theories of the globalization processes, contemporary dynamics relating to democratization and cooperation processes and development, intercultural relations and transformation of citizenship, also in relation to social and public rights Work. He also has solid methodological skills, both qualitative and quantitative. The profile of magistrate graduates is characterized by in-depth knowledge and understanding of the social dimensions, political, juridical, economic and cultural aspects of globalization processes, both as regards relations international and local effects.
The master's graduate in Global Politics and Society therefore possesses advanced knowledge and skills for understanding and evaluating the functioning of political institutions in different socio-economic contexts and the implications generated by processes that occur on a global scale.
Employment opportunities
Global Politics and Society master graduates will be able to pursue several professional careers in one multiplicity of sectors, proposing themselves as specialists capable of interpreting political, economic and social issues in the global scenario and developing medium and long-term strategic plans: 1) in the field of research applied, in the field of social and political sciences; 2) at national and international institutions and organizations non-governmental; 3) in public, private or third sector companies operating on the global market; 4) in the sectors information, publishing and cultural industries.
By way of example, they may apply to hold positions of responsibility in public, private or third party bodies sector, inserted in national and international contexts or in the global market, including public bodies and governmental bodies (Ministries, General Directorates, institutions and bodies responsible for the design, implementation and evaluation of policies social and labour, anti-discrimination policies and cooperation and development policies (both local and international); community and transnational bodies (multilateral agencies of the United Nations, the European Union, the World Bank, the OECD, etc.); non-governmental and third sector bodies engaged in subsidiary actions of implementation of social and labour, cultural, educational and development cooperation policies.
Master's graduates in Global Politics and Society will also acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to access second-level masters and/or to continue training at the doctoral level, in science disciplines political and social issues in Italy and abroad.