Master of Arts in International Studies
Rome, Italy
MA
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 Sep 2026*
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 2,000 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* indicative date. The official call for applications 2026–2027 will be available in Spring 2026
** University fees can indeed be lower than 2,000 euros, depending on the annual income. Additionally, scholarships are available based on both merit and income.
Key Summary
The Master of Arts in International Studies (MAIS) is a two-year programme (120 ECTS) taught in English, which offers the opportunity to study in a vibrant and stimulating international environment in the city of Rome.
The programme’s interdisciplinary character is conceived to help students understand today’s complex global issues through the development of their analytic and critical skills.
MAIS benefits from the expertise of an academic staff trained in Italy and abroad, ready to share their research interests and keen on encouraging their students to profit from their international experience and professional networks.
MAIS at a Glance
Students are expected to acquire a solid knowledge and insight in a variety of fields related to the ongoing globalization process: International Relations, International Economics, International Law, History, and Political Theory.
Topics such as War, Peace, Gender, and Economic Inequalities, Fundamental Rights, Migration, Ethnic Conflict and Resolution, and challenging issues such as Global Security, Environmental and Economic Sustainability, and Human Rights constitute the programme’s core. The programme also offers the opportunity to acquire and refine linguistic skills in a variety of languages: French; German; Spanish; Arabic; Chinese.
The MAIS programme is designed to direct students towards a career in diplomacy, international organizations, conflict resolution, cooperation and development, international business and consultancy, as well as in inter-disciplinary academic research.
Students are expected to acquire a solid knowledge and insight in a variety of fields related to the ongoing globalization process: international relations; international economics; international law; history; political theory. [LN1]Topics such as war, peace, gender and economic inequalities, fundamental rights, migration, ethnic conflict and resolution, and challenging issues such as global security, environmental and economic sustainability, and human rights constitute the programme’s core.
The MAIS programme is designed to direct students towards a career in diplomacy, international organizations, conflict resolution, cooperation and development, international business and consultancy, as well as in inter-disciplinary academic research.
Studying Foreign Languages at Our MAIS
The programme also offers the opportunity to acquire and refine linguistic skills in a variety of languages such as French, German, and Spanish as well as Arabic, Chinese, and Russian.
May 9, at 12 pm (CEST)
The main study areas are International History, International Relations, International Law, and International Macroeconomics.
Elective Courses
Within the MA program in International Studies (MAIS), students have the opportunity to choose elective courses in: Area Studies, Constitutional Law, International Finance, Gender Studies, Global History, Multicultural American Literature, Nuclear History, and Sustainability and Economics.
Our MAIS is designed to train young professionals in the fields of diplomacy, international organizations, multinational corporations, and organizations dedicated to cooperation and development. The program is built on interaction with external experts, following an international format and employing an innovative educational approach. This enables students to gain essential skills and knowledge for training in the international context.