Master of Arts in World Politics and International Relations
Pavia, Italy
MA
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 400 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
* 1st call dedicated to EU and NON-EU applicants
** students may be eligible to apply for a flat rate or to tuition fees calculated according to their family income
Key Summary
About: The University of Pavia offers a two-year Master of Arts in World Politics and International Relations. This multidisciplinary programme covers comparative politics, history, law and economics to help you analyze political systems, path-dependent developments and interstate interactions that shape human security. Courses deepen understanding of geopolitical dynamics and contemporary international change. A Double Degree with a partner university in Argentina lets students earn both Italian and equivalent foreign qualifications.
Career Outcomes: The degree prepares you for careers in national diplomatic services, international governmental organizations and NGOs, for positions in policy analysis, consultancy, public administration, research institutes, or PhD study.
The two-year Master's degree program in World Politics and International Relations aims to provide broad, multidisciplinary training in comparative and international studies, particularly in the areas of politics, history, law, and economics.
The courses in comparative studies aim to improve the student’s ability to interpret and analyze the different political systems of the world as outcomes of path-dependent economic and political structures and developments.
The courses in international studies aim to deepen the student’s understanding of how the interactions among political systems have unfolded in the most important geopolitical settings, and of how they influence contemporary trends in challenging and answering the basic goals of political systems and human security.
Double Degree
The Department has successfully implemented a Double Degree program with a prestigious University in Argentina. This bilateral agreement allows the students who participate in the program to obtain an Italian degree and the equivalent foreign title.
First Year
Compulsory
- Comparative Politics
- History Of International Relations
- Human Rights And International Justice
- International Political Thought
- Issues In International Relations
Choose a subject
- Global Inequalities
- Sociology Of Development
Choose a subject
- EU Law & Policies In Managing Migration
- History Of Diplomacy
- International Dispute Settlement
- International Organizations
6 Elective ECTS to be selected among the entire available academic offer of the university. The degree programme recommends: (6 CFU)
- Academic Writing
- Economics And Migrations
- Gender Issues From A Global Perspective
- Green Growth, Innovation And Sustainability
- History And Culture Of The Middle East
- History Of Modern And Contemporary China
- History, Conflict And Great Power Aspirations - The Cases Of Japan And China
- Indian Ocean: History, Geopolitics And Security
- Italian Politics And Society
- Law Of Regional Integration
- Public Diplomacy In The Digital Era
Choose a subject
Notes: The teaching of foreign languages assumes an adequate knowledge of Italian
Note 3: Non-Italian students must include a course in the Italian language unless they can provide certification of knowledge of basic Italian. See Art. 9 of the WPIR Teaching Regulations.
- Italian Language For Foreign Students
- Arab Language 1
- Arab Language 2
- Arab Language 3
- Chinese Language 1
- Chinese Language 2
- Chinese Language 3
- French Language 1
- French Language 2
- Japanese Language 1
- Japanese Language 2
- Japanese Language 3
- Spanish Language 1
- Spanish Language 2
- German Language
- German Language 2
- Stage
Second Year
Compulsory
- Economic Models Of Politics
- Ethics And International Relations
- Final Exam
Choose Two Subjects
- Contemporary Democratic Theory
- Environmental Justice And Climate Mitigation
- European Union Politics And Governance
6 Elective ECTS to be selected among the entire available academic offer of the university. The degree programme recommends: (6 CFU)
- Academic Writing
- Economics And Migrations
- Gender Issues From A Global Perspective
- Green Growth, Innovation And Sustainability
- History And Culture Of the Middle East
- History Of Modern And Contemporary China
- History, Conflict And Great Power Aspirations - The Cases Of Japan And China
- Indian Ocean: History, Geopolitics And Security
- Italian Politics And Society
- Law Of Regional Integration
- Public Diplomacy In The Digital Era
Choose A Subject
- Italian Language For Foreign Students
- Arab Language 1
- Arab Language 2
- Arab Language 3
- Chinese Language 1
- Chinese Language 2
- Chinese Language 3
- French Language 1
- French Language 2
- Japanese Language 1
- Japanese Language 2
- Japanese Language 3
- Spanish Language 1
- Spanish Language 2
- German Language
- German Language 2
- Stage
Given its interdisciplinary and comparative nature, the Laurea Magistralis in World Politics and International Relations provides students with a broad perspective on current global issues, an understanding of the genesis and the evolution of major international changes, and an ability to recognize and evaluate their theoretical and practical outcomes.
This broad-based training in international affairs offers a solid basis for careers in national diplomatic services, International Governmental Organizations (including European organizations), and NGOs, as well as positions for analysts and consultants in internationally oriented private and public companies, public administrations, and research institutes. It also offers the basis for continued university studies at the PhD level.