20 Social Science MA Degree Programs in Italy

Taught exclusively in Florence, Italy, the Master of Arts in political science program focuses on comparative and international politics. This program is designed to directly engage students in comparative and international politics via studies abroad and practical experience.

The Master of Arts in International Studies (MAIS) is a two-year programme (120 ECTS) in English, which promotes interdisciplinary learning in a global context. Our MA programme equips students with critical analytical skills to address contemporary global issues. Focusing on some of the most relevant contemporary challenges such as climate change, energy transition, human rights, and military and technological competition, our program blends diverse disciplinary insights, including international relations, history, political theory, international law, and macroeconomics. Our students are also expected to acquire an excellent command of a second foreign language: French, German, Russian, or Spanish. The option of a third foreign language (Arabic or Chinese) is also available. Our graduates are trained to successfully pursue a career in diplomacy, international organizations, multinational corporations, and NGOs.

The Master of Arts (MA) degree in International Affairs at John Cabot University provides students with the training and skills to succeed in a professional career in global affairs. Taught by internationally renowned faculty and practitioners, the MA program draws on John Cabot’s strengths as a globally-oriented American liberal arts university in Rome.

The Social Psychology of Transformation (SPOT) Joint Erasmus Mundus Master Programme invites you on an exciting two-year journey through Europe. We are excited to offer you a unique opportunity to study at several leading European universities (ultimately earning a joint European degree) and to benefit from the expertise of all seven partner universities through a co-teaching approach integrated across the entire curriculum.

This English-taught master's degree in Comparative International Relations program at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice is a unique offer in Italy for the advanced study of international relations with a critical, interdisciplinary and comparative approach, open to insights from cultural studies and political discourse analysis.

Built on the experiences of various faculty members who were involved and active in cultural diplomacy and scientific projects, the Public and Cultural Diplomacy Master’s program is made up of students with diverse backgrounds, from social sciences to the humanities, and aims to improve student’s knowledge in the field of new international relations and cooperation.

The Degree Course in Global Affairs and International Relations is taught in English and aims to provide high-profile, interdisciplinary training aimed at developing critical analysis skills of social, political, economic, and legal contexts specific to both national and international scenarios. These skills are made functional, throughout the course of studies, for the progressive acquisition of highly qualified competencies, as well as leadership and decision-making abilities, within both institutional and private organizational contexts.

The two-year MA program in Mobility Studies at the University of Padua is driven by the assumption that the Humanities can play a crucial role in facing and understanding mobility in present society. This is something different than offering a focus uniquely on the circulation of people, objects, and ideas in given historical and geographical frameworks. The MA program in Mobility Studies offers a broader approach. It aims at providing students with a selection of specific tools in historical, geographical, anthropological and philological studies, in order to challenge the traditional understanding of human actions, in time and space. “Challenging forces” such as colonization, migration, exile, tourism are seen as factors that shape cultural identities and not only as phenomena of contamination of given cultures. Students will be immersed in an engaging process through which people, texts, images, artifacts, commodities, ideas are moved, translated, transformed, adapted and negotiated by different social actors, sometime in distant spatial contexts, in the past and in the present. The global and local scenarios call for new experts, trained in historical and cultural studies, but ready for political and social action today.

Specializing in Master Middle Eastern Studies is specifically tailored for graduates of various disciplines and backgrounds, who are interested in obtaining a better knowledge of the Middle East region, considering its social-historical complexity and cultural plurality.

The Master’s degree in Local Development provides a thorough understanding of the specific social, organizational, economic, territorial, and institutional forms and dynamics that characterize local development processes in different geographical contexts. It offers an in-depth knowledge of the different methodologies used for the formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes for local development and promotes the implementation of sustainability process. Its intrinsic multicultural and multilingual dimension is reinforced by international partnerships and mobility agreements.

This English-taught Master's degree in Economics and Management of Arts and Cultural Activities program is designed to prepare highly qualified professionals for the management of artistic and cultural organisations, including at an international level.

The M.A. Cultural Heritage: Sustainability & Community program at AUR equips the next generation of heritage professionals to meet the challenges of preserving our vast patrimony of art, history, and culture. Graduates from this program gain the skills for careers in practical heritage protection and project development, along with equally important soft skills in intercultural communication.

Specialising Master Advanced Public and Cultural Diplomacy for International Relations Graduates of this program have gone on to achieve some meaningful roles in stimulating workplaces. Some examples: International Institutional Relations at a leading multinational energy company; Cultural diplomacy specialist at the European Ministries of Foreign Affairs; Account Manager at a global communication company; Communication Specialist at a leading financial company; Peacebuilding Association Director; International Branding Manager for an international consulting company.

The Master of Arts in Arts and Culture Management program aims to develop managerial key competencies for managing and leading creative organizations, cultural events, and art products, communicating impactful cultural brands, and standing out as innovative, creative, and responsible leaders in the global arts and culture industry.

The Master in Advanced Global Studies focuses on international relations, economics, politics and law, as well as those emerging issues that challenge today’s global system, with a specific attention to the themes of human security and sustainable development. It provides a well-balanced combination of theory and practice, enriching the learning process.