114 Social Science Masters Degree Programs in Italy

The master's Degree in International relations aims to provide students with specific and qualified skills in the field of International Relations. Only by mastering these tools will they be able to analyze, interpret, assess, and manage the global scope of political phenomena and their relative policies, as well as general economic and social aspects inherent to the relations among countries, public and private institutions, and national and international, governmental and non-governmental organizations.

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 Master’s degree acknowledges the recent scientific advances in the investigation of cultural heritage materials at different scales, from the site/landscape survey to diagnostics at the molecular and atomic levels, and the interpretation of derived information. Based on truly interdisciplinary collaborations, the programme offers the theoretical background and the necessary practical knowledge towards the application of scientific methods to archaeological and cultural heritage materials.

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.

ARCHMAT aims is to provide students with specialized skills in archaeology and analytical characterization of materials from prehistory(Megalithic) to classical times (Greek and Roman). The study and conservation of Cultural Heritage materials is a research area with a strong multidisciplinary connotation and requires skills that span across the Humanities and Science research fields. ARCHMAT provides a common, integrated platform for excellent students coming from either Science or Humanities educational backgrounds to understand the advanced scientific methods used to investigate archaeological materials and aims to form highly specialized professional experts in the emerging field of Archaeometry, i.e Physico-Chemical Sciences applied to the study of Archaeological and Cultural Heritage materials.

This Innovation and Organization of Culture and the Arts (GIOCA) program at the University of Bologna is designed to create a precise professional figure: an administrator with a solid grounding in management positioned to interact effectively with the artistic-cultural dimension of different types of organizations, understanding their requirements, and with the ability to act as an interface with the demands of the surrounding economic and social world, for a range of profiles that: directly participate in Arts and cultural organizations, participate as consultants, interact as an interface with public and private institutions supporting the work of specific organizations (local authorities, sponsors, foundations, etc.).

The Master of Science in Cyber Risk Strategy and Governance gives students the tools required to understand, assess and govern the opportunities and threats of the existing and emerging technologies used in our society. As innovative technologies are adopted, new issues arise, so students learn to look ahead, evaluate and communicate threats before they unfold.

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 Post-Graduate Program in Cooperation and Development is a full-time program aimed at training professionals in the field of international cooperation through highly qualified academic and professional training. Students are prepared to work in institutions like Non-Governmental Organizations, International Organizations, Governmental Bureaus, Research Centers, other public or private institutions.

The Master's Degree Course in "Italian Language and Culture for Foreigners" (acronym MCS) responds to a large demand addressed to the University both by foreign students, who, thanks to the ancient tradition of the University "L'Orientale" and its numerous agreements with European and non-European universities, attend first-level courses, and by Italian students who would like to complete their training for the teaching and dissemination of the Italian language and culture abroad.

This Global Environment and Development programme, entirely delivered in English, is an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master. While the first year is taught at the University of Copenhagen, two curricula are then provided:  Agricultural Development (at the University of Milan) and Sustainable Environmental Development (at the University of Warsaw). The course aims to create globally competitive graduates who can identify critical aspects of sustainable natural resource management for economic, environmental, institutional, and societal development and develop sustainable, appropriate, and feasible solutions.

The European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA) is an intensive one-year course aimed at educating 90 professionals in the field of human rights and democratisation.

The Master of Science in Languages for International Relations uniquely integrates linguistic expertise with dynamic international knowledge. You will master at least two languages, enhancing your oral and written skills for professional excellence.

The Master's Degree Course in Comparative Literatures and Cultures aims to train graduates who have the ability to carry out highly responsible roles in services and organizations, both public and private, responsible for national and international cultural activities, and for the dissemination of the Italian cultural, linguistic and literary heritage in other countries of the world.

The Master's degree in International Cooperation on Human Rights and Intercultural Heritage offers a solid interdisciplinary and problem-oriented training to graduate students with diverse backgrounds who plan to work in the field of international cooperation and development.