160 Degrees in Social Sciences in Italy for 2024
- Syracuse, Italy
Full time
9 months
On-Campus
English
For students of humanities and social sciences, it’s an unparalleled journey through time, ideas, and cultures. When you study in Italian universities, you don’t just learn – you live the narrative. At the heart of the Renaissance, Italy is not just a country but an experience.
- Rome, Italy
Part time
2 semesters
Blended
English
The Foundation Programme is a 2-semesters study program on Social Sciences that allows students with less than 12 years of schooling to fulfill the prerequisites for pursuing a bachelor’s program in Italy and thus in Luiss. The program offers introductory courses in economics, law, socio-political studies, and, generally speaking, social sciences and critical thinking. Students will also attend some classes aimed at improving the English language and learning the basics of Italian, together with soft skills labs. The Foundation Programme is delivered via online and synchronous classes and is characterized by continuous assessment. Students who wish to take part to training courses on Luiss’ admission test are invited to join courses on campus from mid-April 2024.
- Siena, Italy
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
Italian
This course aims at the training of a capable professional, according to the international definition elaborated by the International Association of Schools of Social Work and by the International Federation of Social Workers, to promote social change, the solution of problems in human relations and capacity and the freedom of people to develop their own well-being; the one in Siena is also the first degree course in Social Work Sciences established in Italy in 1956 and boasts a long tradition both in terms of teaching quality and the results of research carried out by its teachers.
- Bologna, Italy
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
English
A new undergraduate degree course that offers multidisciplinary training in the social sciences, from both a quantitative and a qualitative perspective. The course will enable students to analyse the different facets of economic, political, and social reality, both nationally and internationally.
- Brixen, Italy
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
English, Italian, German
This Ph.D. program addresses the study of education and social sciences in an interdisciplinary context, providing the necessary skills to face research in the theoretical and empirical-experimental field and promoting the development of innovative application practices.
- Rome, Italy
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
English
The Bachelor's Degree program in Political Sciences and International Relations, with a specialized curriculum in International Politics and Government, aims to provide high-profile, interdisciplinary education to develop critical analysis skills in social, political, economic, and legal contexts, both at national and international levels.
- Trento, Italy
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
The Master in Sociology and Social Research course is a two-year program that provides advanced training for positions of social researcher in private research institutes in the field of marketing and communication, customer satisfaction, and opinion research, as well as in public research institutions (for instance, institutes and foundations involved in education research or the analysis of labor market and welfare trends).
- Parma, Italy
Full time, Part time
2 years
Blended, On-Campus
English
Language Sciences and Cultural Studies for Special Needs is a second-level degree (Laurea Magistrale) in Linguistics (LM39-Linguistica), taught entirely in English, offered by the Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Cultural Industries of the University of Parma. It devotes specific attention to aspects related to language learning and teaching, with particular reference to Special Educational Needs affecting communication and language, such as developmental language disorders, learning disorders and sensory disabilities. A strength of the course is the acquisition of competences in the field of inclusive language education. It is a two-year course and on successful completion, graduates are awarded the “Laurea Magistrale” (second cycle degree certificate). Language Sciences and Cultural Studies for Special Needs is designed for candidates from different academic backgrounds and aims to provide a thorough grounding and advanced linguistic and cultural competencies in English and in a second foreign language (including Italian as an FL/L2), and research skills in the field of Language Sciences, in particular Educational linguistics. The course dedicates specific attention to aspects related to language learning and teaching, mainly as regards educational contexts which include learners with special needs, such as language impairments and disadvantages, learning disorders, or sensory disabilities.
- Florence, Italy
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
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.
- Milan, Italy
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
English
The Sociology and Methodology of Social Research doctoral programme offers a theoretical-analytical and technical-methodological preparation rooted in an excellent tradition of international research on empirical sociology. It aims to train researchers in the analysis of current processes of cultural and social change based on the close integration of theory and empirical research. The programme aims to provide a solid theoretical-conceptual preparation along with mastery of the most up-to-date research methodologies and techniques, both quantitative and qualitative.
- Syracuse, Italy
Full time
1 month
Blended, On-Campus
English
A gap year in Italy can be a great opportunity to become fluent in a foreign language. Our long-term courses are ideal for students seeking a break out of the ordinary, a sabbatical, or simply an opportunity to spend useful, productive time abroad, immersing in a different culture.
- Trento, Italy
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
The International Master in Security, Intelligence and Strategic Studies (IMSISS) is a 24 month Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) awarded by a consortium of European universities – University of Glasgow (UK); Dublin City University (Ireland); Charles University in Prague (Czech Republic) and from 2020, the University of Trento (Italy).
- Forli, Italy
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
The international Master of Arts MIREES is a Second cycle Joint Degree (120 ECTS), awarded by the University of Bologna, Department of Political and Social Sciences in cooperation with the following partner universities: Vytautas Magnus University at Kaunas; Saint-Petersburg State University, and the University of Zagreb.
- Parma, Italy
Full time, Part time
2 years
Blended, On-Campus
English
International Business and Development (IBD) is the first-degree course to be taught and examined entirely in English at the University of Parma, in Italy. The university is actively seeking to raise its international profile in teaching and research and for several years has played a key role in projects with developing countries.
- Siena, Italy
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
The Master Degree in Genetic Counsellors is the first degree program in Italy that trains the professional figure of the genetic counsellor through the acquisition of the principles and practices of clinical, medical and laboratory genetics. Genetic counsellors are non-medical health figures that work closely with medical geneticists in both public and private medical genetics services.