Political Sciences (SPO)

Bachelor

A.Y. 2019/2020

L-36 - Scienze politiche e delle relazioni internazionali (EN)

Course Website

Bachelor

180

ECTS

Access

Limited enrollment with admission test

Years

Course location

Milano

Language

Italian, English

Course objectives

Through a typically multidisciplinary approach, the degree programme in Political Sciences is designed to provide students with a sufficient knowledge basis and methodological competences in the economic, legal, political science, sociological and historic fields, targeted at conducting a comparative analysis of the key structures and processes of contemporary society.

Career and employment

Graduates in Political Sciences can pursue careers in various areas, such as:

national and multinational private organisations and firms;
administrations; - authorities;
national, supranational and international public organisations;
non-governmental and third sector organisations;
research centres;
consultancy firms;
journalism and publishing.

Employment statistics (Almalaurea)

Entry requirements

Application and admission: Limited enrolment with access test.

Access is subject to passing a test (TOLC-E, CISIA OnLine Test, www.cisiaonline.it ) which will give rise to a merit ranking.

Additional learning obligations (OFA)

OFA: Disciplines

Students who do not pass the entrance examination on one or more areas provided for by the degree course, are assigned additional learning obligations (OFA, Obblighi formativi aggiuntivi) that they must fulfil in accordance with the provisions of the Programme Structure.

OFA: English language

Students must have level B2 proficiency in English. Proficiency may be certified at the time of matriculation by submitting a certificate of level B2 language proficiency or better, or by sitting the SLAM (University Language Centre) Placement test during the first year of studies only, between September and December.

Students who do not pass the test must follow the SLAM language courses and obtain appropriate certification within the year the plan of study calls for a language exam.

Study abroad

Course attendance

Highly recommended, not mandatory

Courses list

Curriculum: Democracy, Public Policies, Justice

First semester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Language
Optional
Additional Language Skills: French (6 ECTS)	6	Italian
Additional Language Skills: German (6 ECTS)	6	Italian
Additional Language Skills: Spanish (6 ECTS)	6	Italian
Advanced Language Skills: Anglo-American (6 ECTS)	6	Italian

First trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Contemporary History	9	60	Italian
History of Political Theories	6	40	Italian
Logics and argumentation	3	20	Italian

Second trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Public Law	9	60	Italian
Sociology	9	60	Italian

Third trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Microeconomics	9	60	Italian
Political Science	9	60	Italian

Study plan rules

9 - Students must obtain 6 ECTS in one of the following courses
Advanced Language Skills: Anglo-American is reserved for those who have a placement or certification of English level B2

Courses or activities	ECTS	Language	Lesson period
Additional Language Skills: French (6 ECTS)	6	Italian	First semester
Additional Language Skills: German (6 ECTS)	6	Italian	First semester
Additional Language Skills: Spanish (6 ECTS)	6	Italian	First semester
Advanced Language Skills: Anglo-American (6 ECTS)	6	Italian	First semester

First trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Optional
Introduction to European Private Laws	6	40	English
Political Philosophy	6	40	English
Private Law	6	40	Italian
Statistics	9	60	English
Statistics	9	60	Italian

Second trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Language in Politics	9	60	English
Optional
Macroeconomics	6	40	English
Macroeconomics	6	40	Italian
Political Philosophy	6	40	Italian
Social Research Methodology	6	40	Italian
Social Research Methodology	6	40	English

Third trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Applied social research	6	40	Italian
Comparative social policy	9	60	Italian
European Union politics and the European social model	9	60	Italian

Study plan rules

8 - Students must obtain 9 ECTS in one of the following courses

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period
Statistics	9	60	English	First trimester
Statistics	9	60	Italian	First trimester

10 - Students must obtain 6 ECTS in one of the following courses

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period
Introduction to European Private Laws	6	40	English	First trimester
Private Law	6	40	Italian	First trimester

11 - Students must obtain 6 ECTS in one of the following courses

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period
Political Philosophy	6	40	English	First trimester
Political Philosophy	6	40	Italian	Second trimester

12 - Students must obtain 6 ECTS in one of the following courses

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period
Macroeconomics	6	40	Italian	Second trimester
Macroeconomics	6	40	English	Second trimester

13 - Students must obtain 6 ECTS in one of the following courses

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period
Social Research Methodology	6	40	Italian	Second trimester
Social Research Methodology	6	40	English	Second trimester

First trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Philosophy and Politics of Law	9	60	Italian
Optional
Liberty, Law and Justice	6	40	Italian

Second trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Italian Political System	9	60	Italian
Public Philosophy	9	60	Italian

Third trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Comparative Politics	6	40	Italian

Conclusive activities

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Final Exam	6		Italian

Third trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Optional
Sociology and Methods of Education on Legality	6	40	Italian

Study plan rules

19 - Students must obtain 12 ECTS from elective courses.

20 - Students must obtain 3 ECTS in one of the following activities: further training activities; internships; workshops

Curriculum propedeutical courses

Propedeuticità tra insegnamenti:
a) Diritto privato è propedeutico rispetto a Diritto privato comparato delle persone e dei mercati;
b) Diritto pubblico è propedeutico rispetto a Diritto amministrativo, Diritto dell'Unione europea, Diritto internazionale, Diritto pubblico comparato, Diritto dell'immigrazione, Filosofia e politica del diritto;
c) Microeconomia è propedeutica rispetto a Macroeconomia;
d) Scienza politica è propedeutica rispetto a Politica sociale comparata, Sistema politico italiano, Sistema politico e modello sociale europeo, Politica comparata;
e) Sociologia è propedeutica rispetto a Metodologia della ricerca sociale; Cultura e società; Disuguaglianza, stratificazione e mobilità sociale; Società istituzioni, mercati; Relazioni affettive, famiglie e corsi di vita; Sociologia della comunicazione; Sociologia dell'organizzazione; Stati, nazioni, democrazia;
f) Statistica è propedeutica rispetto a Ricerca sociale applicata;
g) Metodologia della ricerca sociale è propedeutica rispetto a Ricerca sociale applicata;
h) Storia contemporanea è propedeutica rispetto a Storia e cultura del diritto, Storia dei movimenti politici e sociali Storia del mondo globale, Storia delle istituzioni politiche, Storia delle migrazioni e delle politiche migratorie, Storia politica e sociale dell'età moderna, Storia dell'economia e delle politiche economiche, Storia del lavoro.
Si consiglia inoltre vivamente di svolgere l'esame di Statistica prima di Metodologia della ricerca sociale.
L'assolvimento degli Obblighi formativi aggiuntivi relativi alle competenze disciplinari di accesso è propedeutico agli esami di secondo e di terzo anno.
L'assolvimento degli Obblighi formativi linguistici di livello B2 è propedeutico all'esame di Language in Politics.

Curriculum: Law, Integration and Markets

First semester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Language
Optional
Additional Language Skills: French (6 ECTS)	6	Italian
Additional Language Skills: German (6 ECTS)	6	Italian
Additional Language Skills: Spanish (6 ECTS)	6	Italian
Advanced Language Skills: Anglo-American (6 ECTS)	6	Italian

First trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Contemporary History	9	60	Italian
History of Political Theories	6	40	Italian
Logics and argumentation	3	20	Italian

Second trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Public Law	9	60	Italian
Sociology	9	60	Italian

Third trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Microeconomics	9	60	Italian
Political Science	9	60	Italian

Study plan rules

9 - Students must obtain 6 ECTS in one of the following courses
Advanced Language Skills: Anglo-American is reserved for those who have a placement or certification of English level B2

Courses or activities	ECTS	Language	Lesson period
Additional Language Skills: French (6 ECTS)	6	Italian	First semester
Additional Language Skills: German (6 ECTS)	6	Italian	First semester
Additional Language Skills: Spanish (6 ECTS)	6	Italian	First semester
Advanced Language Skills: Anglo-American (6 ECTS)	6	Italian	First semester

First trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Optional
Introduction to European Private Laws	6	40	English
Political Philosophy	6	40	English
Private Law	6	40	Italian
Statistics	9	60	Italian
Statistics	9	60	English

Second trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Language in Politics	9	60	English
Optional
Macroeconomics	6	40	English
Macroeconomics	6	40	Italian
Political Philosophy	6	40	Italian
Social Research Methodology	6	40	English
Social Research Methodology	6	40	Italian

Third trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Comparative private law	9	60	Italian
Global Law and Legal Pluralism	9	60	Italian
International Law	6	40	Italian

Study plan rules

8 - Students must obtain 9 ECTS in one of the following courses

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period
Statistics	9	60	English	First trimester
Statistics	9	60	Italian	First trimester

10 - Students must obtain 6 ECTS in one of the following courses

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period
Introduction to European Private Laws	6	40	English	First trimester
Private Law	6	40	Italian	First trimester

11 - Students must obtain 6 ECTS in one of the following courses

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period
Political Philosophy	6	40	English	First trimester
Political Philosophy	6	40	Italian	Second trimester

12 - Students must obtain 6 ECTS in one of the following courses

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period
Macroeconomics	6	40	English	Second trimester
Macroeconomics	6	40	Italian	Second trimester

13 - Students must obtain 6 ECTS in one of the following courses

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period
Social Research Methodology	6	40	English	Second trimester
Social Research Methodology	6	40	Italian	Second trimester

First trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
European Union Law	9	60	Italian
Immigration law	9	60	Italian
Optional
Comparative Public Law	6	40	Italian

Second trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Optional
Administrative Law	6	40	Italian

Third trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
European integration and market regulation	9	60	Italian

Conclusive activities

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Final Exam	6		Italian

Study plan rules

14 - Students must obtain 6 ECTS in one of the following courses

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period
Comparative Public Law	6	40	Italian	First trimester
Administrative Law	6	40	Italian	Second trimester

Curriculum propedeutical courses

Curriculum: Politics and Economics

First semester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Language
Optional
Additional Language Skills: French (6 ECTS)	6	Italian
Additional Language Skills: German (6 ECTS)	6	Italian
Additional Language Skills: Spanish (6 ECTS)	6	Italian
Advanced Language Skills: Anglo-American (6 ECTS)	6	Italian

Undefined

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Contemporary History	9	60	English
History of Political Theories	6	40	English
Logic and critical thinking	3	20	English
Mathematics	6	40	English
Microeconomics	9	60	English
Political Science	12	60	English
Public Law	12	60	English
Sociology	12	60	English

Study plan rules

9 - Students must obtain 6 ECTS in one of the following courses
Advanced Language Skills: Anglo-American is reserved for those who have a placement or certification of English level B2

Courses or activities	ECTS	Language	Lesson period
Additional Language Skills: French (6 ECTS)	6	Italian	First semester
Additional Language Skills: German (6 ECTS)	6	Italian	First semester
Additional Language Skills: Spanish (6 ECTS)	6	Italian	First semester
Advanced Language Skills: Anglo-American (6 ECTS)	6	Italian	First semester

First trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Introduction to European Private Laws	6	40	English
Political Philosophy	6	40	English
Statistics	9	60	English

Second trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Language in Politics	9	60	English
Macroeconomics	6	40	English
Social Research Methodology	6	40	English

Third trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Philosophy of Economics	9	60	English
Polimetrics	6	40	English

First trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Comparative political systems	9	60	English

Second trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Public economics	9	60	English
Rationality, Behaviour and Institutions	9	60	English

Third trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
International Economics and Policy	9	60	English
Optional
Public Economics Workshop	3	20	English

Conclusive activities

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Final Exam	6		Italian

Curriculum propedeutical courses

Curriculum: History and Political Culture

First semester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Language
Optional
Additional Language Skills: French (6 ECTS)	6	Italian
Additional Language Skills: German (6 ECTS)	6	Italian
Additional Language Skills: Spanish (6 ECTS)	6	Italian
Advanced Language Skills: Anglo-American (6 ECTS)	6	Italian

First trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Contemporary History	9	60	Italian
History of Political Theories	6	40	Italian
Logics and argumentation	3	20	Italian

Second trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Public Law	9	60	Italian
Sociology	9	60	Italian

Third trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Microeconomics	9	60	Italian
Political Science	9	60	Italian

Study plan rules

9 - Students must obtain 6 ECTS in one of the following courses
Advanced Language Skills: Anglo-American is reserved for those who have a placement or certification of English level B2

Courses or activities	ECTS	Language	Lesson period
Additional Language Skills: French (6 ECTS)	6	Italian	First semester
Additional Language Skills: German (6 ECTS)	6	Italian	First semester
Additional Language Skills: Spanish (6 ECTS)	6	Italian	First semester
Advanced Language Skills: Anglo-American (6 ECTS)	6	Italian	First semester

First trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Optional
Introduction to European Private Laws	6	40	English
Political Philosophy	6	40	English
Private Law	6	40	Italian
Statistics	9	60	English
Statistics	9	60	Italian

Second trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Language in Politics	9	60	English
Optional
Macroeconomics	6	40	Italian
Macroeconomics	6	40	English
Political Philosophy	6	40	Italian
Social Research Methodology	6	40	English
Social Research Methodology	6	40	Italian

Third trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Economic history	6	40	Italian
History of global world	9	60	Italian
History of political institutions	9	60	Italian

Study plan rules

8 - Students must obtain 9 ECTS in one of the following courses

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period
Statistics	9	60	English	First trimester
Statistics	9	60	Italian	First trimester

10 - Students must obtain 6 ECTS in one of the following courses

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period
Introduction to European Private Laws	6	40	English	First trimester
Private Law	6	40	Italian	First trimester

11 - Students must obtain 6 ECTS in one of the following courses

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period
Political Philosophy	6	40	English	First trimester
Political Philosophy	6	40	Italian	Second trimester

12 - Students must obtain 6 ECTS in one of the following courses

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period
Macroeconomics	6	40	English	Second trimester
Macroeconomics	6	40	Italian	Second trimester

13 - Students must obtain 6 ECTS in one of the following courses

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period
Social Research Methodology	6	40	English	Second trimester
Social Research Methodology	6	40	Italian	Second trimester

First trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Optional
History of social and political movements	6	40	Italian

Second trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Law, history and culture	9	60	Italian
Social and political modern history	9	60	Italian

Third trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
History of migration	9	60	Italian
Optional
2. Workshop: The language of political parties: words and images in the history of republican Italy (1946-2009)	3	20	Italian

Undefined

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Optional
Labour history	6	40	Italian

Conclusive activities

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Final Exam	6		Italian

Study plan rules

15 - Students must obtain 6 ECTS in one of the following courses

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period
History of social and political movements	6	40	Italian	First trimester
Labour history	6	40	Italian	Undefined

Curriculum propedeutical courses

Curriculum: Society, Culture, Social Change

First semester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Language
Optional
Additional Language Skills: French (6 ECTS)	6	Italian
Additional Language Skills: German (6 ECTS)	6	Italian
Additional Language Skills: Spanish (6 ECTS)	6	Italian
Advanced Language Skills: Anglo-American (6 ECTS)	6	Italian

First trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Contemporary History	9	60	Italian
History of Political Theories	6	40	Italian
Logics and argumentation	3	20	Italian

Second trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Public Law	9	60	Italian
Sociology	9	60	Italian

Third trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Microeconomics	9	60	Italian
Political Science	9	60	Italian

Study plan rules

9 - Students must obtain 6 ECTS in one of the following courses
Advanced Language Skills: Anglo-American is reserved for those who have a placement or certification of English level B2

Courses or activities	ECTS	Language	Lesson period
Additional Language Skills: French (6 ECTS)	6	Italian	First semester
Additional Language Skills: German (6 ECTS)	6	Italian	First semester
Additional Language Skills: Spanish (6 ECTS)	6	Italian	First semester
Advanced Language Skills: Anglo-American (6 ECTS)	6	Italian	First semester

First trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Optional
Introduction to European Private Laws	6	40	English
Political Philosophy	6	40	English
Private Law	6	40	Italian
Statistics	9	60	Italian
Statistics	9	60	English

Second trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Language in Politics	9	60	English
Optional
Macroeconomics	6	40	English
Macroeconomics	6	40	Italian
Political Philosophy	6	40	Italian
Social Research Methodology	6	40	English
Social Research Methodology	6	40	Italian

Third trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Applied social research	9	60	Italian
Social Inequality, Stratification and Mobility	9	60	Italian
Sociology of Communication	6	40	Italian

Study plan rules

8 - Students must obtain 9 ECTS in one of the following courses

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period
Statistics	9	60	English	First trimester
Statistics	9	60	Italian	First trimester

10 - Students must obtain 6 ECTS in one of the following courses

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period
Introduction to European Private Laws	6	40	English	First trimester
Private Law	6	40	Italian	First trimester

11 - Students must obtain 6 ECTS in one of the following courses

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period
Political Philosophy	6	40	English	First trimester
Political Philosophy	6	40	Italian	Second trimester

12 - Students must obtain 6 ECTS in one of the following courses

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period
Macroeconomics	6	40	Italian	Second trimester
Macroeconomics	6	40	English	Second trimester

13 - Students must obtain 6 ECTS in one of the following courses

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period
Social Research Methodology	6	40	English	Second trimester
Social Research Methodology	6	40	Italian	Second trimester

First trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Culture and Society	9	60	Italian
Optional
Sociology of Organisations	6	40	Italian

Second trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Institutions, Markets and Society	9	60	Italian
Optional
Workshop Visual Sociology	3	20	Italian

Third trimester

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
States, Nations and Democracy	9	60	Italian
Optional
Different identities and comparative cultures	3	20	Italian
Intimate Relationships, Family and Life Course	6	40	Italian

Conclusive activities

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language
Compulsory
Final Exam	6		Italian

Study plan rules

21 - Students must obtain 6 ECTS in one of the following courses

Courses or activities	ECTS	Total hours	Language	Lesson period
Sociology of Organisations	6	40	Italian	First trimester
Intimate Relationships, Family and Life Course	6	40	Italian	Third trimester

Curriculum propedeutical courses

Course location

Sede

Milano

Sedi didattiche

via Conservatorio, 7 - 20122 Milano

Reference professors and contacts

Presidente del collegio: GIOVANNI MARCO CARBONE

Tutors professors

Reference structures

Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods

Department of Social and Political Sciences

Department of International, Legal, Historical and Politcal Studies

Department of Historical Studies

Contatti

Immatricolazioni
https://www.unimi.it/it/taxonomy/term/10
http://www.sps.unimi.it/corsi-di-laurea
Email del corso di laurea
spo@unimi.it;

Fees, scholarships and benefits

University fees

For students enrolled on bachelor’s, master’s and single cycle degree programmes are divided into two instalments of different amounts and with different payment deadlines:

the first, corresponding to the minimum amount, is the same for all students
the second - technically referred to as an ‘all-inclusive fee’- that is variable.

Students can also be entitled for tuition fee reductions such as:

lowering for students who meet high merit requirements
fixed amounts calculated on the basis of the student's citizenship group for those with income/property abroad
support for students who have political refugee status.

More info at: Fees - current academic year

Scholarships and benefits

L’Ateneo fornisce inoltre una serie di agevolazioni economiche a favore dei propri studenti con requisiti particolari (merito, condizioni economiche o personali, studenti internazionali) come:

Guidance and assistance

Guidance:

Choosing the right degree programme: discover Study and Career Guidance Services

Admission, ranking and enrolment

Registrar office - contacts
Online information desk Infostudente (please register for the first access)
International students: welcome desk
Students with Disabilities or SLD

Enrollment

First year enrolment: ✔

Admission

Limited enrollment with admission test

Places available: 300 plus 5 reserved to extra UE students, 1 reserved to Marco Polo students

Session: 1

Call for applications: how to do

Application period: from 03-14-2019 to 04-12-2019
Enrolment period: from 04-18-2019 to 05-10-2019

Session: 2

Call for applications is going to be published.
Application period: from 07-15-2019 to 09-05-2019
Enrolment period: from 09-10-2019 to 09-16-2019