Public Sector and Healthcare Management (MAPS) - discontinued

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Public Sector and Healthcare Management (MAPS) - discontinued
Course sheet
A.Y. 2024/2025
Bachelor
L-16 - Management Science
Bachelor
180
ECTS
Access
Limited enrolment with admission test
3
Years
Course location
Milano
Language
Italian
The aims of the Management Pubblico e della Sanità (Public and Healthcare Management) degree course are:
- to integrate different management skills (economic, legal, political, sociological, statistical skills)
- to understand the processes of Italian and European public administrations
- to understand the actual needs of organizations and citizens
- to develop task-oriented and project-oriented reasoning
- to recognize and overcome the typical traps of bureaucratic organizations
- to learn how to use the technological tools for administrative innovation and communication with users
Students graduating in MAPS are trained to work in public administration at national, regional, or local council level with intermediate-level positions.

MAPS graduates can also be employed by:
- Private businesses, in order to manage projects combining company objectives and public policies
- Consultancies, in order to carry out research and offer services based on interactions with public administration and the public health sector
- Professional bodies and trade associations, in order to monitor sectoral policies
- The Media, in order to improve communication to the public
- PR companies, in order to guarantee high technical and ethical standards in communication between private companies and Institutions
- Non-profit organisations, in order to do good and do it well

Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
The three-year degree course in Public Management and Healthcare offers the opportunity to carry out study periods at European universities, where students who join the Erasmus+ Programme will be able to undertake a learning experience with the recognition of the activity abroad as part of their academic career. As part of the Erasmus+ Programme, exchange agreements are in place with partner institutions in Spain (University of Oviedo, University of Salamanca, University Jaume I de Castellón, Valencia, University of La Coruña), France (Université Catholique, Lille), Germany (Fachhochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung Nordrhein - Westfalen), Portugal (University of Coimbra), Croatia (University of Zagreb, University of Rijeka), Poland (University of Katowice, University of Gdansk, University of Lodz). The courses offered by international partners cover the main subjects and disciplines of Public Management and Healthcare. The student's choice of exams to be taken abroad is made before departure together with the Erasmus+ Programme Coordinator. Credits earned abroad are officially recognized on returning to Italy and then included in the individual study plan.
Course attendance is highly recommended. Part time enrolment is available.
Enrolment
Admission to the degree programme requires applicants to have a high school diploma or an equivalent suitable qualification from abroad.
To be admitted to the course students must sit an examination to check their linguistic-communication capabilities, in addition to taking an online test (TOLC-E) organised by the Consortium of Interuniversity Integrated Access Systems (CISIA). Subject knowledge for admission will be deemed acceptable if the scores in the selection band have been achieved.
Students whose score is lower than the value stated in the selection band, limited to the area of verbal comprehension, will be assigned an additional learning obligation (OFA), which must be met and approved within the first year of the course.
The University organises specific tutoring support for the successful completion of the OFA. Additional information is available on the University study portal of the Faculty of Political, Economic & Social Sciences.
If students fail to satisfy the OFA within the required timescale, the following year they will be unable to sit the examinations for the years subsequent to the first year.

English OFA

To be able to sit the English examination stipulated in the curriculum, students must have level B1 English as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (QCER). This level can be confirmed as follows:
- by sending a level B1 or higher language qualification certificate gained no more than 3 years prior to the date it is submitted (for a list of language qualifications accepted by the University, visit the University portal at https://www.unimi.it/it/studiare/competenze-linguistiche/placement-test-test-di-ingresso-e-corsi-di-inglese). Certificates must be uploaded at the time of enrolment, or at a later date on the portal at http://studente.unimi.it/uploadCertificazioniLingue;
- by sitting a placement test set exclusively by SLAM during the 1st year, between October and December. Students who fail the placement test must follow the courses delivered by SLAM.
The placement test is compulsory for all students who do not have a valid qualification.
Students who do not sit the placement test by December, or do not pass the final test after 6 attempts, must obtain the qualification at their own expense, during the year in which the language examination is scheduled.
Programme description and courses list
course year not available
Open sessions
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Business and Accounting 9 60 Italian SECS-P/07
Political and Administrative Systems 9 60 Italian SPS/04
Public Law 9 60 Italian IUS/09
Sociology of Organisations 9 60 Italian SPS/09
Not specified period
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Economics 12 80 Italian SECS-P/01 SECS-P/02
Quantitative Methods and Statistics for the Social Sciences 12 80 Italian SECS-S/01 SECS-S/06
course year not available
Open sessions
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Administrative Law 9 60 Italian IUS/10
Computer Science Course 3 30 Italian INF/01
English for Management 9 60 Italian L-LIN/12
Private Law for Management 6 40 Italian IUS/01
Public Finance 9 60 Italian SECS-P/03
Public Management 6 40 Italian SECS-P/07
Public Policy 9 60 Italian SPS/04
Social Research and Sociology of Professions 12 80 Italian SPS/07 SPS/09
First trimester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Labour Law in Public Administration 6 40 Italian IUS/07
Optional
European Union Law 6 40 Italian IUS/14
Public Procurement Law 6 40 Italian IUS/10
Second trimester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Communication and Public Relation Management 6 40 Italian SPS/11
Public Ethics 6 40 Italian SPS/01
Public Organization Theory 6 40 Italian SECS-P/10
Optional
Cost-Benefit Analysis 6 40 Italian SECS-P/03
Third trimester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Management of Public Services 6 40 Italian SECS-P/07
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Final Exam 6 0 Italian
Optional activities and study plan rules
1 - Students can select two elective courses from the ones listed below
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Cost-Benefit Analysis 6 40 Italian Second trimester SECS-P/03
European Union Law 6 40 Italian First trimester IUS/14
Management of Public Services 6 40 Italian Third trimester SECS-P/07
Public Procurement Law 6 40 Italian First trimester IUS/10
First trimester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Laboratory "gender and Society" 3 20 Italian SPS/07
Third trimester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Lab. Co-Design and Coprogramming: Theory and Collaborative Practices 3 20 Italian IUS/20
Laboratory "new Public Governance and Co-Production of Public Services" 3 20 Italian SECS-P/10
Open sessions
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Additional Language Skills: French (3 ECTS) 3 0 French
Additional Language Skills: German (3 ECTS) 3 0 German
Additional Language Skills: Spanish (3 ECTS) 3 0 Spanish
Advanced Language Skills: Anglo-American (3 ECTS) 3 0 English
Advanced Language Skills: English (3 ECTS) 3 0 English
Advanced Language Skills: French(3 ECTS) 3 0 French
Advanced Language Skills: German (3 ECTS) 3 0 German
Advanced Language Skills: Spanish (3 ECTS) 3 0 Spanish
Optional activities and study plan rules
3 - Students must choose 12 ECTS credits selecting courses of the other curriculum , or from other degree courses or in other faculties. This requires approval of the Teaching Board.
4 - Students must gain 3 ECTS credits for other educational activities through:
- ascertainment of advanced computer skills (certifier: prof. Gabriele Bottino, [email protected])
- ascertainment of advanced knowledge of English or other languages other than the student's mother tongue
- internship (certifier: prof. Gabriele Bottino, [email protected])
- report on job activity, to be agreed upon with prof. Gabriele Bottino, [email protected]
- attendance of (also external) courses and seminars subject to the approval of prof. Gabriele Bottino, [email protected]
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Additional Language Skills: French (3 ECTS) 3 0 French Open sessions
Additional Language Skills: German (3 ECTS) 3 0 German Open sessions
Additional Language Skills: Spanish (3 ECTS) 3 0 Spanish Open sessions
Advanced Language Skills: Anglo-American (3 ECTS) 3 0 English Open sessions
Advanced Language Skills: English (3 ECTS) 3 0 English Open sessions
Advanced Language Skills: French(3 ECTS) 3 0 French Open sessions
Advanced Language Skills: German (3 ECTS) 3 0 German Open sessions
Advanced Language Skills: Spanish (3 ECTS) 3 0 Spanish Open sessions
- Public Law exam must be passed before sitting for Administrative Law.
- For students specialising in Public Management, the Public Law exam must be passed before sitting for European Union Law, Labour Law in Public Administration, Public Procurement Law.
- For students specialising in Health Management, the Public Law exam must be passed before sitting for Health Law.
- For students specialising in Public Management, the Private Law for Management exam must be passed before sitting for Labour Law in Public Administration and Public Procurement Law.
- For students specialising in Health Management, the Private Law for Management exam must be passed before sitting for Health Law.
- The Quantitative Methods and Statistics for the Social Sciences exam must be passed before sitting for Economics.
- The Economics exam must be passed before sitting for Public Finance and Public Politcy.
- The Political and Administrative Systems exam must be passed before sitting for Public Policy.

Students are encouraged to sit for the Sociologia dell'organizzazione exam before Ricerca sociale e sociologia delle professioni; and to sit for Diritto Privato before Diritto Amministrativo.

Any extra training credits must be obtained by the end of the first year, so as to be granted access to the second and third years of the Bacherlor's degree in Health and Public Management.
course year not available
Open sessions
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Business and Accounting 9 60 Italian SECS-P/07
Political and Administrative Systems 9 60 Italian SPS/04
Public Law 9 60 Italian IUS/09
Sociology of Organisations 9 60 Italian SPS/09
Not specified period
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Economics 12 80 Italian SECS-P/01 SECS-P/02
Quantitative Methods and Statistics for the Social Sciences 12 80 Italian SECS-S/01 SECS-S/06
course year not available
Open sessions
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Administrative Law 9 60 Italian IUS/10
Computer Science Course 3 30 Italian INF/01
English for Management 9 60 Italian L-LIN/12
Private Law for Management 6 40 Italian IUS/01
Public Finance 9 60 Italian SECS-P/03
Public Management 6 40 Italian SECS-P/07
Public Policy 9 60 Italian SPS/04
Social Research and Sociology of Professions 12 80 Italian SPS/07 SPS/09
Second trimester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Healthcare Policies and Social and Health Services 6 40 Italian SPS/04
Optional
Health Economics 6 40 Italian SECS-P/03
Third trimester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Analysis of Needs and Evaluation in Healthcare Services 6 40 Italian MED/42
Health Law 6 40 Italian IUS/10
Psycology of Interactions in Healthcare Work Teams 6 40 Italian M-PSI/05
Optional
Health Care Management 6 40 Italian SECS-P/07
Law & Digital Economy 6 40 Italian IUS/05
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Final Exam 6 0 Italian
Optional activities and study plan rules
2 - Students can select two elective courses from the ones listed below
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Health Care Management 6 40 Italian Third trimester SECS-P/07
Health Economics 6 40 Italian Second trimester SECS-P/03
Law & Digital Economy 6 40 Italian Third trimester IUS/05
First trimester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Laboratory "gender and Society" 3 20 Italian SPS/07
Third trimester
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Lab. Co-Design and Coprogramming: Theory and Collaborative Practices 3 20 Italian IUS/20
Laboratory "new Public Governance and Co-Production of Public Services" 3 20 Italian SECS-P/10
Open sessions
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Additional Language Skills: French (3 ECTS) 3 0 French
Additional Language Skills: German (3 ECTS) 3 0 German
Additional Language Skills: Spanish (3 ECTS) 3 0 Spanish
Advanced Language Skills: Anglo-American (3 ECTS) 3 0 English
Advanced Language Skills: English (3 ECTS) 3 0 English
Advanced Language Skills: French(3 ECTS) 3 0 French
Advanced Language Skills: German (3 ECTS) 3 0 German
Advanced Language Skills: Spanish (3 ECTS) 3 0 Spanish
Optional activities and study plan rules
3 - Students must choose 12 ECTS credits selecting courses of the other curriculum , or from other degree courses or in other faculties. This requires approval of the Teaching Board.
4 - Students must gain 3 ECTS credits for other educational activities through:
- ascertainment of advanced computer skills (certifier: prof. Gabriele Bottino, [email protected])
- ascertainment of advanced knowledge of English or other languages other than the student's mother tongue
- internship (certifier: prof. Gabriele Bottino, [email protected])
- report on job activity, to be agreed upon with prof. Gabriele Bottino, [email protected]
- attendance of (also external) courses and seminars subject to the approval of prof. Gabriele Bottino, [email protected]
Courses or activities ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Additional Language Skills: French (3 ECTS) 3 0 French Open sessions
Additional Language Skills: German (3 ECTS) 3 0 German Open sessions
Additional Language Skills: Spanish (3 ECTS) 3 0 Spanish Open sessions
Advanced Language Skills: Anglo-American (3 ECTS) 3 0 English Open sessions
Advanced Language Skills: English (3 ECTS) 3 0 English Open sessions
Advanced Language Skills: French(3 ECTS) 3 0 French Open sessions
Advanced Language Skills: German (3 ECTS) 3 0 German Open sessions
Advanced Language Skills: Spanish (3 ECTS) 3 0 Spanish Open sessions
- Public Law exam must be passed before sitting for Administrative Law.
- For students specialising in Public Management, the Public Law exam must be passed before sitting for European Union Law, Labour Law in Public Administration, Public Procurement Law.
- For students specialising in Health Management, the Public Law exam must be passed before sitting for Health Law.
- For students specialising in Public Management, the Private Law for Management exam must be passed before sitting for Labour Law in Public Administration and Public Procurement Law.
- For students specialising in Health Management, the Private Law for Management exam must be passed before sitting for Health Law.
- The Quantitative Methods and Statistics for the Social Sciences exam must be passed before sitting for Economics.
- The Economics exam must be passed before sitting for Public Finance and Public Politcy.
- The Political and Administrative Systems exam must be passed before sitting for Public Policy.

Students are encouraged to sit for the Sociologia dell'organizzazione exam before Ricerca sociale e sociologia delle professioni; and to sit for Diritto Privato before Diritto Amministrativo.

Any extra training credits must be obtained by the end of the first year, so as to be granted access to the second and third years of the Bacherlor's degree in Health and Public Management.
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Location
Milano
Head of study programme
Tutor
Vice-Presidente del Collegio Didattico e Coordinatrice della "Didattica Mista"
Prof.ssa Chiara Guglielmetti ([email protected])

Docenti Tutor:

Pratiche Studenti:
Prof. Alessandro Pellegata ([email protected])

Erasmus:
Prof. Marco Biasi ([email protected])

Piani di Studio:
Prof.ssa Allegra Canepa ([email protected])

Stage e Laboratori:
Prof. Gabriele Bottino ([email protected])
Prof.ssa Maria Laura Picunio ([email protected])

Responsabili Tutor e Comunicazione
Prof.ssa Maddalena Sorrentino ([email protected])
Prof. Giovanni Barbato ([email protected])
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