The aim of the Master's Degree Course is to offer high-profile, interdisciplinary training in order to develop critical analysis skills related to the social, political, economic and legal contexts distinctive of national and international scenarios. Throughout the course of the learning pathway, the students will progressively acquire highly qualifying skills and leadership and decision-making abilities, within both institutional and private organizational contexts. The Course sets the framework for a modern, professionally trained management figure, capable of understanding and speaking the language required to the figures who must assume responsibility in a scenario of high complexity and increasing traits of emergency. The course gives great importance to subjects related to the areas of history, economics, law, political science and sociology, combining them with training activities specific to Strategic Studies and Security Policy.
In addition to the topics of government and administration, the Course devotes special attention to the aspects and skills related to security and political and administrative activities in the senior ranks of government and public and private institutions. Furthermore, the course provides knowledge, abilities and competencies through the implementation of various laboratory activities in order to bring future graduates closer to the operational and professionalizing aspects of the desired career. In addition to laboratories, seminars and meetings with experts in the field, the course devotes specific attention to the acquisition of soft skills, not neglecting the in-depth analysis of case studies and the use of simulations.
The Course is divided into two curricula, one in Italian and one in English.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- national, european and international bodies and institutions
- international organizations
- local and national public administrations
- Political parties, trade unions, representative organizations (lobbying, public affairs, institutional relations)
- national and international NGOs
- profit-oriented businesses and third-sector associations/foundations
- news media and communication agencies
- charities
- think tank and research institutions
- security experts
MODALITY OF ATTENDANCE
The learning activities are presential, however students meeting certain requirements can also participate in live streaming, wherever they are, interacting live with the classroom.
Download the Learning Pathway - Master's Degree in Strategic Studies and Security Policies (LM-62) - a.y. 2024/2025 LEARNING PATHWAY
Strategic Studies and Security Policies
The aim of the Master's Degree Course in Strategic Studies and Security Policies is to offer high-profile interdisciplinary training, functional to the progressive assumption of leadership and decision-making roles within both institutional and private organizational contexts.
The learning pathway, with a view to the Master's Degree, aims to bring students into the strategic dynamics of the present time and, at the same time, into crisis scenarios and the dynamics of security and its processes.
The teaching staff of the Master's Degree course includes professionals, experts, managers and administrators who have achieved considerable experience in the field and are therefore able to combine disciplinary knowledge and concrete practice. The training activity, aimed at favouring an interactive relationship between professor and student, consists in lessons, seminars, exercises, laboratory activities and self-assessment tests.
Students will have the opportunity to participate in various complementary and in-depth initiatives on international political issues.
Learning Pathway - Strategic studies and security policies
First Year
|
Subject |
CFU |
SSD |
|
Economics and Market Regulation |
9 |
SECS-P/02 |
|
Philosophy and public ethics |
6 |
SPS/01 |
|
Geopolitics |
6 |
M-GGR/02 |
|
Computer security |
6 |
INF/01 |
|
History of European Integration |
6 |
SPS/06 |
|
History of intelligence institutions |
6 |
SPS/03 |
|
Strategic Studies |
9 |
SPS/04 |
|
Additional Linguistic Knowledge |
6 |
|
Second Year
|
Crisis Communication |
9 |
SPS/08 |
|
Digital Platform Law |
6 |
IUS/05 |
|
Law and practice of cybersecurity |
6 |
IUS/01 |
|
International Politics |
9 |
SPS/04 |
|
Further knowledge for the transition into the labour market |
3 |
|
|
Optional Subjects |
12 |
|
|
Internship |
6 |
|
|
Final Dissertation |
15 |
|
|
Total |
120 |
|
Strategic studies and security policies
The learning pathway delivered in english is similar in its philosophy to the learning pathway delivered in italian: both provide the same core of compulsory teachings delivered in their respective languages; other teachings, although not specular, are integrated into the identified pathway and objectives.
However, the peculiarity of the course stands in the international vocation of the training provided. The interdisciplinary knowledge in the various fields is therefore inscribed in a comparative and international perspective, enabling the student to attain the ability to use the English language fluently in written and oral form even with reference to the specific vocabulary of the discipline.
Learning Pathway - Strategic studies and security policies
First Year
|
Subject |
CFU |
SSD |
|
Conceptual history of international relations |
6 |
SPS/02 |
|
Crime economics |
9 |
SECS-P/06 |
|
Geopolitics |
6 |
M-GGR/02 |
|
Religions, identities, politics |
6 |
M-STO/07 |
|
Security computer science |
6 |
INF/01 |
|
Strategic studies |
9 |
SPS/04 |
|
Transnational migrations |
9 |
SPS/11 |
|
Other language skills |
6 |
|
Second Year
|
Cybersecurity law and practice |
6 |
IUS/01 |
|
Diplomacy |
9 |
SPS/04 |
|
Energy and climate international policies |
6 |
SPS/04 |
|
Human rights |
6 |
IUS/13 |
|
Elective modules |
12 |
|
|
Work experience |
3 |
|
|
Stage |
6 |
|
|
Final dissertation |
15 |
|
|
Total |
120 |
|
QUALITY ASSURANCE
| Quality Assurance Group |
|---|
| Prof. Maria Teresa Morelli, Professor |
| Prof. Tommaso Visone, Professor |
| Dr. Ruggero Filippi, Educational Coordinator |
| Simone Russo, Student |
| Dr. Giuliana Focaccia, Technical Administrative Staff |
| Representatives of the Degree Courses |
|---|
| Prof. Maurizio Zandri, Professor |
| Fabrizio Guacci, Student |
ADMINISTRATION OFFICES
STUDENT ADMINISTRATION OFFICE
Palazzina Romagnoli - 1st Floor
Email: segreteria.studenti@unilink.it
Tel: +39 06 3400 6255/6246/6080
TEACHING OFFICE
Palazzina Romagnoli - 1st Floor
Office Hours
Monday - Wednesday - Friday: 10.00 - 13.00
Tuesday - Thursday: 14.30 - 16.30
Email: segreteria.docenti@unilink.it
Tel: +39 06 3400 6064/6059/6249
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
In order to be admitted to the Master's Degree Course in Strategic Studies and Security Policy it is necessary to hold a Bachelor's Degree or another qualification obtained abroad, recognised as suitable according to current legislation. At the same time, the student must have acquired at least 24 CFU within the following scientific disciplinary fields:
- M-STO/04 or SPS/02 or SPS/03
- SPS/01 or SPS/04
- IUS/01 or IUS/07 or IUS/08 or IUS/09 or IUS/13
- SECS-P/01 or SECS-P/02 or SECS-P/06
- SPS/07 or SPS/08 or SPS/11
of which:
- at least 12 CFU in areas a) and b)
at least 12 CFU in areas c) and d) and e)
Language knowledge and skills consistent with the language of delivery of the learning pathway. Native speaker students and those in possession of appropriate language certification are exempt from the test of such knowledge and skills. Finally, the students must certificate the possession of adequate personal preparation.
TUTORING
The course supports students through 4 different types of tutoring:
- Orientation and transversal tutoring, carried out by Education Coordinators, aimed at supporting the students in the reception phase, introducing them into the university life, monitoring their learning pathway, motiving them throughout the course (with special reference to the planned results), supporting them in bureaucratic procedures, the latter in collaboration with the Student Administration Office;
- international tutoring, carried out by the International Office, which wil offer personalized assistance to both international students enrolled in the degree course and Erasmus students;
- didactic tutoring, provided by the didactic support staff (teaching assistants, doctoral students, holders of supplementary teaching contracts, etc.), who will support the students with supplementary teaching activities related to the specific subjects of the learning pathways;
- specialized tutoring, carried out by Education Coordination for inclusion, aimed at students with disabilities or specific learning disorders and special educational needs, aimed at reducing the obstacles that might prevent their full integration in the academic environment.
WORKSHOPS
The Degree Course reserves specific training credits for orientation training courses, to be carried out within the University, as well as internships and work placements at institutions, organisations and foundations, companies.
The following is a complete list of the University's partner companies and bodies: https://www.unilink.it/en/partnerships-with-companies-and-institutions
FINAL DISSERTATION
The final examination consists in the discussion, before a special committee, of a dissertation, written under the guidance of a professor, on a subject related to a discipline in which the undergraduate or graduate student has passed the profit examination. The dissertation, which requires specific characteristics of originality (which may also be related to a specific internship experience), must demonstrate the acquired mastery of the analytical tools learnt during the course of study, the ability to integrate the diversified disciplinary knowledge learnt, as well as the communication skills suitable for a profitable insertion in the world of work and/or the continuation of the course of study in subsequent cycles.In addition, the undergraduate or graduate student must demonstrate the ability to defend the arguments presented and on these argue effectively in a public debate. The final dissertation can be written and discussed in Italian and/or English. Further information is available at the following link: https://www.unilink.it/en/students/final-dissertation