Description

An interdisciplinary approach projected in an international arena: this is the distinctive profile of the master's programme in International Relations.

The possibility of input from top public executives, representatives of institutions, and managers who hold positions of strategic and operational importance in the sectors of human resources and in organisational and communications offices represent an added value in this programme. The degree thesis plays a key role and requires specific characteristics of originality and in-depth study, with a potential connection with the job market.

The master's degree programme provides specialised and applied know-how and skills: the study plan is divided into a series of lectures that will allow graduates to conduct in-depth and specialised analyses of the legal, economic, historical and political aspects that affect international phenomena.

A traditional teaching approach is combined with methods that get students more involved, and they will be expected to improve their public-speaking skills, carry out in-depth research, and organise and manage work. Graduates will be in a position to face problems analytically but with a systemic approach, identify their effects - including collateral and involuntary ones - and implement highly significant solutions within an appropriate time frame.

Highlights

List of elective courses:

* Advanced International Relations

This course examines various theoretical, historical and contemporary perspectives on world politics. Topics include international peace and security, international political economy, and global economic and social issues such as the environment, human rights, international migration, poverty, and international public health. Throughout the course, we will focus on several overarching questions: How do both states and non-state actors shape world politics? To what extent are relations among states in the international system characterized by conflict and rivalry? Why do disagreements sometimes escalate to the point of war? What conditions impede cooperation among states, and what factors foster global cooperation? To what extent do non-state actors challenge the power and effectiveness of states in world politics? What are the primary obstacles to promote peace, cooperation, prosperity and human well-being in contemporary world politics?

* Applied Ethics

This course examines contemporary public policy issues, applying ethical theories and concepts to these issues. Students read and evaluate arguments on both sides of these issues, and practice the art of philosophical argumentation, constructing their point of view. It will discuss topics such as: Modern moral theories; consequentialist, deontological, and teleological methods of moral reasoning; issues of equal rights and public policy, e.g. affirmative action, woman's rights; theories of distributive and retributive justice and public policy, poverty, and human rights, international law, multicultural and common morality, e.g. euthanasia, abortion, environmental ethics.

* Asian Studies

The course critically examines contemporary Chinese political and social thought. Chinese socio-economic and political realities, within the context of globalization and keeping in mind the ever-increasing strategic relationship US-China, are discussed in relation to their theorization in contemporary scholarship.

* Comparative Religions

Comparative Religions is an introductory course designed to begin the student's inquiry into to the academic study of religion and the major faith systems of the world through a comparative approach. As you study the religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, you will learn about their foundations, what they believe, and how they express their beliefs.

* Game Theory

This course is a survey of the main ideas and techniques of game-theoretic analysis related to bargaining, conflict, and negotiation. As such, the course emphasizes the identification and analysis of archetypal strategic situations frequently occurring in bargaining situations.

* Geopolitics

This course is an introduction to the critical examination and analysis of geopolitics. Geopolitics requires us to examine state cultures and the mechanisms by which these construct the world. This active social representation of the world has been termed 'worlding' by certain theorists or 'geo-graphing' by others, literally the writing of global political space. To examine this will require thinking through the relationship between geopolitical discourses and foreign policy institutions and practices.

* History of the Cold War

For almost fifty years, the United States, the Soviet Union and China were engaged in the Cold War. But only recently has it become possible to study this global stalemate in its entirety: from the beginning to end. This course will draw upon the freshly published sources as well as secondary materials to examine the historical events that precipitated, advanced and ended the Cold War. It will also explore the role of science and technology in shaping the global arms race and the way in which the war affected the Third World, created new international institutions and impacted Soviet, US, Asian and European societies and culture.

* Introduction to Logic

The general goal of the course is to learn how to differentiate good from bad arguments. The approach is two-sided: (1) the analysis and classification of fallacies and (2) the analysis as well as the construction of valid arguments.

* Italian Political System

This course focuses on the recent developments of Italian politics with a focus on the party system, the electoral system, the parliamentary system, the form of the state and recent moves towards federalism, the interest groups and the judiciaries.

* Peace Keeping

This course is on the theory and practice of multilateral peace operations and humanitarian intervention. The course covers the origins and evolution of peacekeeping, peace enforcement, and post-conflict peace building; legal and ethical issues surrounding peace operations; and debates over peace operations doctrine and strategy. We will also consider criteria for evaluation of peace operations, causes of peace operations success and failure, and problems of managing and coordinating actors involved in peace operations. The course will examine specific cases of peacekeeping and peace enforcement. And we will consider the role of peace operations in the promotion of a liberal international order.

* Public Policy

This course examines the major aspects and institutions involved in the development of public policy. In addition, the course is a survey of contemporary issues in current public policy such as energy and the environment, education, health care, welfare programs, crime, and the economy. The first part will address the policy process and the major actors associated with it. The second part will examine substantive policy areas and issues.

* Theories of Communications

This course is designed to give you a working map of important theories in communication. The course begins with consideration of the ways in which theories are constructed and have been broadly applied to human communication and then moves on to consider specific theories about particular communicative activities and enterprises.

Minimum Education

Bachelors

Subject Areas

Cost in US$:

11,365

Program Fees Include:

The program costs Euro 8,400 per year. The fee does not include living costs, academic materials, etc.

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Apartment/Flat
• Other

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups

Scholarships are Available

LUISS Guido Carli encourages the presence of international students through granting scholarships. Scholarships for international students are of two types: * Public Scholarships Foreign students who wish to enrol in a degree or research doctorate course may participate in the competition for the award of public scholarships. The notice of competition is published by August of each year. In order to apply students admitted to the first year of their course at Luiss must have already completed enrolment by paying the first installment of their tuition fee by the deadline set by the Student Office (Segreteria Studenti). A student that fulfils the income requirements set forth in the notice of competition is exempted from the University's tuition fee (the first installment previously paid will be refunded) and may also be awarded a scholarship up to a maximum of 4,600 euros. The following documentation must be submitted in support of the application. a) Students from non-EU countries: 1) Certification of the income of all members of the family, issued by the appropriate authorities of the country that the income has been earned in and translated into Italian by the relevant Italian diplomatic authorities there. 2) Certification of wealth (dwellings, lands, commercial premises, etc.), issued by the appropriate authorities of the country where the assets are located and translated into Italian by the relevant Italian diplomatic authorities there. That documentation may be provided by the foreign diplomatic or consular authorities present in Italy for those countries where obtaining certification approved by the local Italian embassy proves to be especially difficult, in which case the documentation must be legalised by the relevant prefecture in Italy. b) Foreign students coming for particularly poor countries A declaration issued by the Italian diplomatic or consular authorities in the country of origin, attesting that the student is not a member of a family known to have a high income and social standing, such declaration to be on the form distributed by the Student Union (Diritto allo Studio). In the case of students enrolled at a university in the country of origin that has an agreement with the Italian university of enrolment, that declaration can be issued also by the said foreign university of enrolment. c) Students that are stateless or political refugees The official certificate relating to their condition, issued by the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs or the United Nations High Commission - Italian Office. d) Students coming from EU Member States Self-certification, to be submitted when filling out the application, of the income/wealth situation of the student's household for the previous year. In the event of household members that have income generated in Italy, the student must submit the prescribed means test form (ISEE). Within the established pre-enrolment deadline, the documentation request must be submitted to the competent Italian diplomatic or consular authorities in the country of origin. The application for the scholarship must be resubmitted every year. From the second year of the course onwards, the merits (number of credits awarded) will be assessed in addition to the income requisites. Please note that public scholarships are not compatible with other scholarships granting. The Student Union (Diritto allo Studio) may be contacted by e-mail for further information and a preliminary assessment of the required documentation and requites. * Sponsored Scholarships Thanks to Vodafone's funding, LUISS Guido Carli offers three (3) scholarships for the two year Master Degree Program in International Relations - Faculty of Political Science - Major in International Relations. These scholarships are addressed to students with Turkish nationality, who will have been admitted and will have registered to the 1st year course of the Master Degree Program in International Relations. Interested candidates can contact the International Relations Office - International Development Area - for further information.

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

LUISS Guido Carli's Mission Statement

The Libera Universita Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli (Italian for "Guido Carli Free International University for Social Studies"), often simply abbreviated as "LUISS", is a private university founded in 1966 in Rome, Italy. The University aims to achieve the highest levels of distinction in the development and transmission of scientific, technological, and classical knowledge and understanding. It is committed to promoting and organizing research activities, educating both culturally and professionally, and contributing with the transfer of innovation.

Year Founded

1974