Degree Course: SCIENZE POLITICHE E DELLE RELAZIONI INTERNAZIONALI (L-36) Syllabus for A.Y. 2016/2017  

he course aims to provide the key concepts of political science, starting from the problem of the definition of matter itself, both in its historical manifestations, and above all because of the theoretical elements that constitute it. In this sense, the main methodological institutes of political science will be analyzed, the themes and research prospects that are at the heart of contemporary politics will be deepened: from parties to pressure groups, from electoral systems to the problems of political representation to the functioning of parliaments; from the transformations of democracy to the new challenges brought to it by populist movements and parties, from totalitarianism to the interactions between economy and politics in the logic of globalization.
In this sense, the educational objectives that the course pursues are:
1. Knowledge and understanding skills;
2. Knowledge and understanding skills applied;
3. Autonomy of judgment;
4. Communication skills;
5. Ability to learn
In the context of the main political and historical-political issues.

The English Language and Translation Course for the first year of the degree course in Political Science and International Relations - for the Army Program - follows the suggestions contained in the SMD_FORM -004, the Directive for the assessment and certification of the language skills in the Military field, which, in turn, complies with the provisions regarding the standardization of the evaluation of the army language skills, following the STANAG 6001 revision (4th ed.). Therefore, it caters to students who already have basic knowledge of English and is aimed at developing specific skills at a pre-intermediate level (1 + / 2 Stanag level respectively) for active and passive skills in Military English.

The course aims to provide the key concepts of political science, starting from the problem of the definition of matter itself, both in its historical manifestations, and above all because of the theoretical elements that constitute it. In this sense, the main methodological institutes of political science will be analyzed, the themes and research prospects that are at the heart of contemporary politics will be deepened: from parties to pressure groups, from electoral systems to the problems of political representation to the functioning of parliaments; from the transformations of democracy to the new challenges brought to it by populist movements and parties, from totalitarianism to the interactions between economy and politics in the logic of globalization.
In this sense, the educational objectives that the course pursues are:
1. Knowledge and understanding skills;
2. Knowledge and understanding skills applied;
3. Autonomy of judgment;
4. Communication skills;
5. Ability to learn
In the context of the main political and historical-political issues.