Degree Course: SCIENZE POLITICHE E DELLE RELAZIONI INTERNAZIONALI (L-36) Syllabus for A.Y. 2017/2018  

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.

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 introduce students to a general knowledge of computer science, to two programming languages ​​widely used in the scientific field Python and
Matlab® and the principles of numerical calculus for the solution of equations and systems of linear and non-linear algebraic equations and equations and systems of differential equations.
At the end of the course students:
- develop programming skills in Python;
- develop programming skills in the Matlab® environment;
- are able to set and solve numerically mathematical, physical and engineering problems;

The course aims at providing a detailed historical overview of the social, political and economic changes occurred in the twentieth century, with a particular attention to the roots of the contemporary world and the challenges of the twenty-first century.The course will offer students historical knowledge necessary to understand and interpret the social, political, and institutional and economic reforms in the contemporary world.

The course aims to provide methodological critical acquisition of theoretical and methodological knowledge on the organization of geographical spaces and geopower about the geographical paradigms, rethinking on the society-environment relationships.

1. knowledge of the fundamentals of the geography
2. knowledge of geographic lexicon
3. critical elaboration of the argumentation and the logical organization of the geographical discourse;

The course aims to provide students with the essential elements inherent in the production of legal rules by public authorities (the sources of law) and its organization both at state, regional, local and European level.
In particular, the course will provide students with the tools to understand the formalization of choices by constitutional bodies and the institutional mechanisms related to political dynamics.
Knowledge of the main Italian public law institutions with particular attention to sources of law, constitutional bodies, rights of liberty, public administration and regional and local law.

After completion of the course, students will have learned the key-themes of contemporary history since the middle of the XIXth century until the end of the XXth century

knowledge and understanding in Political science key-items;
- applying knowledge and understanding in Political science key-items;
- making judgements and critical comprehension of the principal nowadays political phenomena;
- implementation of communication skills in political items:
- implementation of leering skills.

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 will focus on the development of reading and writing skills pertaining to communicative and specialist texts. At the end of the course, students will be able to give, ask and understand personal information, ask and answer questions about the work, tasks, and daily activities inside and outside of a military base as well as to report on past personal and professional life experiences. Although these skills won't be tasted during the final exam, their development won't be neglected during the course since language competence cannot be improved without an integrated and harmonious development of all the language skills.

Basic Organization Sociology, Basic Security Sociology, Basic Military Sociology

The teaching aims to provide the key concepts of the discipline and the keys to a correct interpretation of economic phenomena of collective interest. The course analyses the essential elements of economic theory, the functioning of markets and related distortions.
In this sense, the training objectives of the course are:
- knowledge and understanding of political economy as a science;
- knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts of the discipline;
- autonomy of judgement and critical understanding of the main economic phenomena;
- communicative ability to present acquired knowledge;
- implementation of learning skills.

A) OBJECTIVE
The goal of the course is to provide students with knowledge and understanding of the theoretical and practical tools that explain how the economic system works, at a macroeconomic level, by focusing on the behavior of policy makers.

B) EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Acquire knowledge and tools, both theoretical and practical, that allow students to understand economic theories as well as the goals, tools and limits of policy makers. Such knowledge will be acquired through frontal lectures supported by advanced text books reading, exercises and participation to thematic seminars.

2. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Students will be able to apply the acquired knowledge and methodology to practical examples in a way to assess the main concerns and opportunities of the modern economic systems and, in particular, of policy interventions. Such skills will be developed mainly through exercises and an active debate in the classroom.

3. MAKING JUDGEMENTS
Ability to identify and explain the rationale behind the main economic relationships. Students will be able to collect and interpret relevant data on the main economic indicators in order to formulate responses and provide reflections on general issues of macroeconomics and of macroeconomic policy. This will be obtained through lessons encouraging a reasoned discussion among students.

4. COMMUNICATIONS
Students will acquire the ability to present the issues of the course with adequate language and appropriate analytical skills (formulae, graphics, and explanation of causal links). Such ability will be implemented through exercises. Students will be able to communicate with peers and supervisors about their understanding on basic topics of macroeconomic policy.

5. LEARNING SKILLS
Students will be able to reconstruct autonomously the main notions acquired in order to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.

The course aims to introduce students to a general knowledge of computer science, to two programming languages ​​widely used in the scientific field Python and
Matlab® and the principles of numerical calculus for the solution of equations and systems of linear and non-linear algebraic equations and equations and systems of differential equations.
At the end of the course students:
- develop programming skills in Python;
- develop programming skills in the Matlab® environment;
- are able to set and solve numerically mathematical, physical and engineering problems;

The course aims to introduce students to the principles of kinematics, mechanics, statics and dynamics of fluids, oscillations and thermodynamics, and electromagnetism, providing them with the fundamental knowledge of classical physics both from a theoretical and an experimental point of view.
The course has the following educational objectives:
- understanding of the kinematics and classical dynamics of the material point;
- acquisition and understanding of the laws and principles of dynamics and statics of rigid bodies;
- acquisition of laws governing the static and dynamic of fluids;
- understanding of oscillatory phenomena;
- Research of the fundamental principles of thermodynamics.
- Look for the fundamental principles of electromagnetism.
The course aims to introduce the basic methodologies of Experimental Physics by developing the ability to identify the essential aspects of physical phenomena and the critical logical skills they offer to offer and / or verify phenomenological models capable of describing them.

Il corso intende fornire agli studenti gli elementi essenziali inerenti la produzione delle regole giuridiche da parte del potere pubblico (le fonti del diritto) e la sua organizzazione sia a livello statale che regionale, locale ed europeo.
In particolare, il corso fornirà agli studenti gli strumenti per comprendere la formalizzazione delle scelte da parte degli organi costituzionali e i meccanismi istituzionali relativi alla dinamiche politiche.
Conoscenza dei principali istituti del diritto pubblico italiano con particolare attenzione alle fonti del diritto, agli organi costituzionali, ai diritti di libertà, alla pubblica amministrazione e al diritto regionale e degli enti locali.

The course aims to provide students with the essential elements inherent in the production of legal rules by public authorities (the sources of law) and its organization both at state, regional, local and European level.
In particular, the course will provide students with the tools to understand the formalization of choices by constitutional bodies and the institutional mechanisms related to political dynamics.
Knowledge of the main Italian public law institutions with particular attention to sources of law, constitutional bodies, rights of liberty, public administration and regional and local law.

After completion of the course, students will have learned the key-themes of contemporary history since the middle of the XIXth century until the end of the XXth century. Emphasis will be placed on conflict and political violence in contemporary society

The course aims to acquire general and introductory notions to the study of private law (sources of law, interpretation of the law, legal norm, subjective juridical situations, freedom of manifestation of thought, etc.); the discipline of natural persons, legal entities and unrecognized entities (contained in book 1 of the civil code); the discipline of goods (goods, property, common goods, real rights of enjoyment, possession, contained in book 3 of the civil code); the discipline of obligations in general (contained in book 4 ° of the civil code); the discipline of contracts in general (contained in book 4 ° of the civil code); the discipline of consumer contracts (general provisions and unfair terms), as well as the following typical contracts: sale, lease, rent, contract, mandate, loan, mortgage, franchise, transaction; the regulation of unilateral promises, the management of other people's affairs, the payment of undue payments, enrichment without cause (contained in book 4 of the civil code); the regulation of the illegal act, also as regards the responsibility for defamation by the press (contained in book 4 ° of the civil code); the discipline of patrimonial responsibility, of the causes of pre-emption and of the patrimonial guarantee (contained in the 6th book of the civil code).

Aim: This is a seminar/crash course in English for students of/ with an interest in International Relations, Political Science and International Political Economy. It aims at developing students’ academic and basic professional language skills (especially writing skills) necessary to deal with their academic career and occupations in their field of specialization related to International Relations and International Political Economy. The course will be focused on the analysis of culture-loaded messages, dominant and hidden ideologies inscribed in texts, which are interpreted as social and historical products. Being this a crash course targeting students with a B1 level of English as a second/foreign Language, it will not focus on grammar, which will be revised only when relevant to the topics under discussion and assigned exercises. For those who may need further grammar revision exercises, the use of the interactive exercises uploaded on the undergraduate Moodle course is highly recommended.
Being a blended course making use of the Moodle platform for the delivery of learning content, this course will include a series of online writing exercises that will be corrected by the instructor during the 1st semester, in the period in which class lessons will also be available.

A. OBJECTIVE.
The goal of the course is to provide students with knowledge and understanding of the theoretical and practical tools that explain how the economic system works, both at a macro- and micro-level, by focusing on the behavior of the main economic actors, i.e. households, firms, Government and rest of the world.


B. EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Acquire knowledge and tools, both theoretical and practical, that allow students to understand economic theories as well as the goals, tools and limits of policy makers. Such knowledge will be acquired through frontal lectures supported by advanced text books reading, exercises and participation to thematic seminars.

2. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Students will be able to apply the acquired knowledge and methodology to practical examples in a way to assess the main concerns and opportunities of the modern economic systems. Such skills will be developed mainly through exercises and an active debate in the classroom.

3. MAKING JUDGEMENTS
Ability to identify and explain the rationale behind the main economic relationships. Students will be able to collect and interpret relevant data on the main economic indicators in order to formulate responses and provide reflections on general issues of macro- and microeconomics. This will be obtained through lessons encouraging a reasoned discussion among students.

4. COMMUNICATIONS
Students will acquire the ability to present the issues of the course with adequate language and appropriate analytical skills (formulae, graphics, and explanation of causal links). Such ability will be implemented through exercises. Students will be able to communicate with peers and supervisors about their understanding on basic topics of economics.

5. LEARNING SKILLS
Students must be able to reconstruct autonomously the main notions of economics so that to undertake possible further studies with a high degree of autonomy.

The course aims to introduce students to a general knowledge of computer science, to two programming languages ​​widely used in the scientific field Python and
Matlab® and the principles of numerical calculus for the solution of equations and systems of linear and non-linear algebraic equations and equations and systems of differential equations.
At the end of the course students:
- develop programming skills in Python;
- develop programming skills in the Matlab® environment;
- are able to set and solve numerically mathematical, physical and engineering problems;

Aim:
The course is aimed at students who have already developed a communicative competence above the "threshold" level and aims to develop their autonomy in the use of ESP through intensive reading comprehension exercises and oral discussion of specialized texts and the acquisition of the morpho-syntactic structures necessary for the purpose (intermediate level / B1 +).
In particular, the course aims to develop the knowledge of specific terminologies, specialized vocabulary and register typically used in the professional fields related to politics, economics and law through the reading, understanding and analysis of various textual typologies. The material used in class to stimulate the exercise of reading and lexical expansion is taken (extracted or adapted) from authentic texts, essays, newspapers, specialized magazines, reports and proceedings of congresses and conferences, as well as ESP books for students of Political Sciences, Economics and Law, in order to cover the main contents of the various disciplines relevant to the area of study and research of International Relations and the Curriculum of the course of study: World Politics; Economic Factors and Agents, International Political Economy, International Organizations (IGOs and NGOs), International Law and Management.
Linguistic analysis and discussion of each sample will first be done orally, in class, in order to solicit the comparison of different interpretations, and then assigned as homework in addition to cloze, multiple choice and word formation exercises available on the Moodle page of the course, which has been enriched with additional materials for further readings, links to international radio stations specialized in the discussion of global political topics, film lists on international politics, glossaries and much more.

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.

Il corso intende fornire agli studenti gli elementi essenziali inerenti la produzione delle regole giuridiche da parte del potere pubblico (le fonti del diritto) e la sua organizzazione sia a livello statale che regionale, locale ed europeo.
In particolare, il corso fornirà agli studenti gli strumenti per comprendere la formalizzazione delle scelte da parte degli organi costituzionali e i meccanismi istituzionali relativi alla dinamiche politiche.
Conoscenza dei principali istituti del diritto pubblico italiano con particolare attenzione alle fonti del diritto, agli organi costituzionali, ai diritti di libertà, alla pubblica amministrazione e al diritto regionale e degli enti locali.

The course aims to provide students with the essential elements inherent in the production of legal rules by public authorities (the sources of law) and its organization both at state, regional, local and European level.
In particular, the course will provide students with the tools to understand the formalization of choices by constitutional bodies and the institutional mechanisms related to political dynamics.
Knowledge of the main Italian public law institutions with particular attention to sources of law, constitutional bodies, rights of liberty, public administration and regional and local law.

After completion of the course, students will have learned the key-themes of contemporary history since the middle of the XIXth century until the end of the XXth century. Emphasis will be placed on conflict and political violence in contemporary society

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.

Aim: This is a seminar/crash course in English for students of/ with an interest in International Relations, Political Science and International Political Economy. It aims at developing students’ academic and basic professional language skills (especially writing skills) necessary to deal with their academic career and occupations in their field of specialization related to International Relations and International Political Economy. The course will be focused on the analysis of culture-loaded messages, dominant and hidden ideologies inscribed in texts, which are interpreted as social and historical products. Being this a crash course targeting students with a B1 level of English as a second/foreign Language, it will not focus on grammar, which will be revised only when relevant to the topics under discussion and assigned exercises. For those who may need further grammar revision exercises, the use of the interactive exercises uploaded on the undergraduate Moodle course is highly recommended.
Being a blended course making use of the Moodle platform for the delivery of learning content, this course will include a series of online writing exercises that will be corrected by the instructor during the 1st semester, in the period in which class lessons will also be available.

A. OBJECTIVE.
The goal of the course is to provide students with knowledge and understanding of the theoretical and practical tools that explain how the economic system works, both at a macro- and micro-level, by focusing on the behavior of the main economic actors, i.e. households, firms, Government and rest of the world.


B. EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Acquire knowledge and tools, both theoretical and practical, that allow students to understand economic theories as well as the goals, tools and limits of policy makers. Such knowledge will be acquired through frontal lectures supported by advanced text books reading, exercises and participation to thematic seminars.

2. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Students will be able to apply the acquired knowledge and methodology to practical examples in a way to assess the main concerns and opportunities of the modern economic systems. Such skills will be developed mainly through exercises and an active debate in the classroom.

3. MAKING JUDGEMENTS
Ability to identify and explain the rationale behind the main economic relationships. Students will be able to collect and interpret relevant data on the main economic indicators in order to formulate responses and provide reflections on general issues of macro- and microeconomics. This will be obtained through lessons encouraging a reasoned discussion among students.

4. COMMUNICATIONS
Students will acquire the ability to present the issues of the course with adequate language and appropriate analytical skills (formulae, graphics, and explanation of causal links). Such ability will be implemented through exercises. Students will be able to communicate with peers and supervisors about their understanding on basic topics of economics.

5. LEARNING SKILLS
Students must be able to reconstruct autonomously the main notions of economics so that to undertake possible further studies with a high degree of autonomy.

A) GOALS
The aim of the course is to provide the main concepts of sociology and the acquisition of the main structural features and social processes that characterize modern and contemporary societies.

B) RESULTS EXPECTED
The discipline provides:
- knowledge and understanding of sociology as discipline;
- knowledge and understanding of the main concepts of the discipline;
- knowledge and understanding of the main social processes of contemporary societies.

Aim:
The course is aimed at students who have already developed a communicative competence above the "threshold" level and aims to develop their autonomy in the use of ESP through intensive reading comprehension exercises and oral discussion of specialized texts and the acquisition of the morpho-syntactic structures necessary for the purpose (intermediate level / B1 +).
In particular, the course aims to develop the knowledge of specific terminologies, specialized vocabulary and register typically used in the professional fields related to politics, economics and law through the reading, understanding and analysis of various textual typologies. The material used in class to stimulate the exercise of reading and lexical expansion is taken (extracted or adapted) from authentic texts, essays, newspapers, specialized magazines, reports and proceedings of congresses and conferences, as well as ESP books for students of Political Sciences, Economics and Law, in order to cover the main contents of the various disciplines relevant to the area of study and research of International Relations and the Curriculum of the course of study: World Politics; Economic Factors and Agents, International Political Economy, International Organizations (IGOs and NGOs), International Law and Management.
Linguistic analysis and discussion of each sample will first be done orally, in class, in order to solicit the comparison of different interpretations, and then assigned as homework in addition to cloze, multiple choice and word formation exercises available on the Moodle page of the course, which has been enriched with additional materials for further readings, links to international radio stations specialized in the discussion of global political topics, film lists on international politics, glossaries and much more.

The aim of the course is to allow students to critically understand the legal system governing international relations, having particular regard to the actors of that legal system, the legal sources and the mechanisms to settle disputes. Besides the knowledge of the structural features of the international legal system, the course deepens the knowledge about the different areas of international law, such as the law of the treaties, the rules on the use of force, international responsibility, relationships between legal systems, the implementation of international law within the Italian legal system, as well as international organization, with particular attention devoted to the UN and the WTO. Students learn how to find the relevant elements to ascertain the current state of international law (legal sources, international practice of States, the relevant case law), to critically evaluate its content and the impact on Italian law.