MSc in International Studies: Curriculum in European Studies

The Second Cycle Degree Programme prepares students for employment as diplomats, international functionaries, public officials, and business managers. It also prepares them for service as officials and managers in non-governmental and non-profit organizations operating in the fields of international relations, human rights, development cooperation, and humanitarian aid in critical areas.

Acquired competencies allow graduates to analyze political, economic, and social phenomena on an international scale and to reflect on the complexity of the contemporary world. Graduates are well suited for high-level positions in national and international companies, agencies, organizations, and institutions, both public and private.

The Degree Programme offers three specializations: International and Diplomatic Studies, Development and International Cooperation, and European Studies, the latter taught in English

This Master’s program focuses on European Union politics and economy, its institutional evolution, its role as a key actor on the global scene. Acquiring analytical tools, institutional knowledge, and comparative analysis abilities, our graduates will be able to understand, evaluate and manage the major issues, challenges, and perspectives relating to contemporary European societies.

The Master of Science in International Relations – European Studies aims to provide students with cultural, communicative, and methodological abilities in the following fields: history, economics, law, political science, and linguistics. These skills are designed to help students develop their ability to understand and analyze the international dimension of contemporary political, economic, and social phenomena.

A Strong International Mission

In its eight Centuries of history, the University of Siena has been producing a wide range of studies in many different fields of culture.

Over the years, the University of Siena has enhanced its strategy for internationalization, aiming to strengthen its international academic relationships and attract students and researchers from different parts of the world.

In the early 21st Century, this historical Institution has been able to face challenges related to the globalization of learning, knowledge, and research with a wide number of international collaborations.

New international collaboration agreements and projects are established each year, increasing the number of Degrees and courses delivered in English and holding good placement in National and International Rankings; these are some of the University of Siena’s strong points.

The Master of Science in International Relations - European Studies aims to provide students with cultural, communicative and methodological abilities in the following fields: history, economics, law, political science, linguistics. These skills are designed to help students develop their ability to understand and analyze the international dimension of contemporary political, economic and social phenomena. This Master's program focuses on European Union politics and economy, its institutional evolution, its role as a key actor on the global scene. Acquiring analytical tools, institutional knowledge and comparative analysis abilities, our students will be able to understand, evaluate and manage the major issues, challenges and perspectives relating to contemporary European societies.

The course prepares for entry into public administration, community institutions, and international organizations, framing their graduates in the professional profile of the diplomat, the international official, the public manager, as well as the company manager.

In the same way, the course prepares for the profession of officer and manager of non-governmental and non-profit organizations, national or international, that deal with international relations, human rights, development cooperation, and humanitarian interventions in areas of crisis.

The typical career opportunities for graduates are:

• the diplomatic career;
• the European institutions;
• international governmental and nongovernmental organizations;
• development cooperation bodies;
• companies and other private organizations operating internationally (multinationals, banks, insurance companies, trade associations, and voluntary organizations);
• the ministerial offices, embassies, and consulates, and cultural institutes abroad;
• study and research centers.