Second Cycle Degree/Two Year Master in International Relations

Curriculum International Affairs: for students enrolled a.y. 2025-26

First Year

1) Compulsory courses:

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 C: 01/09/2025 - 12/09/2025 E: 15/09/2025 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
77976 Evolution of The international System 1 B SPS/04 8
B0136 RESEARCH METHODS 1 B SPS/04 8

2) One course in the Economic Area: (8 CFU)

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 C: 01/09/2025 - 12/09/2025 E: 15/09/2025 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
B5587 Geography of Innovation 1 B M-GGR/02 8
70049 Global Environmental Challenges 2 B SECS-P/02 8
25751 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS 2 B SECS-P/01 8

3) One course in the Sociology Area: (8 CFU)

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 C: 01/09/2025 - 12/09/2025 E: 15/09/2025 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
B8537 TRANSNATIONAL COMPLEX CRIME 1 B SPS/12 8
B0139 CYBERCRIME 2 B SPS/12 8
91142 Political Effects Of Social Mobilization 2 B SPS/08 8

4) One course in the History Area: (8 CFU)

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 C: 01/09/2025 - 12/09/2025 E: 15/09/2025 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
B8538 INTERNATIONAL HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST 1 B SPS/14 8
B2873 HISTORY OF THE SOVIET UNION AND RUSSIA 1 B SPS/06 8
B5583 HISTORY OF US FOREIGN POLICY SINCE 1945 1 B SPS/05 8
40014 International Relations Of East Asia 1 B SPS/14 8
74659 Europe and Africa: Cooperation and Security 2 B SPS/13 8

5) One course in the Political Sciences Area: (8 CFU)

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 C: 01/09/2025 - 12/09/2025 E: 15/09/2025 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
B8540 CAUSES OF WAR 1 B SPS/04 8
B5584 POLITICS OF MONEY AND FINANCE 1 B SPS/04 8
B5585 USE OF FORCE AND ORGANIZED VIOLENCE IN GLOBAL HISTORY 1 B SPS/04 8
B5586 DIPLOMATIC PRACTICE IN THE XXI CENTURY 2 B SPS/04 8
B5582 EUROPEAN UNION AS A GLOBAL ACTOR 2 B SPS/04 8
B0145 INTERNATIONAL SECURITY 2 B SPS/04 8
B8539 PEACEBUILDING AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION 2 B SPS/04 8

6) Professionalizing activity to be chosen among: (4 CFU)

please note: for successful learning, students wishing to choose the WORKSHOP ON DATA SCIENCE (ADVANCED) in the second year must have attended the previous workshop held by either Prof. Morotti or Prof. Loli Piccolomini on data science in the first year.
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 C: 01/09/2025 - 12/09/2025 E: 15/09/2025 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		cfu ? Credits
B5577 WORKSHOP ON DATA SCIENCE A 2 F 4
B5578 WORKSHOP ON DATA SCIENCE B 2 F 4
B5579 WORKSHOP ON DATA SCIENCE C 2 F 4

7) Elective course among those offered as follows: (8 CFU)

Students can choose a subject among those available in the Master Degree Programmes of the Department of Political and Social Sciences, Project ULCAM and the Foreign Languages of the BA Programme SPOSI (see below for these latters). They can also choose a subject among those available in the Master Degree Programmes of the University of Bologna.
a) BA SPOSI language program: (max limit 8 CFU)
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 C: 01/09/2025 - 12/09/2025 E: 15/09/2025 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
74778 French Language (8 Cfu) E D L-LIN/04 8
74782 German Language (8 Cfu) E D L-LIN/14 8
74776 Spanish Language (8 Cfu) E D L-LIN/07 8

Second Year

1) Final exam - 24 CFU among: (24 CFU)

Students must enter by themselves, within their study plan, the learning activity "Preparation for the final examination abroad"; this it will only be recognized if made within the framework of the grants of the University of Bologna given for the preparation of the "final examination abroad" or mobility programs a for study abroad.
a) Final exam: (max limit 24 CFU)
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 C: 01/09/2025 - 12/09/2025 E: 15/09/2025 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		cfu ? Credits
75614 FINAL TEST 1 E 24
b) Final exam: (max limit 24 CFU)
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 C: 01/09/2025 - 12/09/2025 E: 15/09/2025 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		cfu ? Credits
81766 FINAL TEST (12 CFU) 1 E 12
B9647 PREPARATION TO FINAL TEST PROCESSING OUTSIDE LM (12 CFU) 1 E 12
c) Final exam: (max limit 24 CFU)
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 C: 01/09/2025 - 12/09/2025 E: 15/09/2025 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		cfu ? Credits
81766 FINAL TEST (12 CFU) 1 E 12
86294 INTERNSHIP ABROAD FOR PREPARATION FOR THE FINAL EXAMINATION 1 E 12
d) Final exam: (max limit 24 CFU)
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 C: 01/09/2025 - 12/09/2025 E: 15/09/2025 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		cfu ? Credits
81766 FINAL TEST (12 CFU) 1 E 12
B9647 PREPARATION TO FINAL TEST PROCESSING OUTSIDE LM (12 CFU) 1 E 12

2) One course in the History and Areal Area: (8 CFU)

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 C: 01/09/2025 - 12/09/2025 E: 15/09/2025 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
B8538 INTERNATIONAL HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST 1 B SPS/14 8
B2873 HISTORY OF THE SOVIET UNION AND RUSSIA 1 B SPS/06 8
B5583 HISTORY OF US FOREIGN POLICY SINCE 1945 1 B SPS/05 8
40014 International Relations Of East Asia 1 B SPS/14 8
74659 Europe and Africa: Cooperation and Security 2 B SPS/13 8

3) One course to be chosen among: (8 CFU)

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 C: 01/09/2025 - 12/09/2025 E: 15/09/2025 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
B8540 CAUSES OF WAR 1 C SPS/04 8
B5584 POLITICS OF MONEY AND FINANCE 1 C SPS/04 8
B0140 CYBERSECURITY AND CYBERWARFARE 2 C SPS/04 8
B0145 INTERNATIONAL SECURITY 2 C SPS/04 8
88069 Terrorism And Counter-Terrorism 2 C SPS/04 8

4) One course to be chosen among: (8 CFU)

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 C: 01/09/2025 - 12/09/2025 E: 15/09/2025 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
B0141 CYBERSECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 1 C SPS/04 8
B0138 ECONOMICS AND DATA SCIENCE 1 C SECS-P/01 8
B5587 Geography of Innovation 1 C M-GGR/02 8
B5581 INTERNATIONAL LAW (ADVANCED) 1 C IUS/13 8
B2230 WAR AND PEACE IN MODERN EUROPE 1 C SPS/02 8
B0139 CYBERCRIME 2 C SPS/12 8
B6487 ENVIRONMENT IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS 2 C SPS/04 8
B7486 EU POLICY MAKING IN ACTION 2 C SPS/04 8
B8541 LANGUAGE AND POWER IN THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD 2 C L-LIN/04 8
B8539 PEACEBUILDING AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION 2 C SPS/04 8

5) Professionalizing activity to be chosen among: (4 CFU)

please note: for successful learning, students wishing to choose the WORKSHOP ON DATA SCIENCE (ADVANCED) in the second year must have attended the previous workshop held by either Prof. Morotti or Prof. Loli Piccolomini on data science in the first year.
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 C: 01/09/2025 - 12/09/2025 E: 15/09/2025 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		cfu ? Credits
B0267 WORKSHOP ON SKILLS DEVELOPMENT - DATA SCIENCE (ADVANCED)
Compulsory attendance course 		1 F 4
B0287 WORKSHOP ON SKILLS DEVELOPMENT - EU FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS
'This workshop is open to all IR students, of the first and second year, that have in their study plan the course on The EU as a Global Actor'. 		2 F 4
B0268 WORKSHOP ON SKILLS DEVELOPMENT - REPORT WRITING 2 F 4

6) Elective course among those offered as follows: (8 - 16 CFU)

Students can choose a subject among those available in the Master Degree Programmes of the Department of Political and Social Sciences, Project ULCAM and the Foreign Languages of the BA Programme SPOSI (see below for these latters). They can also choose a subject among those available in the Master Degree Programmes of the University of Bologna. A selection of 8 ECTS fulfils the didactic requirement..
a) BA SPOSI language program: (max limit 16 CFU)
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 C: 01/09/2025 - 12/09/2025 E: 15/09/2025 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
74778 French Language (8 Cfu) E D L-LIN/04 8
74782 German Language (8 Cfu) E D L-LIN/14 8
74776 Spanish Language (8 Cfu) E D L-LIN/07 8