Second Cycle Degree/Two Year Master in Local and global development
Local and Global Development

Curriculum - Sviluppo Globale e Cooperazione Internazionale: Course structure diagrams for students enrolled a.y. 2024-25

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 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
99924 Issues of Development in the Global South - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1 B SPS/13 8
99457 Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1 B SECS-P/01 8
99456 Conflict Analysis and Resolution - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2 B SPS/04 8

2) Un insegnamento a scelta tra: (8 CFU)

Educational activity for students who need methodological knowledge: (max limit 8 CFU)
The student who has not passed the methodological test during the enrollment phase, as assessed by the admission commission to the course of study, is required to take the teaching of Methodology of social and political research.
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 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
81945 Social and Political Research Methodology - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1 B SPS/07 8
Educational activity for students with previously acquired methodological knowledge: (max limit 8 CFU)
The student who has passed the methodological test during the enrollment phase, as assessed by the admission commission to the course of study, is required to support the teaching of Qualitative Methods for Social Research.
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 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
99459 Qualitative Social Research Methods - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2 B SPS/08 8

3) An elective course: "Global development tools and processes" (8 CFU)

The Laboratory "Geographical Information Systems - GIS" is recommended for those who choose "Systems and technologies for humanitarian emergencies"
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 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
B6437 Development Models in Comparative Perspective - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1 B SPS/09 8
99461 Systems and Technologies for Humanitarian Emergencies 1 B SPS/09 8
99462 Fundraising Fundamentals 2 B SPS/09 8
96307 Methodology and Tools for Project Design and Evaluation 2 B SPS/07 8

4) Two laboratories to be chosen from among (of which at least one with application): (8 CFU)

The student can choose between two laboratories, at least one with an application; you can also choose both laboratories with application.
Laboratori e uso di applicativi: (4 - 8 CFU)
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 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
90618 Geographical Information Systems - GIS - Not available for the year  2025/2026
Max 50 iscritti 		1 F 4
B5266 Qualtrics: Drafting a Questionnaire - Not available for the year  2025/2026
Max 50 iscritti 		1 F 4
99471 Excel: Understanding Data and Drafting Reports - Not available for the year  2025/2026
Max 50 iscritti 		2 F 4
B5264 MAXQDA: Qualitative Data Analysis - Not available for the year  2025/2026
Max 50 iscritti 		2 F 4
Laboratori: (max limit 4 CFU)
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 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
99601 EU Project Design Methods - Not available for the year  2025/2026
Max 50 iscritti 		1 F 4
90616 Project Analysis in International Development Cooperation - Not available for the year  2025/2026
Max 50 iscritti 		2 F 4

5) An elective course: "Geopolitics of development" (8 CFU)

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 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
77918 History and international Relations of The Middle East - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1 B SPS/14 8
40014 International Relations Of East Asia - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1 B SPS/14 8
73289 International Relations and Development in Africa - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1 B SPS/13 8
75006 International Relations and Development in Latin America 2 B SPS/05 8

6) Activities chosen by the student: (max limit 8 CFU)

The student can indicate a course among those activated by the Master's Degree Course in Sociology and Social Service and by the Master's Degree Courses of the Department of Political and Social Sciences.

Second 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 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
11483 Development Economics 1 B SECS-P/01 8

2) Activities to be chosen from: (32 CFU)

The student can choose between the professionalizing activity "internship" and three courses chosen from groups A) and B). Alternatively, four courses chosen from groups A) and B). The choices of courses in groups A and B can be transversal, it is therefore possible to choose courses included in different groups.
Group A) - "Economics and development policies": (max limit 32 CFU)
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 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
75192 Agricultural and Rural Development Policies 1 C AGR/01 8
99634 Development and Climate Change 1 C SECS-S/04 8
B5587 Geography of Innovation 1 C M-GGR/02 8
66250 Public Policy And Redistribution 1 C SECS-P/03 8
99461 Systems and Technologies for Humanitarian Emergencies 1 C SPS/09 8
29234 international Demography 1 C SECS-S/04 8
99462 Fundraising Fundamentals 2 C SPS/09 8
99650 Institutions and Economic Growth in Developing Countries 2 C SECS-P/01 8
99651 Policy Evaluation 2 C SPS/07 8
87168 Regional Economic Policies 2 C SECS-P/02 8
B5268 Tools for Development Analysis 2 C SECS-S/03 8
Group B) - "Development rights and institutions": (max limit 32 CFU)
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 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
B5274 Sociology of Migration 1 C SPS/07 8
99660 EU Development and Immigration Law 2 C IUS/14 8
74659 Europe and Africa: Cooperation and Security 2 C SPS/13 8
B5276 Human Rights and Globalization 2 C SPS/02 8
75006 International Relations and Development in Latin America 2 C SPS/05 8
Professionalizing activity: (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 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
76939 Curricular Internship 1 C 8
82351 Internship Abroad 1 C 8
72181 Internship for Final Dissertation 1 C 8

3) Activities chosen by the student: (max limit 16 CFU)

The student can indicate a course among those activated by the Master's Degree Course in Sociology and Social Service and by the Master's Degree Courses of the Department of Political and Social Sciences. The educational requirement is satisfied with a choice for 8 ECTS.
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 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
B7780 Local Welfare Governance and Innovation 1 D SPS/08 8
b) Training and orientation internships: (max limit 8 CFU)
76939 Curricular Internship 1 D 8
82351 Internship Abroad 1 D 8

4) Final exam - 16 CFU: (16 CFU)

La prova finale può essere redatta in lingua italiana (Prova finale 16 CFU) o inglese (Final Examination 16 CFU). In quest’ultimo caso, la lingua deve essere concordata con il/la relatore/trice. La prova finale può anche essere il risultato di attività svolte all’estero (Preparazione prova finale all’estero 12 CFU + Prova finale 4 CFU) o di attività di tirocinio (Tirocinio in preparazione alla prova finale 8 CFU + Prova finale 8 CFU). Per ulteriori dettagli, si rimanda al regolamento del CdS (https://corsi.unibo.it/magistrale/SviluppoLocaleGlobale/il-corso/regolamento-parte-normativa-lm-sleg.pdf).
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 19/12/2025 2: 16/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 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
99633 INTERNSHIP IN PREPARATION FOR THE FINAL EXAMINATION (8 ECTS) 1 E 8
96595 Internship in Preparation for the Final Examination Abroad 1 E 12
17268 Final Examination 2 E 4
98780 Final Examination 2 E 16
95218 Final Examination 2 E 16
86326 Final Test (8 Cfu) 2 E 8