Global Management and Politics
The master’s program is offered by the Department of Business and Management in cooperation with the Department of Political Science. The Master's degree program in Global Management and Politics – held entirely in English – aims at balancing topics related to management with socio-political issues, on the ground that global managers must be aware of the intricacies of global politics. The initiative stems from the need to offer interdisciplinary and international training in order to allow graduates to easily master the skills required by companies and institutions operating on a global scale. Strategic analysis carried out by LUISS has demonstrated an increasingly need to respond to those economic and institutional changes by the adoption of inter- and trans-disciplinary educational approaches. The course of study, therefore, develops around an intersection of fields necessary to undertake specific career paths, to which programs in Economics, Management and Political Science currently provide only partial answers. This need is particularly felt in graduate programs, as natural and immediate channels towards the labor market.
Employment and professional opportunities for graduates
The master’s program trains professionals to perform managerial and specialist functions within international organizations (profit and non-profit), and, in particular, in the context of global industrial companies and services, strategic consultancy firms, as well as institutions operating at the supranational and international levels.
The program creates professional figures who can predict, support and govern complex phenomena that require interdisciplinary approaches and skills. Specifically, reference is made to the professional opportunities related to positions of responsibility in international companies and institutions, consultancy firms operating at the global level, representing interests (lobbying) at the international and institutional levels, as well as complex interactions with government and non-governmental global organizations.
The expected professional profile differs from the ones acquired via a pure managerial education due to the addition of political skills, including: understanding political and bureaucratic logics (in abstract and in practice) compared to the corporate world; perception of how national and international public institutions are changing, and how managers should interact with them; risk assessment with respect to political-institutional transformations.
Study plan
First year (2019-2020)
First semester
| Code | Course | SSD | Credits | Professor |
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| GMP04 | Financial reporting and performance measurement | SECS-P/07 | 6 | |
| GMP03 | Global organization design and hrm | SECS-P/10 | 6 | |
| GMP02 | Managerial economics | SECS-P/06 | 6 | |
| GMP01 | Political economy of globalization | SECS-P/02 | 6 |
Second semester
| Code | Course | SSD | Credits | Professor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMP05 | Corporate strategy | SECS-P/08 | 6 | |
| GMP06 | Cross-cultural management | SECS-P/10 | 6 | |
| GMP07 | Data analysis for social sciences | SECS-S/06 | 6 | |
| GMP08 | International trade law | IUS/05 | 6 |
At the end of the I year, students are required to choose 3 core program courses from among the the following list (through Web Self Service for a total of 18 credits).
Second year (2020-2021)
First semester
| Code | Course | SSD | Credits | Professor |
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| ECO1 | ***core abroad*** | SECS-P/08 | 6 |
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| ECO2 | ***core abroad*** | SECS-P/08 | 6 |
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| ECO3 | ***core abroad*** | SPS/04 | 6 |
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| GMP14 | Business ethics | SPS/01 | 6 |
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| GMP11 | Global history | SPS/06 | 6 |
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| GMP09 | Global politics | SPS/04 | 6 |
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| GMP10 | International institutions and global governance | IUS/13 | 6 |
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| GMP12 | Political risk analysis | SPS/04 | 6 |
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| Additional credits | Credits |
|---|---|
| A scelta dello studente | 18 |
| Per la prova finale | 14 |
| Ulteriori conoscenze linguistiche | 4 |
| Tirocini formativi e di orientamento | 8 |
| Altre conoscenze utili per l'inserimento nel mondo del lavoro | 10 |
| Total number of credits | 120 |
A scelta dello studente - Elective courses (18 credits)
Students have to choose three courses of 6 credits that will be held in the I semester of the II year. The courses have to be chosen at the end of the I year.
Ulteriori conoscenze linguistiche – Language skills development: communication and negotiation (4 credits)
The course will be held during the II year. More information will be available.
Tirocini formativi e di orientamento - Internships (or project works)
An internship or project work is required for 8 credits. The internship or project work can be performed in both the I and II year of the program. For more information contact the Career Services Office or Luiss Project Network.
Altre conoscenze utili per l’inserimento nel mondo del lavoro - Other activities (10 credits)
Students have to obtain 10 credits as follows:
- 6 credits with the course Research Methods for Social Sciences (LABGMP02), held in the in the I semester of the I year.
- 4 credits with a Laboratory of Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability (ERS Lab). Further information will be given during the I semester of the I year. The ERS Lab is held in the II semester of the I year. For further information please contact the ERS Lab Office.
Prova Finale – Master’s Degree Thesis (14 credits)
The final evaluation for master's degree programs consists of the discussion and evaluation of a dissertation written in English on a topic related to a course the student has passed an exam on.