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
GMP04	Financial reporting and performance measurement	SECS-P/07	6	Tiscini Riccardo
GMP03	Global organization design and hrm	SECS-P/10	6	Giustiniano Luca Schneider Anna
GMP02	Managerial economics	SECS-P/06	6	Filippetti Andrea
GMP01	Political economy of globalization	SECS-P/02	6	Tarola Ornella

Second semester

Code	Course	SSD	Credits	Professor
GMP05	Corporate strategy	SECS-P/08	6	Jell-Ojobor Maria
GMP06	Cross-cultural management	SECS-P/10	6	Dello Russo Silvia Mormino Sara
GMP07	Data analysis for social sciences	SECS-S/06	6	Cerchiara Rocco Roberto
GMP08	International trade law	IUS/05	6	Miglionico Andrea

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
ECO2	*core abroad*	SECS-P/08	6	TBA
ECO3	*core abroad*	SPS/04	6	TBA
ECO1	*core abroad*	SECS-P/08	6	TBA
GMP14	Business ethics	SPS/01	6	Pellegrino Gianfranco
GMP11	Global history	SPS/06	6	Forlenza Rosario
GMP09	Global politics	SPS/04	6	Marchetti Raffaele
GMP10	International institutions and global governance	IUS/13	6	Michaelsen Christopher
GMP12	Political risk analysis	SPS/04	6	Galietti Francesco Sottilotta Cecilia Emma

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 – Intensive PDW (4 credits) (4 credits)
The course will be held in the first semester for students enrolled in their 2^nd year in the 2020-2021 a.y.
Further information regarding the class schedule can be found here
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.

ELECTIVE COURSES LIST:

Course	Credits	SSD	Semester
International tax planning	6	IUS/12	I
Intellectual property rights	6	IUS/04	I
Creative industries and business model innovation	6	SECS-P/08	I
Organizing innovation	6	SECS-P/10	I
Business modeling and planning	6	SECS-P/08	I
Luxury management	6	SECS-P/08	I
Tourism management	6	SECS-P/08	I
Fashion management	6	SECS-P/08	I
Economics and management of energy business	6	SECS-P/08	I
EU Labour Law and Social Policies	6	IUS/14	I
Security Studies	6	SPS/04	I
Russian History and Politics	6	M-STO/03	I
Diplomacy and Negotiation	6	SPS/04	I
International Protection of Cultural Heritage	6	IUS/13	I
Urban Law and Policy	6	IUS/09	I
Asian Studies	6	SPS/14	I

The list is subject to change