Linguistic sciences for international relations

Coordinator: prof. Andrea Locatelli

Language, culture and history: the foundations on which to build strong international relations

Thanks to the contribution of the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, the study plan of this programme follows two parallel directions: on the one hand, the study of languages with particular attention to the culture of other countries, and on the other hand, courses in historical, political and legal areas.

Teaching methodology

The programme is characterised by active teaching that makes use of traditional lectures, thematic seminars, language exercises, individual work aimed at understanding all aspects of the field of international relations, always with a view to an adequate preparation that integrates the academic aspects with the more specifically professional ones. The Faculty may also organize, in agreement with public and private bodies, internships to contribute to the achievement of the ECTS required for "other training activities", and may define further specific training objectives, also with reference to the corresponding professional profiles.

And then? A linguistic and cultural profile for experienced mediators

The interdisciplinary training allows graduates to work in different sectors: multinational companies, with administrative, linguistic mediation or foreign relations management tasks; organization of events, with mediation and assistance tasks; bodies and institutions, in roles of close contact with situations and subjects of international importance.

The interfaculty undergraduate degree programme in Linguistic Sciences for International Relations, which belongs to the Faculty of Linguistic Sciences and Foreign Literatures and the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, aims to deepen a tradition of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary studies in the field of Linguistic Sciences, which the Faculty of Linguistic Sciences and Foreign Literatures has been pursuing for many years now. The degree programme offers a high-level multidisciplinary training divided into two interconnected teaching components: on the one hand there is the field of disciplines related to the understanding and learning of languages, with particular attention to the cultures of the various countries; on the other hand, there is the field of historical, political and legal courses related to international relations. This programme trains professionals with a preparation that opens up to the complex dynamics of globalization and the growing interdependence between the world's macro-regions.