It is a job oriented course, entirely taught in English, for 25 young students who already hold a Bachelor’s degree and wish to acquire an in-depth knowledge of international security issues, together with the theoretical and practical tools required to prevent risks and face crisis.
This is how the Master’s degree in International Security Studies (MISS) was presented on Tuesday 3 May, at the School of International Studies.
The joint master’s course (class LM-52, International relations), organized by the University of Trento (School of International Studies) and the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa (Institute of Law, Politics and Development) for the academic year 2016-2017, will start next fall.
In the first year, the course will take place in Pisa, in the second year in Trento, with a period of study or an internship abroad.
Lecturers come from different disciplines, including economics, law, international relations and political science, history and sociology. Marco Pertile is co-director for the University of Trento, Barbara Henry for Sant’Anna.
In the words of the organizers, the course seems to finally respond to a specific need, to fill a training gap: “There is a broad range of degrees in international relations but there were no degrees like this Master’s degree in International Security Studies, focused on matters of security. Compared with other education opportunities available in Italy and in Europe, this programme offers an appropriate level of specialization capable of attracting and training a wide audience on an extremely important subject”.
In the first year - explain the organizers - the course will provide students with an exhaustive and multidisciplinary overview of matters relevant to security, including both theoretical tools and the practical analysis of technological, social and environmental challenges that stem from international relations.
The subjects of the second year - continue the organizers - will concentrate on the study of five main challenges in the current international context, examining their implications in terms of security in the areas of international relations, migrations, energy, environment and finance. The second year is structured in a way as to allow a large number of students to spend some time abroad studying or in an internship programme to one of the many destinations available to the students of the University.
The lessons are based on a participatory approach involving the use of simulations and role plays to encourage oral and written contributions from students and the development of their decision making skills.
The presentation provided the occasion to give information on possible professional outcomes.
Graduates from this Master’s course might be employed, first of all, in international or European organizations dealing with security in all its different components (physical, environmental or food security, security of new technologies, peace keeping, migration management).
But there are also many employment opportunities in the private sector: in multinational corporations that need to identify the political, economic, technological and geographical risks of foreign markets, companies offering consulting and risk management services in geopolitics and technology to businesses, non-governmental organizations, the media, banks, companies in the energy, oil and mining sectors, insurance companies and airlines and shipping companies.
For more information: www.unitn.it/ssi/miss-admission