Courses and Requirements

Please note that the study program might be subject to minor changes; activation of electives depends on student's choice.

Lessons start at the beginning of September and attendance is mandatory. You cannot attend the program by distance learning.

First year - a.y. 2024-25 (40° cycle)

1 preparatory course
Attendance in 13 compulsory courses
Exams for each compulsory course
Research internship period during the summer

SEM	TITLE	HOURS	PROFESSOR
1	History of Institutions: Civic, Economic and Political	24	G. Alfani
	Statistics*	24	M. Bonetti
	Sociology	36	A.M. Jeannet
	Political Sciences	36	G.Invernizzi, M.Carreri
	Data Analysis*	24	M. Le Moglie
2	Qualitative Research Methods*	24	A. Compagni
	Doing Research	24	A. Kentikelenis
	The Policy Process	24	G.Giupponi
	Computational Methods — preparatory course	12	TBD
	International Politics and Society	24	A. Kentikelenis
	Mobility, Social Stratification and Inequality	24	E. Pavolini
	Methods for Policy Evaluation*	24	E. Battistin
	Public Administration	24	V. Mele
	Computational Methods for Social and Political Science*	36	D.Hovy
NEW! 1 and 2	Principles of Research Ethics**	2	SELF-MANAGED ONLINE course

* Methods courses (MET)

**The course is available at ECR.unibocconi.it (login with Bocconi credentials). Students have to pass the final test and send the certificate to the PhD administrative assistant for the registration by the end of the academic year: 31st August 2025

Second year - a.y. 2024-25 (39° cycle)

10 courses. In details:

7 compulsory courses
3 electives

Exams for each course
Research paper

Note: Activation of electives depends on choices made by students

COMPULSORY COURSES

SEM.	TITLE	HOURS	PROFESSOR
1	Demography	24	L.Mencarini
	Representation and Democracy	24	L.Martin
	Global Health and Development	24	D. Stuckler
	Politics and Economics of the European Union	24	C. Altomonte, I.Colantone
	Experimental Research	24	M.Bonetti
2	Inequality, Gender and Ethnicity	24	P.Profeta, L.Mencarini

3 ELECTIVES OUT OF THE FOLLOWING

SEM.	TITLE	HOURS	PROFESSOR
2	History of Pandemics, Crisis and Policy	24	G.Alfani, M.Fochesato, A.Melegaro
	Population Dynamics	24	C.Devillanova, B.Nicoletta,
	Governance, Corruption and Accountability	24	M.Cucciniello
	Populism and Crisis	24	S. Cremaschi
	The Politics of Conflict and Violence	24	A. Alrababa'h
	Health and Society	24	A.Torbica, S.Ghislandi
NEW! 1 and 2	Principles of Research Ethics*	2	SELF-MANAGED ONLINE course

*The course is available at ECR.unibocconi.it (login with Bocconi credentials). Students have to pass the final test and send the certificate to the PhD administrative assistant for the registration by the end of the academic year: 31st August 2025

Third and Fourth year

Study/research period at other universities
TA/RA activities (optional)
Seminars
Completion of the thesis prospectus (3rd year Nov)
Oral defence of thesis prospectus (3rd year Dec)
Thesis submission to external reviewers (end of fourth year)
Thesis dissertation
NEW - Principles of Research Ethics* (Self-managed online course)
The course is available at ECR.unibocconi.it (login with Bocconi credentials). Students have to pass the final test and send the certificate to the PhD administrative assistant for the registration by the end of the academic year: 31st August 2025

DETAILED REQUIREMENTS