The Foundation Course Social Science (FCSS) is made of 60 credits (CFC) and the duration is one year divided in two semesters.
The program is online.
Lessons are taught in English and there are 24 CFC of Italian language from the A1 to the B1 level.
Mandatory modules consist of 51 CFC and students can choose the remaining 9 CFC among several elective modules.
Director: Prof. Irene Psaroudakis
Mandatory modules
- Sociology and Contemporary Society (9 CFC)
- History of Citizenship (6 CFC)
- Media, Technology and Society (6 CFC), Introduction of Political Science (6 CFC)
- Introduction of Political Science (6 CFC)
- Italian language (A1-B1 level) (24 CFC)
Elective modules
Students must choose three electives of the ones in the lists below.
Please note that elective classes are activated only if at least five students join them
First semester: Introduction to philosophical thought (3 CFC), Introduction to Film History (3 CFC), Introduction to European Union Law (3 CFC), Ecology for Agriculture (3 CFC), Globalisation and Contemporary Issues (3 CFC) (online), Statistics for Social Sciences (3 CFC) (online)
Second semester: Logic and Reasoning (3 CFC), Italian Literature: an introduction II B (3 CFC), Advanced Math (3 CFC), Aesthetics (3 CFC), Principles of Economics and Management (3 CFC), Geosciences (3 CFC), Gender studies, Culture and Society (3 CFC) (online), Psychology and Society (3 CFC) (online)