Social Sciences for Global Challenges University of Pavia

Overview

The Social Sciences for Global Challenges degree from University of Pavia is a first step for training professionals able to analyse interconnected social, environmental and organizational systems, to interpret changes and to provide innovative solutions for local and international organizations by combining social science approaches and medical, environmental and mathematical tools. 

The programme follows a progressive, interdisciplinary academic path, moving from more general to specific courses. This will enable students to use methods, theories and approaches from different disciplines.

Key Features

The Social Sciences for Global Challenges at University of Pavia offers the analytical instruments and the knowledge needed to understand the causes, nature and development of political, economic, demographic, climate and healthcare related challenges, as well as the organizational competences to work effectively in public administrations and in international and national organizations.

Career opportunities

The degree in Social Sciences for Global Challenges prepares for a job placement in public administrations (central and local), in international organizations, in private profit and non-profit companies, in social, political, economic, historical research institutes, in the third sector. The proposed course of study then finds a natural outlet both in the Master's Degrees currently offered by the Department of Political and Social Sciences of the University of Pavia and in the Master's courses offered by other national and international universities.