PAGE equips students with the practical public policy analysis skills needed to respond to a changing world in which policy decisions are taken at different, interlinked levels.

With the enquiry-based educational model, students will put public policy analysis in practice, drawing on a range of disciplines such as political science, law, economics, sociology, demography, and management.

The curriculum is directly connected to current events and, following a first year of comprehensive knowledge, offers three specialisation tracks:

• Economic Governance and Market Regulation.
• Cultural Heritage Policies and Management.
• Study Plan Abroad.

Study Plan:

I year:

• Research Methods for Public Policy in Europe (6 ects)
• Comparative Public Policy in Europe (6 ects)
• EU Institutions and Decision Making (6 ects)
• The Integration of Europe (6 ects)
• The Economics of Europe (6 ects)
• Writing and Reading Academic Text (2 ects)
• Academic and Professional Communication Skills (4 ects)
• Culture, policy and society (2 ects)
• Policy Evaluation and Implementation (6 ects)
• Data Analysis for Social Sciences (6 ects)
• Demography, Society and Policy in Europe (6 ects)
• EU Law and Regulation (6 ects)

II year:

• The Politics of Cultural Heritage in Europe (6 ects)
• Managing and Developing Heritage (6 ects)
• Comparative and International Law of Heritage Protection (6 ects)
• 3 elective courses (18 ects)

Job opportunities:

Students will develop professional profiles for employment in the many fields related to public policy. PAGE offers a combination of analytical skills, knowledge of key policy domains and specific competencies.

The two tracks provide specialisations to prepare for the employment in private and public organisations at the EU, national and regional or local levels, such as EU and international institutions, regulatory agencies, firms, voluntary arts and heritage bodies, local and regional development offices, consultancies, lobbying firms, and NGOs.

Luiss has internship agreements with many organizations relevant for the master’s degree and Luiss alumni hold senior positions in many sectors. In addition, the program’s Laboratories and the Luiss Career Services Office help students to gain experience with organizations that recruit in public policy, with which Luiss has excellent links.

International Opportunities:

This Master’s degree includes exchange programs with some of the best universities in the world and invites guest speakers from prominent organizations. In addition, the course’s professors have taught in foreign elite universities in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and China.