Stretching over one academic year the program is structured into the following two terms. The academic program requires students to complete all the courses on their study plan. Students will be evaluated at the end of each course and may also be invited to seminars. The academic program may change as instructed by the Director of the Master.
I Term (October 2026 – January 2027)
Core Courses
- Geopolitics of the broader Mediterranean region
- Institutions and instruments of regional cooperation
- Europe and the MENA region: crossed perspectives
- Security in the Mediterranean
- Policy Research and Writing
II Term (February - July 2027)
Core Courses
- Regional perspectives: The Middle East and the Gulf
- Political Economy of the Mediterranean area
- The Mediterranean between Africa and the Middle East. History, epistemologies, practices
Elective Courses
- Governance of Migration Flows (Semester I)
- Law, Finance and Trade in the Mediterranean (Semester II)
- Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid (Semester II)
- Mediation and Conflict Resolution (Semester II)
- Diasporas in the broader Mediterranean (Semester II)
- Management of Natural Resources (Semester II)
- Doing green business in the Mediterranean (Semester II)
Final Dissertation
As part of their academic requirements, a final Master Dissertation must be submitted by the end of the program (October 31st).
Students are expected to complete a 20.000/25.000 word Master Dissertation under the supervision of a member of the Faculty of the Master program.
The general objective of the thesis is to evaluate the candidate's ability to:
- analyse a subject using a stringent methodology using the relevant discipline;
- adopt a critical attitude;
- mobilize his or her reflection on the theme addressed;
- provide a precise and reasoned answer to the question raised;
- present the difficulties encountered and/or the limits of its analysis;
- broaden the scope of the problem through a prospective approach.