Teaching Program
Teaching Program
In addition to the organisation of dedicated research seminars for the PhD community, and participation in the Departmental Research Seminar, the Luiss PhD in Politics also includes a series of taught courses in the first year of study. These courses, taught by scholars from Luiss as well as external experts, provide PhD candidates with a strong grounding in the foundations of social scientific research. Teaching is organised across three ‘pillars’ devoted to a) the main theories of political science and political philosophy, b) the comprehensive study and application of both qualitative and quantitative methods, and c) the development of research design and research skills.
An outline of the teaching programme of the current academic year is provided below, and more information on the individual courses can be obtained by clicking on their respective links.
1st year Teaching Programme – PhD Politics Luiss | ||||||||||||
Didactic Element | Semester | 1 | 2 | A | ||||||||
Teaching | Pillar I
Theory |
Philosophy of Social Sciences (Sillari) | 20h | Theory in Political Science I:
Democracy & Representation (De Sio, Angelucci) |
20h | Contemporary Debates in Political Theory (Gentile) | 20h | Theory in Political Science II: IR, Political Economy & European Integration
(Christiansen, Fabbrini, Marchetti, Thatcher) |
20h | 80h | ||
Pillar II
Research Methods |
Quantitative Methods (Belluci) | 20h | Qualitative Methods (Thatcher, Piattoni) | 20h | 40h | |||||||
Pillar III
Research Practice |
Research Design
(Emanuele) |
20h | Research Skills I
(Christiansen and others) |
10h | 30h | |||||||
Seminars | Seminars | Departmental Research Seminar | 8h | Politics PhD Seminar | 8h | Departmental Research Seminar | 8h | Politics PhD Seminar | 8h | 32h | ||
Thesis | Thesis | Thesis | 20h | Thesis | 20h | 40h | ||||||
2nd Year Teaching Programme – PhD Politics LUISS | |||||||||||
Didactic Element | Semester | 1 | 2 | A | |||||||
Teaching | Pillar II
Research Methods |
Applied Quantitative Methods (Paparo) | 20h | Applied
Qualitative Methods (Piattoni, Thatcher) |
20h | Mixed Methodology Course
(t.b.c.) |
20h | 60h | |||
Pillar III
Research Practice |
// | Research Skills II
(Christiansen and others) |
10h | 10h | |||||||
Seminars | Seminars | Departmental Research Seminar | 8h | Politics PhD Seminar | 8h | Departmental Research Seminar | 8h | Politics PhD Seminar | 8h | 32h | |
Thesis | Thesis | Thesis | 20h | Thesis | 20h | 40h | |||||