The curriculum of the Major in International Cooperation for Local Development is designed to ensure and support the progressive professional and personal growth of students who benefit from a productive learning experience: lessons, case studies, group work sessions, and a high-level faculty comprised of both academics and professionals.

During the Programme, students receive constant support from the Career Service Office that helps them increase their employability and find a curricular internship.

For detailed information about the curriculum, please download the brochure.

Induction week

The induction week is an introductive week during which students can settle in and familiarize themselves with life on campus. Ice-breaking labs, seminars, workshops, and presentations will be organized, allowing students to meet their classmates and get a better idea of the services offered by Luiss Business School, as well as curricular and extracurricular activities.

General Management

General management courses aim to give all students the necessary business management foundations in order to better understand new concepts that will be introduced during the core and advanced courses. The general management courses provide students with an overview that is highly useful upon entering the job market.

• Accounting
• Financial management
• International Economics
• Strategic Management
• Organization & People Management
• Corporate Sustainability
• Marketing
• Objectives, key phases and organizational models to go abroad

Core Courses

The Core Courses aim to introduce students to industry-focused concepts that are specific to this master’s programme.

• Project Governance
• Project Management

Advanced Courses

The advanced courses, which provide students with an in-depth perspective on specific aspects of international business, adopt a more practical approach.

• The Third Sector – Ethics, Principles, and International Guidelines
• The Third Sector – legal framework
• Finance for the Third Sector
• Grants & donors
• PCM – need assessment & project writing
• PCM – budgeting & cost reporting
• PCM – monitoring & evaluation
• Fundraising for the Third Sector
• Communication for the Third Sector
• Foundations, B-corporations, CSR

Challenge

Students will be involved in a challenge aimed at finding innovative solutions to real-life business needs. Each challenge is commissioned by one of the programme’s corporate partners. Students’ progress will be closely monitored by a company tutor. This activity will allow the students to develop transversal skills by putting the knowledge and training received during the programme into practice.

Learning lab

Learning labs focus on personal development. During the programme, students develop cross-functional and soft skills by attending sessions to cultivate intellectual flexibility, develop problem solving skills, learn to adapt in diverse situations and refine cross-cultural awareness.

Internship

The curricular internship is generally done at the end of the Major and represents an opportunity for students to combine theory and hands-on experience, coming into direct contact with professionals working in the industry.

The Career Service Office supports students in their search for internship opportunities, thus helping to broaden their career prospects and giving them the possibility to acquire the necessary work experience, increasing and improving their skills and expanding their business network.

Academic Calendar

The Master’s Degree Programme in International Management– Major in International Cooperation for Local Development lasts 12 months and is divided in 4 terms.

• Term 1: September-December 2023
• Term 2: January-March 2024
• Term 3: April-June 2024
• Term 4: Internship

Please note that the academic calendar is subject to change, for further information please e-mail master@luissbusinessschool.it.

For detailed information about the curriculum, please download the brochure.