The School of International Studies develops teaching and research activities addressing the challenges associated with the processes of globalization and European integration. All the activities feature a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach. The SIS offers three full-time, two-year M.A. degrees (i.e., Lauree Magistrali): since 2006 the Master's Degree in European and International Studies; since 2016, together with the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies (Pisa), the Master's Degree in International Security Studies; since 2020 theparticipates in the International Master in Security, Intelligence and Strategic Studies, a 24 month Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree awarded by a consortium of four universities: University of Glasgow (UK), City Dublin University (Ireland), Charles University in Prague (Czech Republic). Teaching takes place entirely in English. The School also offers a Ph.D. programme in International Studies. Highly-selective and demanding, the Ph.D. programme promotes a broad and in-depth knowledge of the theoretical approaches of the various disciplines underpinning International Studies with the development and acquisition of analytical skills and tools needed in empirical research. The School develops multidisciplinary research activities addressing the challenges associated with the processes of globalization and European integration, as well as with international security issues.