Sustainable Development (Classe Lm-81)-Enrolled from 2017/2018 Academic Year
Master programme
A.Y. 2018/2019
LM-81 - Scienze per la cooperazione allo sviluppo (EN)
The LL.M. Programme offers an integrative curriculum to improve the synergies necessary to develop actions aimed at achieving a long-term improvement of the quality of life through the creation of sustainable legal strategies. The two year LL.M. Programme allows students to obtain advanced interdisciplinary training and knowledge of local, international and transnational trends and strategies for sustainable development.
The Programme's unusually rich course offering includes advanced courses in different areas, such as:
· International Law, European Union Law, Environmental Law, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Human Rights Law, International and European Criminal Law, Comparative Civil Procedure, Philosophy of Law, Private Law, Comparative Law, Corporate Law, Trade Law, Investment Law, Competition Law, Labour Law, Transport Law, Tax Law, Agriculture Law, Financial Law,
as well as courses in relevant economic and sociological disciplines, such as:
· Sociology, Economic Geography, Economics and Economy Policy, Economic History.
The Programme's unusually rich course offering includes advanced courses in different areas, such as:
· International Law, European Union Law, Environmental Law, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Human Rights Law, International and European Criminal Law, Comparative Civil Procedure, Philosophy of Law, Private Law, Comparative Law, Corporate Law, Trade Law, Investment Law, Competition Law, Labour Law, Transport Law, Tax Law, Agriculture Law, Financial Law,
as well as courses in relevant economic and sociological disciplines, such as:
· Sociology, Economic Geography, Economics and Economy Policy, Economic History.
The LL.M. in Sustainable Development aims at training legal experts, with a comprehensive background in the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. Our graduates acquire the necessary skills to elaborate, support and assess sustainable legal and economic policies and strategies both in the Public and Private Sectors.
With regard to the Public Sector, the Programme aims at training legal experts able to integrate social, economic and environmental concerns in the central and local Public Administration's policies in key areas such as: telecommunication, new technologies, water, sanitation, health, electric power and gas, transportation, infrastructure, agriculture, green public procurement.
As regards the Private Sector, the LL.M. Programme aims at training ethically oriented corporate legal experts and economic operators, able to play a key role in monitoring, tracking, aligning and integrating social and environmental impacts in the business sector, in order to help companies to meet their corporate responsibility and sustainability goals.
More specifically, the LL.M. Programme aims at training the following professionals:
- Environmental and sustainability managers
- Experts in: management and audit of Public Administration, management and audit of private companies, human resources, work organization, financial activities, market analysis, company law, state company law, economic systems.
Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
With regard to the Public Sector, the Programme aims at training legal experts able to integrate social, economic and environmental concerns in the central and local Public Administration's policies in key areas such as: telecommunication, new technologies, water, sanitation, health, electric power and gas, transportation, infrastructure, agriculture, green public procurement.
As regards the Private Sector, the LL.M. Programme aims at training ethically oriented corporate legal experts and economic operators, able to play a key role in monitoring, tracking, aligning and integrating social and environmental impacts in the business sector, in order to help companies to meet their corporate responsibility and sustainability goals.
More specifically, the LL.M. Programme aims at training the following professionals:
- Environmental and sustainability managers
- Experts in: management and audit of Public Administration, management and audit of private companies, human resources, work organization, financial activities, market analysis, company law, state company law, economic systems.
Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
Direct entry
Sciences of Legal Services (Classe L-14)
European Economics (Classe L-33)
International Studies and European Institutions (Classe L-36)
Social Sciences for Globalisation (Classe L-37)
Organisation and Human Resources (Classe L-16)
Labour and Management (Classe L-16)
European Economics (Classe L-33)
International Studies and European Institutions (Classe L-36)
Social Sciences for Globalisation (Classe L-37)
Organisation and Human Resources (Classe L-16)
Labour and Management (Classe L-16)
Transfer requirements
Degree Requirements:
Candidates applying for the LL.M. in Sustainable Development must hold:
- either an Italian first degree (Bachelor) pertaining to classes: L-14 (Scienze dei servizi giuridici), L-33 (Scienze economiche), L-36 (Scienze politiche e delle relazioni internazionali), L-37 (Scienze sociali per la cooperazione, lo sviluppo e la pace), L-16 (Scienze dell'amministrazione e dell'organizzazione), L-18 (Scienze dell'economia e della gestione aziendale)
- or a foreign Degree (180-300-360 ECTS) in Law, Economics, Political Science, International Relations.
Candidates holding Italian and foreign Degrees in other fields will be admitted on a case-by-case evaluation of their curriculum vitae et studiorum and motivation letter. If admitted, they will be mandatorily required to do the suggested preliminary readings, in order to integrate their basic knowledge in subjects taught before the beginning of the Programme.
Language ability:
Applicants whose native language is not English or who do not hold a Degree fully taught in English, must demonstrate English language proficiency by passing one of the following:
IELTS: we require a IELTS minimum overall score of 7.0, with a minimum of 6.5 in each of the reading, writing, listening and speaking components.
TOEFL: If the IELTS is not available, students may take the TOEFL test. We require a minimum overall score of 100, with a minimum of 25 in each of the reading, writing, listening and speaking components.
Students part-time are admitted on a case-by-case evaluation.
Candidates applying for the LL.M. in Sustainable Development must hold:
- either an Italian first degree (Bachelor) pertaining to classes: L-14 (Scienze dei servizi giuridici), L-33 (Scienze economiche), L-36 (Scienze politiche e delle relazioni internazionali), L-37 (Scienze sociali per la cooperazione, lo sviluppo e la pace), L-16 (Scienze dell'amministrazione e dell'organizzazione), L-18 (Scienze dell'economia e della gestione aziendale)
- or a foreign Degree (180-300-360 ECTS) in Law, Economics, Political Science, International Relations.
Candidates holding Italian and foreign Degrees in other fields will be admitted on a case-by-case evaluation of their curriculum vitae et studiorum and motivation letter. If admitted, they will be mandatorily required to do the suggested preliminary readings, in order to integrate their basic knowledge in subjects taught before the beginning of the Programme.
Language ability:
Applicants whose native language is not English or who do not hold a Degree fully taught in English, must demonstrate English language proficiency by passing one of the following:
IELTS: we require a IELTS minimum overall score of 7.0, with a minimum of 6.5 in each of the reading, writing, listening and speaking components.
TOEFL: If the IELTS is not available, students may take the TOEFL test. We require a minimum overall score of 100, with a minimum of 25 in each of the reading, writing, listening and speaking components.
Students part-time are admitted on a case-by-case evaluation.
Courses list
Optional activities and study plan rules
1b - Internship (6 ECTS)
2a - Students of both streams are required to attend 4 electives chosen from either of the streams' rich course offerings.
3 - One optional course chosen from the courses offered by the Faculty of Law of University of Milan, or 3 optional legal clinics or workshops offered in the first and second year of the LL.M
In order to take the exams of the 2nd year, students must have passed all the exams of 1st year.
Optional activities and study plan rules
1b - Internship (6 ECTS)
2b - Students of both streams are required to attend 4 electives chosen from either of the streams' rich course offerings.
3 - One optional course chosen from the courses offered by the Faculty of Law of University of Milan, or 3 optional legal clinics or workshops offered in the first and second year of the LL.M
In order to take the exams of the 2nd year, students must have passed all the exams of 1st year.
Course location
Milano
Tutors professors
Reference structures
A.Y. 2020/2021
A.Y. 2019/2020
A.Y. 2018/2019
Official documents