THE COURSE IN BRIEF
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International Master
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CREDITS: 60 CFU (ECTS)
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Keywords: CULTURAL PROPERTY PROTECTION - CULTURAL DIPLOMACY - CULTURAL HERITAGE - POST CONFLICT - POST DISASTER - ILLICIT TRAFFIC - EMERGENCY RESPONSE - HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION - CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT - DISASTER RISK PREPAREDNESS, MANAGEMENT AND REDUCTION - STABILIZATION, PEACEBUILDING AND RECOVERY - GLOBAL STABILITY
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Language: English
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Duration: One Year
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Assisted distance learning phase: August 2025
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On campus phase: September-December 2025
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Individual study and project preparation: January-July 2026
STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION
Why this course
The importance and the role of culture in crisis and post crisis scenarios has relevantly raised in the recent years, due to the emerging of new forms of conflicts and to the intensification of disasters.
Careers
The Program aims to prepare a future generation of professionals with a multidisciplinary background and advanced expertise in the protection of cultural property in time of crisis and, more widely, in the role of culture for addressing the social and economic recovery of affected areas and communities.
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Period and Venue
The Program will be held from August 2025 to July 2026. Lectures during the on campus phases will be held in the State Archives of Turin, in Piazza Castello 209.
Who can apply
Designed for graduates of all disciplines, the Program provides the tools to work in field operations in armed conflits or disasters scenarios and in the post conflict or post disaster recovery and reconciliation process. The minimum admission requirement is an Undergraduate degree - First cycle degree - Bachelor level degree.
Essential requirement: fluency in written and spoken English at a level equivalent to CEFR B2, certifiable with:
- University studies in English
- university exam in English language
- official certification at one of the following levels
Tuition fee & scholarship
The tuition fee is of 5.000,00 Euro.
The Master Course has a number of scholarships available that can cover all or part of the tuition fees.
Application and deadlines
SCHOLARSHIPS: The Master Course has scholarships available to cover all or part of the tuition fees. Applicants requiring for scholarships are kindly requested to submit in advance their application.
Applications are closed.
The application is NOT binding, but it is necessary to be admtted to the selection.
ATTENTION: It is possibile to apply only with the on-line modality.
Course contents
The Program is worth a total of 60 credits (CFU - Crediti Formativi Universitari), for a total amount of 1.500 hours, divided as follows:
- 388 hours of on-campus lectures and distance learning
- 1112 hours of individual study and project preparation.
All activities will be in English.
Exams and certifications
Upon successful completion of aforementioned requirements, the participants will be awarded a first level Specializing Master's Diploma in "Cultural Property Protection in Crisis Response" from the University of Turin (see the scheme of the Italian Education System).
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE AND FACULTY
The Program is developed thanks to the contribution of numerous experts and teachers in the fields of International Law, Economics, Politcs, Sociology, Project Management and Information Management, together with various lecturers and practitioners from International Agencies, Military Forces and NGOs.
Testimonies
Here below find some testimonies about the course by former Master's participants.
Partners and Collaborations
The Program is organized by the Department of Economics and Statistics "Cognetti de Martiis", the Department of Law, and the Interdepartmental University School for Strategic Sciences (SUISS) of the University of Turin, in collaboration with several partners.
Press Release
Read below some articles about the Program.