Master’s Degree in Social Innovation

The Master's Degree in Social Innovation is a two-year course of the University of Naples Federico II, promoted by the Department of Social Sciences, which trains professionals able to interpret and guide innovation in the social field. Social innovation concerns new responses to the needs of communities, developed by public bodies, non-profit organisations, social enterprises and start-ups, and requires skills in analysis and design. Social innovation arises from the meeting of unmet needs and new ideas, and requires understanding how services work, what resources are available and how to measure results. The course offers the tools to do so, drawing on several disciplines, and prepares students to work with public bodies, non-profit organisations and companies that want to generate a positive impact.

The programme integrates sociology, economics, law and public policy and includes the analysis of social needs, the design of socially impactful interventions and the evaluation of effectiveness. Practical laboratories, seminars and fieldwork are provided, as well as a compulsory internship. The course takes place in person in Naples, lasts two years and is in Italian, with an English component whose extent the page does not specify. The number of credits is not stated. The laboratories, seminars and fieldwork make the programme concrete, and the compulsory internship makes it possible to experience work in an organisation. The English-language component prepares students for a professional context in which international references are frequent, but the page does not specify how many courses are taught in this language.

The aim is to train professionals for design, coordination and evaluation roles in public bodies, non-profit organisations, social enterprises and start-ups. The course is aimed at graduates in socio-economic, legal-political, statistical, humanities and business disciplines, therefore at an audience with varied backgrounds. The page does not specify the degree classes accepted or the curricular requirements and does not give the price, start date, selection, places or scholarships, which must be checked in the university's official call for applications. The career opportunities include design, coordination and evaluation roles in public bodies, non-profit organisations, social enterprises and start-ups. The target audience is very broad, because it includes socio-economic, legal, statistical, humanities and business disciplines. For details on the admission arrangements the department's official call for applications must be consulted. Before applying it is advisable to compare this information with that published on the university's official website, which may be more up to date than the page. It is also advisable to contact the department's teaching office to clarify any doubts about attendance, lesson calendar, assessment methods and organisation of the final exam.