The Doctorate in Legal Sciences is a three-year program designed to offer highly qualified training in both methodology and content. From the beginning of the first year, the program offers advanced training that integrates interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and transdisciplinary approaches, with a particular focus on legal issues of general or cross-cutting relevance. Courses are also taught in English by a faculty composed of Italian and foreign university professors, as well as experts from various scientific and disciplinary fields. The aim is to provide doctoral students with critical and analytical tools appropriate to the level of research required.
A significant part of the program is devoted to strengthening language skills, especially in the legal field. These activities are mainly concentrated during the first year of the course, in order to provide a solid theoretical and methodological foundation from the outset, which is useful for setting up and developing the research project. In subsequent years, doctoral students will have the opportunity to study specific disciplinary areas in greater depth, including through periods of study or research at international universities and research centers, in order to consolidate and complete their thesis work.
In addition to the core of common and cross-disciplinary courses, the program includes thematic modules, some of which are taught in a foreign language, covering legal topics relevant to the various scientific fields of Area 12. These courses are taught by academics, researchers, and scholars, including those from foreign universities and not necessarily members of the Faculty Board.
Starting in the second year, a more participatory teaching approach is promoted, thanks to the organization—on the initiative of the doctoral students themselves and under the supervision of the Coordinator and tutors—of seminar cycles on interdisciplinary topics. These events represent an important opportunity for doctoral students to present their work, discuss ideas, and exchange views with colleagues and teachers, helping to create an environment of exchange and shared scientific growth.
Finally, the course encourages active participation in conferences, workshops, and study meetings—both nationally and internationally—recognizing these experiences as an essential and qualifying part of the doctoral student’s overall training, both as participants and speakers.