Students are expected to learn the constitutive elements as well as the evolution of health policies, mainly in a comparative European perspective.

- Knowledge and understanding The student – through course attendance and practical activities – will gain full knowledge of the general principles of Sociology of Health and Healthcare Policies at European level. - Applying knowledge and understanding Student will be able to interpret and apply, also to specific cases, principles of Project Cycle Management, especially in Healthcare contexts. They will be able to read and analyze main International Reports on Health fields. - Making judgments Students will acquire analytical skills and critical spirit in the analysis of the main International Reports by public institutional players and bodies. - Communication skills By the end of the course, students will be able to transmit with clarity, rigor, and methodological consistency the learning outcomes in the field of Healthcare Policies and Project Cycle Management. Through the various activities that will take place during the course – lessons with discussion, debates, project work –students will be able to put these communication skills into practice in various contexts. They will learn to adapt the terms used to the interlocutor in the specific case, thus gaining advanced rhetorical skills necessary for the professional career. - Learning skills By putting into practice the methodologies learned during lectures and seminars, the student will be able to elaborate insights and conduct research by consulting Reports, specialist texts and journals. The student will develop a solid knowledge of the fundamental aspects of Healthcare Policies at European level.

The course focuses on health policies and their planning at European level. Particular attention will be given to teaching programming techniques issued by the EU and to the analysis of International Reports

Reference books: -James A. Johnson; Carleen Stoskopf; Leiyu Shi (2018, second edition). Comparative Health Systems: A Global Perspective. Jones and Bartlett Learning, Burlington, MA (Part 1: all; part 3: only cap. 29). -WHO (2015). Health in All Policies. (no Appendices) - NHS (2017). The Good Indicators Guide: Understanding how to use and choose indicators -European Commission (2004). Project Cycle Management. Other texts: -Giarelli G. (2021). The Italian Nhs Between Latent Paradoxes and Problematic Sustainability. In Gabe J., Cardano M., Genova A. (Eds.). Health and Illness in the Neoliberal Era in Europe. Emerald Publishing. -OECD (2024), Health at a Glance: Europe 2024. State of Health in the EU cycle. - EC (2021). Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and Council -EC (2022). Healthier Together. EU Non-Communicable Diseases Initiative

Class teaching and discussion; project work.

Attending Students’ Modes of Assessment • Continuous assessment: at least 70% of the final grade is obtained based on activities, chosen by the teachers, done throughout the semester. In case of absence the evaluation is equal to 0. Activity consists of a public discussion of a Project Work on healthcare policy design on a specific topic. • Final Exam: maximum 30% of the overall final grade is obtained based on a final exam, done individually, written and/or oral at discretion of the teacher(s) and as indicated in the syllabus. In the examination session of the semester in which the course is offered it is foreseen the salto d’appello (i.e. requiring students to skip an exam session date): the possibility to register for the second exam date only if absent in the first one. • Retake Session: In In case of absence to both scheduled exam dates of the examination session of the semester in which the course is offered, in the first available retake session students can decide whether to keep the continuous assessment. Starting from the second retake session all the students will be assessed based on a final exam accounting for t 100% of the overall final grade. This exam will be different and more difficult (in terms of contents and/or duration as decided by the teacher(s)) than the one worthing maximum 30% of the overall final grade. Non attending Students’ Modes of Assessment • Final Exam: 100% of the grade is based on a final exam, which will be different and more complex (for contents and/or duration as decided by the teacher(s)) as compared to the one that accounts maximum the 30% of the final grade. In the examination session of the semester in which the course is offered it is foreseen the salto d’appello (i.e. requiring students to skip an exam session date): the possibility to register for the second exam date only if absent in the first one. • Retake session: 100% of the grade is obtained based on a final exam. This exam will be different and more difficult (in terms of contents and/or duration as decided by the teacher(s)) than the one worthing maximum 30% of the overall final grade. Exam Information • In accordance with personal data protection regulations, it is not allowed to publish the results of written exams in lists containing identifiable student data (such as name, surname, or, in certain cases, student ID number). The new MyLuiss platform, active from the upcoming academic year 2025/2026, provides appropriate tools to manage grades confidentially: the “Gradebook” function allows teachers to enter grades — even for exams not taken online — which are visible only to the individual student, thus ensuring data privacy. For support, please contact: elearning@luiss.it • In compliance with current regulations, official exam sessions will be held in person at the University’s respective campuses. • Graduating students and those who are registered outside the prescribed timeframe may attend all exam sessions. • To find the dates of exam sessions, please refer to the academic calendar. • Exam dates cannot be scheduled during teaching periods. • In the case of a written final exam, students have the right to review their graded exam. • Grades recorded in the Web Self-Service platform will be officially registered three days after being communicated. • Graduation sessions are, usually, scheduled based on the end of the individual profit exam sessions. Final exam will be held in oral modality

Personal interest in the topic; active participation in the discussion in class. If, when writing his/her thesis, a candidate uses some phrases or ideas taken elsewhere and does not quote the sources appropriately, supervision will be interrupted.