The aim of the course is to provide students with the acquisition of advanced social service theories and tools for a renewed professionalism with multidisciplinary skills and oriented towards tackling social inequalities and achieving social justice.
The course aims to contribute to the training of an expert able to design and act within social services and interventions in a plural and networked welfare system (public, private and third sector), able to promote social, cultural and organisational innovation, able to respond to the growing complexity of social needs.

In terms of knowledge and understanding
- analysing, describing social changes as well as social needs and problems by identifying essential characteristics and evolutionary perspectives

In terms of ability to apply knowledge and understanding
- to be able to activate, facilitate and maintain innovation processes capable of having a lasting impact on people, communities and organisations themselves, in accordance with social service principles and theories
- to contribute to the design and implementation of services and interventions, local and national social policies

In terms of autonomy of judgement
- demonstrate reflexivity about their own ways of intervening and acting with respect for people and according to principles of appropriateness, responsibility and non-discrimination
- demonstrate knowledge, skills and attitudes for the management of complexity in the social field

In terms of communication skills
- formulation of experimental projects and interventions developed through participatory processes stimulating institutions, communities and citizens to social innovation

In terms of learning skills
- carrying out in-depth studies and proposing projects independently on the topics/concepts dealt with, drawing on and developing studies and research in the sector in an appropriate way