DELoS courses will be held throughout the first year. They are organized in three terms, each of them comprising 6 weeks of courses and two weeks of exams:
- the first term (Nov-Dec) focuses on levelling the playing field providing (i) a refresh of micro, macro, statistics and econometrics basics, (ii) some topics in micro, macro and econometrics, and (iii) an introduction to research methods in social sciences;
- the second term (Jan-Feb) focuses on (i) research methods relevant for the two curricula and (ii) some topics in development economics and local systems;
- the third term (Mar-May) focuses on advanced research topics in development economics and local systems.
The course list is as follows (41st cycle):
| First term Courses | Hours | Instructor(s) | Curriculum |
| Agricultural household models | 6 | Donato Romano | DEV |
| Analysis of poverty and inequality | 10 | Renato Paniccià | DEV |
| Development Macroeconomics | 12 | Marco Missaglia | DEV |
| Econometrics 1 | 12 | Leonardo Grilli | DEV, LOC |
| Economic Growth | 8 | Donato Romano | Roberto Martino | DEV |
| Economy-wide Models for Policy Analysis: I/O and SAM | 14 | Donato Romano | Benedetto Rocchi | DEV |
| Environmental and climate economics | 6 | Luc Savard | DEV |
| Local Industrial Development | 12 | Marco Bellandi | LOC |
| Math refresh (TBC) | 6 | Gianluca Iannucci | DEV |
| Microeconomic Data for Empirical Research | 14 | Donato Romano | DEV |
| Qualitative Market Research | 6 | Silvia Ranfagni | LOC |
| Strategic Management and organisation theories foundation | 12 | Tommaso Pucci | Daria Sarti | LOC |
| SEMINARS | DEV, LOC | ||
| Second term Courses | Hours | Instructor(s) | Curriculum |
| TBD | |||
| Third term Courses | Hours | Instructor(s) | Curriculum |
| TBD | |||
Last update
31.10.2025