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*Theology Seminar

Theology courses are seminars in religious studies that explore religious and ethical topics from an academic and cultural viewpoint, promoting thoughtful discussion across diverse traditions.

Each course syllabus is available here.
Select the academic year, campus and Faculty to view and download the file. 

First year

  • Advanced financial accounting - 5 ECTS
  • Advanced microeconomics - 5 ECTS
  • Applied econometrics - 8 ECTS
  • Applied statistics for finance - 6 ECTS
  • Corporate finance - 8 ECTS
  • Derivative securities pricing - 8 ECTS
  • Monetary economics - 6 ECTS
  • Principles of financial regulation - 10 ECTS
  • Quantitative methods for finance - 8 ECTS
  • Theology* (in Y1 or Y2)

Second year

  • Investment risk management - 4 ECTS
  • Foreign language (French, German, Spanish or Italian for international students) - 4 ECTS
  • Market microstructure - 8 ECTS
  • Risk management - 8 ECTS
  • Electives - 12 ECTS
  • Final dissertation - 20 ECTS

*Elective courses list
  • Corporate governance and social responsibility - I part - 4 ECTS
  • International corporate finance - 8 ECTS
  • International financial markets - 4 ECTS
  • Project management - 8 ECTS
  • Real estate finance - 4 ECTS
  • Internship - 8 ECTS

 

Graduates from the program will gain both the technical knowledge and the methodological tools suited to pursue professional and managerial careers in banks, asset management companies, securities firms, large corporations (particularly in the Treasury and Finance departments), and regulators.

Professional consulting positions in all areas of banking and finance nationally and internationally are of course another option too.

The MSc degree in Banking and Finance offers its students the possibility of obtaining a double qualification at the conclusion of their study path:
  
  • M.Sc. in Banking and Finance (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore) and M.Sc. in Mathematical Finance or MSc in Economics (University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA)
  • M.Sc. in Banking and Finance (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore) and M.Sc. in Global Finance (Fordham University, USA)
  • M.Sc. in Banking and Finance (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore) and MSc in Banking and International Finance (BIF) or M.Sc. in Corporate Finance (MF) or M.Sc. in Finance (Bayes Business School, UK)
  • M.Sc. in Banking and Finance (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore) and M.Sc. in International Financial Management (University of Groningen, Netherlands)
Classes for the academic year 2025/26 start on September 8, 2025.


The calendar of the Faculty of Banking, Finance and Insurance Sciences for the academic yaer 2025/26 will be published here in July. 

International students can join Italian language courses offered by SELDA (Servizio Linguistico d’Ateneo). These courses require a fee. 

 

To contact SELDA: 

  • Use the “Request for Information” form on the iCatt homepage 

Students are required to attend theology teachings aimed at offering a reasoned and critical knowledge of the Christian message.