Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Cattolica International

Course details

  
60 students, of whom 20 are international*

  

*”International”= A diploma awarded anywhere in the world with the exclusion of: Italian high school qualification (Maturità) | European Bac.
 

First year

  • Management and accounting (10 ECTS)
  • Microeconomics (10 ECTS)
  • Private law (10 ECTS)
  • Mathematics (10 ECTS)
  • Statistics (10 ECTS)
  • Business English (4 ECTS)
  • Information systems (2 ECTS)
  • Second foreign language: (4 ECTS)
    • French
    • Spanish
    • German
  • Theology 1

Second year

  • Business law (10 ECTS)
  • Financial markets and institutions (10 ECTS)
  • Bank management (5 ECTS)
  • Macroeconomics (10 ECTS)
  • Introduction to quantitative finance (5 ECTS)
  • Financial and managerial reporting (10 ECTS)
  • Corporate finance (10 ECTS)
  • Theology 2

Third year

  • International business regulation (5 ECTS)
  • Banking and finance for smes (5 ECTS)
  • Valuation (5 ECTS)
  • Data science and management (10 ECTS)
  • Human resources management (10 ECTS)
  • Marketing (5 ECTS)
  • Applied econometrics( 5 ECTS)
  • Two electives among: (12 ECTS)
    • Artificial intelligence in business (6 ECTS)
    • Business history (6 ECTS)
    • Value chain management (6 ECTS)
  • Thesis (3 ECTS)
A degree in Business and Finance opens up a wide range of career opportunities. Beyond considering further education with a graduate degree programme, you also have the potential to embark on a prosperous career.


Graduates find fulfilling roles in various industries, predominantly within SMEs, financial institutions, and public administrations. Potential career pathways include:

  • Junior positions in manufacturing and service companies, specifically in finance-related departments.
  • Financial analyst and corporate financial consultant.
  • Data analyst.
  • Professional accountant

The Schools of Banking, Finance and Insurance Sciences and of Economics and Law are committed to empowering you with the expertise and skills you need to succeed in today's competitive job market.

Classes are expected to start on September 9th, 2024. 

Find here the calendar of the Faculty of Banking, Finance and Insurance Sciences (Brescia campus) for the a.y. 2024/25.

A Welcome event, typically organized by the Faculty, is scheduled for the week before courses begin, most likely during the week of September 2, 2024, as classes start on September 9, 2024. The exact date of the Welcome event will be confirmed in early August 2024.

SELDA (Servizio Linguistico di Ateneo) organizes fee-paying Italian language courses. For more information contact SELDA from the dedicated iCatt function (in the homepage, box “request for information”), or send an email to selda.lingueper@unicatt.
Students are required to attend theology teachings aimed at offering a reasoned and critical knowledge of the Christian message.