Class size
*”International”= A diploma awarded anywhere in the world with the exclusion of: Italian high school qualification (Maturità) | European Bac.
Curriculum
The major in Economics is designed for students who wish to gain a background in the field of economic sciences. It gives students the necessary tools to carry out active roles in business decision processes by interpreting business phenomena through the understanding of theories, quantitative analysis techniques and the most up-to-date institutional references. The major in Management is aimed at developing skills, knowledge and abilities with reference to the administration and management of firms, the execution of functions and processes affecting the most important and critical areas of companies, and the resolution of problems between functional areas.
The academic calendar is organized in three quarters (Fall, Winter and Spring terms).
First year
- Economic history - 8 ECTS
- Introductory microeconomics - 8 ECTS
- IT for economics and management - 4 ECTS
- Mathematics - 9 ECTS
- Organisation theory and design - 8 ECTS
- Principles of law - 9 ECTS
- Principles of management - 8 ECTS
- First foreign language I (French) - 4 ECTS
- Seminar on theological issues
Second year
- Comparative company law - 9 ECTS
- Economic policy - 8 ECTS
- Financial accounting - 8 ECTS
- Financial market, credit and banking - 8 ECTS
- Financial mathematics - 5 ECTS
- Introductory macroeconomics - 8 ECTS
- Statistics - 9 ECTS
- First foreign language II (French) - 4 ECTS
- Second foreign language (German or Spanish) - 4 ECTS
- Seminar on theological issues
Third year - Profile in Economics
- Applied statistics and big data - 8 Ects
- Corporate finance or Business strategy - 8 ECTS
- Public finance - 8 ECTS
- Two field courses among the following*: - 16 ECTS
- Game theory and strategy
- International economics
- Monetary economics
- Labor economics
- Two elective courses (students are advised to choose among the following elective courses or the field courses not chosen above) - 16 ECTS:
- Applied econometrics
- Business strategy
- Corporate finance
- Information systems
- Innovation and R&D Management
- Logistics and Operations Management
- Management accounting
- Management and organisation in the digital economy
- Marketing management
- The R language and environment for statistical computing
- Final dissertation - 3 ECTS
- Seminar on theological issues
* More field courses could be added in the following academic years
Third year - Profile in Management
- Business strategy - 8 ECTS
- Corporate finance - 8 ECTS
- Management accounting - 8 ECTS
- Marketing management - 8 ECTS
- One field course among the following - 8 ECTS
- Innovation and R&D management
- Logistics and Operations Management
- Management and organisation in the digital economy
- Two elective courses (students are advised to choose among the following elective courses)* - 16 ECTS:
- Applied econometrics
- Applied statistics and big data
- Game theory and strategy
- Information systems
- Innovation and R&D Management
- International economics
- Labor economics
- Logistics and Operations Management
- Management and organisation in the digital economy
- Monetary economics
- The R language and environment for statistical computing
- Internship
- Final dissertation - 3 ECTS
- Seminar on theological issues
* More field courses could be added in the following academic years
Career opportunities
There are many career opportunities both in Italy and abroad, especially in the following areas:
- Professional and managerial roles in internationally-focused companies, across various industries (manufacturing, services, consulting, finance, government) and departments (marketing, sales, operations, finance, HR, administration, etc.)
- Research roles, particularly related to international topics
- Careers in international and transnational organisations
Programme dates
Classes for academic year 2024/2025 start on September 16th, 2024.
Find here the calendar of the Faculty of Economics for the academic year 2024/25.
A Welcome event is usually organized by the Faculty in the week prior to the beginning of the courses; confirmation and details will be available in early August.