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
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
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
- 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 computin
- Final dissertation - 3 ECTS
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
- 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
Career opportunities
The job possibilities are numerous both in Italy and abroad, with the main career opportunities in the following areas:
- Professional and managerial careers in internationally oriented companies, in different industries (manufacturing, services, consulting, finance, governmental institutions), in different roles (marketing and sales, operational processes, finance, HR, administration, etc.)
- Research careers, with special reference to international issues
- Careers in international and transnational institutions
Programme dates
For reference: classes for the academic year 2022/23 started on September 19th, 2022.
Find here the calendar of the Faculty of Economics for the academic year 2022/23.
Delivery mode
Learning Italian
In addition, SELDA organizes fee-paying Italian language courses, for more information contact SELDA from the dedicated iCatt function (in the homepage, box “request for information”).