Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Cattolica International

Course details

80 students, of whom 25 are international*

  

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

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

First year

  • Management and accounting (10 ECTS)
  • Microeconomics (10 ECTS)
  • Foundations of private law (10 ECTS)
  • Mathematics (10 ECTS)
  • Financial intermediation (10 ECTS)
  • Statistics (10 ECTS)
  • Business English (4 ECTS)
  • ICT (2 ECTS)
  • Foreign language:
    • French (4 ECTS)
    • Spanish (4 ECTS)
    • German (4 ECTS)

Second year

  • Business law and financial regulation (10 ECTS)
  • EU law for financial economists (5 ECTS)
  • Macroeconomics (10 ECTS)
  • Advanced statistics (5 ECTS)
  • Quantitative methods for finance I (5 ECTS)
  • Reporting and financial statement analysis (10 ECTS)
  • Financial management (5 ECTS) 

Third year

  • Introduction to financial econometrics (5 ECTS)
  • Derivatives (5 ECTS)
  • Corporate finance (10 ECTS)
  • Valuation and private equity (10 ECTS)
  • International monetary economics (6 ECTS)
  • Statistical methods for finance and insurance (6 ECTS)
  • Three optional courses among the following: (15 ECTS)
    • Digital business model innovation (5 ECTS)
    • The R language and environment for statistical computing (5 ECTS)
    • Taxation (5 ECTS)
    • Corporate restructuring (5 ECTS)
  • Final dissertation (3 ECTS)
This BSc Degree in Business and Finance gives you the opportunity to study at Bangor University (UK) and earn two separate degrees. You will attend 2 years at Cattolica and the final year at Bangor University.


This enriching experience combines diverse curricula, exposes students to global perspectives, and enhances career prospects through cross-cultural competence and a broader education scope. 

Once enrolled, students can refer to Cattolica International for further information. 
 

By undertaking their initial work placements or internships, graduates will gain the knowledge to move confidently into the national or international finance community. 

A range of possible careers include: 

  • manager in a banking institution (banks, asset management companies, private equity companies);
  • financial officer in industrial or commercial companies; 
  • financial analyst;
  • financial advisor in a law firm.
     
Start date and academic calendar for the a.y. 2025/26 will be available in July 2025. For reference:
Classes for the academic year 2024/25 started on September 9th, 2024. 

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

A Welcome event is scheduled for the week before courses begin.

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.