Edition: 10What makes this programme unique?
Technical and soft skills combined: You’ll study statistics, machine learning and artificial intelligence, programming (R, Python, SAS), and data analysis—while also developing problem-solving and teamwork skills.
Real industry tools and certifications: The programme includes training with professional software and offers the chance to earn the Machine Learning with SAS Viya certification.
Eight focused modules: Courses cover data science, statistics, programming, text and web mining, and database systems—giving you a strong and complete skillset.
Internship opportunities: Dedicated internship preparation starts early in the programme. Most internships last four to six months and often lead to job offers.
How is the programme ranked?
- Top 350 globally in Business & Management Studies
Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
What are the benefits of studying in Milan?
Data-driven city: Milan is home to many consulting firms, startups and corporations seeking data-literate professionals.
Strong industry connections: You’ll work with real company data and be mentored by professionals who use analytics daily in business.
Career-focused location: Internships and events with employers in Milan’s business and tech sectors help you move from study to job quickly.
Learning objectives
The programme’s ambitious goal is to empower students with technical as well as soft skills which are increasingly required by companies around the world to cope effectively with the digital revolution and develop new business opportunities. This way, graduates of the programme will have access to a rapidly expanding and highly rewarding job market.
The 1-year Specialising Master has been designed around eight core courses (structured in lectures, labs and seminars) that cover a variety of fields including: database systems and programming, statistics, text and web mining, data analytics and machine learning.
Students acquire solid computational and statistical skills to tackle real business problems, exploring a variety of industry-standard tools (such as R, SAS and Python); they will also be offered the opportunity to acquire the «Machine Learning with SAS Viya» certification.
The Master relies on an extensive network of dedicated partner companies and institutions which provide highly professional teaching, real-world case studies and mentoring.
Our partner companies offer a variety of internship opportunities. These are introduced during a dedicated one-day meeting at the beginning of the second term of the programme where companies’ projects are matched with students’ interests and talents.
An internship usually lasts from four and up to six months, and represents a great way to enhance student’s learning, technical skills, as well as team working.
If successfully completed, the internship may lead to a job offer; it also represents a valuable experience when searching for a job.
