Curriculum
First year
- Managerial economics - 8 ECTS
- Mathematics for management - 8 ECTS
- Transnational business law - 8 ECTS
- Four advanced business courses among - 32 ECTS
- Corporate finance (options, futures and derivatives)
- Corporate strategy
- Customer-based marketing strategy
- Financial accounting and analysis (main issues in application of IFRS)
- HR management
- Management control systems
- Supply chain management
Second year
- One elective course among - 8 ECTS:
- Industrial organization
- International economics
- Labor economics
- Political economy of the European Union
- Two elective courses among - 16 ECTS
- Business communication
- Change management
- International corporate finance
- Management information systems
- Performance measurement
- Project management
- Work and organisational psychology
- One elective course among - 8 ECTS
- Brand management
- Business analytics
- Business sustainability
- Cross cultural management
- Entrepreneurship
- International business management
- Public management
- Business Lab: introductory course - 4 ECTS
- Field project or Internship - 8 ECTS
- One course among the advanced and elective courses - 8 ECTS
- Final dissertation - 12 ECTS
Business Labs
20 leading companies are currently partnering with the Master of Science in Management in each business lab, thus providing Cattolica students with the golden opportunity to gain a thorough understanding of a specific business setting and a truly practical experience.
Arla
Astra Zeneca
COMAU
Comonext
Energy Team
Ernst & Young
Falck Renewables
Fratelli Beretta
Humanitas
Gi Group
Ibm
Istituto Europeo di Oncologia
LVMH
Luxottica
Ospedale di Sassuolo
Fondazione Poliambulanza
Pomellato
Privalia
Vivavoce
Fieldwork activities
By the end of year 1, students apply for being admitted to 5 business labs which are the core of the programme. Business labs foresee the integration of fifteen business partners divided into four themed sectors:
- Digital and consulting
- Multinational firms
- Luxury and fashion
- Lifescience and technology
Each lab consists of:
- an introductory course (4 ECTS): the course is held in the 2nd term of year 2 (January-March);
- a field project or an internship (8 ECTS): this “fieldwork” is scheduled in the 2nd and/or 3rd terms of year 2 (January-June), depending on the agreements reached with the partnering companies of the lab;
- 2 business lab elective courses (16 CFU).
Broadly speaking:
- an internship (8 ECTS) is a training project aimed at fostering an “on the job” training as well as the acquisition of practical knowledge, involving business lab partners as tutor/mentor of the student; it takes place towards the end of the programme (in the 2nd and/or 3rd terms of year 2) and requires students at least 250 hours of work, either part-time (approx. 4 months) or full-time (approx. 2 month);
- a field project (8 ECTS) consists of a teamwork tutored by one professor with business experience aimed at delivering a “consulting project” to one of the lab’s partnering companies on current issues of concern; it usually lasts 3 months, takes place towards the end of the programme (in the 2nd and/or 3rd terms of year 2) and requires students at least 250 hours of work.
Further information
- Prof. Giuseppe Scaratti (learning community manager)
- Prof. Stefano Baraldi (field project coordinator)
- Prof. Mara Gorli (internship coordinator)
Double Degree
- Laurea Magistrale in Management - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
AND - Master of Science in International Marketing - Boston University, OR
Master of Commerce from the The University of Western Australia
Career opportunities
Graduates have a flexible and multidisciplinary profile to pursue managerial, consultant, professional, and entrepreneurial careers in complex organizational environments where international and multicultural issues stand out.
In particular, the Master of science in Management offers career opportunities in large consultancy, multinational, luxury, and healthcare organizations, as well as in small and medium enterprises.
Professional consulting positions in all areas of banking and finance nationally and internationally are of course another option too.
Programme dates
Find here the calendar of the Faculty of Economics for the 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.