The Master in Strategic Management for Global Business engages students in a transformative journey with a theoretical insights, practically grounded and an interactive approach.

The Master is designed as a journey through the strategic capabilities that global leaders – managers, consultants, entrepreneurs, professionals – need for thriving in complex, uncertain business contexts.

The Master is divided in three sets of courses throughout 5 terms (1 online, 2-5 in-class): Foundational courses (online), Core courses, and Elective courses. 

Students can choose in which track they want to specialize between (A) “Corporate & Multinational” and (B) “Consulting and Project Management” (6 CFU). 

Each term combines frontal classes with group works, workshops, guest speakers from managers and experts of diverse industries and contexts. Exams are held at the end of each module.

At the end of the programme, students will develop skills in four strategic management capabilities:

 

1. Analysing & Sensing: to read and interpret the complexity of today’s world in a strategic perspective

Courses:

• Introduction to Economics
• Economics & Globalization
• Finance
• Excel for strategy-making

 

2. Integrating & Strategizing: to synthesize insights into effective strategies for managing and growing businesses in the global scenario.

Courses:

• Introduction to Strategic Management
• Corporate Strategy
• Strategic Marketing
• Sales Strategy
• Business planning
• Strategic Project Management

 

3. Executing & Evaluating: to put strategies into practice, and assess the results to refine and adjust the pathway.

Courses:

• Basic Accounting
• Relational competences & Leadership
• Financial & Managerial Accounting
• Operations Management
• Multicultural Management
• Neuroscience for Complex Problem Solving

 

4. Transforming: to create lasting change and future-proofing organizations, customizing your skills in strategy and consulting.

Courses:

• Organizations & International HR Management
• Corporate Sustainability
• Strategic Entrepreneurship
• Growth & Strategic Transformations

 

Action Project 

The Action Project lasts 3 to 6 months and gives  students the chance to apply what they have learned in the Master. Students can choose one of the following: 

1. An internship – The Master staff will support in providing placement opportunities 
2. A business plan / consulting project – For a start-up or an existing company, developed in collaboration with our partner
3. A research paper – Focused on a strategic business topic
    

The faculty includes lecturers from Università Cattolica, international guest lecturers and experienced professionals both as guest and lecturers from the corporate world (e.g., CEOs, General Managers, Middle managers etc.). This blend provides both strong academic knowledge and real-world business insights. 
Each course will involve students in activities with guest speakers from global companies, consulting firms, and successful start-ups. Their stories and advice will contribute to boost the career development and the learning process, with more practical insights and exceptional networking opportunities. 

 

Director 

Prof. Matteo Pedrini 
Director of Research Activities, ALTIS, Graduate School of Sustainable Management 
Full Professor of Corporate Strategy, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore 
 

Scientific Coordination  

Dr. Giacomo Ciambotti 
Senior Lecturer ALTIS, Graduate School of Sustainable Management
Assistant Professor of Business Strategy,  Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore 
  

Programme coordination 

Dr. Pietro Tedeschi 
 

The Master offers students with a journey of Professional and Career Development for shaping and boosting their future career.

Our Career development programme, in partnership with Page Personnel, includes: 

• Coaching and career guidance from HR professionals 
• Workshops on CV writing, cover letters, and personal branding 
• Career assessment days to understand your strengths 
• One-to-one coaching sessions 
• Mock interviews with recruiters from multinational companies
• CV reviews and “speedy speech” practice 
• Negotiation sessions
• Pesonal & Professional development lab, with an occupational psychologist
   

Main partners and sponsors  

• Endress+Hauser 
• IKEA
• Amazon Web Services
• L’Oréal
• Page Personnel
• A|Cube

 

Business network

• Capgemini 
• Yves Rocher 
• Rentokil 
• Intertrust 
• GiGroup 
• T8P Consulting 
• ABB 
• Lenovo 
• Be Consulting 
• EY 
• Solgen 
• Compass 
• Digix 
• Metro 
• Italian Chamber of Commerce 
• Promos 
• NTT Data 
• Flixbus 
• MBCredit Solutions 
• Nintendo Italia 
• Pirelli Tyre SpA 
• Promos Italia 
• PwC Italia 
• Refresco Italy 
• Samsung Electronics 
• Thermo Fisher Scientific 
• Vodafone 
• WAMI 
• Whirpool 
   

Graduates of the Master now work in a wide range of business roles, both in Italy and internationally. 

Recent graduates work as: 

• Business Analyst 
• Project Manager 
• Junior Consultant 
• Demand Planner 
• Client Finance Analyst 
• Key Account Manager 
• Assistant Project Manager 
• Business Management Assistant 
• Junior Business Controller 
• Organization and Projects Officer 
• Project Coordinator 
• Purchasing Assistant 
• Sales Support Analyst 

 

 

Attendance required: at least 80% of the classes
 

International students can join Italian language courses offered by SELDA (Servizio Linguistico d’Ateneo). These courses require a fee.

To contact SELDA:

• Use the “Request for Information” form on the iCatt homepage
• Or email: selda.lingueper@unicatt.it