MSc in Economics

Total ECTS: 120

First Year

• Empirical Economics
• Macroeconomics
• Mathematics for Economic Analysis
• Microeconomics
• Statistical Modeling
• Two Business courses among the following
• Business Analytics and Data Mining
• Business Communication
• Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
• Corporate Strategy
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance and Risk Mmanagement
• Performance Measurement
• Public Management
• Supply Chain Management
  • Business Analytics and Data Mining
  • Business Communication
  • Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
  • Corporate Strategy
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance and Risk Mmanagement
  • Performance Measurement
  • Public Management
  • Supply Chain Management
• One Law course among
• Principles of Financial Regulation
• Transnational Business Law
  • Principles of Financial Regulation
  • Transnational Business Law

Second Year

• Three Economics courses (GDE) among the following
• Industrial Organization
• International Economics (Advanced international trade and macroeconomics)
• Labor Economics
• Monetary Economics and Asset Pricing
• Policy Evaluation
• Political and Public Economics
• Political Economy of the European Union
  • Industrial Organization
  • International Economics (Advanced international trade and macroeconomics)
  • Labor Economics
  • Monetary Economics and Asset Pricing
  • Policy Evaluation
  • Political and Public Economics
  • Political Economy of the European Union
• One of the following (student's choice subject to approval)
• A Course in Economics (GDE)
• A Course in Business (GDA)
• A Course in Law (GDG)
• Internship Program
• A Course among:
• Applied Statistics and Big Data (Business Analytics)
• Corporate Finance
• International Corporate Finance
• Project Management
• Quantitative Methods for Finance
  • Applied Statistics and Big Data (Business Analytics)
  • Corporate Finance
  • International Corporate Finance
  • Project Management
  • Quantitative Methods for Finance

• A Course in Economics (GDE)
• A Course in Business (GDA)
• A Course in Law (GDG)
• Internship Program
• A Course among:

• Applied Statistics and Big Data (Business Analytics)
• Corporate Finance
• International Corporate Finance
• Project Management
• Quantitative Methods for Finance
• Final dissertation 24 CFU/ECTS

Degree Awarded: Laurea Magistrale in Economia

The program has performed very well in terms of placement in the labor market (European Central Bank, Eurizon, Deloitte, Oxford Policy Management, Intesa San Paolo, Chatham House, REF Ricerche, Deutsche Bundesbank) and in academia (some of our students are now completing their Ph.D. at Brown University, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, University of Nottingham, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, and include winners of prestigious scholarships granted by the Bank of Italy).

The university offers various sessions/events on career guidance. The Career Service organizes meetings with companies, one-to-one career advice, job interview simulations, and a continuously updated list of available job postings.

The professional profile for students who graduate in Economics enables them to work in organizations, centers of study, and analyses of economic systems, both at national and international levels. In addition, the graduate in Economics is in a position to continue and further deepen his or her studies at a doctoral level, in order to pursue an academic career, also at an international level.

In particular, the Graduate degree holder can perform a variety of professional functions related to a variety of employment outlets.

Professional Functions:

• Performing operational tasks within the banking and financial institutions;
• Providing consultancy services in the economic, socio-demographic, economic, financial, and industrial fields;
• Managing relations with public administrations, regulatory authorities, and international institutions;
• Performing tasks related to economic and social research.

Possible job opportunities are International organizations, banking and financial institutions, consultancy firms, private companies, public and private research institutes, innovative segments of the public administration, regulatory authorities, non-profit organizations, business press, and universities.

Courses may be taught by individual members of faculty, such as lecturers, senior lecturers, readers, associate professors, and professors. Faculty members are internationally recognized economists.

Each course’s contact hours are approximately 60 hours. This includes sessions such as lectures, classes, seminars, or workshops. Some courses give students the opportunity to improve their skills through both tutorials and Computer/laboratory sessions.

Students will be evaluated on the basis of a written and/or oral exam. Depending on the course, classroom presentations, problem sets, and take-home assignments will contribute to the final grade.

Learning objectives, course content, teaching, and assessment methods vary: please see individual course programs for further details.