MSc in Management

This MSc aims to help students develop problem-solving skills, acquiring the competencies, abilities, and aptitudes required to operate as managers in companies and consulting firms, or as entrepreneurs.

It offers a learning path where the in-depth study of key corporate functions and processes prepares graduates to take on managerial roles.

The learning process is complemented by the regular presence of outstanding guest speakers, company visits, discussion of ad hoc business cases, meetings with companies on specific issues and lectures by practitioners and instructors with a specialized professional background.

Students graduating from this Master of Science typically pursue management careers at companies of different sizes, operating in various sectors at local or global levels.

Job opportunities may be at small and medium enterprises (SMEs), consultancy firms, venture capitalist firms, entrepreneurial activities and companies operating in symbol-intensive markets.

Program Structure

The first year is dedicated to skill-building in such areas as quantitative methods, performance measurement, marketing, strategy, business law, and organization. Students will learn how to improve their “soft skills” in communication and presentation through a compulsory workshop right after the beginning of the program.

During the second semester of the first year, students will be involved in a challenging Business Game with partner companies.

The second year is entirely dedicated to the internship and the focused educational experience by selecting four courses within one of the majors proposed. Among these, students can choose fashion, Luxury and Made in Italy (entirely in English), if they have a passion for typical Made in Italy industries, or a major in Organizational Change and Consulting, Green Management and Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Growth Strategy, Finance, though these majors include both electives held in Italian and electives held in English.

First Semester
Main topics:

• Planning & Control

• Leading People

• Managerial Data Analysis

Students are allowed to better understand the economic and regulatory context and identify solutions for interpreting the competitive dynamics and drivers of value creation for products/services and markets.
They also learn how to improve their soft skills in communication and presentation through a compulsory workshop right after the beginning of the program.

Second Semester
Main topics:

• Managing Corporate Growth

• Financial Planning

Students will be involved in a challenging real business case with partner companies to develop their general management skills, enhance their leadership abilities and strengthen their grasp of organizational functions and interdependencies.

Majors

• Fashion, Luxury and Made in Italy

• Organizational Change and Consulting

• Green Management and Sustainability

• Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Growth Strategy

• Finance

• Global Experience (reserved for Double Degree, Free Mover, and Exchange Program students only)

Study Abroad Programs

• Double Degrees with:
  Darla Moore School of Business (Columbia, US)
  ESADE Escuela Superior de Administracion y Direccion de Empresas (Barcelona, Spain)
  ESSEC (Cergy, France)
  FGV-EAESP Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getulio Vargas (São Paulo, Brazil)
  HEC École des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (Paris, France)
  HEC Montréal (Montréal, Canada)
  HSG University of St. Gallen (St. Gallen, Switzerland)
  IIMA Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad, India)
  NHH Norwegian School of Economics (Bergen, Norway)
  RSM Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (Rotterdam, the Netherlands)
  Sciences Po Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Paris, France) – first year at Sciences Po
  WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (Vienna, Austria)

• Exchange Programs

Internship (compulsory)
Foreign languages (two languages)
Thesis

Learning Objectives

The Master of Science in Management has the following educational objectives:

• Provide advanced preparation in the main business areas: business management, marketing, corporate finance, labor management, strategy, for complete, coherent management of companies.

• Develop the skills to complete the competences to have a general view of the company and its competitive strategy, with reference to different companies in terms of size, goals, legal subject, business, etc.

• Complete your business preparation providing competences in subjects as economics, quantitative and juridical, so as to develop problem analysis skills in interdisciplinary areas.

• Develop behavioral skills via ad hoc seminars and via in/out of class activities related to courses, namely skills in communication, in interaction, in addressing complex issues.

• Promote fluency in English to work effectively and efficiently; proficiency in a second EU language (in the English version of the MSc: Italian for non-Italian native speakers). Finally, to foster a wide-ranging culture to develop critical thinking and to delve into cutting-edge topics.

Learning Objectives

The Master of Science in Management has the following educational objectives:

• Provide advanced preparation in the main business areas: business management, marketing, corporate finance, labor management, strategy, for complete, coherent management of companies.

• Develop the skills to complete the competences to have a general view of the company and its competitive strategy, with reference to different companies in terms of size, goals, legal subject, business, etc.

• Complete your business preparation providing competences in subjects as economics, quantitative and juridical, so as to develop problem analysis skills in interdisciplinary areas.

• Develop behavioral skills via ad hoc seminars and via in/out of class activities related to courses, namely skills in communication, in interaction, in addressing complex issues.

• Promote fluency in English to work effectively and efficiently; proficiency in a second EU language (in the English version of the MSc: Italian for non-Italian native speakers). Finally, to foster a wide-ranging culture to develop critical thinking and to delve into cutting-edge topics.

Career Opportunities

Students graduating from this Master of Science typically pursue careers in:

• Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as managing directors, assistant to the CEO, international business developers.

• Venture capitalist.

• Consultancy firms working for fashion and luxury companies.

• Companies operating in symbol-intensive markets, reflecting the unique abilities Italian firms are known for on a global scale.