Kandidatprogram Business and Finance
Study Business and Finance at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
This new degree is a gateway to the advantages of a multidisciplinary academic approach: with courses ranging frombanking and finance for SMEsthrough todata scienceandartificial intelligence, you will tap into subject areas that a more traditional business and finance degree may not offer, and in so doing enhance your employability skills and personal interests further.
Admission requirements
The following requirements are based on the guidelines for admission published every year by the Italian Ministry for University and Research (MUR).
You must:
- complete High School studies andobtain your Secondary School Diploma before 30 August 2024
- hold a high school qualification conferred after aminimum of 12 years of previous global schoolingand awarded on the basis of at leastthe last 2 years of attendancewithin the same national education system.
Qualifications obtained after 11 years of global schooling do not allow access to Italian universities,unlessyou satisfy one of the following additional conditions:
- You attended one year of university studies and took all the exams included in the relevant study plan. No transfer of credits can be requested for the university studies.
- You can provide evidence that you attended a pre-school year (this usually applies to some Latin American countries). This can be taken into consideration only if its attendance was compulsory, and its syllabus included development of reading and writing skills in the local language.
- You successfully completed a Foundation Course from an Italian University. Foundations courses from non-Italian universities are not automatically accepted and their suitability as diploma integration will be evaluated case by case.
The Bachelor in Business and Finance requires a strong background in quantitative subjects and a good standing in your overall scholastic records.
Priority consideration for admission into the programme will be given to candidates whose high school transcripts reflect a GPA of 75% or above at the time of applying. This translates, for example, into CCC for A-levels or 31 points for the IB Diploma curriculum (see the IB undergraduate admission policy).
Check our website for more specific information about English language requirements.
Course content
First year
- Management and accounting (10 ECTS)
- Microeconomics (10 ECTS)
- Private law (10 ECTS)
- Mathematics (10 ECTS)
- Statistics (10 ECTS)
- Business English (4 ECTS)
- Information systems (2 ECTS)
- Second foreign language: (4 ECTS)
- French
- Spanish
- German
- Theology 1
Second year
- Business law (10 ECTS)
- Financial markets and institutions (10 ECTS)
- Bank management (5 ECTS)
- Macroeconomics (10 ECTS)
- Introduction to quantitative finance (5 ECTS)
- Financial and managerial reporting (10 ECTS)
- Corporate finance (10 ECTS)
- Theology 2
Third year
- International business regulation (5 ECTS)
- Banking and finance for smes (5 ECTS)
- Valuation (5 ECTS)
- Data science and management (10 ECTS)
- Human resources management (10 ECTS)
- Marketing (5 ECTS)
- Applied econometrics( 5 ECTS)
- Two electives among: (12 ECTS)
- Artificial intelligence in business (6 ECTS)
- Business history (6 ECTS)
- Value chain management (6 ECTS)
- Thesis (3 ECTS)
Tuition fees and scholarships
Please visit our website to learn more about the costs of attending University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.
Career opportunities
A degree in Business and Finance opens up a wide range of career opportunities. Beyond considering further education with a graduate degree programme, you also have the potential to embark on a prosperous career.
Graduates find fulfilling roles in various industries, predominantly within SMEs, financial institutions, and public administrations. Potential career pathways include:
- Junior positions in manufacturing and service companies, specifically in finance-related departments.
- Financial analyst and corporate financial consultant.
- Data analyst.
- Professional accountant
The Schools of Banking, Finance and Insurance Sciences and of Economics and Law are committed to empowering you with the expertise and skills you need to succeed in today's competitive job market.
Diploma
Degree awarded: Laurea in Business and Finance
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