Educational plan
Programme overview
The Master degree in Economics & Finance is a genuinely multidisciplinary programme, offering a well-balanced set of courses in economics and finance supported by several quantitative courses. Students must acquire 120 ECTS to complete the programme; among them, 36 credits are devoted to additional educational and research activities, for example dissertation writing, research seminars and elective courses.
Programme structure
First year
Mandatory courses 54 ECTS
Second year
Mandatory courses 12 ECTS
Curricula
Financial Economics 18 ECTS
Quantitative Finance 18 ECTS
Elective courses 12 ECTS
Stage 3 ECTS
Master Thesis (includes Laboratories)
21 ECTS
FINANCE AND ECONOMICS (MEF) - Classe LM-16 (EX ECONOMICS AND FINANCE)-Enrolled from 2017/2018 academic year
course year not available
First trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Financial Investments and Corporate Finance | 12 | 80 | English | SECS-P/09 SECS-P/11 |
| Mathematical Methods for Finance | 9 | 60 | English | SECS-S/06 |
| Time Series Analysis | 6 | 40 | English | SECS-P/05 |
Second trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Advanced Microeconomics and Macroeconomics | 12 | 80 | English | SECS-P/01 |
| International Economic Law | 6 | 40 | English | IUS/13 |
Third trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Data Mining and Computational Statistics | 9 | 80 | English | SECS-S/01 |
| Statistical Methods for Finance | 6 | 40 | English | SECS-S/01 |
First trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Asset Pricing and Financial Contracts | 12 | 80 | English | SECS-P/01 |
| Decision Theory and Behavioural Economics | 6 | 40 | English | SECS-P/02 |
| Money and Finance | 6 | 40 | English | SECS-P/01 |
Second trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Financial Markets and Financial Crises: A Historical Approach | 6 | 40 | English | SECS-P/12 |
Conclusive activities
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Final Exam | 18 | 0 | English | |
Third trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Actuarial Techniques | 6 | 40 | English | SECS-S/06 |
| Laboratory of Quantitative Trading | 3 | 20 | English | SECS-P/11 |
Study plan rules
1 - Students must earn 9 credits for elective activities.
2 - Students must earn 3 credits by selecting an Internship/Stage.
First trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Financial Investments and Corporate Finance | 12 | 80 | English | SECS-P/09 SECS-P/11 |
| Mathematical Methods for Finance | 9 | 60 | English | SECS-S/06 |
| Time Series Analysis | 6 | 40 | English | SECS-P/05 |
Second trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Advanced Microeconomics and Macroeconomics | 12 | 80 | English | SECS-P/01 |
| International Economic Law | 6 | 40 | English | IUS/13 |
Third trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Data Mining and Computational Statistics | 9 | 80 | English | SECS-S/01 |
| Statistical Methods for Finance | 6 | 40 | English | SECS-S/01 |
First trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Decision Theory and Behavioural Economics | 6 | 40 | English | SECS-P/02 |
| Portfolio Optimization | 6 | 40 | English | SECS-S/06 |
Second trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Financial Markets and Financial Crises: A Historical Approach | 6 | 40 | English | SECS-P/12 |
| Numerical Methods for Finance and Risk Management | 12 | 80 | English | SECS-S/01 SECS-S/06 |
Conclusive activities
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Final Exam | 18 | 0 | English | |
Third trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Actuarial Techniques | 6 | 40 | English | SECS-S/06 |
| Laboratory of Quantitative Trading | 3 | 20 | English | SECS-P/11 |
Study plan rules
1 - Students must earn 9 credits for elective activities.
2 - Students must earn 3 credits by selecting an Internship/Stage.