Educational plan
Programme overview
The Master degree in Finance & Economics 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, 30 credits are devoted to additional educational and research activities, for example dissertation writing, research seminars and elective courses.
Programme structure
First year
Mandatory courses 60 ECTS
Second year
Mandatory courses 12 ECTS
Curricula
Quantitative Economics 18 ECTS
Quantitative Finance 18 ECTS
Elective courses 9 ECTS
Stage 3 ECTS
Master Thesis
18 ECTS
Finance and Economics (MEF) - Classe Lm-16 (EX ECONOMICS AND FINANCE)-Enrolled from 2021/22 Academic Year
First trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Financial Investments: Module I, Portfolio Theory; Module Ii, Portfolio Management | 12 | 80 | English | SECS-P/09 SECS-P/11 |
| Mathematical Methods for Finance | 9 | 60 | English | SECS-S/06 |
| Statistical Methods for Finance | 6 | 40 | English | SECS-S/01 |
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 | 60 | English | SECS-S/01 |
| Time Series Analysis | 6 | 40 | English | SECS-P/05 |
First trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Financial Economics | 6 | 40 | English | SECS-P/01 SECS-P/02 |
| Risk Management | 6 | 40 | English | SECS-S/06 |
| Optional | ||||
| Financial Report Lab | 3 | 20 | English | SECS-P/11 |
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 Portfolio Optimization | 12 | 80 | English | SECS-S/01 SECS-S/06 |
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Final Exam | 18 | 0 | English | |
Second trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Laboratory Introduction to Coding and Data Management for Economics and Political Science | 3 | 20 | English | INF/01 |
Third trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Advanced Laboratory in Financial Risk Management | 3 | 20 | English | SECS-P/05 |
| Laboratory "new Public Governance and Co-Production of Public Services" | 3 | 20 | Italian | SECS-P/10 |
| Laboratory of Bank Loan Pricing | 3 | 20 | English | SECS-P/01 SECS-P/02 |
Undefined
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Additional Language Skills: Italian (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | Italian | |
Optional activities and study plan rules
1 - Students must earn 9 credits for elective activities.
Foreign students with insufficient knowledge of the Italian language can obtain 3 ECTS for "Additional Language Skills: Italian" (please check: https://mef.cdl.unimi.it/en/courses/italian-language-foreigners-tests-and-courses)
Foreign students with insufficient knowledge of the Italian language can obtain 3 ECTS for "Additional Language Skills: Italian" (please check: https://mef.cdl.unimi.it/en/courses/italian-language-foreigners-tests-and-courses)
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Language Skills: Italian (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | Italian | Undefined |
3 - Students must earn 3 credits by selecting an Internship/Stage (please check: https://mef.cdl.unimi.it/en/study/stage-and-internship)
First trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Financial Investments: Module I, Portfolio Theory; Module Ii, Portfolio Management | 12 | 80 | English | SECS-P/09 SECS-P/11 |
| Mathematical Methods for Finance | 9 | 60 | English | SECS-S/06 |
| Statistical Methods for Finance | 6 | 40 | English | SECS-S/01 |
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 | 60 | English | SECS-S/01 |
| Time Series Analysis | 6 | 40 | English | SECS-P/05 |
First trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Dynamic Macroeconomics (Module I: Growth Theory + Module II: Investment and Labour Markets Theory) | 12 | 80 | English | SECS-P/01 |
| Financial Economics | 6 | 40 | English | SECS-P/01 SECS-P/02 |
| Optional | ||||
| Financial Report Lab | 3 | 20 | English | SECS-P/11 |
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 |
| Microeconometrics | 6 | 40 | English | SECS-P/01 SECS-P/05 |
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory | ||||
| Final Exam | 18 | 0 | English | |
Second trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Laboratory Introduction to Coding and Data Management for Economics and Political Science | 3 | 20 | English | INF/01 |
Third trimester
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Advanced Laboratory in Financial Risk Management | 3 | 20 | English | SECS-P/05 |
| Laboratory "new Public Governance and Co-Production of Public Services" | 3 | 20 | Italian | SECS-P/10 |
| Laboratory of Bank Loan Pricing | 3 | 20 | English | SECS-P/01 SECS-P/02 |
Undefined
There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | ||||
| Additional Language Skills: Italian (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | Italian | |
Optional activities and study plan rules
1 - Students must earn 9 credits for elective activities.
Foreign students with insufficient knowledge of the Italian language can obtain 3 ECTS for "Additional Language Skills: Italian" (please check: https://mef.cdl.unimi.it/en/courses/italian-language-foreigners-tests-and-courses)
Foreign students with insufficient knowledge of the Italian language can obtain 3 ECTS for "Additional Language Skills: Italian" (please check: https://mef.cdl.unimi.it/en/courses/italian-language-foreigners-tests-and-courses)
| Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Language Skills: Italian (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | Italian | Undefined |
3 - Students must earn 3 credits by selecting an Internship/Stage (please check: https://mef.cdl.unimi.it/en/study/stage-and-internship)