Finance – (M.Sc.)

The Finance program aims to develop the knowledge and skills required for entering the "big world of finance" and to be a successful first-class specialist or consultant. The program offers challenging courses in all the key areas of finance, from investment banking, corporate finance and advisory to quantitative finance, risk management, derivatives and capital markets. This foundation enables second year students to choose from among a large number of specialized, technical elective courses to complete a major in their desired field. This selective program has a great reputation among professionals in major investment banks, who regularly come to Bocconi for presentations, recruiting events and lectures in class; it was also one of the first five graduate programs worldwide to be recognized as a CFA Program Partner by the CFA Institute, the world's most important association of investment professionals. Moreover, students have the opportunity to attend international exchange programs abroad (see Double Degree), interact with professionals and live with other high-profile colleagues who will represent their first network in the future.

The Master of Science in Finance is a two-year full-time graduate program; students can choose the Italian version of the program or the English one.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The Master of Science in Finance aims to develop advanced interdisciplinary competences and skills needed to work in the complex world of company finance, markets and financial institutions. The program provides students with:

• the key competences in the areas of company finance, quantitative finance, management of the financial institutions and investment banking;

• an optimal balance between theory and practical application in companies operating in the finance sector; the program integrates a solid theory base and clear understanding of the discipline.

Completion of the program allows the development of operative, intellectual and managerial skills, in order to manage complex topics in institutions and International financial markets.