M.Sc. Finance and Banking
Tor Vergata University of Rome
| Application deadline: | International Students :June 30 2013, and for Italian and European students :August 30 2013. |
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| Start date: | September 2013 |
| Duration full-time: | 24 months |
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| Delivery mode: | On Campus |
| Educational variant: | Full-time |
Description
The Master of Science in Finance is a two-years program designed to provide the analytical and quantitative skills that are needed for a successful career as a professional economist in business or government. The program is also designed to provide intensive training to students who want to pursue a PhD in Economics, Econometrics or Finance in a leading research university.
The program, entirely in English, is structured in three terms for each year: Fall (September-January), Spring (February-June) and Summer (July-September). Financial support, available in the form of refund of the tuition fees, is awarded on competitive basis.
The MSc in Finance and Banking has an excellent track-record in placing students.
The Master of Science in Finance and Banking offers a challenging and intensive academic programme, taught entirely in English, aimed at preparing students for a career as professional economists in the private or public sector as well as offering intensive training to students interested in joining a PhD programme in Economics in Italy or abroad. The two-year programme combines indepth study of economic theory and careful study of real-world problems and institutions. It trains students in theoretical and applied economics at the highest level, through course work, participation in seminars, and supervised research within a supportive and international environment.
Programme objectives and qualification profile
After two years of intensive training, students will be well-prepared as economists to start a career in:
- research offices of national and international governmental economic institutions
- large corporations
- large banks
- financial institutions and research centres
Contents
The course structure implies a stronger effort on the first year, that is the hardest becouse most of the courses are in the quantitative area and required an intensive work load.
The Programme Structure
First Year
- Mathematics (Calculus and Optimization 6 CFU;
- Linear Algebra and Probability 6 CFU)
- Statistics
- Microeconomics, part 1
- Time Series and Econometrics (Univariate Time
- Series and Dynamic Regression 6 CFU; Static
- Regression and IV and GMM 6 CFU)
- Statistical Computing (qualifying examination)
- Microeconomics, part 2
- Macroeconomics (Introduction to Dynamic
- Macroeconomics and Business Cycles;
- Consumption and Investment and Growth Theory)
- Optional Course
Second Year
- European Financial Law
- Advanced Management
- Financial Reporting
- Optional Course
- Optional Course
18 CFU to be chosen between the following*
- Advanced Topics in Economics
- European Public Choice
- European Economic History
- International Economics
- Monetary Economics
- Microeconometrics
- Macroeconometrics
- Public Economics
- Theory of Banking
Thesis 24 CFU
Requirements
Applicants must have a three-year degree (or be near completion). Preferences will be given to students with a degree in Economics, Business, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, and Engineering, but other background will be also taken into consideration, mostly basing on the student’s motivation.
Applicants are required to complete the on-line form and upload their Curriculum Vitae, official University transcripts, a motivational letter, a letter of recommendation, and a certificate of proficiency in English (where applicable). The deadline for International Students is June 30 2013, and for Italian and European students is August 30 2013.
Funding
Scholarship
- LazioDISU Scholarship
- Competition for Grant of Non-European Mobility
- Scholarship for Thesis Abroad
- Italian Government Study Grants
- Other Scholarship
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