Access requirements

Before applying for the Master's degree in Finance, please make sure you meet the following entry requirements:

PREVIOUS QUALIFICATION

Students graduated abroad should hold a 3-year university diploma (Bachelor of Science degree), in which they acquired the following number of ECTS (in case of students outside the European Union, the equivalent number of hours of study) in these areas:

at least 6 ECTS in economics subjects;
at least 6 ECTS in mathematics and statistics;
at least 3 ECTS in computer science.

PLEASE NOTE: a vocational title (such as a bachelor of Business Administration/Commerce from India and bachelor of Business Administration Pakistan or Bangladesh) is unsuitable for accessing an Italian Master Degree due to a substantial difference according to the Lisbon Convention.

Otherwise, you have a Computer Science / Computer Engineering / Industrial Engineering / Mathematics / Physics / Statistics degree. In particular we accept the following Bachelor’s degrees obtained in Italy:

CLASSE L08 Lauree in Ingegneria dell’Informazione;
CLASSE L09 Lauree in Ingegneria Industriale;
CLASSE L30 Lauree in Scienze e Tecnologie Fisiche;
CLASSE L31 Lauree in Scienze e Tecnologie Informatiche;
CLASSE L35 Lauree in Scienze Matematiche;
CLASSE L41 Lauree in Statistica.

BACKGROUND OF STUDIES AND NUMBER OF ECTs (hours of study)

Students holding a Bachelor different from Computer Science / Computer Engineering / Industrial Engineering / Mathematics / Physics / Statistics, should provide evidence that in their 3-year diploma (Bachelor in Science and Italian bachelor's degree) they have acquired the following number of ECTS (in case of students outside the European Union, the equivalent number of hours of study) in these areas:

AREA	EXAMPLE OF EXAMS IN THE AREA	SSD OF EXAMS ( for students studying in Italy)	CREDITS REQUIRED
Economics	Macro and Micro Economics; Econometrics;	SECS-P/01, SECS- P/02, SECS-P/03, SECS-P/05, SECS-P/06;	6
Quantitative Methods	Mathematics; Statistics; Probability	SECS- S/01, SECS-S/02, SECS-S/03, SECS-S/05, SECS-S/06, MAT/06	6
Computer science		ING-INF/05 or in INF/01. Alternatively: a certification attesting the knowledge equivalent to or greater than the possession of the so-called computer license (ECDL Core Start or Full, Syllabus 5.0) for at least four modules.	3

KNOWLEDGE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Students should provide an international certification attesting a knowledge equal or higher than the B2 level of the Common European Framework (First Certificate in English). Otherwise, 6 ECTS in the English language are required (with a margin of tolerance up to 3 ECTS), corresponding at least to the B2 level.

See the list of accepted certifications here.

However no certification is required to students who have graduated from an institution in which teachings are entirely given in English.

See the Application Instructions for further details.

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