Finance
Overview
This highly ranked program allows students to master multiple areas of finance, investment banking, corporate finance and advisory, quantitative finance, risk management, derivatives and asset pricing. This, combined with technical skills in a specific field, is the program’s competitive advantage when compared to the one-year graduate programs widely available.
The Master of Science in Finance at Bocconi:
- is regularly evaluated as one of the best Finance Master programs worldwide by the most prestigious international rankings
- provides a complete and high-quality education, ensuring a solid multidisciplinary foundation and targeted specialized skills
- relies on an outstanding international faculty, as well as “in-the-field” courses with expert practitioners
- takes advantage of the international environment on campus, with students and professors from various countries, and many opportunities to enrich the academic curriculum with experiences abroad
- offers access to study abroad programs at prestigious partner schools all over the world
- provides outstanding opportunities for relations with top employers in Italy and abroad
- benefits from the advantages that our location in the center of Milan provides, in terms of quality of life and many professional opportunities
The program presents many career opportunities as managers, analysts and economists at banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions, as well as consultants in either corporate finance advisory or finance divisions of large consulting companies and financial authorities and regulators.
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The field of finance is constantly evolving and subject to continuous innovation. It is increasingly global and complex. Therefore, graduates with a solid, extensive and advanced skill set in all areas of finance can benefit from extraordinary prospects for employment and exceptional career opportunities at financial institutions, investment funds, private equity firms, fintech and insurance companies, corporations, consulting firms and government agencies.
Our program trains precisely this type of graduate. We prepare our students to embark on competitive, well-structured and fulfilling career paths. In the rigorous mandatory courses of the first year, we equip them with broad and robust theoretical knowledge and methodologies across all areas of finance. The second year offers a diverse selection of elective courses, a focus on personal skill development, and a variety of professional internship opportunities that directly facilitate their entry into the job market.
In summary, our program is intense and challenging, which is why it is highly valued by the most prestigious global recruiters.
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Master in Finance 2023
Accounting and Finance
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