Work-based learning in the Bachelor's degree programme in Economics and Management

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This project is temporarily suspended due to the covid-19 health emergency.

Work-based learning programme in cooperation with Assolombarda and COSP
The Ulysses project aims to bring students of the Bachelor's degree programme in Economics and Management (EMA) of the University of Milan close to the corporate world.

Our focus is on "active learning", that is integrating theoretical education with case studies and lectures. More specifically, there will be company presentations in the first-year course of Business Administration and Accounting, a laboratory in the second-year course of Principles of Accounting (using the Bancopass platform), and a project work during a 6-month curricular internship in a company in the third year. 

Second-year students who are up to date with their first-year studies can apply for the project.

How it works
Work-based learning project

Programme year

University time

Company time

Duration

Project description

Compensation

1st

100%

-

-

Case studies

-

2nd

100%

-

-

Balance sheet analysis of a partner company using Bancopass

-

3rd 

50%

50%

6 months (part-time)

Curricular internship in a partner company and thesis on a project work

UNIMI - Up to € 300 per month (based on ISEE) for each month in the company + reimbursement of expenses by the host company (if any)

  1. Between September and October 2019, partner companies will present their project works to students during an ad hoc meeting. The project works will also be made available to students through institutional channels (programme and COSP websites) 
  2. After company meetings, second-year EMA students can apply through the COSP portal, expressing their interest in a project work. In order to apply, you must have passed all first-year exams. There are no average score requirements.
  3. Between December 2019 and January 2020, partner companies will interview students to select the internship and thesis project participants.
  4. In April 2020, partner companies will make their financial statements available to the selected students (possibly, there will also be meetings with individual students / small groups) and guide them through the analysis.
  5. The curricular internship will last 6 months, from January to June 2021, and will be part time (details to be agreed based on university workload and time). The chosen candidates will be followed in the drafting of the project work and possibly of their final paper.

Current partners include: Interlem, October, Epic, Meccanica Vimercati, Polimark, Pierre Mantoux, Reno de Medici and Rollwasch Italia. These companies will present case studies in the first-year course of Business Administration and Accounting, to help students become familiar with their businesses.

The project works may cover one of the following subjects: Business Administration and Accounting, Principles of Accounting, Marketing, Financial Markets and Institutions, Business Statistics, and Statistics for Big Data.

The internship at the partner company will last 6 months, from the beginning of the second quarter to the end of the third quarter of the second year, and students will be able to graduate in July. It will be a part-time internship, so as to allow students to attend courses in the second quarter and write their final paper in the third quarter.

The project work will be the topic of the final paper; the supervisor will be the regular teacher of the course associated with the internship and the project work.

Customized study plan

Students interested in the Ulysses project will follow the planned course of study, with the possibility of attending case study presentations by some partner companies during the course of Business Administration and Accounting.

Courses, Quarter and credits
Course Quarter Credits

Mathematics

1st 12
Business Administration and Accounting (case studies presented by partner companies) 1st 12
English Business Communication 2nd 9
Management 2nd 9
Microeconomics 3rd 12
Private Law 3rd 6
Public Finance 3rd 9
Principles of Accounting (Bancopass + check-up at partner companies) 3rd 12
Total credits - 6

Students interested in the Ulysses project may use the Bancopass software to analyse the financial statements of some partner companies during the Principles of Accounting course

Courses, Quarter and credits
Course Quarter Credits
Statistics 1st 12
Business Law 1st 6
Macroeconomics 2nd 12
Marketing 2nd 9
Business Statistics 2nd 6
Statistics for Big Data 3rd 6
Public Finance 3rd 9
Principles of Accounting (Bancopass + check-up at partner companies) 3rd 12
Total credits - 72

The 6-month part-time internship will start in January 2021, and students can make arrangements with the company in order to attend second-quarter courses. The third quarter is entirely dedicated to the internship and preparation of the final paper

Courses, Quarter and credits
Course Quarter Credits
One of the following courses (at your choice):
- Economic Policy
- Economic History
1st 9
Econometrics 1st 6
Beginning of the part-time company internship January 2021 -
Financial Markets and Institutions 2nd 9
Labour Law 2nd 6
European Union Law 2nd 6
Internship (started in the 2nd qua +
final paper (on project work and internship)
3rd 6+6
Total credits - 48