Finance and economics (MEF) - classe lm-16-enrolled from 2021/2022 academic year

To attend the Master program in Economics and Finance it is necessary to demonstrate to have strong knowledge of mathematics, economics and statistics at the undergraduate level.

Students with an Italian degree (ex. DM 270 /04) of the following classes:
l-7 Ingegneria civile e ambientale
l-8 Ingegneria dell'informazione
l-9 Ingegneria industriale
l-16 Scienze dell'amministrazione e dell'organizzazione
l-18 Scienze dell'economia e della gestione aziendale
l-20 Scienze della comunicazione
l-30 Scienze e tecnologie fisiche
l-31 Scienze e tecnologie informatiche
l-32 Scienze e tecnologie per l'ambiente e la natura
l-33 Scienze economiche
l-35 Scienze matematiche
l-36 Scienze politiche e delle relazioni internazionali
l-37 Scienze sociali per la cooperazione, lo sviluppo e la pace
l-41 Statistica

and students with an Italian degree (ex DM 509/99) in the classes equivalent to those listed above can apply.

Candidates can also enroll to the programme from undergraduate classes other than those listed above after positive evaluation of the Collegio Didattico or its delegates (an Admission Committee or the President of the Collegio Didattico) if they substantively satisfy the access requirements.

Candidates lacking of one or more of the following minimum entry requirements: will not be assessed by the Admission Committee:

a) at least 6 ECTS in the area of mathematics (MAT/01 MAT/09, SECS-S/06).
b ) at least 6 ECTS in the statistical area (SECS-S/01 SECS-S/05, SECS- P05): a statistics course or a basic econometrics one.
c) at least 12 ECTS in the economic area (SECS-P/01 SECS-P/03, SECS-P/06): at least one course of Microeconomics and at least one course of Macroeconomics.
d) evidence of computer skills (ECDL) or 3 ECTS in Computer Science (INF/01, ING-INF/05) or equivalent diploma.

As for the English language knowledge, a level C1 or higher (according to CEFR) properly certified (preferably through the TOEFL-test) is required. In the absence of any certification the Admission Committee reserves the right to not admit the candidate to the programme.

Each applicant will have to submit, together with the application, a detailed curriculum vitae. Failing to provide this document implies that the applicant will be excluded from the selection.

Students with foreign qualification are expected to meet the substantive requirements equivalent to the minimum requirements for students with Italian title. Such checking of the pre-requisites will be conducted by an Admission Committee appointed by the Faculty Board - Collegio Didattico.

Applicants who meet the minimum entry requirements (irrespective of their nationality) are assessed by the Admission Committee according to the following criteria grid:

Criterion: Academic curriculum
Description: length (i.e., number of years taken) and quality (i.e., average grade in the overall number of exams taken) of the undergraduate degree as well as the final graduation mark
Maximum score: 80

Criterion: Choice coherence
Description: coherence between the previous academic curriculum/professional experience (if any) and the learning objectives of the master?s degree in Finance and Economics
Maximum score: 20

Applicants who obtain a score equal or less than 70 points are not admitted.
Applicants who obtain a score above 70 points but less than 80 points will be invited to an oral interview, held in English language and exclusively done via electronic devices (e.g.: via skype). The interview is aimed at examining in more depth the applicants background knowledge and motivation.
Applicants who obtain a score greater or equal to 80 points and satisfy the English knowledge requirements can be subject to further interview before admission.
Applicants not submitting any English knowledge certification (preferably the TOEFL-test) will be excluded even if they exceed the 80 points-threshold.