Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
BSc in Finance
Milan, Italy
BSc
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 8,800 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for non-EU residents | €6580 for EU residents per year
Key Summary
About: The BSc in Finance at Università Cattolica combines economics, law, and quantitative methods with in-depth finance study: corporate finance, private equity, valuation and pricing, bank economics, derivatives, and financial markets. Teaching includes lectures, simulations, projects, group work and role-plays. Industry experts run sessions to help students assess skills and plan career paths. The multicultural campus hosts 126 nationalities across four campuses and offers student services.
Career Outcomes: Graduates move into national or international finance sectors. Possible roles include bank manager, asset manager, private equity professional, financial officer, analyst, advisor. Related careers: risk analyst, investment analyst, corporate treasurer, wealth manager.
The approach of the program is to put together with the area of economics (business and political economy) the study of the principles of law and quantitative disciplines, with in-depth study in the field of finance (corporate finance, private equity, valuation and pricing, bank economics, derivatives, and financial markets).
Apart from lectures, students take part in simulations, projects, group work and role plays. Experts from the world of finance will hold sessions that give students the opportunity to see where they stand and help them orient themselves toward the right path for their future.
UCSC International Scholarship available to non-EU residents. If they get the scholarship, the yearly tuition fee is € 5,900.
Total ECTS: 180
First Year
- Management and Accounting
- Microeconomics
- Foundations of Private Law
- Mathematics
- Financial Intermediation
- Statistics
- Business English
- ICT
- Foreign English (French, Spanish, or German)
Second Year
- Business Law and Financial Regulation
- EU Law for Financial Economists
- Macroeconomics
- Advanced Statistics
- Quantitative Methods for Finance I
- Reporting and Financial Statement Analysis
- Financial Management
Third Year
- Introduction to Financial Econometrics
- Derivatives
- Corporate Finance
- Valuation and Private Equity
- International Monetary Economics
- Statistical Methods for Finance and Insurance
- Final thesis
Degree Awarded: Degree in Economics of Markets and Financial Intermediaries
By undertaking their initial work placements or internships, graduates will gain the knowledge to move confidently into the national or international finance community. Possible careers: manager in a banking institution (banks, asset management companies, private equity companies); financial officer in industrial or commercial companies; financial analyst; financial advisor in a law firm.