Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
MSc in Banking and Finance
Milan, Italy
MSc
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
05 May 2027
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2027
TUITION FEES
EUR 9,370 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* non-EU residents | €6,904 for EU residents per year
Key Summary
About: The MSc in Banking and Finance at Università Cattolica focuses on trading, risk management, financial markets and institutions. You'll study analytical foundations, financial modeling and decision-making. The program offers industry speakers, internships with Italian and international institutions and exchanges in Europe and US. It's CFA-accredited and an agreement with the Italian Association of Analysts and Financial Consultants (AIAF) gives free first-year membership, waives the CIIA Foundation exam and grants access to the Final exam at reduced fee.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work in banks, asset management, securities firms, corporate treasury, regulators and consulting, as risk managers, traders, financial analysts.
The Banking and Finance program is a specialized degree designed for students who wish to concentrate their career in financial markets and institutions. The program provides advanced training in the key areas of trading and risk management. A significant feature of this program is the combination of strong analytical foundations and applications that deal with real-world issues.
Students will learn to integrate financial models, firm-specific as well as industry and economic factors in their decision-making process.
In this program, students will have access to meetings with highly qualified speakers from areas such as the financial industry, internship programs in major Italian and international financial institutions, and exchange programs in European and American universities.
The degree is accredited by the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst). The Faculty of Banking, Finance and Insurance Sciences has also activated an agreement with the Italian Association of Analysts and Financial Consultants (AIAF) allowing students to be admitted at no cost for the first year, and with a reduced membership fee for the next three years. For the purpose of the international diploma CIIA® (Certified International Investment Analyst), this agreement will waive the Foundation exam and give direct access to the Final exam at a reduced fee.
Total ECTS: 120
First-Year
- Advanced Financial Accounting
- Advanced Microeconomics
- Applied Econometrics
- Applied Statistics for Finance
- Corporate Finance
- Derivative Securities Pricing
- Monetary Economics
- Principles of Financial Regulation
- Quantitative Methods for Finance
Second Year
- Investment Risk Management
- Market Microstructure
- Risk ManagementForeign Language (French, German, Spanish, or Italian for International Students)
- Electives*
- Final Dissertation
*Elective courses list
- Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility - I part
- EU Risk Governance Regulation
- International Corporate Finance
- International Financial Markets
- Project Management
- Real Estate Finance
- Stage/Internship
Degree Awarded: Laurea Magistrale in Banking and Finance
UCSC International Scholarship available to non-EU residents. If they get the scholarship, the yearly tuition fee is € 6,400.
Graduates from the program will gain both the technical knowledge and the methodological tools suited to pursue professional and managerial careers in banks, asset management companies, securities firms, large corporations (particularly in the Treasury and Finance departments), and regulators.
Professional consulting positions in all areas of banking and finance nationally and internationally are, of course, another option too.