Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
MSc in Economics
Milan, Italy
MSc
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
24 Jun 2026*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 9,370 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* 6 May 2026 for non-EU students | 24 June 2026 for EU students
** non-EU residents | €6,850 for EU residents per year
Key Summary
The program provides students with solid training in Economics emphasizing rigorous analytical thinking and advanced quantitative methods, taught by faculty members who are internationally recognized economists.
During the first year, students study the foundations of economics and quantitative analysis, whereas the second year is devoted to field courses that will expose them to recent developments at the frontier of economic research in a variety of topics. At the end of the second year, students work on their final dissertation.
Besides taught courses, the curriculum also offers an internship program with either economic research institutions located in the Milan area or within the University’s Department of Economics and Finance, where students are offered the opportunity to work as applied economists on real-world economic issues, as well as meeting prospective employers.
UCSC International Scholarship available to non-EU residents. If they get the scholarship, the yearly tuition fee is € 6,400.
Total ECTS: 120
First Year
- Empirical Economics
- Macroeconomics
- Mathematics for Economic Analysis
- Microeconomics
- Statistical Modeling
- Two Business courses among the following
- Business Analytics and Data Mining
- Business Communication
- Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
- Corporate Strategy
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance and Risk Mmanagement
- Performance Measurement
- Public Management
- Supply Chain Management
- One Law course among
- Principles of Financial Regulation
- Transnational Business Law
Second Year
- Three Economics courses (GDE) among the following
- Industrial Organization
- International Economics (Advanced international trade and macroeconomics)
- Labor Economics
- Monetary Economics and Asset Pricing
- Policy Evaluation
- Political and Public Economics
- Political Economy of the European Union
- One of the following (student's choice subject to approval)
- A Course in Economics (GDE)
- A Course in Business (GDA)
- A Course in Law (GDG)
- Internship Program
- A Course among:
- Applied Statistics and Big Data (Business Analytics)
- Corporate Finance
- International Corporate Finance
- Project Management
- Quantitative Methods for Finance
- Final dissertation 24 CFU/ECTS
Degree Awarded: Laurea Magistrale in Economia
The program has performed very well in terms of placement in the labor market (European Central Bank, Eurizon, Deloitte, Oxford Policy Management, Intesa San Paolo, Chatham House, REF Ricerche, Deutsche Bundesbank) and in academia (some of our students are now completing their Ph.D. at Brown University, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, University of Nottingham, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, and include winners of prestigious scholarships granted by the Bank of Italy).
The university offers various sessions/events on career guidance. The Career Service organizes meetings with companies, one-to-one career advice, job interview simulations, and a continuously updated list of available job postings.
The professional profile for students who graduate in Economics enables them to work in organizations, centers of study, and analyses of economic systems, both at national and international levels. In addition, the graduate in Economics is in a position to continue and further deepen his or her studies at a doctoral level, in order to pursue an academic career, also at an international level.
In particular, the Graduate degree holder can perform a variety of professional functions related to a variety of employment outlets.
Professional Functions:
- Performing operational tasks within the banking and financial institutions;
- Providing consultancy services in the economic, socio-demographic, economic, financial, and industrial fields;
- Managing relations with public administrations, regulatory authorities, and international institutions;
- Performing tasks related to economic and social research.
Possible job opportunities are International organizations, banking and financial institutions, consultancy firms, private companies, public and private research institutes, innovative segments of the public administration, regulatory authorities, non-profit organizations, business press, and universities.
Courses may be taught by individual members of faculty, such as lecturers, senior lecturers, readers, associate professors, and professors. Faculty members are internationally recognized economists.
Each course’s contact hours are approximately 60 hours. This includes sessions such as lectures, classes, seminars, or workshops. Some courses give students the opportunity to improve their skills through both tutorials and Computer/laboratory sessions.
Students will be evaluated on the basis of a written and/or oral exam. Depending on the course, classroom presentations, problem sets, and take-home assignments will contribute to the final grade.
Learning objectives, course content, teaching, and assessment methods vary: please see individual course programs for further details.