USI Università della Svizzera italiana Bachelor of Arts in Economics
USI Università della Svizzera italiana

USI Università della Svizzera italiana

Bachelor of Arts in Economics

Lugano, Switzerland

BA

3 years

Italian, English

Full time

30 Jun 2026*

Sep 2026

CHF 4,000 / per semester **

On-Campus

* 30/04/26 for non-EU/EFTA; 30/06/26 for EU/EFTA

** applicants whose official residence was in Switzerland or Liechtenstein at the time of the final high school exam - Maturità - pay a reduced semester fee of CHF 2,000 per semester

Key Summary

About: The Bachelor of Arts in Economics at USI combines interdisciplinary teaching with practical application. USI is a young, agile university with international faculty, a small size, a cosmopolitan environment and an informal, dynamic culture. You’ll engage directly with professors, shape your educational path, and explore international careers.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue roles in economic analysis, policy analysis, financial analysis, consulting, and research, or work in international organizations, government, finance, and business. Skills include quantitative analysis, critical thinking, data interpretation, and applied economics, useful for careers in analytics, economic consulting, and public policy and global development and nonprofit sectors.

Bachelor of Arts in Economics

The Bachelor's degree programme in economics comprises a first common part that focuses on core subjects in the following areas: microeconomics, macroeconomics, finance, business administration, quantitative methods and law.
Subsequently, the programme provides four areas of specialisation: management, finance, economics and quantitative methods.

  • The management specialisation is intended to provide a solid education in the field of human resources management, production strategies and policies, and controlling and marketing of small, medium and large enterprises, both public and private;
  • The finance specialisation responds to the needs of national and international finance. You study the functioning of financial markets and institutions and learn how to assess, measure and manage the risks associated with financial decisions;
  • The economics specialisation provides training that meets the needs for analysing and understanding competitive and non-competitive markets. Alternative forms of economic organisation are sought that could produce higher standards of living or a more desirable distribution of wealth.
  • The quantitative methods specialisation offers a mathematical and statistical education in data science and quantitative analysis in economics.

    You can decide whether to study in Italian or English.
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