Elena Cantù, programme coordinator, describes its main features
This graduate degree programme aims to offer students a highly qualified interdisciplinary training programme, the primary objectives of which are:
- access to the professions of Chartered Accountant and Statutory Auditor;
- the inclusion in the administrative, financial and control functions of industrial, commercial and service companies;
- access to business consulting activities in the areas of administration, finance and control;
- access to investment banking and the provision of services in the area of corporate finance;
- access to public competitions for independent regulators in the financial sector.
With this in mind, the course of study in Economics and business law provides a solid economic-business and legal preparation, developing skills regarding the tools and skills necessary for the training of graduate specialists, whose activity may include economic-financial, legal, fiscal interventions as well as guaranteeing the public interest in the field of regular bookkeeping.
The following skills, knowledge and skills are specific educational objectives qualifying the Graduate Degree Programme in Economics and Business Law, which belongs to class LM-77 Economics and Business Sciences:
- advanced skills, knowledge and abilities in the accounting, economics and business management areas, in the legal area and in interdisciplinary areas, such as to allow them to carry out the profession of Chartered Accountant, Statutory Auditor, internal auditing expert and business consultant (also on financial issues) as well as to hold the role of manager/manager of the administration function, control and finance of medium and large, public and non-profit companies;
- Graduates will be able to use fluently, in written and oral form, the foreign language English, in addition to Italian, with reference also to disciplinary lexicons;
- Graduates will possess the computer and telematic skills useful for carrying out the indicated professions.
As for the training path, it is structured in such a way as to develop solid bases of competence in the area of business management and in the quantitative area, in particular through training activities related to the economic-business and mathematical-statistical fields.
The legal area complements and strengthens the preparation, through the study of complex problems of corporate governance, financing, tax law, commercial and labour law, the discipline of company crisis and business contracts.
As part of the Graduate Degree in Economics and Business Law, after a common path, it is also possible for the student to further deepen a specific area of knowledge and professional specialization by choosing from three distinct profiles of expertise:
- A professional profile, which aims to provide the skills (especially in legal, accounting and financial matters) necessary for registration in the Register and in general for the performance of the profession of Chartered Accountant, business/corporate consultant and expert in the accounting/administrative control of companies. The profile is the subject of the Agreement with the Order of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts of Milan, aimed at guaranteeing training for access to the profession of Chartered Accountant with exemption from the first test of the State exam for access to the professional register. In addition, the profile is the subject of an agreement with the Order of Labor Consultants of Milan, with access to the first 6 months of the internship, valid for admission to the qualifying exam for the profession of Labor Consultant.
- A financial profile, which aims to provide useful skills in the field of business consulting, financial advice, investment banking, law and finance of listed companies. The profile is the subject of the agreement that Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore has signed with the Italian Association for Financial Analysis (AIAF) in view of the preparation for the CIIA - Certified International Investment Analyst diploma.
- A profile in auditing, which aims to provide specific skills in the field of auditing and legal and accounting organization, corporate governance and internal control. The profile is the subject of three Conventions. The first two, with the Italian Association of Auditors (ASSIREVI) and the Italian Association of Internal Auditors (AIIA), are aimed at encouraging the activation of internship contracts at ASSIREVI and AIIA member companies.
In addition, the profile is the subject of the agreement that Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore has signed with the Order of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts of Milan, aimed at guaranteeing training for access to the profession of Chartered Accountant with exemption from the first test of the State exam for access to the professional register.
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