The study path is structured in particular with the aim of training in-depth skills on management issues necessary to hold positions of responsibility in companies operating nationally and internationally, with particular attention to company, divisional (business unit) or functional management positions (sales, marketing and communication, organization and management of human resources, production processes and logistics, information systems, administration, control and finance). Particular emphasis will be given to the increasing degree of internationalization and innovation that characterizes the evolution of managerial tools and techniques.
The advanced theoretical and applicative training will also be contextualized in the context of a broader theoretical framework and, in any case, of a solid preparation concerning the economic-quantitative disciplines, according to a concrete approach oriented to the resolution of real, relevant and current problems, both national and international.
The student will learn to analyze in an advanced way the business realities operating in any sector. The courses involve the use of a variety of interactive teaching methods, such as exercises, workshops, discussion of cases, analysis of current issues, seminars, meetings with Italian and foreign entrepreneurs and managers, simulations, company check-ups, supplementary courses and other forms of teaching aimed at developing the student's personal analysis and synthesis skills. The use of teaching aids and online platforms is also envisaged for the enrichment of classroom lessons, student support, exchange and
in-depth study of the material covered by the lectures/seminars.
Training internships are provided at companies of various sizes and operating in different sectors, but also public and private institutions, both national and international: this is in order to allow the student to acquire direct knowledge of the dynamics and managerial, organizational and survey problems that companies face on a daily basis in different competitive contexts.
The courses end with an assessment test. This may also apply to other supplementary forms of teaching for which suitability may also be required.
Graduates will be able to use fluently, in written and oral form, the foreign English language, in addition to Italian, with reference also to disciplinary lexicons. Knowledge of the English language will be perfected in dedicated courses (Advanced Business English, Advanced English TOEFL). Students will be able to enjoy a substantial number of courses delivered directly in English.
The offer of these courses in foreign languages is aimed at all students, including foreign students who have been accessing the graduate degree programme for years, also on the occasion of the specific international exchange programs managed by the University. The distinctly international slant of these courses allows students to develop skills, useful for the construction of a global managerial figure. To this end, courses in English are delivered by integrating the teaching staff with foreign professors and researchers.
The duration of the graduate degree is two years after the undergraduate degree.
After passing the final degree dissertation, the student obtains the graduate degree in Management for the Enterprise.
Each exam is awarded a certain number of credits, the same for all students and a grade (expressed in thirtieths) that varies according to the level of preparation.
To obtain the graduate degree, at least 120 university credits (ECTS) must be acquired.
The degree programme aims to train people able to take on managerial roles in small, medium and large companies, national and international and/or professional in consulting companies or in the freelance profession. The ability to fill these roles effectively is progressively built by acquiring differentiated knowledge that can be placed in 5 areas considered fundamental: business area (GDA); Economic Area (GDE); quantitative area (GDQ); legal area (GDG); interdisciplinary area (GID).
In particular, the training credits relating to the above-mentioned areas are distributed as follows:
- GDA (business area) 40 ECTS
- GDE (Economic Area) 16 ECTS
- GDQ (quantitative area) 8 ECTS
- GDG (Legal Area) 8 ECTS
- GID (interdisciplinary area) 8 ECTS
- A course to be chosen in one of the above subject areas 8 ECTS
- Applied knowledge: Advanced business English, Advanced English TOEFL, Computer lab for business decisions (data mining) or Project Internship or Digital Internship 8 ECTS
- Final exam 24 ECTS
Given the variety that managerial and professional profiles tend to assume in business organizations and considering flexibility as a distinctive factor of the degree programme, students are left with maximum autonomy in defining their own course of study within the courses related to the different areas, subject to compliance with the constraints imposed in terms of credits. In order to support the student in the construction of a study plan consistent with a specific professional outlet, a limited number of professional profiles are proposed that pre-select the courses to be included in the study plan.
1. Business courses (GDA, 40 credits)
These are courses (GDA) aimed at building a set of advanced knowledge that orients the professional profile expected by the student. Below is the list of GDA courses that will be activated. As part of his/her study plan, students must choose at least 5 of the GDA courses listed below (6 if he/she decides to select the elective course included in the study plan in the GDA area). Each course has a value of 8 credits.
The Faculty reserves the right to evaluate the opportunity to activate a specific course on the basis of teaching needs and also taking into account the students' choices.
Banking & Finance Area
Economics of financial intermediaries (Risk management), Economics of financial intermediaries (private banking), Economics of the securities market (derivative and structured instruments), Corporate finance (asset pricing and corporate financing), Corporate finance (extraordinary finance and business valuation), Sustainable finance, International corporate finance
Human Resources Area, organization and information systems to support business decisions
Change Management, Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Project Management, Organizational Design (Structures and Processes), Information Systems to Support Business Decisions
Marketing Area
Business communication, Brand management, Business marketing, Trade marketing & service management
Accounting Area
Business sustainability, Applied taxation for companies, Financial statements (consolidated and financial statement analysis) Financial statements (introduction to IFRS), Corporate auditing (assurance)
Planning & control area
Economics and business management, Performance measurement, Planning and control (control systems), Management strategy and policy, Corporate strategy and policy, Entrepreneurship
Area Industries
Cross cultural management, Economics of non-profit companies, Public management
2. Economics courses (GDE, 16 credits)
Below is the list of GDE courses that will be activated. As part of their study plan, students must choose at least 2 of the GDE courses listed below (3 if they decide to select the elective course in the GDE area included in the study plan). Each course has a value of 8 credits.
Economic analysis, Economics of emerging markets, Economics and policy of innovation, Economics of education, Economics of market forms, Economics and policy of human resources, International economics (trade and finance), Health economics, Empirical economics, Labor economics, Macroeconomics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics (for finance), Microeconomics, Monetary economics and asset pricing, Economic policy (policies for growth), Political and public economics, Political economy of the European Union, Finance (taxation of companies and financial activities), Comparative tax systems and welfare policies
3. Legal courses (GDG, 8 credits)
Below is the list of GDG courses that will be activated. As part of his/her study plan, students must choose at least 1 of the GDG courses listed below (2 if he/she decides to select the elective course in the GDG area included in the study plan). Each course has a value of 8 credits.
Banking Law, Company Law, European Union Law, Social Security Law, Business Crisis Law, Industrial Law, Tax Law (International Procedures and Taxation), Financial Markets Law
4. Quantitative courses (GDQ, 8 credits)
Below is the list of GDQ courses that will be activated. As part of their study plan, students must choose at least 1 of the GDQ courses listed below (2 if they decide to select the elective course in the GDQ area of the study plan). Each course has a value of 8 credits.
Mathematics for Economic and Financial Applications, Quantitative Methods for Management, Models for Financial Markets (Derivative Instruments)
5. Interdisciplinary courses (GID, 8 credits)
Below is the list of GID courses that will be activated. As part of his/her study plan, students must choose at least 1 of the GID courses listed below (2 if he/she decides to select the elective course included in the study plan in the GID area). Each course has a value of 8 credits.
Market Analysis, Population and Market Dynamics, Econometrics for Finance, Relationship Psychology (Work and Organizational Psychology), Sociology of Innovation, Economic History (History of Labor and Labor Relations), Economic History (History of Banking), Economic History (History of Joint Stock Companies), History of Economic Thought (from Alfred Marshall to World War II)
6. Elective course (8 credits)
The inclusion in the study plan of a course of your choice (worth 8 credits) can be defined independently by the student by choosing between one of the other courses activated within the degree programme. If the student chooses a course that is not included among those activated within the degree programme, the Faculty reserves the right to assess its actual consistency with the educational project.
7. Applied knowledge
To complete the knowledge learned, three elective activities (8 credits each) are proposed:
- activities to deepen computer skills: Computer laboratory for business decisions (data mining), aimed at the application of programs related to data analysis and the construction of databases;
- in-depth study of the English language, i.e. the attendance of an advanced course in Business English or preparation for the TOEFL;
- Project Internship or Digital Internship
8. The final dissertation work (24 credits)
The final exam consists of a dissertation in which the student must demonstrate knowledge of the relevant scientific literature on the chosen topic and to be able to use analytical instrumentation, interpretative and normative models, quantitative methods and computer applications with reference to the chosen topic. The dissertation can also be carried out in connection with internship activities, research institutes or other institutions.
In the construction of his/her study plan, the student must choose no more than 8 courses per academic year. By way of example, here is how the study plan as described in the previous five points could be constructed:
1st year
| Course | CFU |
|---|---|
| I SEMESTER | |
| GDA | 8 |
| GDA | 8 |
| GID | 8 |
| GDE | 8 |
| II SEMESTER | |
| GDA | 8 |
| GDA | 8 |
| GDE | 8 |
| GDG | 8 |
2nd year
| Course | CFU |
|---|---|
| I SEMESTER | |
| GDA | 8 |
| GDQ | 8 |
| Of your choice | 8 |
| II SEMESTER | |
| Applied knowledge Advanced Business English, Advanced English TOEFL, Computer Lab for Business Decisions (Data Mining) or Project Internship or Digital Internship | 8 |
| Final exam | 24 |
Notes
The coordinator of the graduate degree programme in Management for the Enterprise is available to support the student in the construction of their study plan, based on an analysis of individual motivations, personal aspirations and the expected professional profile.
Competency Profiles
The student of the degree programme in Management for the Enterprise can flexibly build their own study plan, choosing from the more than 70 courses in total, respecting the constraint of the distribution of credits between disciplines indicated above. In order to facilitate this choice and, above all, to make it consistent with a clearly identifiable professional outlet, a limited number of competence profiles are proposed that pre-select the courses to be included in the study plan. In particular, each profile is structured in such a way as to suggest 5 courses in the business area (GDA) and narrow the field of choice of courses in the remaining areas.
The Graduate Degree in Management for the Enterprise includes the following skill profiles:
The course in Accounting is oriented towards the development of skills considered fundamental for the training of professionals in business administration, management control and financial analysis. The professional profile thus "constructed" fosters professional development in the areas of administration, finance and control of companies of all sizes and in the teams of business consulting firms.
The course in Finance is oriented towards the development of skills considered fundamental for understanding the management logic of banks and other financial intermediaries, studying the relationships between the company and its lenders, analyzing business decisions and the particular profiles of corporate financial management.
The professional profile progressively "built" around these skills will facilitate the inclusion in the business areas related to administration and control and finance, as well as the inclusion within the management, administration and finance functions of banks, insurance companies and other financial intermediaries, as well as consulting firms.
The Human Resources and Organization programme is oriented towards the development of basic and advanced skills in the governance of labour relations, in an interfunctional and integrated perspective of the various disciplinary matrices: economic-business, economic, quantitative, legal and psycho-social.
The professional profile progressively "built" around these skills will facilitate integration into company areas and will facilitate inclusion in company positions placed in the functions of personnel management and management, organizational development and management of industrial relations, information systems and organizational change, as well as in professional services and consulting companies operating in the management and organizational development sector.
The Marketing course is oriented towards the development of the skills considered fundamental to manage relations with the markets as a determining element for the success of any company, regardless of its size or sector.
The professional profile progressively "built" around these skills will facilitate the inclusion in the company positions of product and brand manager, account manager (corporate and communication agency), market analyst and researcher, sales manager, trade marketing manager, communication
managers, etc.
The path in Strategy is oriented towards the development of the skills considered fundamental to guide the managerial processes that, in complex organizations, lead to a clear definition of corporate strategies and their effective implementation.
The professional profile progressively "built" around these skills will facilitate the inclusion in the business areas of strategic planning and control as well as in positions of responsibility transversal to the various functional areas (e.g. administration, marketing, human resources, etc.).