Learning Objectives

The Master of Science in Accounting and Financial Management has the following educational objectives:

• Provide advanced training in the areas of financial accounting, management control and corporate finance necessary for effective business management in line with the economic system of reference, towards performance capable of generating value in a sustainable context. Particular attention is given to long-term corporate sustainability (understood in its various aspects: environmental, social and governance).
• Complete business training by providing knowledge and skills in economic and legal disciplines related to business activities, as well as in quantitative disciplines (data analysis applied to the fields of accounting, control and corporate finance) thus developing comprehensive profiles capable of analysis and problem-solving in an interdisciplinary context.
• Develop the skills and competencies necessary in administrative and managerial fields to interact and communicate with managers of various functional areas, financial market players and professionals in corporate and tax law.
• In order to explore specific topics that generate distinctive value within their area of interest, allow students to broaden and deepen their knowledge in specialized fields such as: 
  • Corporate Reporting, Business Planning and Control
  • Business Advisory, Assurance and CPA
  • Corporate Finance and Financial Management.
  • Develop the ability to apply knowledge through "technology-based" teaching/learning methodologies that encourage student interaction and involvement according to the "learning by doing" approach (laboratory activities such as case studies, business games, role-playing, assignments and group presentations).
  • Develop behavioral skills through dedicated seminars as well as in/out of class activities linked to the courses that foster inclusive communication skills, interaction with others, even in multicultural contexts, and the ability to tackle complex problems.
  • Promote proficiency in English for effective and efficient professional operations and knowledge of a second EU language (Italian for non-native speakers); foster broad cultural training for the development of critical skills and the exploration of cutting-edge topics such as corporate sustainability (understood in its various aspects: environmental, social, and governance) in the long term or the application of data analysis to the fields of accounting, control and corporate finance.