Study Plan

Overview
Study Plan
Study Abroad Programs
Program Placement

Courses serve two functions. One important objective is to consolidate and develop the basic knowledge needed for operating in the field of accounting, corporate finance, planning and management control and auditing at a high professional level. The other key purpose is to provide competencies essential for scanning and interpreting the social and economic environment. The 24 credits of elective courses — which may include PhD-level courses — have the aim of specialization and are selected by the student either freely or within one concentration.

At Bocconi, Milan

Main Topics

  • Financial Markets
  • Corporate Governance
  • Financial Reporting and Management
  • Data Analysis
  • Macroeconomic and Legal Issues
  • Valuation
  • Performance Measurement and Control Systems

The first year includes compulsory courses that provide solid foundations in the three main areas of financial accounting, management control systems, and corporate finance, as well as additional interdisciplinary business knowledge essential for completing the student's academic profile.

Semester 1

Data analysis for business decisions 6
Corporate Reporting – Module 1 Corporate financial reporting  8
Financial management and financial markets 8
Corporate governance 6 
Behavioural skills seminars 
 		 2

Semester 2

Fair value accounting, reporting and valuation 8
Macroeconomic trends for Business decisions 6
Performance measurement and control systems 8

1 out of 2

Business law (selected corporate and tax issues in management and internal auditing) 
Corporate Global Tax Strategies

 6
Corporate Reporting – Module 2 Non financial and sustainability reporting 6
Total credit points of the first year 64
At Bocconi, Milan and/or abroad

Concentrations

Free Track

Study Abroad Programs

  • Double Degrees with:
    HSG University of St. Gallen (St. Gallen, Switzerland)
    RSM Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
    Universidade Catolica Portuguesa (Lisbon, Portugal)
    Universität Mannheim (Mannheim, Germany)
    Grenoble Ecole de Management (Grenoble, France)
  • Exchange Programs

Internship (compulsory)
Foreign languages (two languages)
Enhancing Experience - Curricular Supplementary Activities
Thesis

Both concentrations and electives (to be chosen from among a wide range offered by Bocconi) will allow you to personalize the program based on your career goals.

An internship (in Italy or abroad) and a study abroad experience will enrich your CV with international exposure.

4 elective courses (concentration or free track) 24
Professional English seminars (lessons + exam) 2 
 
Second language (lessons + exam 1st semester 2nd year) 4
Enhancing Experience - Curricular Supplementary Activities  2 
Internship or similar activities 6
Thesis 18
Total credit points of the second year 56
Total credit points 120
   

Please note that the program structure is subject to change.

The study plan requires two European Union languages.
More specifically:
1st language, English

  • for all students (regardless of their native language)
  • the main aim is to foster the development of professional skills

2nd language:

  • Italian for non-Italian native speakers
  • French, Spanish, German for Italian native speakers

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Overview
Study Plan
Study Abroad Programs
Program Placement