Study Plan - Bocconi University

The first part of the study plan includes mandatory courses in the students’ study program as well as seminars for the development of behavioral skills.
The second part of the study plan includes educational activities chosen by the student focusing on specific subject areas, e.g. management of technology and innovation, information systems, green management, bid data and business analytics.

In the first year, you will acquire a solid foundation in economic and management theory, analytical tools, and other methodologies to understand:

technology evolution and markets for technology
innovation processes within and outside firms
intellectual property rights and competition
how innovative entrepreneurs may obtain financing
how to develop, experiment with and choose among alternative strategies
how firms use technology and innovation to position themselves strategically

The courses in the first year touch on many different areas: microeconomics, management, strategy, organization theory, law, history, data management and data visualization and econometrics.

Semester 1

Fundamentals of innovation and industrial change	6
Intellectual property and competition law	6
Business Economics I (Empirical Methods)	8
Venture capital and valuation	6
Technology and innovation strategy	6
Behavioural skills seminars	2

Semester 2

Business Economics II (Analytic Methods)	8
Strategic decision making	6
Data analytics and visualization	8
1 major compulsory course: Building and scaling a tech-based startup (major B, major D or free track) Innovation, growth and sustainability (major A or free track) IT consulting (major C or free track)	6
Total credit points of the first year	62

1 Innovation specific elective chosen out of:

Data Analysis for Managerial Decision Making
Collaborative Strategies for Innovation
Innovation in the Sharing Economy: The role of platforms and business models
Innovation in Services

Majors

Green Management and Sustainability (major A)
Technology and Innovation Management (major B)
IT Consulting (major C)
Big Data and Business Analytics (major D)

Free Track

3 electives

Study Abroad Programs

Double Degrees with:
CBS Copenhagen Business School (Copenhagen, Denmark)
NHH Norwegian School of Economics (Bergen, Norway)
RSM Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (Rotterdam, the Netherlands)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Lisbon, Portugal)
WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (Vienna, Austria)
Exchange Programs

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

In the second year, you can customize your study plan based on your interests. You can choose among four different majors to look more deeply into such areas as: digital platforms, supply chain management, big data and information systems, green management and sustainability, entrepreneurship and business planning, the circular economy, the sharing economy, organizing innovation within and outside the firm.

3 elective courses (major* or free track)	18
1 Innovation Specific Elective**	6
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	8
Thesis	18
Total credit points of the second year	58
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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