Finance and banking

The course page describes the degree as a two year programme of quantitative methods for finance. The programme states that its graduates should know the quantitative, mathematical, statistical and econometric methods used in financial economics. They should be able to measure, analyse and manage risk, including market risk and credit risk. They should be able to value and manage portfolios and financial products. They should hold the legal skills needed to work in the sector, and know the programming techniques needed to implement models and analyse data. The first year teaches mathematics and statistics, then economics and finance, business administration and computing tools. The second year adds business economics and law courses, plus three exams of the student's free choice.

The published plan for the 2026/2027 cohort runs over four semesters. Each semester is split into two modules. A module is six weeks of teaching, with exams at the end of it. A course worth 6 credits has 36 hours of lectures. The first year is a Statistics pre-course, then Mathematics (12 credits), Statistics (6 credits), Derivatives (6 credits), Coding and Data Analysis for Finance (6 credits), Times Series (6 credits), Corporate Finance (6 credits), Financial Market Models (6 credits), Financial Econometrics (6 credits) and one elective course (6 credits). The second year is Asset Pricing (6 credits), Securities Regulation and Responsible Investments (6 credits), Asset Management (6 credits), Empirical Banking (6 credits), two further elective courses (6 credits each) and Preparation of Master's Thesis (24 credits). A separate page, Courses a.y. 2026-2027, lists every taught course with its code, its credits and its teacher.

Admission has two steps. You apply online through the Delphi system, and the Admission Board checks whether you meet the entry requirements. Candidates who meet them are invited to an interview on Microsoft Teams. The interview is held in English, lasts about 30 minutes, and tests mathematics, statistics and English. It cannot be rescheduled, and a candidate who does not attend is excluded. The Admission Board sends the result by email within two weeks of the interview. You cannot apply twice for the same academic year, and you cannot defer an acceptance to a later year.

English at B2 of the CEFR is required. A certificate is not compulsory. A candidate without one may still apply, and English is then assessed in the online interview. Duolingo is not accepted anywhere at this university.

The programme's own tuition page gives an annual fee between 0 euro and 4,250.00 euro. The amount is set by family income declared in the ISEE-U form, or, for a student living outside Italy, in the Scheda Raccolta Dati. The Student Handbook 2026/2027 places this degree in contribution class 4, whose ordinary ceiling is the same 4,250 euro. The handbook also names M.Sc. Finance and Banking among the English taught programmes where an international student for whom the ISEE does not apply pays a fixed annual all-inclusive contribution of 2,500.00 euro instead. The regional tax and the stamp duty, 156 euro together, are due on top of either amount. The application fee is 30 euro and it is not refundable.

The employment statistics page names five main professional figures for graduates of this degree. The university course page says most students finish on time and go to work in banks, trading houses, insurance companies, international agencies and institutions, and that some continue in PhD programmes. Students may spend the second year at the University of Gothenburg under a dual degree. A second dual degree exists with the University of Minho.

The 2026/2027 admission process opened on 10 November 2025 and ran in five intakes. It has closed. The last day to apply was 28 May 2026 for a non-EU applicant needing a visa, and 28 July 2026 for everyone else. Enrolment closes on 6 November 2026, and admitted students were asked to be at the university for the start of the programme on 31 August 2026. No call for 2027/2028 was published on the programme site when this record was checked on 13 September 2026.