A broad and multidisciplinary educational programme ensures an understanding of the economic system and the relationships between the actors that animate it. The course provides for progressive specialisation in three distinct areas: economics, business, and environment and sustainability.
Graduates in Economics and Business, in addition to being eligible for internships to register as chartered accountants and/or auditors, can hold organisational and management positions in private entities such as financial consulting firms, insurance companies and credit institutions, as well as public entities and research institutions.
The degree course in Economics and Business offers a solid across-the-board education. Knowledge of economic, financial and business disciplines and a good command of the principles and institutions of the legal system, as well as mathematical and statistical tools, enable students to tackle economic, financial, managerial and administrative-accounting issues at both the macro (economic system) and micro (private and public companies and specific sectors) levels. In the third year, students achieve specific objectives by choosing one of three paths: economics, environment and sustainability, or professional. There is also a double degree agreement with the degree course in Economics and Management at the University of Artois (France).
Course Duration: 3 years
Number of Exams: 20
Number of Credits: 180
Access: Free
Double Degree: Yes
Class Affiliation: L-33
Department: Economics and Law studies
The first and second year courses allow students to gain in-depth knowledge of the structure and functioning of complex economic systems, business reality and accounting. Students also acquire the mathematical and statistical tools necessary for the analytical study of economic and business subjects (basic knowledge of mathematics, elements of formalisation and evaluation of financial contracts, analytical tools necessary for the collection and analysis of statistical data) as well as mastery of the fundamentals of the legal system (public, private, commercial).
In addition to this knowledge, students consolidate their language skills (English or French) and IT skills.
In the third year, the three curricula allow students to focus their training on specific objectives:
Economics curriculum: the functioning of monetary and financial markets, the management and operational logic of the various business areas of banks and other specialised intermediaries; international trade, with a focus on international trade policies and dynamics. The training programme is enriched by the acquisition of both geographical knowledge of the main socio-economic dynamics and specific skills in the field of labour economics and applied economic policy issues.
Environment and Sustainability curriculum: the relationship between environmental protection, resource use and sustainable development and related policies. In particular, in-depth knowledge is provided on topics such as: climate change and climate agreements; the economic implications of energy choices, market functioning and policies; the sustainability of food models and the agro-industrial system.
Professional curriculum: the study of rules and methodologies for the evaluation, representation and control of budget items according to national accounting principles. The track is enriched by knowledge of organisational structures and processes; innovative forms of financial instruments to support business growth; and the dynamics of the four main social policies (pensions, labour, health and welfare).
The courses, the teaching approach and the internship or substitute activities allow students to apply specific knowledge and skills to understand and identify solutions to economic, managerial and financial problems.
The teaching approach of the programme provides for classroom lessons to be accompanied, depending on the specific nature of the various subject areas, by exercises, case studies, preparation and/or presentation of assignments (individual or group), and classroom discussion of current issues. Overall, this approach stimulates students’ ability to gain an in-depth understanding of the various subject areas, apply the skills they have acquired and find solutions to concrete problems, including:
The above skills are enriched by legal expertise: appropriate legal language; the ability to relate the structure and functioning of national institutions to the European socio-economic reality; the ability to understand, interpret and apply rules to the specific contexts in which they operate. Furthermore, where necessary, students will be able to apply the mathematical tools necessary for the analytical study of economic and business subjects; apply descriptive and inferential statistical methodology to support business decisions (in various functional areas) and to analyse key economic dynamics; apply financial calculation formulas to the evaluation of contracts
All information on the course, from admission to the final exam, for all students interested in enrolling in the Bachelor’s Degree Course in Economics and Business.
Admission requirements
In order to successfully attend the degree course in Economics and Business, students should have adequate basic knowledge of:
1 elements of mathematics such as integers, rational numbers, real numbers; first and second degree equations and inequalities; Cartesian plane, analytical geometry (equation of a straight line);
2 basic knowledge of a modern foreign language;
3 basic knowledge of how personal computers work and the most commonly used application programmes.
Internships and placements
The Department of Economics and Law (DISEG) has set up a Placement Committee (D.D.D. no. 10/2018, DISEG resolution of 21/02/2018), whose members include several lecturers from the bachelor’s degree programme in Economics and Business. The DISEG Placement Committee is responsible for communicating the initiatives proposed by the University Placement Office to the students enrolled in DISEG degree programmes, each according to their specific characteristics. In particular, it monitors all events promoted by the Placement Office in order to disseminate them in a targeted manner to graduates of the degree programmes affiliated with the Department. For the degree course in Economics and Business, the Course Council has identified both placement coordinators and lecturers responsible for organising substitute seminars on professional topics with the support of experts from the labour market.
Final exam
The final 3-credit exam consists of a written report (the result of an in-depth study of a topic related to a discipline chosen by the student). This report is intended to ascertain that the graduate has acquired the necessary skills of synthesis and critical analysis. The report may also be written in one of the foreign languages included in the language skills section of the Course Outline. In this case, it must be accompanied by a title and a detailed summary in Italian.
BACHELOR’S DEGREE COURSE COORDINATOR:
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