Study Plan

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 major.

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

Students understand the macroeconomic and legal environment and learn how to value assets and liabilities, to set targets and report performance in a way that fosters learning from experience, enables redirecting ineffective behaviours and supports the generation of stakeholder trust.

Semester 1

Data analysis	6
Financial reporting and international accounting standards	10
Financial management and financial markets	10
Corporate governance	6
Behavioural skills seminars	2

Semester 2

Fair value accounting, reporting and valuation	8
Macroeconomic trends	6
Performance measurement and control systems	10
Business law (selected corporate and tax issues in management and internal auditing)	6
Total credit points of the first year	64

Majors

Free Track

4 electives

Study Abroad Programs

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

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

Both majors 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 (major 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 one European Union language.
More specifically:

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

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Main Topics

Semester 1

Semester 2