Professional Master programme in Finance and Fintech - 5643

Code 5643
Academic Year 2024-2025
Subject area Sociology, Economics, Law
Campus Bologna
Level First
Director Emanuele Bajo
Duration Annual
Teaching methods Conventional
Language English
Cost 14.800,00 Euro
Instalments First instalment 1.850,00 Euro - Second instalment 7.000,00 Euro (deadline 31 December 2024) - Third instalment 5.950,00 Euro (deadline 30 April 2024)
Study grants yes
Application deadline

Sep 09, 2024

PRE-ENROLMENT WINDOW 1 - 14/03/2024; PRE-ENROLMENT WINDOW 2 - 06/05/2024; PRE-ENROLMENT WINDOW 3 - 08/07/2024; PRE-ENROLMENT WINDOW 4 - 09/09/2024
Enrolment start and end WINDOW 1: from 03/04/2024 to 23/04/2024; WINDOW 2: from 28/05/2024 to 18/06/2024; WINDOW 3: from 25/07/2024 to 05/09/2024; WINDOW 4: from 26/09/2024 to 08/10/2024
Main Department
Department of Management - DiSA
Professional Profile
The Master aims at train young professionals from all disciplines with digital skills (data science and digital technology) and financial skills.
Number of participants
Min: 12 Max: 50
Study grants
Reduced fees (article 6 of the call)
Credits
60
International Professional Master's programme
Yes
Admission qualifications
- All first cycle degree and/or second / single cycle degree obtained under D.M. 270/04 or first cycle degree
and/or second / single cycle degree obtained under the laws previously in force (DM 509/99 and Old Regulations);

- First cycle degree and/or second / single cycle degree obtained abroad deemed equivalent to those described in the point above by the admission committee, for the purposes of admission to the Master;
Linguistic skills
Proficiency of the English language
Selection criteria
Admission to the Master is subject to a positive total score of the selection process, which is based on a written aptitude test, a written English language test and a motivational interview.
The maximum score given by the Admission Board is 100 points. A minimum score of 60/100 must be achieved to pass the selection.
The written aptitude test and the written language test do not award any points but are instead judged on a pass/fail basis as a necessary qualification to attend the motivational interview.

The evaluation process will take place:

- for those enrolled to window 1: 18/03/2024 (written aptitude test and written language test) and 22/03/2024 (motivational interview)
- for those enrolled to window 2: 09/05/2024 (written aptitude test and written language test) and 17/05/2024 (motivational interview)
- for those enrolled to window 3: 11/07/2024 (written aptitude test and written language test) and 16/07/2024 (motivational interview)
- for those enrolled to window 4: 12/09/2024 (written aptitude test and written language test) and 17/09/2024 (motivational interview)

At Bologna Business School at a time that will be communicated and in any case between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Italian time.
Candidates attending the test must bring a valid identification document with them.
Place of teaching
Bologna Business School - Via degli Scalini 18 - 40136 Bologna
Study plan
  • Customer and Marketing Analytics - SECS-P/08
  • Natural Language Processing and Applications (elective) - ING-INF/05
  • Machine learning - ING-INF/05
  • Big Data for Industry 4.0 (elective) - ING-INF/05
  • Performance Measurement System - ING-INF/05
  • Business Ethics and Sustainability - ING-INF/05
  • Fundamentals of Artificial intelligence - INF/01
  • Fundamentals of cyber security - INF/01
  • Trends in the fintech industry - ING-IND/35
  • Banking and regulation - SECS-P/11
  • Financial Markets and instruments - SECS-P/09
  • Entrepreneurial Finance - SECS-P/09
  • Blockchain finance - SECS-P/09
  • Digital Economics - SECS-P/01
  • Behavioral Finance - SECS-P/09
  • Risk management and derivatives - SECS-P/09
  • Law and Tech - IUS/01
  • Insurance Management - SECS-S/01
  • Digital Transformation - SECS-P/08
  • Statistics and Data Analysis - SECS-S/01
  • Neural networks and deep learning - INF/01
  • Trends in the fintech industry - ING-IND/35
Compulsory attendance
70%
Internship
20 CFU

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