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Study plan of the Master in Financial Communication (MFC)
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Study plan of the Master in Financial Communication (MFC)
The study plan (also study programme or study curriculum) of the Master includes information on the structure of the programme.
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Study plan 2019-2021
The aim of the Master in Financial Communication is to form specialists of communication with a deep knowledge of the fundamental mechanisms of finance, so that they will be able to bridge the gap between finance professionals and the other financial market participants, especially investors. To this purpose, the Master also provides students with the legal background that financial communication specialist needs in order to effectively deal with important issues recently emerging in the financial sector, such as money laundering, terrorism financing and fiscal matters.
The recent financial crises brought to light the critical role of reliable, fair and relevant communication and the consequent need for experts able to handle these issues in their many dimensions. This is well explained by Giovanni Barone-Adesi, members of the Advisory Board and of the Faculty of the Master
"In this period of troubled waters, handling with finance is not easy [...]. The classical model of financial expert as "master of the universe", who uses formulae that most people cannot understand, cannot work anymore. We are in a moment in which financial professionals must be in tune - linguistically and communicatively, with a wide range of publics, whose very existence they formerly almost ignored. A successful professional must be capable - beside doing well is job - of practicing the art of mediation and listening, being typical elements of the discipline of communication" (USI Square 2012 (7), p. 17)
By emphasizing the role of communication in finance - a domain pre-eminently quantitative, yet fundamentally relying on human interaction - the Master in Financial Communication represents a Europe-wide unique initiative within the University offer of this level. Its cross-disciplinary educational approach opens the way and puts a new name to a profession as old as the financial system itself, that is: the financial communicator.
The two-year study programme (120 ECTS) combines state-of-the-art theoretical training with real-life case-studies and simulations, relying on innovative and interactive teaching methods.
The study curriculum comprises both core (63 ECTS) and elective courses (33 ECTS), centred around three main pillars - financial economics, communication, and law. By the end of the programme, our students will have acquired fundamental communicative skills, grounded in a solid knowledge of financial market behaviour, strategies and regulations, which will enable them to efficiently craft the information for financial decisions.
Sem. I
Foundation Courses
30 ECTS 3 3 6 6 3 3 Introduction to financial communication. From public disclosures to interpersonal relations
3 Sem. II
30 ECTS Core courses
6 Corporate Social Responsibility and Socially Responsible Investment
3 6 Financial Communication Law
3 3 3 6 3 Sem. III
30 ECTS Electives in Finance and Banking
3 6 Alternative Investments
3 Programming I
3 6 Financial Law
3 Electives in Communication and Management
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 User Experience Design
3 Sem. IV
30 ECTS Capstone Work
Private Banking Industry Seminar
3 Internship
9 Thesis
18 Slight changes in the study programme may occur.
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Study plan 2018-2020
Study plan of the Master in Financial Communication - curriculum 2018-2020
The two-year study programme (120 ECTS) combines a state-of-the-art theoretical training with real-life case-studies and simulations, relying on innovative and interactive teaching methods.
The study curriculum comprises both core (66 ECTS) and elective courses (36 ECTS), centered around three main pillars - financial economics, communication, and law. By the end of the programme, our students will have acquired fundamental communicative skills, grounded in a solid knowledge of financial market behavior, strategies and regulations, which will enable them to efficiently craft the information for financial decisions.
Sem. I
Foundation Courses
Communication Law
3 Communication Strategies in Financial Disclosure
3 Corporate strategy
6 Digital Corporate Communication
3 Essentials of Corporate Finance
6 Financial Accounting
3 Introduction to financial communication. From public disclosures to interpersonal relations
3 Sem. II Core courses
Argumentation in Finance
6 Corporate Social Responsibility and Socially Responsible Investment
3 Financial Intermediation
6 Financial Communication Law
3 Introductory Corporate Governance
3 Investor Relations
3 Law and Practice of International Capital Markets
3 Seminar on Private Banking
3 Statistical Data Analysis
3 Sem. III Electives in Finance and Banking
3 6 3 3 6 Financial Law
3 Electives in Communication and Management
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Sem. IV
Electives in Finance and Banking
International Fiscal System
3 6 6 3 6 Introduction to Institutions and Economics of Pensions and Aging
3 3 Electives in Communication and Management
Usability and Web-Analytics
3 3 6 6 3 3 Capstone Work
Internship
6 Thesis
18 Changes in the study plan may occur. In case of discrepancies, or for any legal purpose, the study plan indicated by the Director or the Programme Manager of the Master shall prevail.
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Study plan 2017-2019
Study plan of the Master in Financial Communication - curriculum 2017-2019
The two-year study programme (120 ECTS) combines a state-of-the-art theoretical training with real-life case-studies and simulations, relying on innovative and interactive teaching methods.
The study curriculum comprises both core (66 ECTS) and elective courses (36 ECTS), centered around three main pillars - financial economics, communication, and law. By the end of the programme, our students will have acquired fundamental communicative skills, grounded in a solid knowledge of financial market behavior, strategies and regulations, which will enable them to efficiently craft the information for financial decisions
Sem. I -
Autumn semester
2017/18Foundation courses
Introduction to financial communication. From public disclosures to interpersonal relations 3 Corporate Finance 6 Communication Law 3 Communication Strategies in Financial Disclosure 3 Corporate strategy 6 Data Analysis 3 Accounting 6 Sem. II -
Spring semester
2018Core courses
Argumentation in Finance 6 Investor Relations 3 Financial Intermediation 6 Financial Communication Law* 3 Law and Practice of International Capital Markets 3 Corporate Social Responsibility and Socially Responsible Investment 3 Introductory Corporate Governance 3 Seminar on Private Banking 6 Sem. III -
Autumn semester
2018/19Electives in Finance and Banking
Corporate Governance (institutional aspects) 3 Investments 6 Electives in Communication and Management
Communication and Marketing Ethics 3 Corporate Communication Research Methods 6 Organizational Communication 3 Digital Corporate Communication 3 Digital Challenges in Marketing and Big Data 3 Online Communication design 3 Multimodal Rhetoric 3 Intercultural Communication 3 Sem. IV -
Spring semester
2019Electives in Finance and Banking
International Fiscal System 3 Derivatives 6 Corporate Banking 6 Financial Statement Analysis 3 Private Banking 6 Introduction to Institutions and Economics of Pensions and Aging 3 Pension Economics and Finance 3 Banking Strategies & Wealth Management 3 Electives in Communication and Management
Usability and Digital Analytics 3 Issues and Crisis Management 3 Corporate Identity and Image
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Critical Consumer Behaviour 6 Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice 3 Writing Business Plans 3 Capstone Work
Internship 6 Thesis 18 * In the Academic Year 2017/18 the course will be offered in the Fall Semester 2017.
** Optional for students enrolled in the 2016/17 Academic Year.
The Master degree in Financial Communication is obtained with a total minimum number of 120 ECTS, including the internship and final thesis.
Changes in the study plan may occur. In case of discrepancies, or for any legal purpose, the study plan indicated by the Director or the Programme Manager of the Master shall prevail.
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Study plan 2016-2018
Study plan of the Master in Financial Communication - curriculum 2016-2018
The two-year study programme (120 ECTS) combines a state-of-the-art theoretical training with real-life case-studies and simulations, relying on innovative and interactive teaching methods.
The study curriculum comprises both core (66 ECTS) and elective courses (36 ECTS), centered around three main pillars - financial economics, communication, and law.
By the end of the programme, our students will have acquired fundamental communicative skills, grounded in a solid knowledge of financial market behavior, strategies and regulations, which will enable them to efficiently craft the information for financial decisions.
Course ECTS Semester I Foundation and core courses Introduction to financial communication.
From public disclosures to interpersonal relations3 Accounting 6 Capital Markets 6 Corporate Finance or
Essentials of Corporate Finance6 Corporate Strategy 6 Financial Communication Law (Part I):
Marketing Law + Protection of Reputation3 Rhetorical Strategies in Financial Disclosures 3 Semester II Foundation and core courses Argumentation in Finance 6 Corporate Social Responsibility and Socially Responsible Investment 3 Financial Communication Law (Part II) 3 Financial Intermediation 6 International Fiscal System 3 Investor Relations 3 Private Banking 6 Semester III Core courses Data Analysis 3 Electives Corporate Governance (Institutional Aspects) 3 Ethics and Law in Banking (in Italian only) 4 Seminar on Private Banking 3 Strategic Marketing 6 Introduction to Institutions and Economics of Pensions and Aging 3 Pension Economics and Finance 3 Internship (optional) 6 Semester IV Electives Corporate Banking 6 Financial Statement Analysis 3 The Law and Practice of International Capital Markets 3 Improving Discourse Quality in Organizations: Evaluation and Redesign 3 Corporate Identity and Image 6 Issues and Crisis Management 3 Consumer Behaviour 6 Entrepreneurship: Writing Business Plans 3 Internship (optional) 6 Thesis 18 Changes in the study plan may occurr. In case of discrepancies, or for any legal purpose, the study plan indicated by the Director or the Programme Manager of the Master shall prevail.
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