Piano degli studi Master in Economic Policy (MEP)

Study plan of the Master in Economic Policy - curriculum 2018-2020

The programme is taught entirely in English and has a strong international orientation. The first year offers all the core courses together with some specialized courses. The second year offers a variety of elective courses, and the possibility of doing an internship (either at a private, or a research institution). Together with the final master thesis (which is written in the last semester), the students will have received the necessary training to undertake independent analysis of many economics problems. The standard duration of the Master in Economic Policy is 3 semesters (leading to 90 credits). However, students who wish to amplify their training, have the option of earning additional 30 credits in the form of electives, to be taken either at USI, or our international and national partner universities (leading to a master degree with 120 credits).

Master programme 90 ECTS

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.

Master programme 120 ECTS

* Students have the opportunity to spend a semester abroad, and can select among a large number of partner universities.
Below a list of selected partner universities, which are particularly suited for an exchange within the Master of Economic Policy:

• Australia: University of Technology Sydney
• Belgium: KU Leuven
• Czech Republic: Charles University (Prague)
• France: Université de Paris 1, Panthéon Sorbonne
• Germany: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
• Germany: Albert-Ludwig-University Freiburg
• Italy: Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
• Italy: Università Cattolica del S. Cuore
• Italy: Università Bocconi
• Italy: Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
• Italy: Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
• Russia: Higher School of Economics (Moscow)

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.

Study plan of the Master in Economic Policy - curriculum 2017-2019

The programme is taught entirely in English and has a strong international orientation. The first year offers all the core courses together with some specialized courses. The second year offers a variety of elective courses, and the possibility of doing an internship (either at a private, or a research institution). Together with the final master thesis (which is written in the last semester), the students will have received the necessary training to undertake independent analysis of many economics problems. The standard duration of the Master in Economic Policy is 3 semesters (leading to 90 credits). However, students who wish to amplify their training, have the option of earning additional 30 credits in the form of electives, to be taken either at USI, or our international and national partner universities (leading to a master degree with 120 credits).

Students who wish to amplify their training, have the option of earning additional 30 credits in the form of electives, leading to a master degree with 120 ECTS.

Students have the opportunity to spend a semester abroad, and can select among a large number of partner universities.

Below a list of selected partner universities, which are particularly suited for an exchange within the Master of Economic Policy:

• Australia: University of Technology Sydney
• Belgium: KU Leuven
• Czech Republic: Charles University (Prague)
• France: Université de Paris 1, Panthéon Sorbonne
• Germany: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
• Germany: Albert-Ludwig-University Freiburg
• Italy: Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
• Italy: Università Cattolica del S. Cuore
• Italy: Università Bocconi
• Italy: Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
• Italy: Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
• Russia: Higher School of Economics (Moscow)

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.