Course Outline
The contents of the degree course will also be addressed using innovative teaching methods to facilitate the integration between knowledge, skills and abilities related to the world of European institutions, finance, languages-cultures and communication.
In fact, in addition to lectures, there will be interdisciplinary seminars dedicated to comparison and research, as well as the realization of group activities for the realization and discussion of cases: these will then also be accompanied by testimonies of professionals to present and analyze the best practices in place. The teaching activity is completed with the development of a thesis project.
Optional is also the carrying out of an internship through which students will be able to confront directly, as observers or as actors, the complex realities that characterize this professional field.
Credits
The normal duration of the graduate degree programme is an additional two years after graduation.
The study plan of the degree course provides for a total of 120 ECTS, of which 102 relating to the courses and 18 for the preparation of the thesis. There will be 4 semesters of teaching: the first two will be held at the Milan campus of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore while the other two semesters will be held at the Lugano campus of Università della Svizzera Italiana.
Each course is assigned a number of credits, the same for all students and a grade (expressed in thirtieths) that varies according to the level of preparation. The courses conclude with an evaluation test expressed by a mark out of thirty.
For the final examination, the supervisor chosen by the student may be identified, according to the rules of the faculty, both among the professors of the Catholic University and among the professors of USI. The proclamation ceremony will take place at Università Cattolica but there will also be a ceremony in Lugano.
To obtain the graduate degree, students must have acquired at least 120 university credits, including those relating to the final exam.
The time reserved for personal study or other individual training activities constitutes about two thirds of the total time commitment.
After passing the final degree examination, the student obtains the joint degree of the Italian Master's Degree and the Swiss Master's Degree in European Studies in Investor Relations and Financial Communication.