Campus Ecotekne Pal. C - S.P. 6, Lecce - Monteroni - LECCE (LE)

The inter-class master's degree course in Economics, Finance and Insurance aimed at providing professional profiles, with economic, managerial and law knowledge, as well as statistical skills, useful to introduce graduates in the financial and insurance markets. The course, designed to provide the qualification in Economics, Finance and Insurance after two years, represents the natural extension of the Bachelor’s Degree Program in Economics and Finance. The course includes a mono-curricular program in the first year (except for one subject), and two study paths (curricula) in the second year: Finance and Insurance (LM-16) and Economics (LM-56). The Finance and Insurance curriculum focuses on subjects belonging to financial, actuarial and statistical areas, while the Economics curriculum focuses on micro- and macro-economic issues concerning International Economics, as well as in Economics and Business Management.

Access is not restricted. Quota reserved to non-EU students residing outside Italy: 20 seats (see https://www.studiare-in-italia.it/studentistranieri/). The admission requires to pass an oral exam with a Committee composed of 3 Professors, aimed at evaluating the basic business and economic-law knowledge, as well as at assessing the motivational aspects (see https://www.economia.unisalento.it/704).

Admission to the Master's Degree course requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics. Admission is possible also for the Bachelor’s degree graduates with 60 credits in the following areas of interest: Economy, Mathematics, Statistics, Business and Law. Those who have obtained the degree in other universities, must send a self-certification in accordance with the D.P.R. 445/2000, specifiying the degree obtained, with the exams passed, the credits earned and the corresponding scientific-disciplinary sectors of reference, within the deadline for submitting the application.

The course aims to train highly qualified professional profiles with skills in the various strategic areas of Finance and Economics. Graduates in this Master’s Degree Program acquire skills in: a) Finance and Insurance, for the performance of high-level functions in the banking and insurance sectors, with reference to the risk management, the use of actuarial techniques and the analysis of financial and insurance market trends; b) economic systems, in order to perform managerial functions in the private and public sectors, at national and international level, for the interpretation and forecasting of the main macroeconomic variables.

The final dissertation for the achievement of the Master's Degree concerns a written report/thesis, assigned in one of the subjects studied by the candidate during the degree course, under the guidance of the teacher who assigned the topic. In particular, the dissertation is focused on:

• the analysis of the literature related to a specific topic/research
• the exploration and description of cases study;

The candidate must demonstrate to have acquired knowledge and skills required by the learning objectives of the course. The final assessment is based on the student's career, including the marks obtained in the exams, the mobility period abroad, as well as the performance shown during the oral discussion.

1st Year 2020/2021

TIME SERIES ANALYSIS (SECS-S/01)

8 credits, Compulsory, 1st semester

COMMERCIAL LAW (IUS/04)

6 credits, Compulsory, 2nd semester

ECONOMICS AND REGULATION OF FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE MARKETS (SECS-P/01)

6 credits, Compulsory, 2nd semester

ENGLISH FOR ECONOMICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (L-LIN/12)

4 credits, Optional, 1st semester

FRENCH LANGUAGE (L-LIN/04)

4 credits, Optional, 1st semester

SPANISH LANGUAGE (NN)

4 credits, Optional, 1st semester

STOCHASTIC METHODS FOR ECONOMICS AND FINANCE (SECS-S/06)

10 credits, Compulsory, annual

MARKET RESEARCH (SECS-P/08)

6 credits, Compulsory, 2nd semester (course provided only in the Economics Study Path)

QUANTITATIVE FINANCE

8 credits, Compulsory, 1st semester (course provided only in the Finance and Insurance Study Path)

RISK MANAGEMENT (SECS-P/11) taught in Italian

6 credits, Optional, 2nd semester

RISK MANAGEMENT (SECS-P/119 taught in English

6 credits, Optional, 2nd semester

GAME THEORY AND CONTRACTS (SECS-P/01) 

12 credits, Compulsory, 1st and 2nd semester 

2nd Year 2021/2022

Curriculum in ECONOMICS

ASSET MANAGEMENT (SECS-P/11)

6 credits - Compulsory

ECONOMETRY ADVANCED COURSE (SECS-P/05)

12 credits - Compulsory

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS(SECS-P/01)

8 credits - Compulsory

FINAL TEST (PROFIN_S)

18 credits - Compulsory

PUBLIC FINANCE - ADVANCED COURSE (SECS-P/03)

6 credits - Compulsory

INTERNSHIP (NN)

4 credits - Compulsory

Curriculum in FINANCE AND INSURANCE

ASSET MANAGEMENT (SECS-P/11)

6 credits - Compulsory

FINAL TEST (PROFIN_S)

18 credits - Compulsory

ACTUARIAL MATHEMATICS AND INSURANCE (SECS-S/06)

12 credits - Compulsory

PUBLIC FINANCE - ADVANCED COURSE (SECS-P/03)

6 credits - Compulsory

STATISTICS FOR FINANCE AND INSURANCE (SECS-S/01)

6 credits - Compulsory

INTERNSHIP (NN)

4 credits - Compulsory

Academic coordinator: Prof. Donato Posa

Staff coordinator: dr. Anna Miglietta 

Course details (webpage in Italian)