MSc in Management
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Key Information
Campus location
Milan, Italy
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
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Application deadline
09 May 2024
Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* Tuition fees depend on fiscal residency and range from € 3,800 to € 10,400
Introduction
The Master of Science in Management degree is designed for students striving to play an active role in managerial processes typical of global companies. Students explore areas critical to every business enterprise, including accounting and control, organizational behavior, operations management, marketing and communication, finance, and strategic management.
The program provides advanced training in the key areas of management and business administration in global contexts. A major strength of the program is the combination of a strong analytical foundation and applications to real-world issues. Students will learn to integrate international management and innovation issues, as well as industry and economy-related competencies for understanding changing global organizations. Teaching methods range from group project work and case studies to role-plays and simulations.
Double Degree
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, through the Faculty of Economics, Master's Degree Programme in Management offers its students the possibility of obtaining after their study path a double qualification:
- Laurea Magistrale in Management - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
And
- Master of Science in International Marketing - Boston University, OR
- Master of Commerce from The University of Western Australia
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Non-European residents
Candidates can request the “UCSC International Scholarship” while filling out the online application.
The UCSC International Scholarship is an annual tuition fee reduction promoted by Università Cattolica to foster the access of international students to degree programs.
The discount covers about 37% of the total cost.
Applicants are notified of the award by email when they receive an offer for admission.
For the academic year 2022/23, the tuition fee applicable to students who receive the UCSC International Scholarship is € 6,050.
This scholarship is automatically extended from year to year for the normal duration of the degree program. Successful candidates must maintain full-time enrolment status to finish their degrees on time. Should the candidate not graduate on the expected date, all additional costs will be at the student’s expense.
If students receive other forms of financial aid (scholarships and accommodation offered by EDUCatt), the UCSC International Scholarship will not be awarded.
Curriculum
The teaching calendar is organized in three quarters (Fall, Winter, and Spring terms).
First-year
- Managerial economics - 8 ECTS
- Mathematics for management - 8 ECTS
- Transnational business law - 8 ECTS
- Four advanced business courses among - 32 ECTS
- Corporate finance (options, futures, and derivatives)
- Corporate strategy
- Customer-based marketing strategy
- Financial accounting and analysis (main issues in the application of IFRS)
- HR management
- Management control systems
- Supply chain management
Second year
- One elective course among - 8 ECTS:
- Industrial organization
- International economics
- Labor economics
- The political economy of the European Union
- Two elective courses among - 16 ECTS
- Business communication
- Change management
- International corporate finance
- Management information systems
- Performance measurement
- Project management
- Work and organizational psychology
- One elective course among - 8 ECTS
- Brand management
- Business Analytics
- Business sustainability
- Cross-cultural management
- Entrepreneurship
- International business management
- Public management
- Business Lab: introductory course - 4 ECTS
- Field project or Internship - 8 ECTS
- One course among the advanced and elective courses - 8 ECTS
- Final dissertation - 12 ECTS
Fieldwork activities
All MScM students are involved in fieldwork activities (either an internship or a field project) with a group of leading companies.
By the end of year 1, students apply for admission to 5 business labs which are the program's core. Business labs foresee the integration of fifteen business partners divided into five themed sectors:
- Consulting firms
- Multinational firms
- Luxury and fashion
- Small and medium enterprises
- Healthcare organizations
Each lab consists of:
- An introductory course (4 ECTS): the course is held in the 2nd term of year 2 (January-March);
- A field project or an internship (8 ECTS): this “fieldwork” is scheduled in the 2nd and/or 3rd terms of year 2 (January-June), depending on the agreements reached with the partnering companies of the lab;
- Two business lab elective courses (16 CFU).
Broadly speaking:
- an internship (8 ECTS) is a training project aimed at fostering “on the job” training as well as the acquisition of practical knowledge, involving business lab partners as tutors/mentors of the student; it takes place towards the end of the program (in the 2nd and/or 3rd terms of year 2) and requires students at least 250 hours of work, either part-time (approx. four months) or full-time (approx. two months);
- a field project (8 ECTS) consists of teamwork tutored by one professor with business experience aimed at delivering a “consulting project” to one of the lab’s partnering companies on current issues of concern; it usually lasts three months, takes place towards the end of the program (in the 2nd and/or 3rd terms of year 2) and requires students at least 250 hours of work.
Career Opportunities
The program opens up a wide range of career opportunities. Graduates have both the technical knowledge and the methodological tools suited to pursue professional and managerial careers in large corporations dealing with international and multicultural issues, as well as smaller and national companies implementing and managing international processes and strategies.
They may also join Ph.D. programs globally.