Master in Corporate Finance - MCF
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
26 Jun 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
01 Oct 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 36,000 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* to be paid in four installments
Introduction
Enter the world of global finance
The Master in Corporate Finance (MCF) is an intensive and stimulating one-year program in English, designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills to master the techniques and tools of international financial management and to drive innovation, whether you work for a company or an institution. We train an élite of highly skilled finance professionals, well-equipped to take their future careers to the highest levels.
Why choose us?
A Challenging Program to Build a Solid Career
MCF is a specialized Master, 100% finance-focused, that gives you the chance to tackle financial tasks directly, without any additional training. It offers articulated content, and differentiated teaching methods to guarantee the best learning.
A Global Experience in Finance
SDA Bocconi MCF students are offered the opportunity to complete their education either in New York or in Mumbai by joining the NY Track with Fordham University’s Master of Science in Global Finance (MSGF), or by attending the Mumbai Track at SDA Bocconi Asia Center.
An Ideal Structure for Effective Learning
The program is divided into 4 stages, from pre-courses in finance to seminars. The structure of the program is flexible and includes conferences, company visits and company presentations, mock interviews with HR, coaching, team building, and other leisure initiatives. You will complete an intensive program in financial studies in one year, and you will benefit from the prestige of Università Bocconi and SDA Bocconi in Finance.
An Engaging Learning Model
Different methodologies are used throughout the program: class sessions, case study discussions, simulations, and role-playing exercises. The experience is also enriched with visiting professors and professional guest speakers, individual and group “hands-on” assignments.
A Pool of Dedicated Experts
The faculty includes over 20 teachings and research staff at SDA Bocconi, having strong links with the financial community. In addition, more than 10 senior executives from financial institutions and several companies’ financial departments make up the Advisory Board. MCF also hosts professional faculty and visiting professors from other top international universities and institutions that cooperate with SDA Bocconi.
A Growing Network, Treasuring Teamwork and Diversity
The MCF network includes participants from several countries and widely varied professional backgrounds, lecturers, guest speakers, and the entire Bocconi Alumni Community. Bocconi professors, tutors, and visiting professors will offer a broad perspective. Business consultants, company managers, and entrepreneurs will bring you their daily experience of managerial life: a fine blend of theory and practice, international network, treasuring teamwork, and diversity.
Milano: Not Just a Financial Capital
The MCF gives you the chance to live and study in the heart of one of Europe’s most dynamic and productive regions. You will have the opportunity to discover everything that Milan has to offer as a symbol of Italian culture and style, in addition to being Italy’s financial and industrial capital. Although the program is very demanding, learning more about the city will certainly be an interesting part of your stay.
Ideal Students
Who is it for?
The Master in Corporate Finance (MCF) is the right Master for you if:
- You are a young person, with early-stage working experience, who wants to develop your career in the finance function or financial industry (corporate financial management, banking & financial institutions, financial advisory, asset management, real estate).
- You want to be provided with the most advanced techniques of financial management and offer high-quality solutions to financial problems.
- You want to combine practice and theory in just one year.
- You want an internationally recognized qualification, obtained in one of the most prestigious Business School in an international class.
- You are looking for a blend of leadership and respect for others, ethics, and appreciation of diversity.
Admissions
Curriculum
A Challenging Program to Build a Solid Career
MCF is a specialized Master, 100% finance-focused, that gives you the chance to tackle financial tasks directly, without any additional training. It offers articulated and in-depth content, and differentiated teaching methods (business cases, business games, discussions with a professional faculty, simulations, and software) to guarantee the best learning.
Structure XXV Edition 2024-2025
Online Tutorials & Pre-courses
To prepare for the MCF’s in-class activities, we recommend our online tutorials on Micro & Macro Economics and Accounting to anyone who does not have a strong academic background in finance. After these, there will be a face-to-face pre-course period.
Fundamentals of Finance
This stage of the MCF provides you with the basic knowledge and skills to move easily and safely in the world of corporate finance. You will address a lot of topics, from financial economics to financial analysis, corporate valuation, capital markets, and many others.
Building and Financing Sustainable Growth
As a finance manager, you need specific knowledge and skills to bring value and success to your organization. The MCF’s advanced courses aim to delve deeper into many important and strategic areas of Corporate Finance.
Tracks
- Corporate and Entrepreneurship Finance
- Global Markets and Banking
- Governance, Innovation & ESG Finance
- Fintech and Investment Management Solutions
Individual Path to Success (Alternative Options)
You will decide how to spend the last part of your MCF Program by matching the available opportunities with your interests (and attitudes). You can choose from an internship period, a research project, and two specialization tracks that take place in New York and Mumbai.
Field Projects
The MCF Field project is essentially a consultancy project in which selected groups of students work on a real-life company challenge and are accountable for their outputs.
The main goal of the MCF Field project is to allow students to test their knowledge and apply the lessons learned in class to a specific business case while collaborating with their team members and company representatives within a real corporate environment.
An Engaging Learning Model
Different methodologies are used throughout the program.
- Class sessions
- Case study discussions in small groups as well as in class
- Simulations and role-playing exercises
- Visiting professors and professional guest speakers
- In-company projects, individual or group
The MCF provides a full-time commitment. You are required to focus on the program and be intellectually committed, and as such, there is no time for part-time employment. Attendance is compulsory and you are required to maintain a high level of attention and involvement in class sessions.
You are also expected to possess and exercise a keen ability to evaluate and judge yourself, others, and situations.
Program Outcome
By the end of the program, you are expected to have mastered:
- Theoretical financial knowledge: understanding of key finance concepts and their interrelation.
- Practical financial knowledge and technical skills: application of key concepts learned in class to real-life cases.
- Critical thinking, analytical problem solving, and ethical behavior: development of decision-making abilities by balancing data with good judgment and ethical reasoning.
Facilities
Rankings
- 1st European B-schools Bloomberg Businessweek
- 6th European B-schools Financial Times
- 1st Overall Satisfaction (WW) Global MBA Rankings Financial Times
Financial Times
- #6 European B-School Rankings 2024
- #3 EU - #6 WW Global MBA Rankings 2023
- #3 EU Return on Investment Global MBA Rankings 2023
- #2 WW Environmental impact Global MBA Rankings 2023
- #7 EU - #9 WW Custom Education Rankings 2023
- #13 EU - #14 WW Executive Education Open Rankings 2023
- #8 EU - #10 WW Executive Education combined Rankings 2023
- #13 EU - #21 WW Executive MBA Ranking 2023
The Economist
- #2 EU Full-Time MBA Ranking 2022
- #13 WW Full-Time MBA Ranking 2022
- #3 EU for Faculty Quality Full-Time MBA Ranking 2022
QS - Top MBA
- #10 EU QS Global MBA Rankings 2024 - Europe
- #21 WW QS Global MBA Rankings 2024
- #1 WW Return on Investment QS Global MBA Rankings 2024
- #8 WW QS Executive MBA Rankings 2023: Joint Programmes
Program Tuition Fee
Scholarships and Funding
Each year, SDA Bocconi School of Management offers multiple scholarships and tuition waivers. These are awarded based on merit to candidates with an outstanding profile.
SDA Bocconi School of Management makes available 10 partial merit-based tuition waivers to 2024-2025 candidates with outstanding profiles.
Career Opportunities
An Excellent Springboard for Your Professional Growth
Most MCF graduates go on to enjoy a successful career in finance, fulfilling their original goals when choosing this program. MCF alumni professional track records provide evidence that 96% of MCF 2018 graduates got a job in finance-related functions within 1 year after completing the Master program.
Accreditations
English Language Requirements
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Program Admission Requirements
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