Business Administration, Law and Corporate Governance
Students who successfully complete the programme will be able to choose among many career paths. As mentioned before and explained in details in the rest of the presentation, the programme optimally prepares students to work as: businessperson or manager in public or private companies and organisations of the industrial and service sectors; freelance professionals (for economics professions); high-level expert or consultant, particularly in the areas of company administration, management and organisation, labour and production, finance, management planning and control, internal and statutory auditing, design and management of intra- and inter-organisational networks; employees at consultancy firms, with tasks related to strategy definition and organisational planning processes, also with a view to sustainability according to ESG criteria in Italy and abroad.
Moreover, graduates will possess advanced theoretical and methodological knowledge on the legal compliance of business phenomena and dynamics, with a view to the national, European and extra-European context. They will be able to apply the set of knowledge acquired in the areas of law, taxation, accounting and business administration for the purposes of managing crises and preventing compliance risks, and to participate in the definition of corporate ESG sustainability indexes. Career opportunities may also be found in the area of professional services for the third sector, which is rapidly expanding both in Italy and Europe.
To complement the range of competencies taught during the programme, students will have the opportunity to intern at national - and possibly international and supranational - economic organisations, public and private entities. Students of the business administration curriculum will be able to complete a professional internship as provided for by the dedicated agreement signed by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR) and the Consiglio Nazionale dei Dottori Commercialisti e degli Esperti Contabili (Italian Board of chartered accountants and accounting experts).
All of the above will be achieved over a two-year study programme, for a total of 120 CFU.
The programme includes twelve courses, plus 1 CFU for computer skills and 3 CFU for English proficiency, as well as credits for the final exams and - for students in the second year of the business administration curriculum - for the professional internship. With regard to the English credits, students can be exempt from taking the language test if they submit a recognised B2 English certificate. Upon completion of the programme, students will earn 120 university credits (CFU).
In particular, during the first year students will acquire competencies regarding Commercial law (IUS/04), Tax law (IUS/12), Business economics (SECS-P/07), Public finance (SECS-P/03) and Applied economics (SECS-P/06), for a total of 63 CFU, in full compliance with the ministerial provisions regarding the degree class LM-77.
During the second year, students shall choose between two alternative curricula:
a) Business administration
b) Economics and law
Students of both curricula are expected to acquire computer skills (1 CFU) and language skills (3 CFU for English). For the latter, students may submit one of the recognised certificates pursuant to the relevant Regulation of the University of Milan, attesting proficiency at the minimum level required, i.e. B2.
a) Business consultant or administration, finance and control manager
"Target positions for graduates": business consultant with special expertise, providing assistance in business administration and tax and legal matters with regard to extraordinary operations; administration, finance and control manager for businesses, public entities or non-profit organisations.
"Job function": he/she provides advanced consultancy and professional services in the area of business design; support companies in their accounting and financial reporting activities, on behalf of private clients; carries out advanced economic and financial assessments in case of extraordinary operations of varying complexity; controls the accounts and financial statements of private or public companies, and supervise their performance by serving as member of the board of auditors or as statutory auditor; may be appointed as trustee, receiver, liquidator, attestor or member of over-indebtedness crisis settlement bodies (known in Italian as O.C.C., Organismi di composizione della crisi da sovraindebitamento) in insolvency proceedings, provided that he/she meets the corresponding requirements pursuant to the relevant legislation after earning his/her Master's degree; may serve as member of Independent Evaluation Bodies (Organismi Indipendenti di Valutazione, OIV), Independent Evaluation Units (Nuclei di Valutazione, NdV) or Supervisory Bodies (Organismi di Vigilanza, OdV), pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 231/2001, subject to fulfilment of the specific legal requirements for such positions; provides financial consulting to enterprises and entrepreneurs;
provide tax and business administration consultancy, based on its knowledge of the legal aspects of the operations treated; carries out economic and financial analyses to support company operations, as well as assessments on compliance, quality control procedures, sustainability and corporate social responsibility; provides consultancy on the application of organisational models and human resources management, as well on business administration, also with regard to work relationships, advisory services for organisation and companies regarding the correct management of tax aspects, and consultancy on insolvency matters, also with a view to preventing company risks.
"Professional skills": the set of knowledge, competencies and skills, including soft skills, acquired during the programme (such as data analysis, drafting of budgets and reports, auditing, drafting and interpretation of consolidated financial statements and accounts compiled according to national and international accounting standards) is usually applied in the above-mentioned work contexts, enabling graduates to provide consultancy services in the area of business administration, with particular expertise in tax law, company law, insolvency law, labour law, business criminal law and contract law.
"Career opportunities": professional firms and auditing companies providing consultancy services with regard to taxes and revenues, accounting, business administration and insolvency proceedings to organisations, companies and individuals, advisory firms and commercial, manufacturing or service businesses looking for expertise and skills in the areas of management, accounting, organisation, labour, finance, management control and planning, auditing, design and management of intra- and inter-organisational networks; crisis settlement bodies (O.C.C.); supervisory and evaluation bodies.
b) Corporate legal and business consultant
"Target positions for graduates": consultant with special expertise, providing assistance in business administration and tax and legal matters with regard to extraordinary operations; middle manager in charge of administration, finance and control at businesses, public entities or non-profit organisations.
"Job function": he/she provides advisory services on business administration and tax and legal matters with regard to operations on a national or European scale; carries out economic and financial analyses in the frame of extraordinary operation, or to support transfer pricing decisions; carries out assessments on compliance, quality control procedures, sustainability and corporate social responsibility; provides business consultancy on matters linked to work relationships and social security, tax consultancy to organisations, companies and individuals, as well as consultancy on business and insolvency matters to organisations and entities, also with a view to preventing business risks; assists companies in drafting contracts governed by EU law.
"Professional skills": the set of knowledge, competencies and skills, including soft skills, acquired during the programme is usually applied in the above-mentioned work contexts, enabling graduates to provide business administration and legal consultancy services, with particular expertise in tax law, company law, insolvency law, labour law, business criminal law, contract law and EU competition law.
"Career opportunities": at national and international auditing firms; management and strategy consultancy firms; companies specialising in business and tax advisory services; commercial, manufacturing or service businesses, public entities or non-profit organisations.
The programme trains:
- Management and control experts for private companies
- Accounting experts
- Tax advisors
- Specialists in the marketing of goods and services (ICT sector excluded)
- Legal experts for companies
- Business administration specialists
Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
In the frame of this degree programme, the University may host visiting professors and visiting scholars and organise lectures and seminars featuring professors from other countries.
Further information is available at https://www.unimi.it/en/international/study-abroad
Upcoming graduates in the same classes may also be admitted conditionally, provided that they have already obtained 160 credits at the time of enrolment. Should this be the case, their enrolment will become effective only if they earn their Bachelor's degree by 31 December of the year of enrolment.
a) Bachelor's degree in one of the following classes: L-18; L-33; L-14 pursuant to Ministerial Decree 270/2004 (or equivalent classes according to applicable rules, i.e. classes 17, 28 and 2 respectively, pursuant to Ministerial Decree 509/99) or other classes in the economic or legal areas.
b) Other qualification equivalent to those set out in point a), obtained abroad and recognised as suitable for admission. Minimum curricular requirements:
a) Holding a Bachelor's or Master's degree in one of the classes mentioned above or other classes in the economic or legal areas or foreign qualification recognised as suitable for admission.
b) Having earned the following university credits (CFU) before accessing this programme, also by enrolling in single courses and passing the corresponding exam:
b.1) 18 CFU in the scientific-disciplinary sector (SSD) SECS-P/07;
b.2) at least 15 CFU in one or more of the following SSD: SECS-P/08, SECS-P/09, SECS-P/10, SECS-P/11;
b.3) at least 6 CFU in the SSD IUS/01;
b.4) at least 6 CFU in the SSD IUS/04
c) Proficiency in English at a B1 level or higher under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is required for admission.
The B1-level requirement will be ascertained by the University Language Centre (SLAM) upon admission as follows:
- Language certificate at or above B1, obtained no more than three years earlier. For the list of language certificates recognised by the University, see https://www.unimi.it/en/node/39267/ . The certificate must be uploaded when submitting the online application;
- English level achieved during a University of Milan degree programme and certified by the University Language Centre (SLAM) no more than four years before the date of the admission application, including levels based on language certificates submitted by the applicants during their Bachelor's degree at the University of Milan. In this case the process is automatic, the applicant does not have to attach any certificates to the application;
- Placement test administered by the University Language Centre (SLAM) according to the calendar published on the website: https://www.unimi.it/en/node/39267/. All those who fail to submit a valid certificate or do not meet the required proficiency level will be instructed during the admission procedure to take the placement test.
Applicants who do not take or pass the placement test will be required to obtain a language proficiency certificate recognised by the University (see https://www.unimi.it/en/node/39322) and deliver it to SLAM via the InformaStudenti service by the deadline fixed for the Master's programme (https://www.unimi.it/en/node/39267/).
Applicants who do not meet the requirement by said deadline will not be admitted to the Master's degree programme and may not sit any further tests.
d) For those who have a foreign degree, Italian proficiency at a B1 level or higher per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is a requisite for admission.
This level is assessed by the University Language Centre (SLAM) during the admission process in any of the following ways:
- An Italian language certificate attesting to a B1 level or higher issued no more than three years before the date of submission. You will find the list of language certificates recognised by the University at: https://www.unimi.it/en/node/349. The certificate must be uploaded during the application process;
- Italian level achieved during a University of Milan degree programme and certified by the University Language Centre (SLAM) no more than four years before the date of the admission application. In this case the process is automatic, the applicant does not have to attach any certificates to the application;
- Entry test administered by the University Language Centre (SLAM) according to the calendar published on the website: https://www.unimi.it/en/node/349. Those who fail to submit a valid certificate or do not meet the required proficiency level will be instructed during the admission procedure to take the entry test.
If the applicant does not take or does not pass the entry test, he or she must obtain, by private means, an Italian language certification recognised by the University (see https://www.unimi.it/en/node/349) and submit it to SLAM via the InformaStudenti service no later than the deadline set by the degree programme (https://www.unimi.it/en/node/46371).
If the Italian language requisite has not been satisfied by said deadline, the applicant will not be admitted to the Master's programme and will not be able to sit for any further tests.
Applicants are assessed through an entrance exam, which is a written test consisting of 30 multiple-choice questions. The test is considered passed if at least 18 answers are correct.
Questions are aimed at assessing the applicant's background knowledge in the scientific-disciplinary sectors SECSP/07, SECS-P/08, SECS-P/09, SECS-P/10, SECS-P/11; IUS/01; IUS/04.
Test dates and delivery modes will be specified in the admission notice that will be published on the programme website.
Admission is not capped.
Applications for transfer to this programme from other equivalent or similar degree programmes and the award of transfer credits will be assessed by the Academic Board.
Applications for admission to the Master's degree programme must be submitted between 22 January 2024 and 25 August 2024.
Non-EU students applying for a visa must submit their application between 22 January 2024 and 30 April 2024.
Admission
Application for admission: from 22/01/2024 to 25/08/2024
Application for matriculation: from 08/04/2024 to 15/01/2025
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Non-EU students visa applicants are required to apply for admission no later than 30 April 2024. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be evaluated and it will in no case be possible to request the refund of the admission fee.
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
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Compulsory | ||||
Public Economics and Applied Economics | 12 | 84 | Italian | SECS-P/03 SECS-P/06 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
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Compulsory | ||||
Business Valuation and Extraordinary Operations | 9 | 63 | Italian | SECS-P/07 |
Corporate Tax Law (commands, controls and compliance) | 9 | 63 | Italian | IUS/12 |
Governance and Financial Markets | 9 | 63 | Italian | SECS-P/11 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
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Compulsory | ||||
Advanced Commercial Law - Models of Governance | 9 | 63 | Italian | IUS/04 |
Ifrs Standards and Consolidated Financial Statements | 9 | 63 | Italian | SECS-P/07 |
Statistics for Data Analysis (advanced) | 6 | 42 | Italian | SECS-S/03 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | English |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
Company Crisis and Insolvency | 6 | 42 | Italian | IUS/15 |
Computer Skills | 1 | 7 | Italian | |
Labour Law for Business Economics | 6 | 42 | Italian | IUS/07 |
Optional | ||||
Business, Bank and Consumer Contracts | 9 | 63 | Italian | IUS/01 IUS/04 |
Privacy Law | 9 | 63 | Italian | IUS/08 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
Auditing and Auditing Skills | 6 | 42 | Italian | SECS-P/07 |
Planning, Scheduling and Controlling | 6 | 42 | Italian | SECS-P/07 |
Optional | ||||
Corporate and Tax Profiles of Extraordinary Operations | 9 | 63 | Italian | IUS/04 IUS/12 |
Drafting Techniques for Business Contracts | 9 | 63 | Italian | IUS/01 |
Economics of Tax Evasion | 9 | 63 | Italian | SECS-P/03 |
Legal and Tax Profiles of Non-Profit Organisations | 9 | 63 | Italian | IUS/11 IUS/12 |
Legal Profiles of the Generation Transition | 9 | 63 | Italian | IUS/01 |
Social Security Law | 9 | 63 | Italian | IUS/07 |
Tax Criminal Law | 9 | 63 | Italian | IUS/17 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Optional | ||||
Corporate Social Responsibility and Reporting | 9 | 63 | Italian | SECS-P/02 |
Organisational Models and Management of Human Resources | 9 | 63 | Italian | SECS-P/10 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
Internship | 10 | 0 | Italian | |
Final Exam | 10 | 0 | Italian |
Notably, the following course are recommended:
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
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Business, Bank and Consumer Contracts | 9 | 63 | Italian | First semester | IUS/01 IUS/04 |
Corporate and Tax Profiles of Extraordinary Operations | 9 | 63 | Italian | Second semester | IUS/04 IUS/12 |
Corporate Social Responsibility and Reporting | 9 | 63 | Italian | SECS-P/02 | |
Drafting Techniques for Business Contracts | 9 | 63 | Italian | Second semester | IUS/01 |
Economics of Tax Evasion | 9 | 63 | Italian | Second semester | SECS-P/03 |
Legal and Tax Profiles of Non-Profit Organisations | 9 | 63 | Italian | Second semester | IUS/11 IUS/12 |
Legal Profiles of the Generation Transition | 9 | 63 | Italian | Second semester | IUS/01 |
Organisational Models and Management of Human Resources | 9 | 63 | Italian | SECS-P/10 | |
Privacy Law | 9 | 63 | Italian | First semester | IUS/08 |
Social Security Law | 9 | 63 | Italian | Second semester | IUS/07 |
Tax Criminal Law | 9 | 63 | Italian | Second semester | IUS/17 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
Public Economics and Applied Economics | 12 | 84 | Italian | SECS-P/03 SECS-P/06 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
Business Valuation and Extraordinary Operations | 9 | 63 | Italian | SECS-P/07 |
Corporate Tax Law (commands, controls and compliance) | 9 | 63 | Italian | IUS/12 |
Governance and Financial Markets | 9 | 63 | Italian | SECS-P/11 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
Advanced Commercial Law - Models of Governance | 9 | 63 | Italian | IUS/04 |
Ifrs Standards and Consolidated Financial Statements | 9 | 63 | Italian | SECS-P/07 |
Statistics for Data Analysis (advanced) | 6 | 42 | Italian | SECS-S/03 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | English |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
Business Criminal Law | 10 | 70 | Italian | IUS/17 |
Company Crisis and Insolvency - Civil Execution | 12 | 84 | Italian | IUS/15 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
Computer Skills | 1 | 7 | Italian | |
Internal Market Law and Eu Competition Law | 6 | 42 | Italian | IUS/14 |
Optional | ||||
Business, Bank and Consumer Contracts | 9 | 63 | Italian | IUS/01 IUS/04 |
Privacy Law | 9 | 63 | Italian | IUS/08 |
Tools for the Protection of Company Assets | 6 | 42 | Italian | IUS/01 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Optional | ||||
Corporate and Tax Profiles of Extraordinary Operations | 9 | 63 | Italian | IUS/04 IUS/12 |
Drafting Techniques for Business Contracts | 9 | 63 | Italian | IUS/01 |
Economics of Tax Evasion | 9 | 63 | Italian | SECS-P/03 |
Labour Law in Business Risk Management | 6 | 42 | Italian | IUS/07 |
Legal and Tax Profiles of Non-Profit Organisations | 9 | 63 | Italian | IUS/11 IUS/12 |
Legal Profiles of the Generation Transition | 9 | 63 | Italian | IUS/01 |
Social Security Law | 9 | 63 | Italian | IUS/07 |
Tax Criminal Law | 9 | 63 | Italian | IUS/17 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Optional | ||||
Corporate Social Responsibility and Reporting | 9 | 63 | Italian | SECS-P/02 |
Organisational Models and Management of Human Resources | 9 | 63 | Italian | SECS-P/10 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compulsory | ||||
Final Exam | 10 | 0 | Italian |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Law in Business Risk Management | 6 | 42 | Italian | Second semester | IUS/07 |
Tools for the Protection of Company Assets | 6 | 42 | Italian | First semester | IUS/01 |
Notably, the following course are recommended:
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Business, Bank and Consumer Contracts | 9 | 63 | Italian | First semester | IUS/01 IUS/04 |
Corporate and Tax Profiles of Extraordinary Operations | 9 | 63 | Italian | Second semester | IUS/04 IUS/12 |
Corporate Social Responsibility and Reporting | 9 | 63 | Italian | SECS-P/02 | |
Drafting Techniques for Business Contracts | 9 | 63 | Italian | Second semester | IUS/01 |
Economics of Tax Evasion | 9 | 63 | Italian | Second semester | SECS-P/03 |
Legal and Tax Profiles of Non-Profit Organisations | 9 | 63 | Italian | Second semester | IUS/11 IUS/12 |
Legal Profiles of the Generation Transition | 9 | 63 | Italian | Second semester | IUS/01 |
Organisational Models and Management of Human Resources | 9 | 63 | Italian | SECS-P/10 | |
Privacy Law | 9 | 63 | Italian | First semester | IUS/08 |
Social Security Law | 9 | 63 | Italian | Second semester | IUS/07 |
Tax Criminal Law | 9 | 63 | Italian | Second semester | IUS/17 |
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