Prospective Students

Admission requirements

The candidates for the MSc in Finance and Risk Management must prove a strong knowledge of mathematics, statistics and social sciences as well as some familiarity with information technology and data analysis software.

Applicants for this program should have achieved a First Class or High Second Class (Upper Division) degree or an equivalent international qualification in their country.

An assessment online test may be required. In such a case, you would be directly contacted. In few cases, the Committee will ask you to take some preliminary courses at the undergraduate level through registration for single courses.

- Students holding a Bachelor awarded by an Italian Institution

Graduates from the first level of the BA (undergraduate) degree program in Management (L-18 Scienze dell'Economia e Gestione Aziendale), Economics (L-33 Scienze Economiche), Statistics (L-41 Statistica), Mathematics (L-35 Scienze Matematiche), Computer Sciences (L-31 Scienze e Tecnologie Informatiche), Physics (L-30 Scienze e Tecnologie Fisiche) at the University of Florence and graduates from other universities are eligible to apply with an undergraduate degree mark above 99/110. Graduates not in these categories should read the admission requirements specified in the MsC Regolamento Art. 3.

- Students holding a Bachelor awarded by a foreign Institution

Applicants for this program should have achieved a First Class or High Second Class (Upper Division) degree or an equivalent international qualification in their country.

How to Enroll and Deadlines

Access is granted after approval by the Education Committee of the course, to whom all information of regarding the candidate's academic curriculum and previous skills must be submitted.

In order to enroll, you must:

Students holding a Bachelor awarded by an Italian Institution

Submit the application form (pdf) for assessment by the online services for students.

Students holding a Bachelor awarded by a foreign Institution

You must apply exclusively through the portal DreamApply, by the deadline published on the platform itself. Applications for degrees not yet earned will not be considered.

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International students

If you are an international student, you can obtain further information in the dedicated page

Preliminary knowledge

The master course requires preliminary knowledge on the following topics:

Basic Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
Basic Calculs and Financial Mathematics
Basic notions in Corporate Finance

You can find further details on this on this page.

Suggested preparatory courses in the BA Economics/Management at UNIFI
B018990 - INTRODUZIONE ALL'ECONOMETRIA
B028397 - WORKSHOP IN PROBABILITY FOR ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
B028590 - FINANZA AZIENDALE
B030008 - FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS
B029871 - TOPICS IN CORPORATE FINANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT

Last
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03.03.2025

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