Business Administration and Management

The Programme aims to provide students with the specialist scientific and technical knowledge required to work in a managerial role in a company, or in a freelance capacity, particularly using the competencies developed in the following areas: administrative and accounting, taxation, marketing and strategy, management control and planning, management and innovation and internationalisation, services management. The programme particularly investigates the topics of internal and external control of both public and private organisations of all sizes. The Programme aims to develop qualified professionals to work in the fields of administration and company management, or provide economic, legal and accounting consultancy services to businesses. The main career opportunities include roles of responsibility in the administration and management of businesses, particularly in the areas of marketing, innovation management and internationalisation, as well as Chartered Accountancy (after passing the State Exam to qualify for the profession), having mandatorily obtained the Second Cycle Degree. This Second-Cycle Degree Programme provides all the tools required to autonomously manage a range of business fields, from administration to accounting and finance, in top management positions in both public and private organisations. The knowledge acquired during the programme may be supplemented by curricular activities and seminars running regularly throughout the programme, and during an internship at one of the many local businesses and institutions. Particular importance is paid to the production of the dissertation, based on detailed case studies or frontier management topics which can be developed in collaboration with the association of chartered accountants or with local businesses and trade associations.

The programme aims therefore to train professionals able to create, manage and audit administration and management systems in public and private businesses.

The programme curriculum run in the English language also aims to train professionals working in services management in both industrial and services companies of all sizes working in national and international markets. Services are highly complex and dynamic economic activities, influenced by information and communication technologies, market globalisation and their widespread effect on the lives of both people and organisations.

The overall aim of this curriculum is to provide students with the knowledge and tools required to fully understand the key strategic and operational aspects of services management in national and international businesses.

Curricular requirements:

To be able to profitably follow the 2nd cycle degree programme in Business Administration and Management, students must possess the following knowledge:

- the fundamentals of business, economics, law, mathematics and statistics;

- for admission to the curricula delivered in Italian (Business Administration and Auditing and Business Management) knowledge of the English language (to level B1 PET).

- for admission to the curriculum delivered in English (Service Management) knowledge of the English language (to level B2).

Admission to the 2nd cycle degree programme, Italian curricula, is also subject to the possession of the following curricular requirements:

1. A 1st cycle degree in one of the following classes, or other suitable qualification obtained abroad:

- ex Italian Ministerial Decree 270/04:

L-18 Economic and Business Management Sciences

L-33 Economic Sciences

- ex. Italian Ministerial Decree no. 509/99:

17 Economic and Business Management Sciences

28 Economic Sciences

- Previous four-year degree programme system:

a degree obtained from a School of Economics or other degree with equivalent legal value

- Three-year first cycle university degree:

degree obtained from a School of Economics or other qualification with the same legal value. If no degree certificate is held by the candidate, admission to the 2nd Cycle Degree Programme is subject to assessment by a Board to ascertain the required skills and competencies through the assessment of the candidate's curriculum and any other documents submitted by the candidate.

If the Board considers the level of the candidates' knowledge and skills to be satisfactory, they will be allowed to enrol in a test to assess their personal competencies and skills.

Admission to the 2nd cycle degree programme, English curricula (Service Management), is also subject to the possession of the following curricular requirements:

1. A 1st cycle degree or other suitable qualification obtained abroad.

If the Board considers the level of the candidates' knowledge and skills to be satisfactory, they will be allowed to enrol in a test to assess their personal competencies and skills.

Assessment of knowledge and language skills

Admission to the degree programme, Italian curriculum, is subject to the assessment of knowledge and skills in the English language, to level B1 by the University Linguistic Centre.

Admission to the degree programme, English curriculum, is subject to the assessment of knowledge and skills in the English language, to level B2, in the methods laid down in the call for admissions.

Students already in possession of a corresponding language certification, graduates from programmes delivered in the English language, mother-tongue English speaking graduates and graduates in English language and literature or equivalent qualification are exonerated from this requirement.

The Degree Programme may require students to recover any initial deficit if they are assessed on admission to below level B1 for the Italian curriculum and B2 for the English curriculum.

Restricted access

The second cycle degree programme may adopt restricted access set at local level (pursuant to art. 2 of Italian Law 264/99) depending on the available resources.

The number of places and the selection methods are published annually in the relative call for applications.

Assessment of personal competencies and skills

Admission to the 2nd Cycle Degree Programme is subject to the possession of the described curricular requirements and to the passing of a test to assess the students' personal competences and skills, which will be done in one of the following ways:

- For the curricula in Italian:

- Assessment of CV and qualifications, to check the possession of the curricular requirements, the letter of motivation and any other documentation listed in the call for admissions

- For the curriculum in English:

- Assessment of CV and qualifications, to check the possession of the curricular requirements, the letter of motivation and any other documentation listed in the call for admissions

- Interview in English via Skype, aiming to check the effective consistency of the candidate's profile with the outcomes of the AEGI Degree Programme in Service Management.