Accounting, Finance & Business Consulting
Italy, Padua
Study location | Italy, Padua |
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Type | Master's degree, full-time |
Nominal duration | 2 years (120 ECTS) |
Study language | English |
Awards | (Master of Science in Accounting, Finance & Business Consulting) |
Course code | EP2898/001PD/2025 |
Tuition fee | €2,739 per year For further information please visit: www.unipd.it/en/tuition-fees |
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Application fee | €30 one-time This fee is non-refundable. |
Deposit | €205 one-time In order to accept your place at the University of Padua, the payment of the admission fee is required. This fee is non-refundable. |
Entry qualification | Bachelor diploma (or equivalent) A minimum three-year undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in the fields of Accounting and Finance or related fields that can prove extensive academic skills in the core areas of Accounting and Finance: 1. Accounting (e.g. Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Auditing, Control) as well as proven academic skills in the areas of Management and Economics and Quantitative: 3. Management (e.g. Organizational Behavior, Strategy, Marketing) Only academic skills fulfilled by an undergraduate degree that satisfies the above mandatory requirements will be considered.
Please note: you can participate to the selection also with the GMAT unofficial score but, in case of admission, you will be asked to upload the Official Score before the enrolment deadline. Your Curriculum Vitae, motivation letter and letters of reference will also be favourably considered. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. You can often get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents with you when you finally go to the university. If you are admitted to the degree course, you will have to submit other documents including original and translated/legalised copies of your previous qualifications, etc. No legalised documents are required at application stage. |
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Language requirements | English B2 Level (CEFR) or equivalent Please check out this link for the full list of accepted certificates, minimum scores and exemptions A C Level (CEFR) or equivalent certificate will be a preferential element for admission. The Academic Committee will consider valid C level English certificates only if uploaded prior to the application date. |
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Other requirements | During the assesment procedure, the selection committee reserves the right to invite applicants to take an interview via the application platform. |
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Overview
This Master’s degree trains the next generation of accounting professionals, controllers, financial analysts and bankers, and lays the foundation for a successful career in finance and accounting, both in industrial firms and in financial institutions. The programme provides tools to solve complex business problems and contributes to the continuous updating of strategies, processes, investments and financing decisions according to the constraints and opportunities emerging in different sectors.
Programme structure
The programme offers two curricula:
- Accounting, control and corporate finance: Corporate Reporting and Group Accounting; Organizations, Markets and Competition;
Sustainable Strategies and Organization; Financial Mathematics and Statistics; Bank Accounting and Internal Audit; Entrepreneurial Finance and Business Plan; Advanced International Tax Law; Business Valuation and Investment Banking; Business Analytics and Big Data for Financial Information; Management Control; Economics of Innovations.
- Banking and finance: Corporate Reporting and Group Accounting; Mathematics for Finance; Financial and Insurance Economics; Capital Markets; Risk Management and Compliance; Capital Markets Law; Econometrics for Credit and Market Risk; Bank Accounting and Internal Audit; Business Valuation and Investment Banking; ESG Analysis and Sustainable Finance; Computational Finance and Asset Management; Personal Finance.
An Italian-taught study track – Consulenza e direzione aziendale – is also available for application.
Each curriculum includes lab work, thesis, electives and internship.
Career opportunities
Graduates are provided with skills and knowledge to work as: chief financial officer (CFO), banker, division manager, auditor, planning and control manager, member of supervisory bodies, compliance manager, financial analyst, investment portfolio manager, risk manager.
Only for EU and equated applicants (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland or NON-EU residing in Italy).
If you are a NON-EU residing in Italy, apply by indicating Italy as your citizenship and your actual citizenship as Double citizenship.
Only for EU and equated applicants (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland or NON-EU residing in Italy).
If you are a NON-EU residing in Italy, apply by indicating Italy as your citizenship and your actual citizenship as Double citizenship.
Italian Universities for Palestinian Students – IUPALS call reserved for Palestinian students. The application fee will be exceptionally waived. For more details, please refer to the relevant Call for applications.
Only for EU and equated applicants (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland or NON-EU residing in Italy).
If you are a NON-EU residing in Italy, apply by indicating Italy as your citizenship and your actual citizenship as Double citizenship.
Only for EU and equated applicants (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland or NON-EU residing in Italy).
If you are a NON-EU residing in Italy, apply by indicating Italy as your citizenship and your actual citizenship as Double citizenship.
Italian Universities for Palestinian Students – IUPALS call reserved for Palestinian students. The application fee will be exceptionally waived. For more details, please refer to the relevant Call for applications.