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MSc Finance

The Finance programme offered by the University of Siena is a two years course delivered entirely in English on financial applications, models and solutions from corporate, economic and quantitative perspectives. The programme covers the most important technical and quantitative aspects of finance in regular use in financial institutions.

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Duration

2 years

Starting Date

End of September

Tuition Fee

From € 756 to a maximum of € 2,406 per year*

Location

Siena, Italy

*The tuition fee is calculated according to the country of origin and ranges from a minimum of € 756 to a maximum of € 2,406 (per year).

About the programme

The MSc in Finance program offered by the University of Siena is intended to prepare students for a wide range of careers both inside and outside the financial industry, including advanced corporate finance, financial engineering and risk management, quantitative asset management, macroeconomic and financial forecasting, quantitative trading, and applied research.

This programme is dedicated to students who have a first degree (or equivalent) in economics or in subjects providing quantitative and financial skills.

The MSc in Finance will provide knowledge in three main fields:

Quantitative Area. Students study in depth the methods used in financial markets to price financial securities: basic principles of stochastic calculus, no-arbitrage principle and risk neutral (martingale) pricing, derivatives pricing, interest rate derivatives, stochastic volatility models, financial econometrics.
Economic Area. Students are exposed to the theoretical framework of modern financial economics: microeconomic models for business and finance, models with asymmetric information and decision under uncertainty, monetary economics and central banking approaches;
Management Area. Our fundamental courses will provide the knowledge to study financial behaviour of financial and non-financial firms and financial markets.

Moreover, regulation of financial markets will be analysed in order to learn how financial players are subject to regulation constraints.

The programme provides several international mobility programs at qualified European (Erasmus), North American and Australian universities, as well as double degree programs with the University of Ljubljana and the Romanian-American University (Bucarest). More double degree agreements are in progress.

Courses Included

Corporate Valuation
Econometrics
English for Economics & Business
Financial Investments and Risk Management
Financial Modeling
Fundamentals of Programming

Career Prospects

Jobs in Financial Markets

Skills associated with the function:

Analyst for risk and return factors of the different types of investments
Market factors and regulatory constraints affecting trading and management strategies

Jobs:

Proprietary portfolio manager
Portfolio manager with third parties
Trader in the financial markets

Expert in Analysis, Control and financial risk management

Skills associated with the function:

Determinants of risk and profitability factors in the different market segments. Market factors and regulatory constraints affecting portfolio and trading strategies. Measurement and control of financial risks.

Professional opportunities: