Features and aims

The Master's degree course in Management and Business Strategy aims to provide graduates with advanced training in the field of management that will enable them to enter the world of work in the position of assistant manager or business consultant, laying the foundations for the gradual development towards professional roles of higher management value.
The training path is intensely focused on the disciplines of the business area, but it also provides the necessary skills in economics, statistics, and law. In particular, the business area includes accountability, accounting, management, marketing and organisation. Particular attention is also paid to the sustainable approach of corporate governance. The interdisciplinary nature of the BSc in Management and Business Strategy enables the graduate to gain in-depth knowledge of the specific features and dynamics of management in the various business areas within the national and international context.
From a structural point of view, the courses in the business field are alternated in pairs to enable the student to obtain a flexible and polyvalent education.
Teaching is characterised by an active and, in some cases, innovative approach, flanking lectures with participatory teaching strategies such as cooperative learning, discussion of case studies, flipped classrooms, computer-aided laboratories, simulations of decision-making problems at the company level, testimonials from managers, entrepreneurs and business consultants, and company visits.
Students can experience the dynamics and problems of a company of their choice, carrying out a compulsory internship period in companies or organisations with a view to future professional activity. In agreement with the academic and company tutor, the student who wishes to extend the internship period in the company can transform the credits of the optional activities into an internship.
The student's knowledge of English is enhanced through linguistic activities (level B2), as well as through some lectures attended as privileged witnesses by international lecturers, visiting lecturers from the Departments to which the Master's degree course relates and by some extracurricular activities, as well as by the use of teaching tools in English that enable students to compare themselves with the best literature in the sector at an international level.
Students have the opportunity to carry out study experiences and internships abroad thanks to international mobility programmes, including Erasmus+ and Worldwide.
The course ends with the preparation of a thesis, during which the student is required to apply and develop the acquired skills in both theoretical and practical terms.
The course promotes the acquisition of soft skills aimed at the complete training of the student and usable for the subsequent pathway to employment, recognising an adequate number of university credits to students who follow with profit the courses specifically offered by the University or other institutions.

Working areas

The knowledge, logic, methods, tools and techniques learnt during the training course are functional for a managerial career in industrial and service companies, public and private organisations, research centres and consultancy firms at national and international levels.

From bachelor's degree to master's degree

CFU required for admission to the course: 30 in SECS-P/07-8-9-10-11; 12 in SECS-P/01-2-3-4-5-6-12; 9 in IUS/01-4-7-9-12; 9 in SECS-S/01-3-5-6.
In addition, to be admitted to the CdLM, students must possess a B1 level certification (full or higher according to CEFR system standards) or other equivalent certification related to English language knowledge.

The course has scheduled access with 180 places available, which are advertised in two tranches in July and September. The ranking is based on the weighted average of the marks obtained during the degree course with a minimum threshold of 22/30; this threshold also determines the verification of adequate personal preparation necessary, alongside the curricular requirements, for admission to the course.

• BUSINESS MANAGER
• BUSINESS CONSULTANT

BUSINESS MANAGER

Function in a working context: The master's degree graduate in Management and Business Strategy will be able to initially take on junior manager roles in companies producing goods and services - whether small, medium or large - and, progressively, functions of greater responsibility, tending over time to assume professional roles of higher management value. Specifically, the master's degree graduate will be able to - analyse complex business situations, also by reading and interpreting business data, - make business decisions and examine their effects in the context of reference, - analyse the socio-environmental variables affecting the decision-making process, - manage the main business functions, coordinating and organising business units and the functional relations between them.

Skills associated with the function: - specific knowledge in economics and management, - knowledge of the English language, - ability to self-learn in life-long learning processes, - ability to distribute decisions and responsibilities among staff, - ability to find the resources needed to perform the various business functions, - ability to data analysis and data collection, - soft skills of a communicative, relational and organisational nature such as team building skills, problem-solving, public speaking, time management, important for relating with colleagues in the workplace and externally with the various stakeholders.

Job opportunities: industrial and service companies of various sizes operating at national and international levels; private and public; local and international organisations; and public and private national and international research centres with roles of responsibility concerning both management and administrative processes.

BUSINESS CONSULTANT

Function in a working context: The Master's degree graduate in Management and Business Strategy will be able to initially take on junior consultant roles in small, medium and large-sized consulting firms and, progressively, functions of greater responsibility, tending over time to assume the role of senior consultant. Specifically, the master's degree graduate will be able to make business decisions, examine the internal organisation, manage the main business functions, and propose business strategies in a highly competitive environment.

Skills associated with the function: - specific knowledge of economics and management, - knowledge of the English language, - the ability to interpret the changes taking place in the competitive and relational environment, - the ability to find the resources needed to carry out the various company functions, - ability in data analysis and data collection, - soft skills of a communicative, relational and organisational nature such as team building skills, problem-solving, public speaking, time management, which are important for dealing with the various stakeholders.

Career opportunities: - national and international consultancy companies, - consultancy in the start-up of new enterprises and start-ups, also within business incubators.