Master's Degree Programme in
Economics, Finance and Sustainability
Enrolment from 2025/2026

Quantitative Finance and Risk Management [EMR15-2525]
Enrolled a.y. 2025/2026

Type of activities Description  
Basic [A] Builds the fundamental cultural foundation upon which your specific training is developed  
Core educational activities [B] Defines your educational path's specific and distinctive profile  
Interdisciplinary [C] Complements and broadens your core and specialisation training with supplementary knowledge  
Decided by individual student [D] Activities you can choose freely, provided they are consistent with your academic path. These may include: exams offered by your degree programme, exams from other degree programmes, including those from different disciplines, internship or traineeship activities  
Final examination or foreign language knowledge [E] it marks the completion of your academic programme. It is a crucial formative moment that integrates and applies the skills and knowledge you have acquired with your studies  
Other [F] Includes educational activities aimed at acquiring: additional language skills, IT and interpersonal skills, training and orientation internships, which are essential for facilitating your entry into the job market  

Type of educational activity: Core educational activities [B]
ECTS partial Code Reference sector Year COURSE ECTS course

12

 EM5021 SECS‑P/02 1 FINANCIAL ECONOMICS 12

6

 EM2008 SECS‑P/05 1 ECONOMETRICS 6

6

 EM1402 SECS‑P/01 1 ECONOMICS OF RISK AND AGENT BEHAVIOUR 6
EM5027 SECS‑P/05 1 RISK MEASUREMENT 6
ECTS partial Code Reference sector Year COURSE ECTS course

12

 EM2084 SECS‑P/11 2 BEHAVIOURAL FINANCE 6
EM2089 SECS‑P/11 1 CORPORATE BANKING AND CREDIT ANALYSIS 6
ECTS partial Code Reference sector Year COURSE ECTS course

24

 EM5022 SECS‑S/06 1 DERIVATIVES AND INSURANCE 12
EM1505 SECS‑S/01 1 STATISTICAL MODELS AND METHODS FOR FINANCE 12
ECTS partial Code Reference sector Year COURSE ECTS course

6

 EM5024 IUS/05 2 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REGULATION 6
Type of educational activity: Interdisciplinary [C]
ECTS partial Code Reference sector Year COURSE ECTS course

6

 EM5025 SECS‑S/06 1 STOCHASTIC CALCULUS FOR FINANCE 6

6

 EM2086 SECS‑S/06 2 ADVANCED INSURANCE AND ACTUARIAL METHODS 6
EM1512 SECS‑P/05 2 FINANCIAL ECONOMETRICS 6
EM2091 SECS‑S/06 2 FINTECH: TECHNOLOGY FOR FINANCE AND INSURANCE 6

6

 EM1506 SECS‑P/09 2 ADVANCED CORPORATE FINANCE 6
Type of educational activity: Decided by individual student [D]

The ECTS should preferably be chosen 1) among the exams proposed by the study plan which have not been selected in the previous rules; 2) among the exams listed below; 3) among the exams of the other curricula of the Master’s Degree. The Teaching Committee will verify whether the elective ECTS chosen by the student are coherent with the objectives of the programme. Coherence refers to the each student’s individual study plan; therefore, the most important element which will be taken into consideration is the reason given by the student supporting his choice. The study plan will not be approved if serious inconsistencies are present in it.

ECTS partial Code Reference sector Year COURSE ECTS course

EM2096 SECS‑S/06 2 AGENT-BASED MODELLING 6
EM2095 SECS‑P/02 2 CLIMATE CHANGE AND FINANCE: METRICS TO ASSESS RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES 6
EM2057 AGR/01 2 COMMODITY MARKETS 6
EM2082 SECS‑S/06 2 COMPUTATIONAL FINANCE LAB 6
EM1502 SECS‑P/09 1 FINANCIAL REPORTING 6
EM2094 IUS/05 2 FINTECH REGULATION AND FINANCIAL INNOVATION 6
EM2Q30 SECS‑P/02 1 MACROECONOMICS 1 6
EM1515 SECS‑P/01 2 POLICY EVALUATION METHODS 6
EM2099 SECS‑S/01 2 R CODING AND FINANCE ANALYTICS 6
Type of educational activity: Final examination or foreign language knowledge [E]
ECTS partial Code Reference sector Year COURSE ECTS course

18

 EM0018 PROFIN_S 2 THESIS 18
Type of educational activity: Other [F]
ECTS partial Code Reference sector Year COURSE ECTS course

6

 EM0106 NN 2 INTERNSHIP 6