The duration of the program is one academic year. The 7th edition of the New Europe Master will start October 5, 2009. Students will participate in at least 1000 hours of classes, workshops and seminars (October 2009 – April 2010) followed by the 3-month internship (May – July 2010) and the final thesis (September 2010). In order to attend classes, students will need to be formally admitted to the Master’s program and to show proof of continued advancement in the program based on intermediate examinations, tests and group work. Students will receive a detailed academic year program at the beginning of the course.

The Master[BE] consists of eight (8) Modules:

MODULE 1. Preliminary Module

  1. Teaching of Italian business language & culture (technical language assistance)
  2. Teaching of German business language & culture (technical language assistance)
MODULE 2. - ECONOMICS, MONETARY and FINANCIAL MARKETS POLICIES
  1. Basic principles of mathematics & statistics applied to economics
  2. Microeconomics, macroeconomics, and economics policy
  3. Monetary economics, monetary policies and banking supervision in the Euro area
  4. International economics & finance (European vs. New Europe scenario)
  5. General macroeconomic overview of financial systems and intermediaries
MODULE 3 - BANK MANAGEMENT
  1. Drivers of change in banking industry & bank management
  2. International accounting standards (IAS), bank’s accounting and control system
  3. Bank planning and control (bank management overview)
  4. HR policies and development
MODULE 4 - COMPANY MANAGEMENT
  1. Operation Management
  2. Marketing
  3. Strategy
MODULE 5 - CORPORATE FINANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT
  1. Analysis of economic and financial process - basic financial principles & corporate finance
  2. Risk management function: risk valuation & uncertainty, Basel II, rating, market risk & Var
  3. Assessment of investment: national and international investment management & financial valuation
  4. Extraordinary Finance Operations
MODULE 6 - RETAIL BANKING
  1. Retail banking activity and commercial policies - market segmentation, placing and strategies
MODULE 7 - PRIVATE BANKING
  1. Private and affluent banking actions and policies
MODULE 8 - CORPORATE BANKING
  1. Client evaluation process, functional method applied to the corporate banking activity
  2. Credit function of banks and their credit policies - Corporate Banking
  3. Relationship between Bank and Company: the links with customers and suppliers
  4. Case studies & Presentations

INTERNSHIP - PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE PERIOD & THESIS MODULE

THESIS

Award of the Master’s Degree

Students deemed by the Scientific Committee to have completed the Master’s program satisfactorily, competently and meritoriously will be awarded a Certificate of Qualification. In the course of the Master’s program, on request, students will be issued with registration certificates.

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