Two year Master degree in Economics and Finance LMEF Course features: Teaching held entirely in English Full time: class attendance is compulsory, incompatible with other activities 3 terms: September-December; January-March; April-June Continuous learning tests (exercises and problem sets); 2 exam sessions Internationalization: Double Degree Program: -- Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics (25th in Europe) - (MSc in Economics – Major in “Macroeconomic Policy” or “Finance and Banking”) Erasmus – II year (Alicante, Frankfurt, Mannheim, Paris, Lisbon, …) Erasmus Plus (Macquarie University, Sydney; Yonsei School of Business, Seoul) Scholarships for Incoming foreign students offered by Compagnia di San Paolo MEF experience since 1995
Two year Master Degree in Economics and Finance LMEF Course objectives: Provide rigorous training in basic tools for economics and finance Improve the ability to work effectively in teams, and to present results clearly and effectively; Acquire the background to proceed further in graduate studies, with a preparation roughly equivalent to the first year of a European doctoral program The Master is aimed at two groups of students: Those planning to pursue a career in research. Those seeking graduate training for a professional career. Requirements : Bachelor Degree (or foreign equivalent degree ) Solid background in microeconomics, macroeconomics, mathematics and statistics Strong motivation Knowledge of the English language
LMEF Study plan I Year II Year Mathematics for Economics and Finance (12 Cr.) (Mathematics + Game Theory) Econometrics (12 Cr.) (Introduction to econometrics + Econometrics) Advanced Microeconomics (12 Cr.) (Microeconomics I and II) Financial Economics (12 Cr.) (Asset Pricing + Corporate finance + Business Analysis) II Year Advanced Macroeconomics (12 Cr.) (Macroeconomics I and II) Law and Economics (6 Cr.) Electives (12 Cr.) Banking Regulation Public Economics Economic Theory Risk Management Monetary Economics International Economics Household Portfolio … Further academic activities ( 6 Cr.) Final Thesis (24 Cr.) 2 electives: (12 Cr.) Financial Econometrics (Time Series + Microeconometrics) Market Microstructure (+ Portfolio Management) Economics of Regulation Banking (+ Banking Regulation) Derivatives (+ Corporate Governance)
36% Ph.D. in Economics/Finance LMEF Placement LMEF exists since the year 2008-09 60 graduates 36% Ph.D. in Economics/Finance 64% Job Market Berkeley Yale Princeton Wisconsin Madison North Carolina Oxford LSE Cass Business School CEMFI Mannheim Bruxelles Bologna, Venezia, Naples The European University Institute HSBC Price Waterhouse Coopers European Investment Bank Edison KPMG Banca Popolare di Bari LEAR UBI Accenture Saipem Kurt Salmon Compass Queen Mary University of London
Contact information Micol Sorrentino –MEF/LMEF Secretariat Tel: 081 675309 Email: mef@unina.it Marco Pagnozzi – Course Coordinator Veronica De Falco– Student Representative