Learning Model

Different methodologies are used throughout the program.

• Class sessions
• Case study discussions in small groups as well as in class
• Simulations and role-playing exercises
• Visiting professors, professional and business guest speakers
• In-company projects, either individual or in group
• Extensive use of the top international financial databases (i.e.: Bloomberg, Datastream)

You are required to focus all your time and intellectual commitment on the Program, as there is no time for any sort of part-time employment. Attendance is compulsory and you are required to maintain a high level of attention and involvement in class sessions.
You are also expected to possess and exercise a keen ability to evaluate and judge yourself, others and situations.

Theoretical financial knowledge

• Students will understand financial tenets, including: the risk-return trade-off; the time value of money; cash flow vs profits; efficient capital markets; tax bias business decisions; risk and diversification.
• Students will not only understand the financial concepts listed above, but will also understand their interrelationships and appropriate applications.

Practical financial knowledge and technical skills

• Students will gain exposure to independent problem solving, research in a real work context.
• Students will be able to synthesize the basic elements of comprehensive financial planning. This should provide knowledge of how the planning process is made operative in a variety of contexts.
• Students will learn to use information technology and quantifiable skills appropriate to problem solving in a real world context.
• Students will be able to use the technology available for financial applications.

Critical thinking, analytical problem solving skills and ethical behaviour

• Students will be able to analyze financial and business situations using data, knowledge of theory and logic to make recommendations for problem solving and decision making.
• Students will develop the capacity to exercise good judgement.
• Students will practice creative and non traditional problem solving.
• Students will develop a proficiency in ethical reasoning.
• Students will be able to grasp facts and concepts and apply them to solve problems, draw conclusions and recognize consequences.
• Students will be able to break down or put together ideas and information to clarify relationships and produce conclusions and plans.

The MCF program is housed in a dedicated building consisting of twelve classrooms equipped with multimedia stations, more than eighty areas for group work and a dedicated wireless system. We recommend participants to use their own laptops.
The Università Bocconi Library offers access to over 500,000 volumes and more than 7,000 periodicals, a collection that makes our Library one of the world’s richest sources of information on economics, finance and management.
You will be assigned a personal e-mail account in the Bocconi domain and several databases containing information on economics, finance and business management will be also available.

The evaluation system is based on written tests, role playing, projects and classroom work. Participants who complete the Program will be awarded the Degree of Master in Corporate Finance. Exceptional students will be awarded a Cum Laude Diploma.