Overview

The program in Accounting, Finance and Business Consulting at University of Padua provides tools to solve complex business problems and contributes to the continuous updating of strategies, processes, investments and financing decisions according to the constraints and opportunities emerging in different sectors.

Career opportunities

Graduates are provided with skills and knowledge to work as: chief financial officers (CFO), bankers, division managers, auditors, planning and control managers, members of supervisory bodies, compliance managers, financial analysts, investment portfolio managers, risk managers.

Programme structure

The programme offers two curricula:

Accounting, Control and Corporate Finance: Corporate Reporting and Group Accounting; Organizations, Markets and Competition; Sustainable strategies and organization; Financial Mathematics and Statistics; Bank Accounting and Internal Audit; Entrepreneurial Finance and Business Plan; Advanced International tax law; Business Valuation and Investment Banking; Business Analytics and Big Data for Financial Information; Management Control; Economics of Innovations.
Banking and Finance: Corporate Reporting and Group Accounting; Mathematics for finance; Financial and insurance economics; Capital markets; Risk management and compliance; Capital Markets Law; Econometrics for credit and market risk; Bank Accounting and Internal Audit; Business Valuation and Investment Banking; ESG analysis and sustainable finance; Computational finance and asset Management; Personal finance.

An Italian-taught study track – Consulenza e direzione aziendale – is also available for application.

Each curriculum includes lab work, thesis, electives and internship.

Programme Structure

Students must choose one of the following curricula:

Accounting, control and corporate finance: Reporting, Governance, Business analytics, Control; Corporate and Entrepreneurial Finance; Strategy and Organization; Economics, Competition and Innovation; Financial Mathematics and Statistics; Corporate Law.
Banking and finance: Computational Finance and Econometric Corporate; Entrepreneurial and Sustainable Finance; Reporting and Bank Accounting; Financial Economics; Banking; Mathematics for Finance; Financial Law.

An Italian-taught study track – Consulenza e direzione aziendale – is also available for application.

Each curriculum includes lab work, thesis, electives and internship.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

More details

Academic Year2027/2028
Call One: 15 September 26 – 15 November 26
Call Two: 1 December 26 – 1 March 27
Call Three: 1 April 27 – 1 June 27 (EU and equivalent)

Language

English

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Padua, Italy

Disciplines

Finance Accounting Business Intelligence View 47 other Masters in Finance in Italy

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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OR

80

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OTE

126

IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor diploma (or equivalent)

A minimum three-year undergraduate degree (or equivalent) with advanced proven academic skills in the following core areas:

1. Accounting (ex.: financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, control)2. Finance (ex.: corporate finance, financial management, banking, business planning)

as well as proven academic skills in the following areas:

3. Management (ex.: organizational behavior, strategy, marketing)

4. Economics/Quantitative (ex.: microeconomics, macroeconomics, statistics, econometric)

English B2 Level (CEFR) or equivalent

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

2950 EUR / year

≈ 2950 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

2950 EUR / year

≈ 2950 EUR / year

Living costs

Padova

Italy

750 - 1100 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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