Exploring the Degree

An international Master's degree for Italian and non-Italian students, taught entirely in English, that produces graduates qualified to take up management or consultancy positions in small and medium-sized enterprises operating in international markets.

You will improve your management skills and your ability to deal with international issues in small and medium-sized enterprises. You will learn to analyse and understand the fundamentals of industrial economics and business administration as they relate to the internationalisation of small and medium-sized enterprises, integrating performance, organisational and financial skills.

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The Department of Economics and Management is firmly committed to providing innovative international training and education approaches. Candidates can take advantage of various opportunities to learn in an international context. The Master's strengths are:

• Entirely taught in English;
• A practical approach combining theory and practice. Candidates will develop leadership skills from practical experience with project management that will be useful when working with the subjects in their future career;
• Active teaching strategies in small groups to develop the student's abilities and skills (Problem-Based Learning, Project teaching, Workshops, Case studies…);
• The possibility to combine thesis research and internship or project work for active collaborations with enterprises also during your studying period;
• Joint study programmes (double degree) with Kristianstad University, Paderborn University;
• Several integrated projects for studying, training, or dissertation research abroad (Erasmus+, Atlante, etc.);
• A Department that is on the front line of research on environmental topics and innovation management with the unique intersection between research and teaching topics.

We offer dedicated teaching in the advanced core areas of industrial economics and business administration related to the internationalisation of small enterprises, with the opportunity to choose from an interesting portfolio of optional courses.
Students gain specialist knowledge as well as a practical understanding of how to apply this knowledge to make a difference to businesses and policy makers.

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This course is provided via face-to-face teaching and in-presence learning.

While attendance is not mandatory, it is highly recommended.  

The Master's offers the possibility to enroll in a double degree program.

Selected students will spend the first year in a foreign partner university and the second year at Unife obtaining two degrees issued by both universities.

The available options are:

• Kristianstad University (Sweden)
• Paderborn University (Germany)

For details, visit the section Double degree

The programme strongly encourages exchange experiences, such as Erasmus+, Atlante, Erasmus Traineeship, and so forth. 

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• visit the section dedicated to the administrative procedure on Unife's international page

The purpose of this Master's is to prepare students for the global labor market. The programme combines theory and practice, where students develop leadership skills from practical experience through project management that will be useful when working in specific fields and careers.

The Master's degree provides a career pathway to senior roles with employers and consultants.
You will gain an in-depth understanding of management at an international level, preparing you for diverse areas of employment and developing your talent for sustained success throughout a lifelong career.
Our graduates can benefit from entering careers in management consultancy, general management, marketing and human resource management in small businesses.
More specifically, you will have the opportunity to work in or as:

• business start-ups
  
• taking over family businesses
  
• management functions
  
• management consultant
  
• public research institutes
  
• venture capital firms and banks
  
• PhD research into entrepreneurship and related topics
  

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This course is offered by the Department of Economics and Management 

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Students can gain additional educational support by relying on University tutors who can provide supplementary lessons to the teachings and coaching in the laboratories by offering pear-to-pear support.

Tutors are senior students selected by the departmental committee.

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For students with disabilities or SLD (Specific Learning Disorders), the University provides special services to support their choose of course.

Discover all the possibilities here: SLD and Disabilities