University of Pavia Master in International Business and Entrepreneurship

The University of Pavia (Unipv) is offering a Master's Degree in International Business and Entrepreneurship aiming to equip graduates with the managerial capabilities that can be leveraged in both small and large companies. Graduates of this programme will be able to integrate corporate environments and apply their design thinking, agile management, and other skills to.

Unipv's degree spans over four semesters and awards 120 ECTS credits to graduates. This programme is taught in English. The programme has three distinct curricula options that students can follow based on their interests: digital management, sustainable management and international management. 

Study programme

The students will be able to choose from the three curricula detailed below as their specialisation.

Digital management

Students who opt for this specialisation will learn the managerial and analytical skills needed to understand the dynamics and potential of the Digital Economy and Digital Transformation. The topics covered in this curricula will include but are not limited to artificial intelligence, FinTech, Blockchain technologies, Internet of Things, Industry 4.0 and more. Additionally, the basics of coding will be taught to students. The following courses will be part of this curriculum:

• Year one
  • Transformative innovation
  • Innovation and technology law
  • Firm valuation and capital market instruments
  • Big data analysis
  • Economics of innovation and industrial dynamics
  • Information systems for managers
  • Sustainability reporting, governance, and ethics (elective)
  • Applied project management and agile methods (elective)
  • Coding and database management (elective)
  • Managing research for business (elective)
  • Behaviour design for strategic management (elective)
• Year two
  • Corporate finance
  • Final exam
  • Institutions, growth, and emerging economics
  • Digital marketing and crypto strategies (elective)
  • Digital sustainability (elective)
  • Soft skills (elective)
  • Digital manufacturing (elective)
  • Business analytics with Excel (elective)
  • Career orienting (elective)
  • Italian language for foreign students (elective)
  • Internship
  • Thesis defence

Sustainable management

This specialisation will equip students with cutting-edge knowledge, soft and leadership skills pertaining to the management of corporate sustainability practices throughout the business value chain. Students will have hands-on and career-oriented learning in this curriculum. The following courses will be part of this curriculum:

• Year one
  • Performance management of ESG practices
  • Financial markets and sustainability
  • Sustainable development law
  • Sustainability reporting, governance and ethics
  • "Innovability" and circular entrepreneurship
  • Energy and environmental economics
  • Sustainable corporate finance and ESG metrics
  • Digital sustainability (elective)
  • Managing research for business (elective)
  • Coding and database management (elective)
• Year two
  • Innovation management
  • International economics and policy
  • Final exam
  • Healthcare management (elective)
  • Global value chain and sustainability (elective)
  • Career orienting (elective)
  • Italian language for foreign students (elective)
  • Business analytics with Excel (elective)
  • French language (elective)
  • Spanish language (elective)
  • German language (elective)
  • Internship
  • Thesis defence

International management

This curriculum aims to train students into managers and consultants that can navigate international contexts. They will acquire knowledge of management theories as well as the skills needed to apply this knowledge in various countries and cross-cultural contexts. The following courses will be part of this curriculum:

• Year one
  • Innovation management
  • Firm valuation and capital market instruments
  • Financial markets and sustainability
  • Capital markets and EU company law
  • International business and management
  • International entrepreneurship and agile marketing
  • Healthcare management (elective)
  • Global value chain (GVC) and sustainability (elective)
  • Consultancy and soft skills (elective)
• Year two
  • International economics and policy
  • International accounting and finance
  • Applied project management and agile methods (elective)
  • Corporate reputation and storytelling (elective)
  • Career orienting (elective)
  • French language (elective)
  • Spanish language (elective)
  • German language (elective)
  • Italian language for foreign students (elective)
  • Project management for digital transofmration (elective)
  • Internship
  • Thesis defence

Requirements

Prospective students must hold a Bachelor's degree in either Business, Management or Economics. Furthermore, students will need to prove that their Bachelor's degree conferred them with the required credits in each area as detailed below:

If students cannot provide prove of the required English language credits, they will need to provide international certification.