Master's degree in Economics and Data Analysis

The Master’s degree in Economics and Data Analysis, entirely taught in English, provides students with the main theoretical and empirical tools for economic and data analysis, necessary in an ever-changing and open international economic environment. The program trains graduates to be able to critically interpret economic phenomena at a local and international level, and use the main modern empirical techniques for business and market analysis.

Students will be able to develop such skills upon completion of an interdisciplinary program which includes, in the first year, core modules on microeconomic theory and its applications, mathematical and computational tools, public economics and international economic regulation, as well as on advanced data analysis and management, and econometrics.

In the second year, the following subject areas will be covered: macroeconomic and financial analysis, risk and investment management, international business management practices, procedures and models useful in development economics, health, and environmental economics, and project evaluation and financing. In addition to the analysis of economic problems, topics in the advanced statistical and econometric analysis will be explored, focusing for instance on forecast analysis and economic applications of machine learning methodologies.

The program also includes modules taught by guest lecturers from international universities, as well as seminars and meetings with guest speakers and professionals of leading institutions and companies. In addition, the program supports students wishing to enhance their transferable skills in view of their future professional life by granting academic recognition of university credits to those who attend the relevant courses offered by the University or other institutions.

The program also benefits from the opportunity of a double degree program with the MSc in International Economic Policy at the University of Wurzburg. Students enrolled in the double degree program will take the first year at the University of Verona and the second year at the University of Wurzburg.

Core features:

• Two-year MSc program
• All courses are taught in English
• Interactive learning environment: tutorials, labs, project works, e-learning support
• International lecturers
• Tutorship by academic staff
• Links with international universities with dedicated exchange programs or double degrees.
• Coordination of internships management

Quality Assurance

The quality of a degree program is the extent to which it achieves its educational objectives and meets the quality requirements of the educational activities offered, which are determined in line with the needs and expectations of students and representatives of the world of work.

This program has adopted a teaching Quality Assurance system in line with the University’s quality assurance guidelines and based on the e ANVUR national quality assurance guidelines, by carrying out the following activities:

• periodic consultations with representatives of the world of work to assess the adequacy of the cultural and professional profiles offered in their courses;
• design of educational contents and planning of resources;
• organization of educational activities and teaching services;
• monitoring the effectiveness of teaching and planning measures to improve teaching and services;
• provision of complete and up-to-date information on its website, relating to the program (professional roles, expected learning outcomes, learning activities).

The above activities are scheduled and interrelated, based on the PDCA principles (Plan, Do, Check, Act).

In a Quality Assurance system, students play a fundamental role: each student can play their part by participating in the Quality Assurance groups of their degree program and in the Faculty-Student Joint Committees or, more simply, by taking part in the Student Survey on teaching, or questionnaires. It’s in this context that specific workshops for student representatives (‘Laboratori di rappresentanza attiva’) are periodically made available to students by the University and the University’s Quality Assurance Board.

The University of Verona strives for excellence in teaching, research, and innovation. It has 22,000 students and 1,500 staff including lecturers, researchers, technical and administrative personnel who work to continually improve and grow the university.

A forward-thinking institution that continuously seeks to strengthen the link between its degree courses and the real world of work, the university’s main objective for the near future is to become progressively more welcoming and adapted to student needs.