Specialized Master Program Italy (Bocconi MAFINRISK)

[TheMan]

Hi all,
Next year, I would like to study at graduate level for (Quantitative) Finance degree.

I have looked at the MAFINRISK program (Master in Quantitative Finance and Risk Management) at Bocconi University in Italy (Milan). See:http://www.unibocconi.eu/wps/wcm/con...k Management

In my opinion the courses look great. However, I have a problem with the accreditation of the program.

It is called a ''Specialized Master Program'' and I do not know what this entails. According to Bologna Process - Wikipedia there is a distinction between the Specialized Master Programs and regular MSc's.

I am wondering, can anyone tell me more about this? And can you help me to determine whether a Specialized Master would be worth it to spend a year and a lot of money on?

Thanks..

 

[AleNinho]

If I understood, what you are looking for is http://www.unibocconi.eu/wps/wcm/connect/Bocconi/SitoPubblico_EN/Navigation Tree/Home/Schools and Programs/Graduate School/Prospective Students/Finance/.
If you are interested in Quantitative Finance and you are good at math, I suggest you the specialization in Quantitative Finance of the Mathematical Engineering program at Politecnico di Milano:
http://www1.mate.polimi.it/IM/

 

[TheMan]

Thanks for your response. No, Bocconi has 2 programs: 1) Specialized Master in Quantitative Finance and Risk Management and 2) MSc Finance. I was talking about the first. But I do not know how I should value a ''Specialized Master'' in comparison to an MSc.
Thanks for your suggestion, is this program also available in English? (I am not Italian). And do you maybe have other suggestions as well? (can be anywhere in Europe).

 

[AleNinho]

MSc usually is 2 years long, MaFinRisk is only 1 year. The program in Mathematical Engineering currently is in Italian, but it will be soon in English (from 2014). In Italy there is another MsC in quantitative finance (in English) in Bologna:
http://corsi.unibo.it/Qfinance/Pages/default.aspx

 

[TheMan]

Do you know how a ''Specialized Master'' is regarded in Italy? Can I arrive at top entry positions with the MaFinRisk as background in Italy?