Economic and Social Sciences Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi

Overview

Its main strength is its wide-ranging interdisciplinarity, achieved through both flexibility in the selection of electives and the organization of ad-hoc events. Students of  Economic and Social Sciences programme at Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi will be able to customize their study path considerably, depending on their interests and their scientific research areas.

Students will also benefit from close interaction with faculty and research centers at Bocconi, with the possibility of being involved in research projects in economics or other social sciences. They also have the opportunity to choose from several PhD-level Bocconi courses as electives.

Career Opportunities

Possible career opportunities are:

• Professions with strong research content, such as positions within international organizations, public or private research centers, consulting firms, the economic press, and professional academic careers in the areas of economics, statistical analysis, economic history, social sciences and applied mathematics

• New professional contexts in which economists are strongly required, such as regulatory authorities, central banking, nonprofit organizations, innovative areas in public administration, such as diplomacy and international commerce

• Applied statistician analyzing sociodemographic trends on behalf of firms and corporations, and other economic or financial organizations

• Company positions that require high-level analytical skills