Educational plan
These educational plans and programme descriptions refer to the A.Y. 2024/2025
Economics: behavior, data and policy (Classe L-33 R)
Enrolled in a.a. 2024/25 (B29)
Compulsory
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Economics and Marketing | 9 | 60 | English | Third trimester | SECS-P/07 SECS-P/08 |
| Coding | 6 | 40 | English | First trimester | INF/01 |
| Data Protection and Consumer Law | 9 | 60 | English | Third trimester | IUS/01 |
| Mathematics | 12 | 80 | English | First trimester | SECS-S/06 |
| Microeconomics | 12 | 80 | English | Second trimester | SECS-P/01 SECS-P/02 |
| Philosophy of Science | 6 | 40 | English | Third trimester | M-FIL/02 |
| Probability and Statistics | 9 | 60 | English | Second trimester | SECS-S/01 |
be activated by the A.Y. 2025/2026
Compulsory
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causal Inference and Policy Evaluation | 6 | 40 | English | Third trimester | SECS-P/01 SECS-P/05 |
| Competition and Advertising Law | 6 | 40 | English | Third trimester | IUS/04 |
| Econometrics | 9 | 60 | English | Second trimester | SECS-P/05 |
| Expermental Economics | 9 | 60 | English | Third trimester | SECS-P/01 SECS-P/02 |
| Macroeconomics | 9 | 60 | English | First trimester | SECS-P/01 |
| Microeconomics of Uncertainty | 9 | 60 | English | First trimester | SECS-P/01 |
| Public Economics | 9 | 60 | English | Second trimester | SECS-P/03 |
be activated by the A.Y. 2026/2027
Compulsory
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral Economics | 9 | 60 | English | First trimester | SECS-P/01 SECS-P/02 |
| Consumer Behavior and Marketing Strategy | 9 | 60 | English | Second trimester | SECS-P/08 |
| Development and Sustainability | 6 | 40 | English | Second trimester | SECS-P/01 |
| Final exam | 3 | 0 | English | Undefined | NN |
| Labor Markets and Migration | 6 | 40 | English | Second trimester | SECS-P/01 |
| Machine Learning for Economics | 9 | 60 | English | First trimester | SECS-S/01 |
Optional activities and study plan rules
1 - Students must earn 12 credits for elective activities (also laboratories up to 3 ECTS).
2 - Students must earn between 3 and 6 credits by selecting among the following alternatives:
- computer skills;
- additional language skills (max 3 ECTS); students with a foreign qualification must necessarily earn 3 credits in Additional Language Skills: Italian (level A2);
- transversal skills (please check this website page: https://www.unimi.it/en/study/bachelor-and-master-study/following-your-programme-study/soft-skills);
- other activities in which also laboratories can be included (max 3 ECTS).
- computer skills;
- additional language skills (max 3 ECTS); students with a foreign qualification must necessarily earn 3 credits in Additional Language Skills: Italian (level A2);
- transversal skills (please check this website page: https://www.unimi.it/en/study/bachelor-and-master-study/following-your-programme-study/soft-skills);
- other activities in which also laboratories can be included (max 3 ECTS).
| Courses or activities | Max ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Language Skills: French (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | French | Undefined | NN |
| Additional Language Skills: German (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | German | Undefined | NN |
| Additional Language Skills: Italian (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | Italian | Undefined | NN |
| Additional Language Skills: Spanish (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | Spanish | Undefined | NN |
3 - If there are ECTS still available to allocate, students can earn 3 ECTS with an Internship.
The fulfillment of the Additional Learning Obligations (Obblighi formativi aggiuntivi - OFA) of the disciplinary entry requirements is propaedeutic to the second and third year exams.
For the Undergraduate Course in Economics: Behavior, Data and Policy, some courses are preparatory and the related exams must be passed before being able to take the exam in other courses, as detailed below:
- 'Microeconomics' is mandatory before taking the following exams: 'Behavioral Economics', 'Public Economics', 'Experimental Economics', 'Development and Sustainability' and 'Labor Market and Migration'.
- 'Business Economics and Marketing' is mandatory before taking the following exam: 'Consumer Behavior and Marketing Strategy'.
For the Undergraduate Course in Economics: Behavior, Data and Policy, some courses are preparatory and the related exams must be passed before being able to take the exam in other courses, as detailed below:
- 'Microeconomics' is mandatory before taking the following exams: 'Behavioral Economics', 'Public Economics', 'Experimental Economics', 'Development and Sustainability' and 'Labor Market and Migration'.
- 'Business Economics and Marketing' is mandatory before taking the following exam: 'Consumer Behavior and Marketing Strategy'.
Prescribed foundation courses
| Learning activity | Prescribed foundation courses |
|---|---|
| Behavioral Economics | Microeconomics (compulsory) |
| Consumer Behavior and Marketing Strategy | Business Economics and Marketing (compulsory) |
| Development and Sustainability | Microeconomics (compulsory) |
| Expermental Economics | Microeconomics (compulsory) |
| Labor Markets and Migration | Microeconomics (compulsory) |
| Public Economics | Microeconomics (compulsory) |