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These educational plans and programme descriptions refer to the A.Y. 2026/2027
Economics: behavior, data and policy (Classe L-33 R)
Enrolled in academic year 2026/2027 (B29)
Programme description (Manifesto) [B29of3_2027]
Compulsory
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Business Economics and Marketing 9 60 English Third trimester ECON-06/A ECON-07/A
Coding 6 40 English First trimester INFO-01/A
Data Protection and Consumer Law 9 60 English Third trimester GIUR-01/A
Mathematics 12 80 English First trimester STAT-04/A
Microeconomics 12 80 English Second trimester ECON-01/A ECON-02/A
Philosophy of Science 6 40 English Third trimester PHIL-02/A
Probability and Statistics 9 60 English Second trimester STAT-01/A
be activated by the A.Y. 2027/2028
Compulsory
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Causal Inference and Policy Evaluation 6 40 English Third trimester ECON-01/A ECON-05/A
Competition and Advertising Law 6 40 English Third trimester GIUR-02/A
Econometrics 9 60 English Second trimester ECON-05/A
Experimental Economics 9 60 English Third trimester ECON-01/A ECON-02/A
Macroeconomics 9 60 English First trimester ECON-01/A
Microeconomics of Uncertainty 9 60 English First trimester ECON-01/A
Public Economics 9 60 English Second trimester ECON-03/A
be activated by the A.Y. 2028/2029
Compulsory
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Behavioral Economics 9 60 English First trimester ECON-01/A ECON-02/A
Consumer Behavior and Marketing Strategy 9 60 English Second trimester ECON-07/A
Development and Sustainability 6 40 English Second trimester ECON-01/A
Labor Markets and Migration 6 40 English Second trimester ECON-01/A
Machine Learning for Economics 9 60 English First trimester STAT-01/A
Final exam 3 0 English Undefined NN
Optional activities and study plan rules
1 - Elective Courses and Laboratories (12 ECTS):
12 ECTS must be obtained from elective courses and laboratories. No more than 3 of these 12 ECTS may be earned from a laboratory.
2 - Additional Elective Activities (6 ECTS):
The remaining 6 ECTS must be obtained from additional elective activities. The choice depends on whether the student holds an Italian or a foreign qualification:

1) Students holding an Italian qualification may choose any combination of the following activities (for a total of 6 ECTS):
- Computer skills
- Additional language skills (max 3 ECTS)
- Transversal Skills
- Laboratories (max 3 ECTS)
- Internship

2) Students holding a foreign qualification:
- must earn 3 ECTS in Additional Language Skills: Italian (level A2);
- and obtain the remaining 3 ECTS by choosing one of the following activities:
(a) Computer skills
(b) Additional language skills
(c) Transversal Skills
(d) Laboratories
(e) Internship
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
Ai Literacy 3 20 Italian Undefined INFO-01/A
3 - Beyond these 18 ECTS, students can attend additional elective activities "fuori piano" (i.e. outside the study plan). However, they do not count towards the 177 ECTS required for admission to the final examination.
The fulfilment 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', 'Microeconomics of Uncertainty', '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'.
- 'Mathematics' and 'Probability and Statistics' are both mandatory before taking the following exams: 'Econometrics'.
Prescribed foundation courses
Learning activityPrescribed foundation courses
Behavioral Economics Microeconomics (compulsory)
Consumer Behavior and Marketing Strategy Business Economics and Marketing (compulsory)
Development and Sustainability Microeconomics (compulsory)
Econometrics Mathematics (compulsory), Probability and Statistics (compulsory)
Experimental Economics Microeconomics (compulsory)
Labor Markets and Migration Microeconomics (compulsory)
Microeconomics of Uncertainty Microeconomics (compulsory)
Public Economics Microeconomics (compulsory)
Economics: behavior, data and policy (Classe L-33 R)
Enrolled in academic year 2025/2026 (B29)
Programme description (Manifesto) [B29of2_2027]
course year not available
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 Second trimester M-FIL/02
Probability and Statistics 9 60 English Second trimester SECS-S/01
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
Experimental 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. 2027/2028
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
Labor Markets and Migration 6 40 English Second trimester SECS-P/01
Machine Learning for Economics 9 60 English First trimester SECS-S/01
Final exam 3 0 English Undefined NN
Optional activities and study plan rules
1 - Students must earn 12 credits for elective activities (also laboratories up to 3 ECTS).
2 - Students must also 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).
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 fulfilment 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', 'Microeconomics of Uncertainty', '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 activityPrescribed foundation courses
Behavioral Economics Microeconomics (compulsory)
Consumer Behavior and Marketing Strategy Business Economics and Marketing (compulsory)
Development and Sustainability Microeconomics (compulsory)
Experimental Economics Microeconomics (compulsory)
Labor Markets and Migration Microeconomics (compulsory)
Microeconomics of Uncertainty Microeconomics (compulsory)
Public Economics Microeconomics (compulsory)
Economics: behavior, data and policy (Classe L-33 R)
Enrolled in academic year 2024/2025 (B29)
Programme description (Manifesto) [B29of1_2027]
course year not available
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 Second trimester M-FIL/02
Probability and Statistics 9 60 English Second trimester SECS-S/01
course year not available
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
Experimental 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
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
Labor Markets and Migration 6 40 English Second trimester SECS-P/01
Machine Learning for Economics 9 60 English First trimester SECS-S/01
Final exam 3 0 English Undefined NN
Optional activities and study plan rules
1 - Students must earn 12 credits for elective activities (also laboratories up to 3 ECTS).
2 - Students must also 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).
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'.
Prescribed foundation courses
Learning activityPrescribed foundation courses
Behavioral Economics Microeconomics (compulsory)
Consumer Behavior and Marketing Strategy Business Economics and Marketing (compulsory)
Development and Sustainability Microeconomics (compulsory)
Experimental Economics Microeconomics (compulsory)
Labor Markets and Migration Microeconomics (compulsory)
Public Economics Microeconomics (compulsory)