GUIDES TO THE UNIVERSITY
2020-2021 A.Y.
Master of Science Programs (2-y)
9.2.
Procedures,rules and administrative deadlines for second year of studies
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9.2.1.
Access to program years following the first
Students enrolled in the first year of an MSc program are admitted to the second year regardless of the number of credit points earned.
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9.2.2.
Administrative procedures and deadlines for enrolment in the second year
Enrollment must be carried out during the 27 July - 31 August 2020 period, by accessing Punto Blu - Administrative Area menu, via yoU@B.
Enrollment in the academic year is completed once the advance payment of the first installment of tuition and fees has been paid and recorded in the student's academic career. Last change 19/07/2020 16:03 |
9.2.3.
Choice of electives
When enrolling in the second year of studies in the 2020-2021 academic year (27 July - 31 August 2020) students must:
During this period students can also change the major and electives previously chosen. Before choosing the major and electives, students are advised to check the list of courses available, course profiles, class timetables, and the tables of "Incompatible" and "Banned" courses and Subject Groups available in the course profiles (www.unibocconi.eu/courses). When enrolling in the academic year, where applicable, Bocconi students participating in an international program should choose elective courses coherent with their interests in case they have to sit for some exams at Bocconi (*). They will be given the opportunity to change their study plan after they have completed the conversion and recording in the academic career of exams take abroad (see 9.2.7 Study Plan Change for Students Participating in International Programs). In addition to the periods for all students (27 July - 31 August 2020 and 8-20 January 2021), they will have one additional opportunity through yoU@B (see “Allocation of Electives”). Students who include even one exam without correspondence in the study plan as an elective course are required to change to a free track or Global experience (for students enrolled in M and ACME), if they had previously chosen a different track. The educational offer for the 2020-21 academic year includes also an e-learning class group for some courses already taught in the same semester using traditional methods. Last change 22/07/2020 12:53 |
9.2.4.
Allocation of electives and numerical limits
After enrollment in the academic year allocation of first and second semester electives will take place for all students except those who have chosen the "free track" major. For them, the allocation of electives is subject to the official approval of the MSc Program Director to the Academic Services. Last change 16/06/2020 12:37 |
9.2.5.
Foreign languages: changes and application for exemption
Second-year students can change the language chosen in the first year by using Punto Blu, after accessing yoU@B, during the periods from 27 July - 31 August 2020 and 8 - 20 January 2021. Last change 01/10/2020 13:36 |
9.2.6.
Changing first and second semester courses with second semester courses
During the 8 - 20 January 2021 period students can change their first and second semester electives included in their study plans with other second semester electives as long as they refer to the current academic year. During the same period, students can change the internship with a second semester elective course along with the Career Starter Pack and vice-versa (except for AFC students, who are not required to take the Career Starter Pack). For details, see paragraph 5.1 Curricular Internship: extraordinary measures for students enrolled in the second year of a program in the 2020-2021 academic year. These modifications must meet the numerical limits specified in "Allocation of Electives". Last change 17/12/2020 15:17 |
9.2.7.
Change of study plan for students participating in international programs
Students participating in international programs can change their study plan in the periods scheduled for all students (27 July - 31 August 2020 and 8-20 January 2021) and only one extra time (see 9.2.3 Choice of Electives and 9.2.4. Allocation of Electives) through the yoU@B student Diary. Students who include even one exam without correspondence in the study plan as an elective course are required to change to a free track or Global experience (for students enrolled in M and ACME), if they had previously chosen a different track. Please note that students enrolled in M and ACME MSc Programs: the “Global Experience” major can be selected ONLY after having had the conversion of courses passed abroad. Last change 16/06/2020 12:43 |
9.2.8.
Higher Level Courses for ESS, AFC, FINANZA/FINANCE, GIO, DSBA and PPA Students
Some highly-motivated and deserving MSc students will be allowed to obtain academic credit from Higher Level Courses. That is, courses held as part of the following Bocconi PhD Programs: PhD in Economics and Finance, PhD in Business Administration and Management, PhD in Public Policy and Administration and, PhD in Statistics/Statistics and Computer Science. This is a unique opportunity to enrich your academic curriculum with higher level courses.
Number of PhD courses that can be selected Students enrolled in ESS programs can choose up to 3 PhD courses. Of these, they can request recognition of 2 courses in place of MSc electives and 1 course as an additional course. (*) Students in the MSc programs AFC, FINANZA/FINANCE, GIO who enter a PhD course in the study plan as an elective course are required to change to a free track major if they had chosen a different major in the past.
(*) Students in the MSc programs AFC,FINANZA/FINANCE, GIO who enter a PhD course in the study plan as an elective course are required to change to a free track major if they had chosen a different major in the past.
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9.2.9.
Additional courses
Additional courses, which are courses that students choose in order to achieve more than the number of credit points required to fulfil the MSc degree requirements, can be included in the study plan for a maximum of three courses* and they can be chosen from:
*Detailed info on in-depht studies are available in the paragraph 2.1.2.2 Educational activities chosen by the student.
*Please note that any additional curricular supplementary activities can be placed in the study plan as additions (and not as an alterative) to any additional courses. Last change 21/07/2020 21:57 |