GUIDES TO THE UNIVERSITY
2010-2011 A.Y.
Master of Science Programs (2-y)
9.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, REGULATIONS AND DEADLINES
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9.1.
First year procedures, rules and administrative deadlines
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9.1.1.
Choice of foreign languages
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9.1.2.
Curricular choices of ofand modification, first year courses - II semester: M-LM, CLAPI-LM, ACME-LM, EMIT-LM, DES-LM/ESS-LM
From 10-31 January 2011, via Punto Blu, after accessing to the yoU@B, students enrolled in some Master of Science programs must choose the curriculum or courses chosen by the students of the II semester, first year, for each Master of Science program following the indications below: Students enrolled in the Master of Science in Management (M) choose between the two curricula in which the course is divided:
Economia e management delle amministrazioni pubbliche e delle istituzioni internazionali [Economics and Management of Public Administration and International Institutions] (CLAPI-LM) Students enrolled in the CLAPI MSc program choose a free track major or one of the following recommended majors:
Students enrolled in the ACME-LM Program choose:
Students enrolled in the EMIT-LM Program choose a free-track Major or one of the recommended Majors from:
Discipline economiche e sociali (DES) - Economic and Social Sciences (ESS) Students enrolled in the Master of Science program DES-LM / ESS-LM choose:
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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 a 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
Enrolment must be carried out during the 2 August - 3 September 2010 period, by accessing, via yoU@B to the Punto Blu Administrative Area menu.
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9.2.3.
Choice of electives
When enrolling in the second year of studies (2 August - 3 September 2010) students must choose their major and both I and II semester electives to be included in the study plan specifying the language of instruction if requested.
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9.2.4.
Allocation of electives
After the enrolment in the academic year allocation of I and II 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 Affairs Division. As a general guide, each class group of elective courses must not have more than 110 attending students. Except for:
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9.2.5.
Foreign languages: changes and application for exemption
Second-year students can change the first and/or second language by using, after accessing to the yoU@B, the Punto Blu during the periods from 2 August 30 September 2010 and 10-31 January2011. Last change 02/08/2010 17:04 |
9.2.6.
Changing I and II semester courses with II semester courses
During the 10-31 January 2011 period students can change their I and II semester electives included in their study plans with other II semester electives as long as they refer to the current academic year. ‘These modifications must meet the numerical limits specified in " Allocation of electives". Last change 11/06/2010 12:03 |
9.2.7.
Higher level courses
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 and PhD in Statistics. This is a unique opportunity to enrich your academic curriculum with higher level courses. Thisopportunity is offered to a limited number of students. Considering the high level of complexity of PhD courses and the small number of students admitted, the selection procedures need to be rigorous.The assessment is based on a series of factors (described below) but it is necessarily comprehensive and qualitative depending on the applicant’s profile and the course requested in relation to the profiles of other candidates. As a consequence, deterministic algorithm is not applied, nor is it possible to challenge the final selection decisions made by the PhD School. Submitting the application for a higher level studies course implies acceptance of the assessment, whether positive or negative, given by the PhD School at the end of the selection. At the same time, admission to courses of the PhD School implies acceptance of its rules. Selection requirements
Number of PhD courses that can be selected Students enrolled in DESS-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 one. Students enrolled in other MSc programs can choose up to 2 PhD courses: of these they can request recognition of 1 course in place of a MSc elective and 1 course as an additional course. When selectingPhD courses, students cannot express an alternative choice for any course. Decisions are final. This choice is unavoidable due to the complexity and non-mechanical nature of the selection procedure. The list of available PhD courses for MSc program students includes the name of the PhD Course Director, the teaching period, the MSc program the course is offered in and the maximum number of places available for MSc students for each course. All courses are taught in English. Some PhD courses and MSc courses may be incompatible courses in terms of contents. Therefore, students cannot record both courses in their study plans.Students must therefore have an active role when choosing courses. Unfortunately, when applying it will not be possible to know the class timetable of the PhD courses for the following year.
Selection procedure The assessment of each student is based on his/her academic career and degree of motivation. The list of the candidates admitted is determined by the Dean of the PhD School.The decision is final. If a student who has been selected wishes to stop attending the PhD course(s) for whatever reason, those slots will not be reassigned to other students. The criteria for selection are the following:
Deadlines and procedures Students can apply from 19 to 31 May:
The class timetable may not be available when makingthe choice, and PhD classes and other MSc course lessons might overlap. PhD Teaching and exam Classes consist of a limited number of students (usually 5 to 10). At the end of the course students have only ONE chance to sit the exam. Students can attend the PhD course for the academic year to which he/she has applied. In other words, students applying in May 2011 for the PhD courses of the 2011-2012 academic year must sit the PhD exam for that academic year. Recording in the student’s academic career After passing PhD exams, students are contacted by the Study Planning Office of the Academic Affairs Division in order to define the composition of their study plan, therefore to evaluate the possibility of including the course in place of an elective course or as an additional one. The exams passed are recorded in the student’s academic career as courses without Bocconi correspondence, taken as part of the Bocconi PhD School.The exams passed are recorded in the student’s academic career with a grade out of thirty and they are calculated in the GPA. The recording is automatic and students cannot refuse the grade. Assessment of the PhD exam is made fairly without special regard for students who accessthe exam as a MSc program student. This should be carefully weighed by each student when applying for a PhD course. Recording PhD courses in the academic career by students who have not been admitted to attend such courses through the procedure described above is absolutely not allowed. Each PhD course is worth 6 credit points. Last change 06/07/2011 16:19 |
9.2.8.
Additional courses
Additional courses are courses that students choose in order to achieve more than the number of credit points required to fulfil the MSc degree requirements, they can be chosen from:
Further information on how to include higher level of studies courses is included in paragraph 9.2.7. "Higher level courses" The information below is relating to the inclusion of Graduate level Educational activities: Such activities can be included in the study plan only after the course exams of the first 2 MSc semesters have been passed. Last change 18/05/2011 17:11 |
9.3.
Changing Master of Science program
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9.3.1.
Rules
Students cannot change their MSc program during the first year of studies.
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9.3.2.
Numerical limits and merit criteria to changing MSc program
For the 2010-2011 academic year the following numerical limits have been set: 5 students for each class group of each MSc program. The requests are evaluated by the MSc Program Director who decides on the possible admittance to the new program of the students, on a basis of a global assessment of the student’s curriculum.
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9.3.3.
Administrative procedures and deadlines
Students can submit an application to change the MSc program (the application form must be collected, filled out and handed in at the Academic Affairs Division Desk) during the 2 August - 2 September 2010 period. The same deadline applies for cancelling or modifying any applications previously submitted. Last change 02/08/2010 17:04 |
9.4.
Transferring to another university
Università Bocconi students can transfer to another university by submitting the application to transfer to the Academic Affairs Division Desk (here you can also collect the application form ) including details of the new university they intend to transfer to, the Faculty and the MSc program they wish to attend.
Students who transfer to another university cannot return to Università Bocconi within one solar year from the date of the transfer document. In this case, they will be admitted to the year of studies the exams which have been passed and registered in their unofficial academic transcript, give them the right to regardless of the year they were previously enrolled. Last change 11/06/2010 12:27 |
9.5.
Temporary interruption
Students who during the academic year have military service, civil service, female students in the year of birth of each child and students who are forced to interrupt studies because of serious illness and certified prolonged medical conditions can apply to temporarily interrupt their studies in accordance with D.P.C.M. 09/04/2001. Temporary interruption means that those students will not be able to complete any administrative operations, participate in educational activities or make use of university services offered to students. The years for which the student did not enrol do not count towards disqualification. For each year of temporary interruption students are required to pay a fixed sum for each year as set by the University Fees Office (TCA). Last change 01/06/2010 08:00 |
9.6.
Disqualification
After eight academic years following the end of the standard duration of the program, starting from the first initial enrolment in the university system,the student academic career is subject to a specific evaluation. If positive it will be defined the new maximum deadline, usually corresponding to the standard duration of the program, for completing all the educational activities. The maximum number of enrolments as "fuori corso"and as "ripetente"does not take into account periods of temporary interruption requested according to D.P.C.M. (Ministerial Decree) 09/04/2001 which is described in "Suspension, temporary interruption and resumption of University studies". Students who have been disqualified from their Degree Program can obtain certifications attesting to their university career and the number of credit points previously earned. If students should eventually resume their studies, the credit points previously earned will be evaluated to determine if they are still valid. Disqualification does not apply to those students who have passed all exams and only miss the final degree exam. Last change 02/08/2010 17:05 |
9.7.
Withdrawing from university studies
If students do not intend to exercise the rights they acquired by enrolling, they can withdraw from their studies at any time, ending their academic career at this University. Their intention to withdraw must be communicated in a written, clear and concise form, and is irrevocable. Last change 23/07/2010 08:56 |