GUIDES TO THE UNIVERSITY

2007-2008 A.Y.

3.2. Elective courses

Elective courses are chosen by students for their individual study plans, chosen from among the group of courses offered by the University and/or offered in collaboration with other universities.

These courses are part of the "educational activities freely chosen by the student" in accordance with current regulations.

The program structures of all undergraduate degree programs offered by Bocconi require students to choose 2 elective courses, with the exception of the DIEM where students must choose 4 elective courses.

For the undergraduate degree programs CLEA, CLAPI, CLEFIN, CLELI, DES, CLEMIT and CLSG students must choose:

the first elective from among the restricted group of courses offered for the study program;
the second elective from among the broad group of courses, made up of all the restricted groups (including those offered by their own program) as well as some courses that are not included in the restricted group for various undergraduate degree programs (see note at the end of paragraph 3.2.10).

CLEACC students must choose both electives from the broad group.

DIEM students must choose:

the first 2 electives from the restricted group;
the other 2 from the broad group.

The exams for electives can be taken at universities abroad as part of the programs offered by the International Relations Service.
Students can receive credit for the exams recognized either in full or partially after the course program has been integrated.
Exams equivalent to electives offered by Università Bocconi can be taken abroad, while electives not equivalent to courses offered by Università Bocconi can only be taken as part of the Exchange Program, in particular cases.
In this case students must obtain approval from the Program Director or his/her delegate prior to departure for the partner university abroad.

Students choose their electives when they enroll in the third year of studies, following the procedure described in Chapter 7 "Continuing studies".

Before choosing their electives students are advised to consult the "Table of incompatible courses" and the "Table of banned courses" that can be found in the appendix. The "Table of incompatible courses" indicates the courses that cannot be chosen together in the same study plan because their course programs are either exactly or partly similar. The "Table of banned courses" indicates the courses that cannot be included in the study plan of a specific program.

The following list contains all the electives included in the restricted groups for each undergraduate degree. Every elective is awarded 6 credit points.
With regard to educational objectives of the undergraduate degree programs, the list of electives in the restricted group may be subject to changes decided on by the organs of administration.

Course profiles are available on the website
These profiles are identified with the following initials:
RR elective course from the restricted group
AI electives from the broad group

Detailed course programs (course syllabuses) are available from the secretary's office of the Institute responsible for the course and they are also usually handed out by teachers in the classrooms on the first days of lessons.

The educational offer for the 2007-2008 academic year will include an e-learning class group for some elective courses already taught in the same semester with traditional methods.

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3.2.1. Restricted group - Undergraduate Degree in Economia aziendale [Business Administration] (CLEA)

Course code	Course title in the restricted group	English translation in the restricted group	Language of instruction	Semester
5256	Accounting nei settori	Financial accounting in selected industries	ITA	II
5185	Analisi dei dati per il management NOT held in 2007-08 a.y.	Data analysis for management	ITA	I
5255	Analisi economiche per le decisioni aziendali	Economic analysis for decision making	ITA	I
5207	Business planning	-	ITA	II
5154	Corporate banking	-	ITA	I
5197	Diritto dell'Unione Europea	European Union law	ITA	I
5143	E-business and the Global Market	-	ITA	I
5314	Economia e gestione dei fondi pensione	Pension fund management	ITA	II
5220	Economia e gestione delle aziende non profit	Management of non-profit organizations	ITA	I
5252	Finanza mobiliare NOT held in 2007-08 a.y.	Capital market financing	ITA	I
5254	Finanza straordinaria	Merges, acquisition and corporate restructuring	ITA	I
5268	Fondamenti di product management	Product management	ITA	I
5145	Gestione dell'ambiente e della sicurezza aziendale	Environmental and occupational health and safety management	ITA	I
5146	Gestione delle operations	Production and operations management	ITA	II
5267	Gestione e organizzazione di vendita	Sales management	ITA	II
5227	I sistemi informativi nell'economia digitale	Information systems in the digital economy	ITA	II
5320	Industrial and intellectual property law	-	ENG	I
5233	Information technology e innovazione organizzativa	Information technology and organizational innovation	ITA	I
5257	Internal auditing e analisi dei processi aziendali NOT held in 2007-08 a.y.	Internal auditing and business processes analysis	ITA	II
5147	International marketing research	-	ENG	II
5310	Introduction to management consulting	-	ENG	II
5213	Introduzione alla finanza aziendale internazionale	Introduction to international corporate finance	ITA	I
5215	L'analisi di bilancio; l'informativa esterna	Financial statement analysis (and business community information)	ITA	II
5148	La comunicazione di marketing	Marketing communication	ITA	I
5328	L'impresa italiana nel XX secolo	The Italian firm in the 20th century	ITA	II
5309	Management delle aziende di moda e design: evoluzione storica e dinamiche competitive	Management of fashion and design companies: historical perspectives and competitive dynamics	ITA	I
5138	Management delle aziende di turismo	Tourism management	ITA	II
5313	Management delle informazioni aziendali (Information management)	Information management	ITA	II
5230	Management delle istituzioni culturali e artistiche	Arts and cultural management	ITA	II
5316	Management of fashion and design companies: historical perspectives and competitive dynamics	-	ENG	I
5225	Management of human capital services	-	ENG	II
5222	Management of international and supranational organizations	-	ENG	I
5318	Marketing communication and media	-	ENG	I
5266	Marketing PMI	Small business marketing	ITA	II
5312	Metodi quantitativi per il management strategico d'impresa NOT held in 2007-08 a.y.	Quantitative methods for corporate strategic management	ITA	II
5332	Metodologie e linguaggi di programmazione	Programming languages and methodologies	ITA	I
5235	Networking management Not held 2007-08 a.y.	-	ITA	II
5331	Nuove forme di organizzazione	New forms of organization	ITA	II
5330	People management		ITA	II
5217	Reporting direzionale e valutazione della performance	Performance measurement and evaluation systems	ITA	I
5151	Retailing	-	ITA	II
5253	Sistemi di analisi e contabilità dei costi	Cost analysis and cost accounting	ITA	II
5311	Storia dell'industria della moda	History of the fashion industry	ITA	II
5140	Strategia di internazionalizzazione	International business and management	ITA	II
5139	Strategie delle piccole e medie imprese	Strategies for small and medium-sized companies	ITA	I
5228	Tecnologie informatiche e nuovi modelli di business	Information technologies and new business models	ITA	I
5141	The management of competition and innovation in high-tech sectors	-	ENG	II

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3.2.2. Restricted group - Undergraduate Degree in Economia delle amministrazioni pubbliche e delle istituzioni internazionali [Management of Public Administration and International Institutions] (CLAPI)

Course code	Course title in the restricted group	English translation in the restricted group	Language of instruction	Semester
5162	Comparative fiscal systems and regulatory authorities	-	ENG	II
5219	Contabilità e bilancio nelle amministrazioni pubbliche	Governmental accounting	ITA	I
5165	Economia dello sviluppo	Development economics	ITA	II
5220	Economia e gestione delle aziende non profit	Management of non-profit organizations	ITA	I
5169	Economia urbana	Urban economics	ITA	I
5221	Forme di gestione dei servizi pubblici NOT held in 2007-08 a.y.	Utilities management	ITA	I
5174	Istituzioni e regolamentazione dei mercati finanziari	Institutions and regulation of financial markets	ITA	II
5225	Management of human capital services	-	ENG	II
5222	Management of international and supranational organizations	-	ENG	I
5223	Metodi di analisi e valutazione dei programmi pubblici	Programme analysis and evaluation	ITA	I
5176	Politica economica europea	European economic policy	ITA	I
5224	Public management and the business environment	-	ENG	II

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3.2.3. Restricted group - Undergraduate Degree in Economia delle istituzioni e dei mercati finanziari [Institutions and Financial Markets Management] (CLEFIN)

Course code	Course title in the restricted group	English translation in the restricted group	Language of instruction	Semester
5154	Corporate banking	-	ITA	I
5195	Diritto delle assicurazioni	Insurance law	ITA	II
5336	Economia e finanza dei cambiamenti climatici	The economics and finance of climate change	ITA	I
5314	Economia e gestione dei fondi pensione	Pension fund management	ITA	II
5173	Economia monetaria internazionale	International monetary economics	ITA	I
5187	Elementi di matematica per i mercati finanziari	Mathematics for financial markets	ITA	II
5174	Istituzioni e regolamentazione dei mercati finanziari	Institutions and regulation of financial markets	ITA	II
5214	La valutazione delle aziende	Business valutation	ITA	II
5272	Metodi di scelta sul mercato azionario	Active management in stock market	ITA	II
5332	Metodologie e linguaggi di programmazione	Programming languages and methodologies	ITA	I
5175	Microstruttura dei mercati dei capitali	Microstructure of capital markets	ITA	II
5335	Modelli finanziari	Financial models	ITA	II
5158	Portfolio e risk management nei mercati internazionali	Portfolio theory and global asset management	ITA	I
5160	Private banking e investitori istituzionali	Private banking and institutional investors	ITA	II
5333	Risk management and insurance		ENG	II
5161	Strumenti derivati e tecniche di copertura	Derivatives	ITA	II

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3.2.4. Restricted group - Undergraduate Degree in Economia e legislazione per l'impresa [Law and Business Administration] (CLELI)

Course code	Course title in the restricted group	English translation in the restricted group	Language of instruction	Semester
5258	Bilancio, comunicazione finanziaria e temi professionali NOT held in 2007-08 a.y.	Financial reporting and accounting for mergers, acquisitions and related matters	ITA	II
5329	Contabilità internazionale	International accounting	ITA	I
5197	Diritto dell'Unione Europea	European Union law	ITA	I
5200	Diritto penale commerciale	Business and corporate criminal law	ITA	II
5252	Finanza mobiliare NOT held in 2007-08 a.y.	Capital market financing	ITA	I
5215	L'analisi di bilancio; l'informativa esterna	Financial statement analysis (and business community information)	ITA	II
5050	Marketing	-	ITA	I
5253	Sistemi di analisi e contabilità dei costi	Cost analysis and cost accounting	ITA	II
5139	Strategie delle piccole e medie imprese	Strategies for small and medium-sized companies	ITA	I

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3.2.5. Restricted group - Undergraduate Degree in Economia per le arti, la cultura e la comunicazione [Economics and Management of Arts, Culture and Communication] (CLEACC)

CLEACC does not have a restricted group of courses.

CLEACC students must choose their 2 electives from the broad group made up of:

the restricted groups of all the other undergraduate degree programs (except for 5309 Management delle aziende di moda e design: evoluzione storica e dinamiche competitive [Management of fashion and design companies: historical perspectives and competitive dynamics]; 5316 Management of fashion and design companies: historical perspectives and competitive dynamics; 5138 Management delle aziende di turismo [Tourism management] and 5230 Management delle istituzioni culturali e artistiche [Arts and cultural management]);
the courses mentioned in paragraph 3.2.10

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3.2.6. Restricted group - Undergraduate Degree in Discipline economiche e sociali [Economics and Social Sciences] (DES)

Course code	Course title in the restricted group	English translation in the restricted group	Language of instruction	Semester
5135	Demografia internazionale	International demography	ITA	I
5165	Economia dello sviluppo	Development economics	ITA	II
5167	Economia internazionale reale	International trade	ITA	II
5168	Economia politica (Povertà, disuguaglianza e distribuzione del reddito)	Economics (Poverty, inequality and income distribution)	ITA	I
5087	Relazioni internazionali	International relations	ITA	II
5057	Scienza della politica	Political science	ITA	II
5056	Sociologia	Sociology	ITA	II
5180	Storia del pensiero economico	History of economic thought	ITA	I
5319	Storia sociale	Social history	ITA	II

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3.2.7. Restricted group - Undergraduate Degree in Economia dei mercati internazionali e delle nuove tecnologie [Economics of International Markets and New Technologies] (CLEMIT)

Course code	Course title in the restricted group	English translation in the restricted group	Language of instruction	Semester
5196	Diritto dell'informatica ed Internet	Internet and informatic law	ITA	II
5144	E-Business e gestione dell'innovazione	Managing innovation through E-business	ITA	I
5336	Economia e finanza dei cambiamenti climatici	The economics and finance of climate change	ITA	I
5166	Economia e politica delle imprese multinazionali	Economics of multinational enterprises	ITA	I
5164	Economics of the firm	-	ENG	I
5332	Metodologie e linguaggi di programmazione	Programming languages and methodologies	ITA	I
5232	Organizational networks and enterpreneurship	-	ENG	II
5181	Tecnologia e sviluppo economico	Technology and economic development	ITA	II
5141	The management of competition and innovation in high-tech sectors	-	ENG	II

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3.2.8. Restricted group - Undergraduate Degree in Economia e management internazionali - International Economics and Management (DIEM)

Course code	Course title in the restricted group	Language of instruction	Semester
5204	Advanced accounting and finance	ENG	II
5305	Applied research	ENG	I
5162	Comparative fiscal systems and regulatory authorities	ENG	II
5170	European labour markets	ENG	II
5171	Foundations of the European economy	ENG	II
5172	Industrial organisation	ENG	I
5155	International banking	ENG	II
5136	International business strategy	ENG	II
5147	International marketing research	ENG	II
5212	International project finance	ENG	I
5225	Management of human capital services	ENG	II
5222	Management of international and supranational organizations	ENG	I
5224	Public management and the business environment	ENG	II
5333	Risk management and insurance	ENG	II
5183	The economics of development and transition	ENG	I
5184	The economics of globalization	ENG	I

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3.2.9. Restricted group - Undergraduate Degree in Scienze giuridiche [Law] (CLSG)

Course code	Course title in the restricted group	English translation in the restricted group	Language of instruction	Semester
5191	Diritto bancario	Banking and finance law	ITA	I
5315	Diritto civile (Contrattualistica)	Civil law (Rules of contracts)	ITA	I
5194	Diritto dell'ambiente	Environment law	ITA	II
5195	Diritto delle assicurazioni	Insurance law	ITA	II
5196	Diritto dell'informatica ed Internet	Internet and informatic law	ITA	II
5198	Diritto ecclesiastico	Law and religion	ITA	I
5200	Diritto penale commerciale	Business and corporate criminal law	ITA	II
5193	Diritto privato comparato	Comparative law	ITA	II
5238	Diritto pubblico comparato	Comparative public law	ITA	II
5320	Industrial and intellectual property law	-	ENG	I
5202	Organizzazione internazionale	International organization	ITA	II

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3.2.10. Broad group

The broad group includes the restricted groups from all undergraduate degree programs (including the one of the program the student is enrolled in) and also some courses which are not part of the restricted group of any undergraduate degree program (see the table below).

Course code	Course title in the restricted group	English translation in the restricted group	Language of instruction	Semester
5156	Mercati finanziari internazionali NOT held in 2007-08 a.y.	International financial markets	ITA	II
5303	Modellazione dei sistemi aziendali NOT held in 2007-08 a.y.	Modelling company systems	ITA	II
5334	Teorie economiche alternative	Alternative economic models	ITA	I

The 5156 - Mercati finanziari internazionali [International financial markets] course cannot be included in the study plans of CLEFIN and CLEMIT students.

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