Bachelor of Science in Management for the Arts and Cultures

About the course

A three-year, English-taught degree applying management to the arts and cultural sector at Bocconi’s Milan campus. Check the programme page for the full list of courses.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• Italy accepts a foreign school-leaving qualification that follows at least 12 years of schooling and gives university access in the home country, which the Leaving Certificate normally does; Bocconi checks eligibility itself and may ask for extra documents such as a declaration of value or CIMEA statement. Bocconi does not publish Leaving Cert subject, Higher Level or H-grade rules, and CAO points are not used, so confirm with Bocconi admissions.
• Admission is decided 55% on a selection test (Bocconi Online Test, SAT or ACT) and 45% on grades from the third-to-last and second-to-last years of secondary school; Irish applicants should confirm which years are used if they did Transition Year.
• English: B2 level for English-taught programmes. Accepted certificates include IELTS Academic 6.5 (at least 6.0 in each section), TOEFL iBT 88, Duolingo 110 and Cambridge FCE/CAE/CPE (173+). Bocconi’s list does not mention an exemption for Irish Leaving Cert English, so ask admissions whether you need a certificate.

How to apply

1. Choose a roundApply in the Early Session (2 to 29 September 2026) or the Winter Session (25 November 2026 to 26 January 2027), closing at 3pm Italian time.
2. Take a testSit the Bocconi Online Test, or submit SAT or ACT scores; the test counts for 55% of the decision.
3. Apply onlineSubmit the application on apply.unibocconi.it with your ID, transcripts for the last two completed school years before your final year and a test score, and pay the €100 fee.
4. EnrolAfter results (mid-November 2026 or mid-March 2027), enrol and pay the first instalment, then provide your Leaving Certificate and any English certificate Bocconi requires.

Costs

• Bocconi is a private university. Tuition for first-year Bachelor of Science students was €17,000 a year in 2026-27, paid in instalments (an advance at enrolment, then October, January and April). Bocconi says the 2027-28 amount ‘will be defined soon’. Partial fee waivers of 20%, 40%, 60% or 80% are available. There is a non-refundable €100 fee for each application.

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