BSc Economics and Management

About the course

A three-year English-taught degree at Cattolica’s Milan campus combining economics, management, law and quantitative methods. Years 1 and 2 are shared: micro- and macroeconomics, maths, statistics, accounting, law, banking and economic history. In Year 3 you choose an Economics profile (public finance, game theory, big data) or a Management profile (strategy, corporate finance, marketing), with electives and a dissertation. French is compulsory in Years 1–2, plus German or Spanish in Year 2, and there is a short theology course each year. Graduates move into finance, consulting and business roles or on to a master’s.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• Foreign school qualifications: Cattolica asks for at least 12 years of schooling and a school-leaving qualification that gives access to university in the country that awarded it. It does not name the Leaving Certificate; it points to the CIMEA ARDI database and may ask for a CIMEA Statement of Comparability. You must have your diploma by 30 August 2027.
• English: B2 is required, with the certificate uploaded when you apply. Students who completed secondary school in Ireland are listed as exempt, so Leaving Cert students don’t need a certificate.
• Selection: applications are judged on your school grades, especially maths. Priority goes to applicants with roughly a 75% average. If you took maths in your last two years of school, SAT/ACT is optional; otherwise you need a SAT (560 per section) or ACT (23) score, or Cattolica’s own admission test.
• Italian VPI test: after enrolling you sit a short online foundation-knowledge test. It is not an entrance exam; a weak result just adds extra study tasks (OFA).

How to apply

1. Prepare documentsYour passport, CV, a typed motivation letter, and your school transcripts for the last two or three years (5th and 6th year results). Add an SAT/ACT score only if your maths grades are weak.
2. Apply onlineApply on Cattolica’s international application portal between 4 November 2026 and 17 February 2027, and pay the non-refundable application fee by PayPal.
3. Wait for the decisionResults come within about 8 weeks of the deadline (strong applicants may hear from mid-December). Waitlisted applicants get a final answer by the end of July 2027.
4. Accept and enrolAccept by paying the first €1,500 instalment, then send your family income declaration at enrolment to get the EU flat rate.

Costs

• Tuition 2027/28: €6,632 a year for families with EU income under €150,000. If your family income is under €150,000 and you submit your family’s tax return at enrolment, you pay the EU flat rate; otherwise (or with no documents) you pay the maximum of €11,500 a year. Paid in five instalments; the first (€1,500) is due when you accept your offer.
• Application fee: €100 (non-refundable), as shown on the 2027/28 application page.
• EDUCatt scholarships are open to EU students based on family income (applications usually close end of September). Cattolica is a private university, so Italian state ISEE fee bands do not apply to EU income.

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