SDA Bocconi School of Management
Full-Time, Part-Time
SDA Bocconi is the leading School of Management in Italy and also stands among the top-ranked European Institutions. Founded in 1971, with its 40-year experience in management education, SDA Bocconi offers a top MBA program, and a Global Executive MBA, both entirely in English, as well as the Modular Executive MBA/ Evening Executive MBA in Italian. It also offers 10 Full-time Specialized Master Programs (5 International + 5 in Italian) and 6 Executive Specialized Master Programs (2 International + 4 in Italian), as well as over 200 Executive Education Open Programs.
The school is positioned in the heart of Milano, a major capital of industry, finance, arts, media and, above all, fashion. SDA Bocconi added-value is that of having on one side the academic excellence and tradition, guaranteed by ‘Università Bocconi’, its reputation, strong faculty and research centers, on the other, an eye constantly opened on the market, on the business world needs, a practical, business-oriented approach when facing contents and situations.
SDA Bocconi is globally focused. Future leaders should have a grasp over cultural intricacies, cross-borders communication and the peculiarities of the marketplace. SDA Bocconi School of Management enables students to stand up such exigencies.
Students come to SDA Bocconi from across the globe. Every year, our campus is exemplification for diversity, internationalism and heterogeneity; our classes bring together individuals from different professional backgrounds with no industry dominating over the other.
Our worldwide network’s pillar of strength lies in the quality of the partnership SDA Bocconi holds with key business institutions around Italy and across the world. SDA Bocconi alumni operating in major cities around the world represent a concrete global network. They share with their fellow alumni and current students valuable information and provide information on job opportunities.
Website: www.sdabocconi.it/sdamaster
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The leading School of Management in Italy and the only Italian School present in all of the most important International rankings (Financial Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Economist), SDA Bocconi has
established itself as a European leader in higher education. In Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2011, SDA Bocconi has gained four slots in Europe, rising to the 10th place, ten in the world, reaching 28th position, and is now the only Italian School in the European top 10 and the world's top 30.
Full-Time MBA: for people who just won't stop.
The SDA Bocconi MBA program is ranked among the top international MBAs. It opens doors to a network of talented people from about 30 different countries: over a hundred professionals with widely varied backgrounds. The integrated, innovative curriculum is based on real-world management knowledge, fully inclusive of the social dimensions of management issues. The full-time MBA lasts 1 year and is run in two classes, in English.
In addition to 5 functional-based concentrations, such as Strategy, Corporate Finance, Investments, Innovation and Marketing, the Program offers participants the possibility to further personalize their development by choosing the new sector-based Track in Luxury Business Management (LBM) in partnership with Bulgari, one of the global players on the luxury market.
Particular emphasis is given to in-company projects (both individual and group), where students, supported by tutors, check out on the field what they have learnt in class.
Most students choose to take the entire MBA at SDA Bocconi in Milano, but some can apply for the Exchange Program option and spend 3 to 4 months at one of over thirty prestigious business school partners located all around the world.
MBA students have full access to Career Development Service (CDS), which organizes one-to-one career advising and coaching, workshops, corporate presentations, company days, CV book and job postings. Career management and recruiting activities allow participants to get in touch with a wide range of national and international companies.
Website: www.sdabocconi.it/ftmba
Full-time Courses: International Master Programs offered in English
MAFED - Master in Fashion, Experience & Design Management
A 12-month master that blends management with creativity. MAFED focus is in fact to prepare young professionals interested in taking on management roles in fashion and design, discovering how results-oriented creativity and inventiveness can successfully interact with strategy, operations and marketing. The program also provides an intense living experience in Milano, one of the world's cities richest in opportunities. MAFED is run in collaboration with Altagamma, an association of internationally renowned Italian companies operating at the high end of the luxury brand market.
Website: www.sdabocconi.it/mafed
MFB - Master of Management in Food & Beverage
Two examples of excellence - SDA Bocconi sound record in management education and innovation along with Italian culture and tradition - come together to create a master that prepares managers for one of the fastest growing sectors. 12 months of top level partnerships, exceptional Italian experiences and strong International business models applied to the Food & Beverage sector. A field project is part of the program as well.
Website: www.sdabocconi.it/mfb
MCF - Master in Corporate Finance
A 12-month program whose mission is to prepare students to offer high quality solutions to financial problems. Participants acquire innovative competences, combining the most advanced techniques of Financial Management with an accurate knowledge and understanding of the principles that lie behind sound financial decisions. A distinctive feature of this program is its international corporate perspective, through a rigorous and exhaustive curriculum leading to a variety of internship opportunities in corporations in the main European financial centres.
Website: www.sdabocconi.it/mcf
MIHMEP - Master of International Health Care Management, Economics and Policy
By attending this 12-month program, students gain a thorough knowledge of the economic, political and social context of healthcare management at international level. They acquire the specific skills and abilities needed to take on management roles within governmental institutions, NGOs, healthcare organizations and private companies, along with a sound qualitative and quantitative basis for successfully managing organizational and policy change.
Website: www.sdabocconi.it/mihmep
MPM - Master of Public Management
Public Management is about having an impact on real lives, so the aim of this 12-month program is to promote value in the public sphere, providing students with solid tools for public management while paying close attention to international best practices. The MPM is built on a foundation of networking developed over time between various players from governmental institutions, international organizations and NGOs.
Website: www.sdabocconi.it/mpm
Part-time Courses: International Master Programs offered in English
EMMS – Executive Master in Marketing & Sales
A 14-month international program offered jointly by SDA Bocconi School of Management and ESADE Business School. EMMS offers a truly cross-cultural experience thanks to the international mix of personal and professional backgrounds and face-to-face classes run in three vibrant cities: Milano, Barcelona, and Madrid. The program serves as a framework for managers and executives with marketing and sales background. The modular format alternates face-to-face and distance learning, so that participants can develop their career path while continuing to work, boosting their skills and living a unique experience with a distinctive touch of Mediterranean style.
Website: www.sdabocconi.it/emms
EMSHRM - Executive Master in Strategic Human Resource Management
EMSHRM is designed to shape HR managers and professionals able to take on the role of strategic business partners at the top management level and drive organizational performance through best practices in Human Resource Management.
Taught in collaboration with Cornell University Faculty - CAHRS (Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies), this 10-month master strengthens the strategic and leadership role of HR; face-to-face class modules alternate with distance learning project assignments, allowing participants to study, work and immediately apply their learning. The program’s Advisory Board gathers top level HR managers from leading international organizations, making sure the course is aligned with the needs of the business community.
Website: www.sdabocconi.it/emshrm
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