Banking finance and financial markets

Course Description

Level: Degree Programme

Degree Class: L-18 R - Content in Italian
Scienze dell'economia e della gestione aziendale

Department: ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT

Admission: Free

CFUs: 180

Duration: 3 years

The degree course in Banking, Finance and Financial Markets provides the skills to understand and analyse financial systems, understood as a complex of intermediaries, instruments and markets, enabling you to work in banking, finance and institutions dedicated to the analysis and control of money, credit and capital markets.
During the initial two years, students are given fundamental interdisciplinary knowledge — economic, business, legal, and quantitative — crucial for acquiring the main methodological tools required to comprehend the major phenomena affecting financial markets and the entities operating within them.
During the third year, students will acquire more specialised knowledge essential for working in banking and insurance institutions, or in companies, organizations, and entities operating in different capacities in financial markets.
The course provides a strong foundation on the operations and dynamics of banking and financial organisational structures, on the connection between these entities and the market, also giving essential insights into the legal discipline of financial intermediaries.
Additionally, it explores the macro and microeconomic analysis of markets, with a keen eye on the international scope and quantitative tools for financial analysis.

Content in Italian
Si ritiene che la preparazione acquisita nella scuola secondaria superiore rappresenti una base sufficiente per un'efficace frequenza dei Corsi di Laurea del Dipartimento di Economia e Management e, quindi, anche di quello in "Banca Finanza e Mercati Finanziari". Sono comunque previste, come prerequisiti matematici, conoscenze di elementi quali i numeri (interi, razionali e reali), le equazioni e disequazioni (di primo e secondo grado), il piano cartesiano e la geometria analitica (con riferimento all'equazione della retta). Sono altresì previste, quali prerequisiti linguistici, conoscenze basilari, in forma scritta ed orale, di una lingua dell'Unione Europea diversa dall'italiano. Le modalità per la verifica del possesso dei requisiti d'accesso, comuni a tutti i corsi del Dipartimento di Economia e Management, sono specificate nel regolamento didattico del CdS, nel quale sono indicati pure gli eventuali obblighi formativi aggiuntivi previsti nel caso in cui la suddetta verifica non dia risultati positivi.

Content in Italian
Per essere ammessi al Corso di Laurea in Banca, finanza e mercati finanziari occorre essere in possesso di un diploma di scuola secondaria di secondo grado o di altro titolo di studio conseguito all'estero, riconosciuto idoneo, ed aver verificato il possesso di un'adeguata preparazione iniziale. La verifica del possesso di un'adeguata preparazione iniziale è effettuata tramite il test TOLC-E, anche sostenuto nella modalità TOLC@Casa. Il sostenimento di tale test, a carattere autovalutativo, è obbligatorio. Se tale obbligo è disatteso non possono essere sostenuti esami del CdS, fatta eccezione dell'esame di lingua e del test di abilità informatiche. Il test si considera superato qualora lo studente abbia ottenuto un punteggio maggiore o uguale ad una soglia minima stabilita dal Consiglio di Dipartimento. Nel caso di non superamento del test è comunque possibile procedere all'immatricolazione con un Obbligo Formativo Aggiuntivo (OFA), il cui assolvimento potrà avvenire secondo le modalità descritte nelle apposite pagine web pubblicate nel sito del Dipartimento e nel sito del Corso di Laurea. Si fa presente che in caso di mancato assolvimento dell'OFA è possibile sostenere solo gli esami del primo anno di corso. Per i cittadini residenti in un paese non appartenente all'Unione Europea è richiesta, inoltre, una certificazione attestante un livello di conoscenza della lingua italiana non inferiore al B2.

Course Evaluations

Contacts

Presidente del Corso di Laurea
Maria Cristina Quirici
Email: maria.cristina.quirici@unipi.it

Referente didattico
Michela Vivaldi
Tel. (+39) 050 2216371
Email: michela.vivaldi@unipi.it
Unità Didattica del Dipartimento di Economia e Management: https://www.ec.unipi.it/didattica/unita-didattica-e-internazionalizzazione
Orario di ricevimento: Il personale dell'Unità didattica e Internazionalizzazione è raggiungibile tramite posta elettronica, piattaforma Microsoft Teams oppure telefonicamente (+39) 050 2216371/269/412/349, dal lunedì al venerdì, dalle ore 9.00 alle ore 12.30 : didatticaeconomia@ec.unipi.it

Study Plan

For students enrolled in the academic year 2025/2026

Required
Insegnamenti lingua straniera (8 CFU)
Test sost
Test sup

Required
Insegnamenti caratterizzanti ambito giuridico (6 CFU)
Insegnamenti caratterizzanti p/11 (9 CFU)
The course offerings from previous years can be viewed at Course Catalogue.

Career opportunities

Graduates acquire the skills necessary to operate in financial institutions such as banks, Securities Investment Firms (SIM), insurance companies, asset management companies, or other financial companies such as consumer credit, venture capital, or fiduciaries.  
In addition, they may find employment opportunities within the financial function of industrial and commercial enterprises, as well as within professional or consulting firms (banks or other financial institutions) aimed at financial market analysis (financial analysts).
They will also be able to work in the stock market as traders, stockbrokers and dealers or independent financial advisors offering financial and insurance services.

Enrolment

The Degree Program in Banking, finance and financial markets has an open access. Find more details here.

In order to attend the course, students must take a non-selective evaluation test to verify the initial preparation level.

This test can be taken even after the enrolment completion.

Here you can find the evaluation test information.

How to enrol

You can register from 24 July to 30 September 2025. After this period, a late payment fee will be applied.


Enter your personal data on Alice portal.

You will need to access using your SPID or Tax code.

You can find the video tutorial at the LINK


After registering, you'll need to choose a course. You can find the video tutorial at this LINK.

You can choose:

  • Standard enrolment;
  • Degree program shortening (in the event of a university degree already obtained);
  • Relocation from another University.

The procedure will request:

  • ID scanned copy
  • passport-sized photo (please check size)
  • High school diploma details (Secondary School Name, year, final mark).

Students with a foreign qualification are required to upload:

  • Declaration of Value (DV) issued by the Italian Diplomatic Authorities in their home country, along with the official translation into Italian of the diploma, legalised (or with an "apostille") and validated, OR, the ENIC-NARIC certificate is accepted in Italian Language. These documents should attest at least 12 years of schooling and the relevant qualification should allow the access to higher education.

For Degree Program shortening the obtained University degree will be required. For relocation from another University previous university career will be required from the other university.

At the end of procedure please print and sign the FORIM to complete enrolment and upload it on the Alice portal in the Career section annexes.

Students with special needs

Students with handicap under art. 3 Italian Law no. 104/1992 or with a certified disability equal or above 66% are required to upload a medical certificate attesting their health condition for university tuition fees exemption (duty stamp is required anyway).

Some special categories under art. 1.1.2 lett. d) e) and art.1.1.3 lett. c) of the Regulations on Tuition fees (such as Italian government scholarship holders, competition winners, detained subjects ) shall email to matricolandosi@unipi.it for a specific calculation of tuition fees.


If you do not apply for a DSU scholarship
If you do not apply for a DSU scholarship, which will be automatically recorded after you have selected your degree course (“Scelta del corso”), you must pay the first instalment of tuition fees.

From 1 October, a late payment fee applies as follows:

  • EUR 50 from 1 October 2025 to 31 October 2025
  • EUR 100 from 1 November 2025 to 1 December 2025
  • EUR 150 from 2 December 2025 (up to 31 December 2025 for newly enrolled students)

International students holding a foreign qualification and visa applicants may pay the first instalment and submit the required documentation by 31 December 2025 without incurring late fees.

If you apply for a DSU scholarship
If you apply for a DSU scholarship, your application will be automatically recorded and your enrolment will be confirmed as soon as you have selected your degree course. In this case, payment of the first instalment is deferred to the deadline for the second instalment. Students awarded a scholarship will not be required to pay any tuition fees; they will only need to pay the EUR 16 virtual stamp duty.


Within three working days of payment (or of degree course selection if you have applied for a scholarship), the Student Office will check and validate the documents and photo submitted during the enrolment procedure. If the documentation provided is complete and correct, you will receive a welcome email confirming your enrolment. Otherwise, you will be contacted directly by email or phone.

Students holding a foreign qualification, regardless of nationality, must upload the required documents, which will be validated by the International Office (wis@unipi.it).


For Degree Program shortening the previous university career will be recognized after submitting to the Students Office the “qualifications recognition” form with the annexed self certification of all exams. Deadline December 31, 2025.

For relocation from another University the Students Office will confirm you the acceptance of the discharge papers from the university of origin. Transfer deadline is December 31, 2025.