Attendance
Other training activities that award credits
The Master's Degree in Finance and Insurance includes seminars and laboratory activities as part of other training activities (AAF). These seminars are taught by professionals in specific fields, with the aim of creating a bridge between the Academy and the companies.
Credits for additional training activities are earned through passing a final exam, established case by case by each instructor and for each seminar or laboratory activity series.
Matlab Masterclass - First Level
The series of lectures will be taught by Matlab student ambassadors at Sapienza University.
The event is dedicated to the introduction of Matlab software and its use as an IT support for quantitative subjects.
The detailed program is available here.
The Masterclass entitles students who pass the aptitude test to acquire 1 CFU.
For any further information, please contact Professor Oliva.
Matlab Masterclass - Second Level
The series of lectures will be taught by Matlab student ambassadors at Sapienza University.
The event is dedicated to the use of Matlab software as an IT support for quantitative subjects and will cover data management, financial optimization, and basic calibration of financial and insurance models.
The Masterclass entitles students who pass the aptitude test to acquire 2 CFU.
For any further information, please contact Professor Oliva.
Seminars: Aspects of Insurance Techniques
Dr. Claudio Raimondi (4CareItalia) hold a seminar series entitled "Social Insurance as a Fundamental Tool for the "Reconstruction" of a New Welfare System in Italy." The course aims to provide students with theoretical and practical training in the use of actuarial techniques for social insurance in the private and public welfare sectors, through lectures and practical applications to case studies.
The seminar series entitles students who pass the aptitude test to acquire 3 CFU.
To participate in the seminar series, please fill out this form.
For any further information, please contact Prof. De Marchis.
Seminars: Insurance Technical Aspects
Dr. Luigi Di Capua (Net Insurance) hold a seminar series entitled "Capital Rules and New Accounting Principles for Insurance Companies." The course will explore, with reference to insurance companies, the rules and algorithms for determining solvency ratios and for the balance sheet valuations of technical reserves and financial assets (IFRS 17 and 9) required by industry regulations, through the analysis of practical cases.
The seminar series entitles students who pass the aptitude test to acquire 3 CFU.
To participate in the seminar series, please fill out this form.
For any further information, please contact Prof. De Marchis.
Fixed Income: Fundamentals
Dr. Filippo Arcieri (Eurizon) hold a series of seminars entitled "Fixed Income: Fundamentals."
The course provides the foundation for defining, constructing, and valuing fixed income instruments and the related financial markets, through lectures and practical applications on real data.
The seminar series entitles students who pass the aptitude test to acquire 3 CFU.
To participate in the seminar series, please fill out this form.
For any further information, please contact Professor Vantaggi.
Warm Up Your Skills
An experiential laboratory reserved for students of the Master's Degree in Finance and Insurance, organized by the BCC Iccrea Group, for activities aimed at developing skills to successfully prepare for a job interview.
The seminar series consists of four meetings.
Modulo 1 - La selezione del personale: candidarsi in modo mirato per essere «visibili»
Modulo 2 - L’assessment center: affrontare le prove individuali e di gruppo con serenità
Modulo 3 - Il colloquio di selezione: raccontarsi in modo efficace
Modulo 4 Lo sviluppo delle capacità: allenare i propri comportamenti per essere efficaci
The seminar series entitles students who pass the aptitude test to earn 3 credits.
To participate in the seminar series, please fill out this form.
For any further information, please contact Professor Vantaggi.
Apprenticeship
Sapienza University offers to students and graduated the chance of doing internships to help them enter the world of work.
Please, visit the TSP Sapienza platform for a list of the structures in partnership with Sapienza University.
Students and graduated can apply online and the information are in the webpage.
Graduate
The final exam consists of the preparation and defense of a thesis on a specific research topic, developed in an original and in-depth manner by the student, under the guidance of one or more faculty members, in one of the disciplines included in the student's master's program.
The graduate student is required to independently develop a written dissertation describing the problem addressed, critically analyzing and discussing the relevant literature, illustrating and justifying the choices made in order to develop an original methodological or applied contribution, and justifying the results obtained on this basis. The graduate student is also required to give an oral presentation of this dissertation to a specially appointed committee.
The final exam may include internships or placements.
The final degree grade is determined by the commission based on guidelines established by the Faculty of Economics. Criteria include the weighted average of the grades obtained in the exams for the courses of the study program (expressed out of 110), the time required to complete the program, the evaluation of the work done in preparing the written dissertation (in terms of commitment, degree of autonomy, rigor of analysis, quality of results obtained), and the student's presentation skills (in terms of clarity, completeness, and effectiveness of the summary of the work completed).
On the webpage "Graduating Student Checklist" you will find:
- the requirements for submitting the degree application
- the methods for submitting the degree application
- the deadlines and graduation sessions
On the webpage "Graduation" you will find information on:
- Thesis layout and logo;
- Scholarships for theses abroad;
- Photography services at graduation sessions;
- Rules of conduct during the graduation session;
- Collection of the degree certificate.
On the webpage "Graduation examinations" page you will find information on:
- Degree Committees
- Final Exam Regulations
- Plagiarism Guidelines
Path of excellence
The Degree Program establishes a Path of Excellence with the aim of enhancing the education of deserving students interested in in-depth activities.
Honours Programmes aim to enhance the training of meritorious students who are enrolled in a degree programme and are interested in further studies and cultural integration activities. Honours Programmes, which includes additional educational activities and provide a special certificate, are promoted by individual faculties through annual calls (Transparency Portal, Call for Proposals - Scholarships and Training).
Access to the Excellence Program is granted upon application. The participation requirements, application procedures, and deadlines are outlined in the single call for applications issued annually by the Faculty of Economics (Link).
At the end of the programme, students on Honours Programmes will receive full compensation for their last year of tuition fees.
Minor courses
The program also offers its students the opportunity to earn a Minor in University and Enterprises in Economics, Communication, Finance, and Insurance.
Minors are interdisciplinary thematic courses, which are optional and complementary to the Bachelor's or Master's degree programme, focusing on topics of great relevance in the current scenario and aimed at training professionals with additional skills useful for further studies and for entering the world of work.
The participation requirements, methods and deadlines for applying are indicated in the single call for applications issued annually by the Faculty of Economics (Link).
Libraries, study rooms
Sapienza Library System and 24H Reading rooms
https://www.uniroma1.it/en/pagina/sapienza-library-system
https://www.uniroma1.it/en/pagina/24h-reading-rooms
Libraries Faculty of Economics Go to (Link)
Study room for students enrolled in the Master's degree program in Finance and Insurance. Go to the webpage (Link)