| 1013709 | EUROPEAN UNION LAW
[IUS/14] [ITA] | 2nd | 2nd | 6 |
Educational objectives The course provides a clear and structured introduction to European Union law, giving students the foundational knowledge to understand the EU as a “sui generis” legal order. It covers the origins and development of European integration, the Treaties’ framework, institutions and decision-making processes, sources and key principles (including the relationship between EU law and national law), and selected application areas relevant to citizens and businesses. In line with the degree programme profile, the course
highlights the link between legal and economic-managerial perspectives, as EU law shapes market rules, regulatory environments, mobility, rights and obligations, and the way
organisations operate in Europe. Students develop skills to interpret EU norms and decisions and to frame them within business choices and public policy contexts
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| 1017138 | Economic geography
[M-GGR/02] [ITA] | 2nd | 2nd | 6 |
Educational objectives The course provides a territorial perspective on economic phenomena, introducing key concepts in economic geography and the ways in which space, territories and networks shape development. It develops students’ ability to interpret the location of production and services, understand patterns of concentration and dispersion, and read the evolution of territorial systems in the context of innovation, globalisation and new technologies. Particular attention is paid to drivers of uneven development, cluster formation, centre-periphery dynamics and local-global interdependencies. The goal is to build skills useful to understand economic decisions and business strategies in relation to territorial and institutional contexts.
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| 10589237 | Sustainable management of resources [SECS-P/13] [ITA] | 2nd | 2nd | 6 |
Educational objectives The course introduces students to the principles of sustainable resource management, focusing on natural resources, raw materials and the economic/production implications of their availability. It provides basic knowledge on key resource categories (renewable and non-renewable) and on how technological dynamics affect resource efficiency, productivity and environmental impacts. A core objective is to develop students’ ability to understand and use sustainability indicators (e.g., carbon and water footprint, Product Environmental Footprint) and to interpret innovative solutions supporting the transition to more sustainable production models, including circular economy and waste-cycle management. The course fosters transversal skills useful for business and policy decisions in an ESG perspective.
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| 1017238 | COMPANY REVIEW [SECS-P/07] [ITA] | 2nd | 2nd | 6 |
Educational objectives The course introduces students to the principles and rationale of statutory auditing and assurance on financial statements, clarifying the auditor’s objectives, responsibilities and inherent limitations. It explains the audit process as a structured set of phases (engagement acceptance and planning, risk assessment, understanding internal control, designing procedures, obtaining and evaluating audit evidence, concluding and reporting). The course builds basic competences to critically assess the reliability of financial reporting and to understand how professional judgement supports the audit opinion. Key concepts include audit risk, materiality, sampling and documentation, as well as types of audit opinions and the informational value of the auditor’s report for stakeholders. The course also promotes awareness of ethics, independence and audit quality as essential for reporting credibility.
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| 1017255 | ECONOMIC HISTORY [SECS-P/12] [ITA] | 2nd | 2nd | 6 |
Educational objectives The course provides a structured understanding of the main processes of economic transformation in the early modern and contemporary periods, linking technological, institutional, demographic and social change to the evolution of production systems, markets and international economic relations. It develops students’ ability to interpret growth and crises as historically situated phenomena, identifying continuity and discontinuity in development patterns and wealth distribution. A distinctive aim is to enable students to critically use basic sources and indicators (historical series, key macro data, documents), distinguishing facts from interpretations and narratives. Consistent with a Degree programme focused on economic/managerial problem solving, the course also helps students understand how public choices and business strategies are embedded in specific historical contexts and can produce long-term effects—useful for reading contemporary transformations (globalisation, integration, innovation).
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| 1017266 | TECHNOLOGY OF PRODUCTION CYCLES [SECS-P/13] [ITA] | 2nd | 2nd | 6 |
Educational objectives The course aims to provide students with a solid, practice-oriented understanding of the production cycle and of the main technological and organizational transformations, with particular attention to their managerial implications for contemporary firms. In line with the objectives of the L-18 Degree Programme, “technology” is addressed not as a mere technical endowment, but as an integrated set of process choices, work organization, information systems, and planning and control methods.
By the end of the course, students will be able to interpret the key logics of manufacturing and service operations (productivity and capacity constraints), understand the shift from Taylorist–Fordist models to more flexible approaches (automation, ICT integration, pull/Lean logics), and assess how process choices affect costs, quality, lead times, and operational risks—also through tools such as materials requirements planning, JIT/Lean, and quality management. The course also introduces criteria to link technology, performance, and corporate responsibility, including the sustainable transition, resource-use efficiency, and waste reduction, in support of continuous process improvement.
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| 1018209 | DEMOGRAPHY [SECS-S/04] [ITA] | 2nd | 2nd | 6 |
Educational objectives This course introduces the logic and key methods of demographic analysis, providing students with conceptual and operational tools to understand how population dynamics affect economic, social and organisational phenomena. Students learn how to interpret population structure and change (fertility, mortality, migration), read and discuss
demographic indicators and basic demographic tables, and critically use official statistical sources. The course emphasises the link between demographic trends and public policy (welfare, healthcare, education, labour markets) as well as implications for firms and institutions (market sizing, territorial planning, human resources, demand scenarios). In line with the programme’s overall goals, the course strengthens an analytical mindset for operating in complex contexts by combining data literacy, interpretation and argumentation skills.
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