Laurea Magistrale in Quantitative Finance (QF Bologna)
An English-taught two-year degree applying advanced mathematical and statistical methods to financial markets, with profiles toward quant analyst, risk manager and asset manager roles. Double and multiple degrees are available with partners in Poland, Austria, France and Germany.
What you’ll study
Core
- Financial Market Regulation
- Corporate Finance and Risk Management
- Mathematics and Probability
- Actuarial and Financial Mathematics
- Economics of Financial Markets
- Stochastic Processes and Econometrics
- Numerical Analysis (Computer Programming)
Electives
- Fundamentals of Interest Rate Models
- Statistics of Financial Markets
- Advanced Interest Rate Models and Market
- Credit Derivatives
- Decisions and Investments
- Advanced Methods of Risk Management 1
- Computational Finance
- Econometrics of Financial Markets
- Introduction to Machine Learning
- Statistical Methods for Asset Management
- Advanced Machine Learning
- Numerical Methods
- Workshop in Quantitative Finance
- Advanced Topics in Artificial Intelligence
- Complex Analysis and Special Functions for Finance
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Before you apply
- Background
- First-cycle degree in L-41 Statistics or L-33 Economic Sciences preferred; other degrees need at least 24 ECTS across maths, probability, statistics, economics and business
- Maths
- at least 10 ECTS mathematics; at least 6 ECTS probability and statistics
- Tests
- No test stated; Committee scores merit, coherence and English (60/100 needed)
- English
- CEFR B2 (certificate, OOPT, or English-taught degree)
- Other
- Open access with assessment of adequacy of skills
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After graduation
- Typical first roles
- Quant analyst, Risk manager, Asset manager
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Tuition is ISEE-based; no fixed amount on pages read. Recommended electives only from 2027/28. Employers named by type only (banks, insurers, asset managers, consultancies, regulators).
Checked 6 November 2026 against the sources linked on this page. Fees, units and requirements change each year, so confirm them on the programme’s website before applying.