Business Education at

the University of Bologna

mba
UniCredit

Retail in the Banking

and Financial Industry
September 2011 - September 2012
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Business Education at the University of Bologna

a leader
Do you have an academic undergraduate degree?
Have you worked for at least two years?
Are you fluent in English?
Are you ready for a challenging year in a multi-cultural
environment?
If so, you are the right candidate to apply for this MBA, and
become a business leader.
MBA concentration in Retail in the Banking and Financial Industry

Since 1088, people have come from all around the world to study
in Bologna: a strategic crossroads in Europe, where science,
technology and entrepreneurship meet values, culture and lifestyle.

At Alma Graduate School we blend our academic knowledge with

the managerial experience and practice of the most innovative and
successful companies.

Students join an international community of Alumni, Executives and

Professors. One year in our Business School is an unforgettable
experience and the beginning of a lifelong membership in a powerful
professional network.

Alma Graduate School is a member of EFMD, ASFOR,

and is ranked as a “Top Business School Internationally Strong” by Eduniversal.
 Building Why?
Business Education at the University of Bologna

your future Banks and financial companies are focusing on retail activities
to face the new challenges in the global industry.
This is the first MBA focused on retail management for the
banking and financial industry, designed to provide participants
with all the knowledge, competence, and strategic thinking
needed to improve their managerial career.
The MBA Retail in the Banking and Financial Industry is an
intensive 12-month international program entirely taught in
English. This MBA offers a unique opportunity to blend theory
with experience and offers the opportunity to mix knowledge,
analytical approach and problem-solving skills.
MBA concentration in Retail in the Banking and Financial Industry
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Business Education at the University of Bologna

Retail in the Banking and Financial Industry is a concentration of and career

the University of Bologna MBA program and is made up of two
different building blocks:

General Management (MBA core courses)

development
-- Corporate Finance The program includes a 400-hour internship during the last
-- Corporate Strategy term (June-September 2012) that will entail a project work
-- Financial and Managerial Accounting within the UniCredit Retail Division worldwide. Internships
will offer the opportunity to analyze actual problems,
-- International Finance
develop strategies, and elaborate action plans together with
-- Marketing Management senior managers and executives.
-- Organizational Analysis: Leading People and Organizations
Our Internship and Placement Department will help
participants to develop their own career goals, and will
Retail Banking and Finance concentration support them in the job seeking process, within and outside
-- Bank Risk Management UniCredit Group.
-- Behavioral Finance
-- Consumer Analysis
-- Customer Satisfaction
MBA concentration in Retail in the Banking and Financial Industry

-- Financial Derivatives
-- Fixed Income
-- Foundation in Banking I
-- Foundation in Banking II
-- Marketing of Banking Services
-- Retail Operations

Interaction between theory and practice is a distinctive trait of

the program: master lectures, workshops, guest speakers and
discussion of new business cases take place throughout the
year, alongside regular classes.

Teachers come from both university and industry, and offer

participants the opportunity to discuss specific issues, and learn
from the most successful experiences of the real business world.

Program features include:

Internship
Career development
Business English class
Italian crash-course
Overview
Duration: September 2011 - September 2012

Language of instruction: English

Candidate profile: 25+ years old, 2+ years of experience,

proficient in English

Application deadline: Round I: April 29th, 2011

Round II: July 15th, 2011

start date: September 19th, 2011

(Italian course – Icebreaking week)
October 3rd, 2011
(MBA activities)

Tuition fee: euro 27,000

Scholarships, honor loanS and financial aid available

Find out more on www.almaweb.unibo.it/internationalmba

Retail in the Banking and Financial Industry is a

concentration of the Master of Business Administration of the
University of Bologna

Contact us:
Admissions Office - Alma Graduate School
Villa Guastavillani - Via degli Scalini, 18 - 40136 Bologna - Italy
Tel. +39 0512090166 / 2090122 - Fax +39 0512090112
internationalmba@almaweb.unibo.it

Alma Graduate School, University of Bologna