Course overview

Brief overview

Degree type: Master degree

Course duration: 2 years

Total credits: 120

Language: English

Location: Padua, Italy

Course coordinator: Prof. Antonia Larese De Tetto

The degree course consists of two study tracks:

  • Modelling for Engineering and Science
  • Financial Engineering

  Course overview: Modelling for Engineering and Science

As indicated in the table above, 21 credits are dedicated to courses which can be chosen by the student. These 21 credits are divided into 12 optional/elective CFU and 9 free CFU.
These courses can be selected by students in accordance with the academic tutor to focus their preparation towards a specific field of study. The list of possible courses is definitely wider than that reported for the sake of simplicity in "descrizione del percorso formativo" and includes topics in almost all engineering and science fields".

Click here to access the syllabus of the study track. Please note that on this website, you have to check for the current academic year, then select the School of Engineering and proceed by clicking on your course of studying. Once there, you can select the Degree study track you follow.

  Course overview: Financial Engineering

The second year of the study track Financial Engineering will take place at the Ecole D’Ingéniuers Léonard De Vinci (ESILV) in Paris, France. The academic year at ESILV is recognized as an Erasmus mobility period. 

Click here to access the syllabus of the study track. Please note that on this website, you have to check for the current academic year, then select the School of Engineering and proceed by clicking on your course of studying. Once there, you can select the Degree study track you follow.

  Credit system

For each course, a number of credits is distributed which the students obtain by passing the respective exam. These credits define the student's workload, including time spent attending lectures, seminars, independent study, and examinations. The Italian University system uses CFU (Crediti Formativi Universitari) for which 1 CFU corresponds to 1 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System). The Italian system is adapted to the European credit system.

An overview of the transfer system is listed below:

  • 1 Italian CFU = 1 ECTS credit
  • 1 ECTS credit = 25 working hours (lectures and self study)
  • 1 full year of study = 60 ECTS
  • 1st cycle Degree (3 years Programme) = 180 ECTS
  • 2nd cycle Degree (2 year Programme) = 120 ECTS