Financial Engineering and FinTech, M.S., and Banking and Finance, LM, Dual Degree

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The Belk College of Business, in partnership with Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC) in Milan, Italy, offers a dual degree program. Students in this program may earn the M.S. in Financial Engineering and FinTech with a Concentration in Risk Management from UNC Charlotte and a Laurea Magistrale (LM) in Banking and Finance from UCSC. Visit Belk College of Business Global Partners for additional information.

Admission Requirements

Visit Belk College of Business Financial Engineering and FinTech International Dual Degrees for additional information.

Degree Requirements

This is a 48 credit hour program in which students earn 24 credit hours at UNC Charlotte and spend one year at UCSC to earn the additional 24 credit hours. In addition to these courses, students are also required to pass the comprehensive exam through UNC Charlotte as well as complete a thesis through UCSC.

UNC Charlotte Courses

Students spend their first academic year at UNC Charlotte and take the following:

UCSC Courses

In the second year at UCSC, students take the following courses:

Advanced Financial Accounting
Quantitative Methods for Finance
Corporate Finance
Monetary Economics
Principles of Financial Regulation
Derivatives Securities Pricing
Risk Management
Foreign Language*
Theology**

* Part of the requirement for the degree is to take a practical Italian language course to learn essential day-to-day words and phrases.

** Part of Italian learning is to take a theology course. This is an appreciation/culture course.

Additional Requirements

In addition to these courses, students are also required to pass the comprehensive exam through UNC Charlotte as well as complete a thesis through UCSC.