Study location	Italy, Siena, Piazza San Francesco, 7/8 - 53100 - email: didattica.sem@unisi.it
Academic field	Economics (JACS L100)
Type	Master's Degree, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	Italian
Awards	M (LM-56 Class of second cycle degrees in Economics)

Tuition fee	Tuition fees are paid annually in installments based on the total amount. Read more at admission.unisi.it/?p=1204
Application fee	€40 per program You will receive an e-mail with the payment instructions.

Entry qualification

Bachelor/Undergraduate diploma (or higher) After you have applied, an Enrolment Committee will assess your competences and skills against the requirements of the MSc Programme. Admission criteria The admission to the Master of a graduate who is in possession of a degree awarded by a foreign University or an equivalent foreign institute is evaluated by the Didactic Committee through a case by case assessment, considering the documentation received through online procedures, on the basis of the relevance and consistency of the qualification obtained abroad (and of the entire training course) with the training objectives of the Master, as well as linguistic knowledge. After the evaluation You will be notified about acceptance approximately one month after the application deadline. In any case, in order to enroll in the two-year master degree in EAS, students must pass an entrance test. Below, dates, arguments and suggested books. Test dates: 22 February 2022 and 7 June 2022. ARGOMENTI DELLA PROVA E TESTI SUGGERITI MICROECONOMIA Teoria del Consumatore, Costruzione delle funzioni di domanda individuale concorrenziale. Considerazioni di statica comparata: effetto sostituzione ed effetto reddito, elasticità della domanda, surplus del consumatore. Equilibrio generale nella scatola di Edgeworth ed efficienza Paretiana. TESTI SUGGERITI Varian, H., Microeconomia, Libreria Editrice Cafoscarina, Sesta Edizione, 2006. ECONOMIA DELL’AMBIENTE Fallimenti del mercato; esternalità e beni/mali pubblici ambientali. Soluzioni ai problemi ambientali offerte dagli approcci alla Coase e alla Pigou, con particolare riguardo allo spettro di strumenti di politica economica: strumenti di “comando e controllo”, tasse, sussidi e permessi negoziabili. TESTI SUGGERITI Musu, I. (2^ ed.), Introduzione all’economia dell’ambiente, Il Mulino, 2003, (capp. 1, 2). STATISTICA Richiami di probabilità e statistica: variabili casuali e distribuzioni di probabilità. Valore atteso, media, varianza. Campionamento casuale e distribuzione della media campionaria. Stima della media di una popolazione. Intervalli di confidenza per la media della popolazione. Coefficiente di correlazione. TESTI SUGGERITI Rizzi A., Inferenza statistica, utet Borra, Ciaccio: Statistica: metodologie per le scienze economiche e sociali. McGraw-Hill. David M. Levine, Timothy C. Krehbiel, Mark L. Berenson, Statistica. Apogeo editore The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. Schools and universities usually provide documentation translated into English. If this is not available, an official translation will be required, along with certification of the authenticity of the original documents. Review the documents required for the admission application at this link: admission.unisi.it/?p=1193 Review the documents required for enrollment (upon admission) at the link admission.unisi.it/?p=1193 Procedures at the Italian Diplomatic Representatives Non-EU citizens Non-EU citizens are invited to contact the Italian Diplomatic Representation of their countries as soon as possible in order to obtain all the required documents for the pre-enrollment at the University of Siena and for information regarding the VISA process. EU citizens – Non EU citizens with regular permit to stay – Italians with degrees obtained abroad They must contact the appropriate Italian Diplomatic Representation in order to obtain all the documents required for enrollment in the University of Siena.

Territory requirements	Applications are accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): World.

Language requirements

English Italian In order to take the MSc courses, students must have an adequate knowledge of the English language, at minimum B2 level, as established by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Students can demonstrate the required knowledge level either through an approved international certification (see the list) of international certifications recognized by the University of Siena), or by passing a B2 level exam at the Centro Linguistico di Ateneo (CLA). After enrolment in Siena, students having an international certification must present it to the CLA office. The CLA is located in Piazza San Francesco 7, Siena (more details can be found in the related website). For students who are obliged to pass the B2 exam, the University of Siena offers B2 level courses. Dates of the exams and timetables of the courses are reported in the CLA website. The timetable of the English courses is also included in the MSc courses timetable. Students are strongly encouraged to pass the B2 exam as soon as possible, in order to be able to fruitfully take the MSc courses. Knowledge of Italian language The Italian language proficiency test is compulsory for all non-EU candidates residing abroad who enroll in a course taught in Italian and who do not have a language certification that allows the exemption from the test. For more information on certifications and the test click here

Other requirements	A statement of purpose must be added to your application. please write in italian

More information	deps.unisi.it/it

Overview

The course examines and studies, with a multidisciplinary approach, the most relevant issues concerning the complex relationship between economy and environment, both from a micro (business) and macro (economies) point of view. EAS explores methods and tools of analysis aimed at sustainable use and enhancement of natural, environmental and cultural resources.

The acquired knowledge and professionalism allow the graduate to carry out work with managerial and consultancy functions, as well as to participate in groups for the elaboration of projects and the evaluation of investments in the environmental and social field.

Program structure

The degree course in “Economics for the environment and sustainability” is taught in Italian.

Class MIUR: LM-56 Class of second cycle degrees in Economics
Duration: 2 years
Credits: 120

Career opportunities

ECONOMIC ANALYST AND EXPERT IN THE FIELD OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMY
Function in a work context
Graduates in Economics / Economics can aspire to all those professional positions that require the mastery of solid interpretative tools in the economic field and, at the same time, versatility and capacity for analysis and decision in a context characterized by complexity and change.
The graduate who has chosen the curriculum in Economics, in particular, will be able to aspire to a job in research centers and, with more operational tasks, in complex organizations both private and public, be they banks, companies, governmental and non-profit organizations or international organizations. The graduate who has chosen the curriculum of Environmental and Development Economics can be employed in the analysis of sustainable development projects, with attention to a correct evaluation of the use of resources, to an analysis of energy sources, to an examination of possible environmental damages and enhancement of environmental and historical-cultural development projects.

Skills associated with the function
A graduate in Economics / Economics will therefore have to have acquired a versatility and an analytical vision of economic problems such as to make it possible for him to access many types of professions. Among these can be indicated:
- employment with international, national and local economic investigative bodies for those who intend to carry out research with a prevalent application content;
- employment with managerial, operational and consulting functions, with specific expertise in the design and implementation of environmental investments, for the environmental assessment of the application of new technologies by private and public companies and for the management of scarce environmental resources ( water, waste, energy), as well as for the enhancement of the historical, cultural and environmental heritage of the territory for the benefit of the communities of citizens and visitors;
- Employment in national and international environmental agencies;
- Qualified inclusion in managerial functions, or with consultancy functions, in public administrations, intermediate institutions (chambers of commerce, local foundations, local authorities, local trade associations) and in public, private and non-profit companies.
- Employment in companies operating at the retail level, as branch managers for service companies and industry.

Professional opportunities
In general, graduates in Economics / Economics will be able to work (possibly following further specialization in a doctorate course) as an economist and economic analyst at universities, research centers, banks, international organizations
He can be employed as a freelancer in the field of economic consultancy
He will be able to operate with management or analysis functions in companies, banks, public administrations, trade associations and trade unions.