Summary
Academic year 2024/2025

Announcements and regulations

The teaching regulations of the study course depend on the following organisational aspects: educational goals, access methods, study plan, exams, final exam, job opportunities, etc. Throughout their university career, students must refer to the teaching regulations enforced from their matriculation.

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Access to the programme

Limited admission, with evaluation of minimum curricular requirements: 70 places available.
Quota reserved to non-EU students residing outside Italy: 15 seats, of which 1 is reserved for Chinese students living in China, under the Marco Polo Project.

Admission requirements

To be admitted to this Master’s Degree Programme, students must possess a proper individual educational background and the minimum curricular requirements. A certified knowledge of English at minimum level B2 is also required from the time of enrollment, or to be ascertained by the time the degree is awarded, depending on the curriculum chosen.
Details about the assessment procedures are available in the webpage dedicated to test and admission requirements.

Admission with international qualification

Applicants with international qualification must have obtained a bachelor’s degree that is the result of at least 3 years of study. The preliminary evaluation of the qualification is mandatory. Procedures and deadlines are available on the dedicated online platform.
International qualification will be evaluated by the designated teaching committee after the pre-evaluation procedure carried out on the online platform.
Further details in the webpage dedicated to Degree-seeking students.

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Course overview

The aim of the Master's degree programme in Global Accounting and Finance is to provide a solid background in finance, control and international accounting to train professional and managerial figures that are capable of interpreting a dynamic and supranational economic environment and responding to the most evolved needs of the labour market.
Competencies in strategic planning, corporate reporting, management control, financial policies, and investment strategies allow for the rational management of organisations and a profound understanding of the financial markets, which are undergoing profound global changes linked to digital transformation and the attention to the sustainability of human action.
Indeed, the course combines the indispensable knowledge and skills required for optimal strategic, administrative and financial management with the evolutionary trends that significantly influence business operations, namely the sustainability of processes and the use of digital technologies and data analytics.
The Master's degree in Global Accounting and Finance shapes professionals that can be self-employed or work in administrative-managerial positions, for private and public, national and international organisations of different sizes where international expertise is required and valued. 

Double and Joint Degree

Ca' Foscari University of Venice offers international educational programmes designed in collaboration with one or more partner universities, entailing the attendance of part of the study path abroad. At the conclusion of these programmes, selected students obtain a Double Degree (a diploma from Ca' Foscari and one issued by the partner university) or a Joint Degree (single degree jointly awarded by the member universities of the consortium delivering the programme), depending on the provisions of the agreements with the partner universities and the different national regulations.

Double and Joint Degrees available

• Double Degree with the École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris-Europe (France)
  Students enrolled in the Master's degree in Global Accounting and Finance can obtain a Double degree: Master’s degree in Global Accounting and Finance at the University Ca’ Foscari Venice; Master in Management from ESCP-Europe.
  Admission: selection call
• Double Degree with Stevens Institute of Technology (USA)
  Students enrolled in the Master's degree in Global Accounting and Finance can obtain a Double degree: Master’s degree in Global Accounting and Finance at the University Ca’ Foscari Venice; Master of Science in Financial Analytics (MFA) at the Stevens Institute of Technology (USA).
  Admission: selection call
• Double Degree HEC Management School Liège
  Students enrolled in the Master's degree in Global Accounting and Finance can obtain a Double degree: Master’s degree in Global Accounting and Finance at the University Ca’ Foscari Venice; Master en Science de Gestion à finalité specialisée en Financial Analysis and Audit from the University of Liège.
  Admission: selection call
• Double Degree with SKEMA Business School
  Admission: selection call
• Double Degree with Henley Business School - University of Reading
  Admission: selection call

Examination assessment and graduation

Educational activities include classroom teaching, workshops and an internship at the end to acquire a wide range of skills from the world of work.
During the whole university career, the various skills and knowledge acquired by students will be assessed through written and oral examinations.
The degree programme consists of writing a thesis, which must be original, exhaustive documentation and scientific investigation and which will be discussed with a committee of university professors and experts.

Access to further studies

Professional Master’s Programmes and PhD programmes.

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Occupational profiles

The Master's degree in Global Accounting and Finance provides education in accounting, control and finance, with a specific focus on the international dimension of knowledge and skills.
In particular, graduates will be able to find employment as:

• Auditor-accountants, both in internationally renowned accounting and consulting firms and in auditing firms operating globally.
• Financial analysts, asset managers, risk managers, and experts in the selection of real and financial investments at banks, insurance companies, asset management companies, investment funds, private equities, venture capitals.
• CFOs-Chief Financial Officers, administrative officers, controllers, internal auditors, CAOs-Chief Accountant Officers, i.e., managerial and executive positions in private and public companies.