Double Master with Università degli studi di Pavia
The University of Bamberg offers, together with the Università degli studi di Pavia, a double degree programme in business administration and management.
The Università degli studi di Pavia, one of Italy’s as well as Europe’s oldest universities, was founded in 1361. At the moment there are around 24,000 students enrolled, approximately 1,500 of them are foreign students. There are around 900 professors, researchers and scholars employed at the university. The city of Pavia has approximately 70,000 inhabitants and is located about 30 km from Milan. The lakes at the Swiss border as well as the beaches of Liguria are easily accessible. This university city offers a fascinating combination of regional location and attractive living environment, and at a more affordable price than other cities in the region.
Students from Bamberg have in Pavia access to the master’s programmes MEFI (Laurea Magistralis in Economia, Finance and International Integration) and MIBE (Master’s in International Business & Entrepreneurship). Both programmes are entirely taught in English and knowledge of Italian is not required for admission. However, we do recommend applicants to learn Italian to take part in social life.
Students from Bamberg can join the master programmes
Degree and academic qualifications
Upon successful completion of the double degree programme, the University of Pavia and the University of Bamberg award the following academic degrees, depending on the student's choice
- Master in Finance and Master of Science Finance and Accounting
- Master in Economics, Development and Innovation and Master of Science Finance and Accounting
- Master in International Business and Entrepreneurship and Master of Science in Business Administration
Students starting the programme in Bamberg (Bamberg = home institution)
Application and admission
During the application for winter term, the double degree programme application is included in the regular application process for either the Master in Business Administration and/or the Master in Finance and Accounting. For admission, you must demonstrate German language proficiency at level B2. For all further information on the application procedure, please switch to the German version of this page.
Students starting the programme in Pavia (University of Pavia = home institution)
Admission to the second year of study
If you have started your studies at Università degli studi di Pavia (as your home university) and come to Bamberg for your second year of study, you will have to go through a simplified admission process. This begins with you being nominated by your home university. You will then receive all the information you need from the International Office (IO) of the University of Bamberg to prepare for your academic year in Bamberg (halls of residence, introductory and language courses, etc.). Further information on these topics can also be found on the homepage of the IO:
>>>Prepare your stay in Bamberg
Unlike regular exchange students, double degree students are regularly enrolled in Bamberg. You must submit an application via the online application procedure of the Registrar's Office. You will receive an email with all important information and deadlines after your nomination. Please wait until you are contacted by the SoWi double degree coordinator. You will then find the online application here:
There will also be an introductory event for double degrees at the SoWi at the beginning of the semester where you will have the opportunity to get to know other students who are also studying for a double degree. You will also receive a personal invitation by email.
Study programme for all DD students
The study programme comprises 4 semesters.Students study the first two semesters (or Master 1, Bac + 4) at the respective home institution and the last two semesters (or Master 2, Bac +5) at the respective host university. During their stay at the host university, students remain enrolled at their home institution.
The credits earned in accordance with the double degree programme are recognised as equivalent by both institutions. The study and examination regulations for the Bamberg Master's degree programme apply to the provision and recognition of credits at the University of Bamberg.The examination regulations of the University of Pavia apply to the provision and recognition of credits at the University of Pavia
>>>Examination and study regulations of the M. Sc. in BWL
>>> Examination and study reguzlations of the M. Sc. F&A
The course of study is largely determined by the students themselves through their choice of specialisations. The following tables provide information on the distribution of coursework between the two universities.Detailed information on the courses can be found in the respective module handbooks.
>>>Current study programme in Bamberg (Module handbook M. Sc. BWL)
>>>Current study programme in Bamberg (Module handbook M. Sc. F&A)
The detailed course of study depends primarily on where the programme is started. The following overview is intended to provide planning and orientation, but the course of study may differ slightly in individual cases.Students on the double degree must always conclude an individual credit transfer agreement with the programme coordinators at both universities, which is based on the current status of the regulations of the degree programmes involved.
Master in Business Administration / Master in International Business & Entrepreneurship (MIBE)
Students matriculated in the Master in Business Administration choose MIBEonce they are in Pavia. In Bamberg, they get the following recognition of credits:
| Starting in Bamberg | Starting in Pavia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Module group | 1st year in Bamberg | 2nd year in Pavia | 1st year in Pavia | 2nd year in Bamberg |
| Specialisation in Business Administration 1 | 18 | 18 | ||
| Specialisation in Business Administration 2 | 18 | 18 | ||
| General Management | 36 | 6 | 30 | |
| Research | 18 | 18 | ||
| Business Languages | 6 | 6 | ||
| Thesis | 24 | 24 | ||
| Total ECTS | 120 | 120 | ||
The allocation of ECTS for students matriculated in the Master in Business Administration in Bamberg is the following:
Students who start the program in Bamberg
| 1. Year in Bamberg | 2. Year in Pavia | |
|---|---|---|
| Module Group General Management | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module General Management of the MHB in Bamberg | 36 | |
| 36 | ||
| Module Group S-BWL | ||
| International Economics and Policy | 6 | |
| International Accounting and Finance | 6 | |
| One of the following Modules | ||
| Global Value Chain (GVC) and Sustainability | 6 | |
| Corporate Reputation & Storytelling | ||
| Modul Group S-BWL II | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module S-Fach of the MHB in Bamberg | 18 | |
| 36 | ||
| Module Group Reserach | ||
| Elective courses | 12 | |
| Two of the following courses | ||
| Business Analytics with Excel | 6 | |
| Lingua Spagnola | ||
| Italian Language for Foreign Students | ||
| Lingua Francese | ||
| 18 | ||
| Business Languages | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module Business Languages of the MHB in Bamberg | 6 | |
| 6 | ||
| Thesis | ||
| Prova Finale | 24 | |
| 24 | ||
The current version of the mudle handbook (MHB) of the M. Sc. in Business Administration can be found here.
| 1. Year in Bamberg | 2. Year in Pavia | |
|---|---|---|
| Module Grup General Management | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module General Management of the MHB in Bamberg | 36 | |
| 36 | ||
| Module Grup S-BWL | ||
| Corporate Finance | 6 | |
| Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics | 6 | |
| One of the following modules | ||
| Digital Marketing and Crypto Strategies | 6 | |
| Behaviour Design for Strategic Management | ||
| Module Grup S-BWL II | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module S-BWL of the MHB in Bamberg | 18 | |
| 36 | ||
| Module Grup Research | ||
| Elective courses | 12 | |
| Business Analytics with Excel | 3 | |
| Italien Language for Foreign Students | 3 | |
| 18 | ||
| Business Languages | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module MBusiness Languages of the MHB in Bamberg | 6 | |
| 6 | ||
| Thesis | ||
| Prova Finale | 24 | |
| 24 | ||
The current version of the module handbook (MHB) of the M. Sc. in Business Administration can be found here.
| 1. Year in Bamberg | 2. Year in Pavia | |
|---|---|---|
| Module Grup General Management | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module General Management of the MHB in Bamberg | 36 | |
| 36 | ||
| Module Grup S-BWL | ||
| Innovation Management | 9 | |
| International Economics and Policy | 6 | |
| One of the following modules | ||
| Business Analytics with Excel | 3 | |
| Lingua Francese | ||
| Lingua Spagnola | ||
| Italien Language for Foreign Students | ||
| Module Grup S-BWL II | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module S-BWL of the MHB in Bamberg | 18 | |
| 36 | ||
| Module Group Research | ||
| Elective courses | 12 | |
| One of the following modules | ||
| Healthcare Management | 6 | |
| Global Value Chain (GVC) and Sustainability | ||
| Behaviour Design for Strategy Management | ||
| 18 | ||
| Business Language | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module Business Language of the MHB in Bamberg | 6 | |
| 6 | ||
| Thesis | ||
| Prova Finale | 24 | |
| 24 | ||
The current version of the module handbook (MHB) of the M. Sc. in Business Administration can be found here.
Students who start the program in Pavia
| 1. Year in Pavia | 2. Year in Bamberg | |
|---|---|---|
| Module Group General Management | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module General Management of the MHB in Bamberg | 30 | |
| One of the following modules | ||
| Applied Project Management and Agile Methods | 6 | |
| Consulting & Soft Skills | ||
| 36 | ||
| Module Group S-BWL | ||
| Innovation Management | 9 | |
| Financial Markets and Sustainability | 6 | |
| Capital Markets and EU Company Law | 6 | |
| Firm Valuation and Capital Market Instruments | 9 | |
| International Business and Management | 6! | |
| 36 | ||
| Module Group Research | ||
| Economics of Emerging Economies | 9 | |
| International Entrepreneurship and Agile Marketing | 9 | |
| 18 | ||
| Business Languages | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module Business Languages of the MHB in Bamberg | 6 | |
| 6 | ||
| Thesis | ||
| Prova Finale | 24 | |
| 24 | ||
The current version of the module handbook (MHB) of the M. Sc. in Business Administration can be found here.
| 1. Year in Pavia | 2. Yearin Bamberg | |
|---|---|---|
| Module Group General Management | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module General Management of the MHB in Bamberg | 30 | |
| Information Systems for Managers | 6! | |
| 36 | ||
| Module Group S-BWL | ||
| Transformative Innovation | 9 | |
| Firm Valuation and Capital Market Instruments | 9 | |
| Big Data Analysis | 9 | |
| Economics of Emerging Economies | 9 | |
| 36 | ||
| Module Group Research | ||
| Innovation & Technology Law | 6 | |
| One of the following modules | ||
| Consultancy & Soft Skills | 6 | |
| Applied Project Management and Agile Methods | ||
| One of the following modules | ||
| Coding and Database Management | 6 | |
| Managing Research for Business | ||
| Sostenibilitá Digitale | ||
| 18 | ||
| Business Languages | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module Business Languages of the MHB in Bamberg | 6 | |
| 6 | ||
| Thesis | ||
| Prova Finale | 24 | |
| 24 | ||
The current Version of the module handbook (MHB) of the M. Sc. in Business Administration can be found here.
| 1. Yearin Pavia | 2. Yearin Bamberg | |
|---|---|---|
| Module Group General Management | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module General Management of the MHB in Bamberg | 30 | |
| Innovability and Circular Entrepreneurship | 6 | |
| 36 | ||
| Module Group S-BWL | ||
| Performance Management of ESG Practice | 9 | |
| Sustainability Reporting, Governance and Ethics | 9 | |
| Energy and Environmental Economics | 9 | |
| Sustainable Corporate Finance and ESG Metrics | 9 | |
| 36 | ||
| Module Group Research | ||
| Financial Markets and Sustainability | 6 | |
| Sustainable Development Law | 6 | |
| One of the following modules | ||
| Sostenibilitá Digitale | 6 | |
| Managing Research for Business | ||
| Coding and Database Management | ||
| 18 | ||
| Business Language | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module Business Language of the MHB in Bamberg | 6 | |
| 6 | ||
| Thesis | ||
| Prova Finale | 24 | |
| 24 | ||
The current version of the module handbook (MHB) of the M. Sc. in Business Administration can be found here.
Master Finance and Accounting / Master in Finance oder den Master in Economic Development and Innovation
Students matriculated in the Master Finance and Accounting choose the Master in Finance or the Master in Economic Development and Innovation (MEDI), once they are in Pavia. In Bamberg, they get the following recognition of credits:
| Starting in Bamberg | Starting in Pavia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Module group | 1st year in Bamberg | 2nd year in Pavia | 1st year in Pavia | 2nd year in Bamberg |
| Finance and Accounting | 48 | 24 | 54 | 18 |
| Research | 12 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| Master Thesis | 24 | 24 | ||
| Total ECTS | 120 | 120 | ||
The allocation of ECTS for students matriculated in the Master Finance and Accounting in Bamberg is the following:
Students who start the program in Bamberg
| 1. Yearin Bamberg | 2. Year in Pavia | |
|---|---|---|
| Finance and Accounting | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module Finance and Accounting of the MHB in Bamberg | 48 | |
| Applied Finance | 6 | |
| Asset Pricing and Macroeconomics | 9 | |
| Financial Econometrics | 9 | |
| 72 | ||
| Module Group Research | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module Research of the MHB in Bamberg | 12 | |
| Laboratory on Financial Management | 3 | |
| Statistics for Finance | 9 | |
| 24 | ||
| Thesis | ||
| Prova Finale | 24 | |
| 24 | ||
The current version of the module handbook (MHB) of the M. Sc. Finance and Accounting can be found here.
| 1. Yearin Bamberg | 2. Year in Pavia | |
|---|---|---|
| Finance and Accounting | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module Finance and Accounting of the MHB in Bamberg | 48 | |
| Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics | 9 | |
| Elective courses | 12 | |
| One of the following modules: | ||
| Economics of IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) Lab | 3 | |
| Applied Economics Lab | ||
| Corso di Lingua Italiana per Studenti Stranieri | ||
| 72 | ||
| Module Grouo Research | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module Research of the MHB in Bamberg | 12 | |
| Economics and Management of the Energy Industry | 6 | |
| Contemporary Economic History | 6 | |
| 24 | ||
| Thesis | ||
| Prova Finale | 24 | |
| 24 | ||
The current version of the module handbook (MHB) of the M. Sc. Finance and Accounting can be found here.
| 1. Year in Bamberg | 2. Year in Pavia | |
|---|---|---|
| Finance and Accounting | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module Finance and Accounting of the MHB in Bamberg | 48 | |
| Development Economics | 6 | |
| Elective courses | 12 | |
| Applied Economics Lab | 3 | |
| Corso di Lingua Italiana per Studenti Stranieri | 3 | |
| 72 | ||
| Module Group Research | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module Research of the MHB in Bamberg | 12 | |
| Macroeconomics for Development | 6 | |
| Empirical Methods for Policy Evaluation | 6 | |
| 24 | ||
| Thesis | ||
| Prova Finale | 24 | |
| 24 | ||
The current version of the module handbook (MHB) of the M. Sc. Finance and Accounting can be found here.
Students who start the program in Pavia
| 1. Year in Pavia | 2. Year in Bamberg | |
|---|---|---|
| Finance and Accounting | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module Finance and Accounting of the MHB in Bamberg | 18 | |
| Probability and Stochastic Processes | 9 | |
| Firm Valuation and Capital Market Instruments | 6 | |
| Quantitative Finance | 6 | |
| Topics in Portfolio Management | 6 | |
| Econometrics | 6 | |
| Elective Courses | 12 | |
| One of the following courses: | ||
| Real Analysis | 9 | |
| Economic Models | ||
| 72 | ||
| Module Group Research | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module Research of the MHB in Bamberg | 18 | |
| Capital Market and EU Companies Law | 6 | |
| 24 | ||
| Thesis | ||
| Master Thesis in Bamberg | 24 | |
| 24 | ||
The current version of the module handbook (MHB) of the M. Sc. Finance and Accounting can be found here.
| 1. Year in Pavia | 2. Year in Bamberg | |
|---|---|---|
| Finance and Accounting | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module Finance and Accounting of the MHB in Bamberg | 18 | |
| Applied Industrial Organisation | 9 | |
| Data Science | 9 | |
| Competition Policy and Market Regulation | 6 | |
| Economics of Digital Markets | 6 | |
| International Entrepreneurship and Organisational Behaviour | 6 | |
| Decisions and Choice | 9 | |
| One of the following courses: | ||
| Microeconometrics | 6! | |
| Game and Equilibrium Theory: Tools and Applications | ||
| 72 | ||
| Module Group Research | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module Research of the MHB in Bamberg | 18 | |
| Competition Law | 6 | |
| 24 | ||
| Thesis | ||
| Master Thesis in Bamberg | 24 | |
| 24 | ||
The current version of the module handbook (MHB) of the M. Sc. Finance and Accounting can be found here.
| 1. Year in Pavia | 2. Year in Bamberg | |
|---|---|---|
| Finance and Accounting | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module Finance and Accounting of the MHB in Bamberg | 18 | |
| International Economics and Policy | 9 | |
| Data Science | 9 | |
| Economics and Management of Corporation and Development | 9 | |
| Global Value Chain (GVC) and Sustainability | 9 | |
| Economics and Society | 6 | |
| Health Economics | 6 | |
| Microeconometrics | 9 | |
| 72 | ||
| Module Group Research | ||
| Modules from the current offer in the module Research of the MHB in Bamberg | 18 | |
| European Constitutional Law | 6 | |
| 24 | ||
| Thesis | ||
| Master Thesis in Bamberg | 24 | |
| 24 | ||
The current version of the module handbook (MHB) of the M. Sc. Finance and Accounting can be found here.