As economies and societies become increasingly data-driven, the ability to interpret complex information and evaluate economic, social, and environmental phenomena is becoming essential for effective decision-making in businesses, public institutions, financial organizations, regulatory bodies, and international agencies.

The Master's Degree Programme in Economics & Data Science is an innovative and interdisciplinary programme designed to train professionals who can address complex economic challenges by combining rigorous economic reasoning with quantitative methods and advanced data analytics.

By integrating economics, statistics, mathematics, programming, and machine learning, the programme provides students with the analytical and technical skills needed for empirical research, policy evaluation, risk management, and evidence-based decision-making. Graduates will be well prepared for careers in areas such as finance, fintech, healthcare, energy, and environmental sustainability, as well as for further academic and research opportunities.

The course mixes face-to-face lessons with:

• teaching of softwares used by managers, analysts and professionals
• seminars in with field experts
• inclusive learning and peer to peer teaching: team working, laboratory experiences, business case analysis
   

Graduates in Economics & Data Science can pursue a career in various professional fields, such as:

• specialist in economic analysis and management
• risk analyst and manager
• social and economic analyst
• economic analyst in the health, energy or environmental fields
• economist and researcher
• expert in evaluation and planning of public or private initiatives

The Master’s Degree in Economics & Data Science provides students a high-level professional training which mixes business, economic, mathematical, computer and legal knowledge. The training path is characterized by:

• a strong integration among the key disciplines which will allow students to work both in the fields of economics and Big Data
• a balance among the different topics which will permit students to work in different professional positions within economic and financial systems, companies, private or public institutions

Graduated students will get skills to understand the structure of the market and how it works and they will know the economic actors’ activities (companies and institutions, financial intermediaries, analysts and consultants, think thank and research institutions). 

They will be able to manage big data to support decision makers’ activities or to propose innovative solutions facing any business problem. Graduated students will be able to work in the fields of health, energy, environment and finance.

Department of Economics
Via Vivaldi 5 (Darsena)
16126 Genova
www.economia.unige.it/sede-genova