Bachelor in Economics: Behavior, Data and Policy at University of Milan

About the programme

Economics: Behavior, Data and Policy is a three-year bachelor's degree in class L-33-R (economics), taught entirely in English and in person in Milan by the Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods. It aims to give a solid grounding in economic theory and its quantitative and statistical tools, together with the behavioural mechanisms that drive the decisions of people and firms in markets.

Entry is limited: for 2026/27 there were 100 places plus 15 for non-EU applicants living abroad who need a visa. The degree suits school leavers who like mathematics and data and want to understand how economic policy, consumer choices and markets work in practice.

What you will study

The first year covers the foundations in economics, mathematics, statistics, coding and law. The second adds econometrics, experimental methods and policy evaluation, and the third focuses on behaviour, marketing and machine learning. Units in the 2026/27 study plan include:

• Microeconomics and Mathematics (12 ECTS each, first year)
• Probability and Statistics and Coding (first year)
• Data Protection and Consumer Law (first year)
• Econometrics and Experimental Economics (second year)
• Causal Inference and Policy Evaluation (second year)
• Behavioral Economics (third year)
• Machine Learning for Economics (third year)
• Consumer Behavior and Marketing Strategy (third year)

How the programme is taught

Some exams must be taken in order: Microeconomics comes before Behavioral Economics, Public Economics and Experimental Economics, and Mathematics and Probability and Statistics come before Econometrics. Besides lectures, you take 12 ECTS of elective courses or laboratories and 6 ECTS of other activities, which can include an internship, before a 3 ECTS final exam. The department has exchange agreements with European universities, including partners in the United Kingdom and Switzerland.

Career paths

The official profiles place graduates in companies and in public and private organisations that need people who can collect, check and interpret economic data. They include:

• Data technician: supports experimental research and economic, social and demographic surveys, with data quality control and statistical processing
• Market analyst: studies consumer reactions and market conditions and helps define marketing strategies
• Operative and strategic marketing technician

Fees and scholarships

For fees the degree sits in Area B. Students whose family income and assets are abroad pay a fixed second instalment by country group: for 2026/27, €256 a year in Group A, which covers countries like India, Pakistan and Nigeria, €1,164 in Group B and €4,101.12 in Group C, on top of a first instalment from €146. The University of Milan runs the Lombardy regional DSU scholarship, and full winners pay no fees, which means zero euro tuition for eligible students.

How to apply from outside the EU

Selection uses the CEnT-S, the English-language test run by CISIA (€55), taken online or at a test centre. Only the Mathematics and Reasoning on texts and data sections count, and visa applicants have their own ranking for the 15 reserved places. For 2026/27 the admission window ran from 12 March to 6 July 2026, with documents uploaded on apply.unimi.it; the 2027/28 call was not yet out in September 2026.

If admitted, you submit the Universitaly pre-enrolment (by 31 July for 2026/27), apply for a type D study visa with B2 English and, by 30 November, provide a CIMEA statement or a declaration of value for your diploma.

How ApplyAZ helps

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