Master in Economics, Finance and Data Analysis at University of Cagliari
Two-year economics master at the University of Cagliari whose Economics and Data Analysis curriculum is taught in English, with econometrics, statistical learning, policy evaluation, regional economics and a 6 ECTS internship.
Master
2 years
Cagliari
Multiple
University of Cagliari
The Master in Economics, Finance and Data Analysis is a two-year, 120 ECTS degree (class LM-56) at the University of Cagliari. Its Economics and Data Analysis curriculum is taught entirely in English, while the Economics and Financial Markets curriculum is partly in Italian. Tuition is income-based, and this programme can be tuition-free for eligible students.
Entry requirements
Detailed entry requirements
Economics, Finance and Data Analysis at Cagliari is an open-access LM-56 master, subject to qualification, curricular, English-language and personal-preparation checks. The 2026/27 regulation distinguishes the English Economics and Data Analysis curriculum from Economics and Financial Markets, delivered in Italian with English units. Reviewed 6 October 2026. [1][2][3]
Prior qualification and alternative curricular routes
A three-year degree or university diploma, or a suitable recognised foreign qualification, is required. One curricular route is an Italian L-33 Economics or L-18 Economics and Management degree, their former classes 28 and 17, or the former four-year Economics degree. The qualification alone does not remove the English and preparation checks. [1][2]
For the alternative subject-credit route, the minima are 15 CFU in economics, 12 in mathematics/statistics and 9 in business or law. The economics group covers political economy, economic policy, public finance, applied economics, econometrics and history of economic thought, formerly SECS-P/01-06. [1][2]
The mathematical/statistical group covers the listed statistics, economic statistics, demography, social statistics and mathematical methods for economics sectors, formerly SECS-S/01 and 03-06; MAT/01-09; and INF/01 computing. The business/law group covers SECS-P/07-11 and IUS/01, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 10, 13 or 14. The regulation also provides their current sector-code equivalents. A foreign transcript is assessed for suitable subject content and recognised qualification level. [1][2]
English B2 and accepted evidence
B2 English is required in both curricular routes. Accepted evidence includes recognised international certification, university Language Centre attendance-and-achievement certificates for courses lasting at least 80 hours per level, a complete written-and-oral Language Centre skills test, or a university curricular language examination. [1][2]
The listed international formats include IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge ESOL, Trinity ISE and Pearson Academic. The publication does not supply a programme-specific universal IELTS or TOEFL score. Evidence must establish B2: inclusion of a certificate family in the list does not mean every qualification issued by that provider reaches B2. [1][2]
Grade thresholds and the preparation test
For the listed L-33/L-18 and predecessor Economics degree routes, personal preparation is checked through academic records if the final mark is at least 97/110. For conditional applicants still completing those degrees, the corresponding exemption uses a weighted average of at least 25/30. Lower marks lead to the written preparation test; 97/110 is therefore an exemption threshold rather than an absolute minimum for admission. [1]
Applicants from other degree classes take the written test regardless of those exemption figures. The regulation permits alternative assessment arrangements for foreign students. The appointed commission reviews curricular suitability and preparation. [1]
The written assessment involves microeconomics and macroeconomics exercises and possible theoretical questions. Prepare supply and demand, consumer choice, competition, monopoly and oligopoly, general equilibrium and efficiency; national accounting, IS-LM, aggregate demand/supply, fiscal and monetary policy, the Phillips curve and growth theory. [1]
A previous successful preparation test for a Cagliari LM-56 or LM-77 in the specified faculty can give an exemption. Applicants must request it under the stated procedure at least 48 hours before the test-registration deadline and still meet the relevant registration-fee requirement. [1]
Missing credits, conditional admission and timetable
All required conditions must be completed before matriculation. Graduates with missing curricular credits can acquire them through single courses. Conditional applications from students still completing a first degree depend on the annual General Study Manifesto and its credit and graduation deadlines; the regulation is not an unconditional permission to start without finishing the degree. [1][2]
The faculty scheduled the 2026/27 Economics preparation assessment for 23 September 2026 at 11:00. That date has passed at this review, and the enrolment page publishes the corresponding results. Further opportunities or future-intake deadlines require a new official notice. [2][3]
International places and double-degree selection
The 2026/27 regulation lists 10 reserved non-EU places, including 5 for Marco Polo students. Those figures concern the degree as a whole, not the English curriculum alone. Non-EU citizens residing abroad follow the international admission instructions identified on the current enrolment page and their applicable Universitaly procedures. [1][2]
The Rennes double degree is a later, separate selection for up to 4 Cagliari students, conducted during the first year. It requires regular second-year enrolment and completion of the specified first-year Economics and Data Analysis examinations, with the stated elective exception and July deadline. Credits, weighted marks, language evidence and motivation contribute to that selection. General admission does not award a double-degree place. [1]
Source version and application checklist
The regulation is explicitly for 2026/27, records a programme-board revision of 16 June 2026, and was published on the course regulations page on 31 July 2026. We prepare your qualification, transcript with credits and sector/content information, B2 evidence, final mark or weighted average, and any exemption documentation, and we follow the annual administrative notice for document submission and matriculation deadlines. [1][2]
Sources and verification
- University of Cagliari, Academic Regulations of Economics, Finance and Data Analysis, 2026/27, Article 9 and Annex 1, revision 16 June 2026, published 31 July 2026; reviewed 6 October 2026.
- University of Cagliari, Economics, Finance and Data Analysis: Enrolling, 2026/27, including results of the 23 September 2026 assessment; reviewed 6 October 2026.
- University of Cagliari, Faculty of Economic, Legal and Political Sciences: access to master’s degrees, 2026/27; reviewed 6 October 2026.
About the programme
Economics, Finance and Data Analysis (Economia, Finanza e Analisi dei Dati) is a two-year master's degree in class LM-56 (economics) run by the Faculty of Economic, Legal and Political Sciences of the University of Cagliari.
It is worth 120 ECTS and has two curricula. Economics and Data Analysis is taught entirely in English and trains economic analysts who interpret economic phenomena with theoretical models and advanced quantitative methods.
The other curriculum, Economics and Financial Markets, is taught partly in Italian.
The degree combines a strong command of economic analysis with solid mathematical and statistical tools and advanced English.
It suits graduates in economics, statistics or related fields who want to work with data on growth, regions, energy, health or public policy, and access is open once your curriculum and preparation have been checked.
What you will study
The Economics and Data Analysis curriculum is built around econometrics and data. Students work with Python, MATLAB, STATA and R. Units in its study plan include:
- Data Analysis for Economics
- Econometric Methods
- Quantitative Macroeconomics
- Statistical Learning
- Health Economics and Markets
- Resources, Environment and Circular Economy
- Spatial and Regional Economics
- Policy Evaluation and Private-Public Partnerships
Other English units in the plan include Economics of Renewable Energy, Sustainable Corporate Law, Project Management and English for Economics and Finance.
How the programme is taught
The second year includes a 6 ECTS internship with private companies or public administrations and an 18 ECTS thesis, which you prepare on your own under one or more supervisors and can write and defend in English.
The thesis must bring some theoretical or empirical originality on an economic topic.
Career paths
The professional profile is the economic analyst, able to take on responsible roles in private firms and public administrations at local, national and international level. The university lists:
- Economic analyst in banks and financial companies
- Official in financial market supervisory authorities
- Independent consultant to public and private clients
- Official in economic, financial and social policy ministries
- Analyst of investments and public policies at local, national and international institutions
- Economic analyst in think tanks, or researcher in universities and research institutes
Fees and scholarships
Tuition follows family income through the ISEE.
First-year students with an ISEE up to €24,335.11 pay no contribution, so this programme can be tuition-free for eligible students.
Non-EU students get an ISEE parificato from a CAF, based on income and assets abroad, by 31 December 2026, or pay the top band.
ERSU Cagliari scholarship winners and eligible students are exempt.
How to apply from outside the EU
We apply for the Economics and Data Analysis curriculum if you need a fully English path. The admissions check reviews your curriculum and, where required, adds an entrance test.
The 2026/27 degree regulation lists 10 reserved non-EU places, including 5 for the Marco Polo project. We follow the current international admission instructions and the applicable curriculum route.
Non-EU applicants also complete the Universitaly pre-enrolment, which the consulate uses to issue the type D study visa.
The 2025/26 deadline for that step was 31 August for applicants living abroad; the 2027/28 dates were not out in September 2026. We write to foreignstudents@unica.it for guidance.
How ApplyAZ helps
ApplyAZ is an Italy-based consultancy that works only with public universities. We can include this programme in a shortlist of 20 to 30 English-taught programmes that fit your profile, so your plan never rests on a single application.
For eligible students who start with us, a named person owns each stage, from A to Z:
- We check your transcript against Cagliari's entry rules for this programme.
- We write your CV and a tailored statement of purpose.
- We prepare and submit your application for the Economics and Data Analysis curriculum and Universitaly pre-enrolment.
- We help you declare your family income for reduced fees and file your ERSU Cagliari scholarship application at the right time and in the right format.
- We prepare your visa file.
With operations in all 20 Italian regions, we follow each region's scholarship rules and deadlines as they change. The university decides admission, the region decides the scholarship and the consulate decides the visa, so no one can promise an outcome. You pay in milestones, and every service you pay for is either delivered or its fee is refunded (terms apply).
Programmes at Italian public universities can be tuition-free for eligible students. Check if you are eligible and book a one-to-one consultation session with one of our Italy experts, or see how ApplyAZ works.
Questions and answers
What first degree can satisfy the curricular route?
L-33 Economics, L-18 Economics and Management, their specified predecessor classes or the former four-year Economics degree. Other backgrounds can use the prescribed subject-credit route, subject to academic review. [1]
What subject-credit minima apply to other backgrounds?
At least 15 CFU in the listed economics sectors, 12 in mathematics/statistics/computing and 9 in business or law. The university checks subject equivalence. [1][2]
Is 97/110 an absolute admission minimum?
No. It permits documentary preparation verification for the specified Economics/Management degree routes. Lower marks lead to the written preparation test. Other degree classes still require assessment. [1]
What English level is required?
B2, using accepted certification, qualifying university Language Centre evidence or a curricular language examination. The 2026/27 sources do not set one universal IELTS band. [1][2]
What does the written assessment cover?
Microeconomics and macroeconomics exercises and possible theory questions, including consumer choice, markets, equilibrium, IS-LM, fiscal/monetary policy and growth. [1]
Can I enrol with missing curricular credits?
Required conditions must be completed before matriculation. Graduates can recover missing credits through single courses; conditional applications follow the annual degree-completion rules. [1][2]
Can someone handle my whole application to Economics, Finance and Data Analysis at Cagliari?
Yes. ApplyAZ, an Italy-based consultancy that works only with public universities, checks your transcript against Cagliari's rules for this programme, handles the application and Universitaly pre-enrolment, helps you file the ERSU Cagliari scholarship application at the right time and in the right format, and prepares your visa file, for eligible students. Start by checking your eligibility.
I'm applying from India. What is the route into Economics, Finance and Data Analysis?
Your bachelor's is assessed as a foreign qualification for subject content and level. [1][2] You need at least 15 CFU in economics, 12 in mathematics, statistics or computing and 9 in business or law, plus B2 English. [1][2] Applicants from other degree classes take a written micro and macroeconomics test, and the regulation allows alternative arrangements for foreign students. [1] We check your transcript and handle the application and Universitaly pre-enrolment. Indian students apply for the type D study visa at the Italian embassy or consulate that covers their state, such as New Delhi, Mumbai or Bengaluru.
Is the route different from Pakistan, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
No. The academic rules for Economics, Finance and Data Analysis are the same whatever your nationality. Applicants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka follow the same steps as India: online application, curricular and preparation assessment, and Universitaly pre-enrolment, then a type D study visa from the Italian mission for their country of residence. Read our guide for students in Dhaka.
I live in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman or Bahrain. Where do I apply for the visa?
At the Italian embassy or consulate responsible for the country where you legally live, after Universitaly pre-enrolment. The academic rules for Economics, Finance and Data Analysis are the same whatever your nationality, and Gulf residents follow the same steps: online application, curricular and preparation assessment, and Universitaly pre-enrolment. Read our guides for Dubai, Riyadh and Doha.
I studied or live in London, New York, Toronto, Vancouver, Singapore or Kuala Lumpur. What is the route?
The academic rules for Economics, Finance and Data Analysis are the same whatever your nationality, and your degree is assessed like any other foreign qualification. Non-EU applicants who live abroad follow the same route: online application, curricular and preparation assessment, and Universitaly pre-enrolment, then a type D study visa from the Italian mission for where they live. Read our guides for students in London, New York, Toronto, Vancouver, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
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