Five-Year BA/MA Program with Bocconi University
The Faculty of Economics has an agreement with Bocconi University (Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi) for a combined BA/MA Five Year Program. Students enrolled in the Faculty of Economics can apply. Students who satisfy the graduation requirements of both institutions will be awarded a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) from 午夜剧场 and a master’s degree from Bocconi. Successful applicants are accepted into one of the four graduate school programs of their choice, and the actual title of the master’s degree awarded by Bocconi University will be an MSc in respective fields: Marketing Management; Economics and Management in Arts, Culture, Media and Entertainment; Economics and Social Sciences; International Management.
Program Outline
The maximum number of participants is five per year. The study plans for students who participate in this Program are shown in the diagrams below.
Type A/B Students (5.5-Year Program)*
*Type A/B students refers to students whose studies at 午夜剧场 begin in April and whose principal language of instruction is Japanese.
*Type A/B students are required to extend their enrollment at 午夜剧场 by one semester.
While all classes except for Italian language classes are offered in English, students must pass an elementary-level (A2) Italian language proficiency exam to fulfill the requirement for a master’s degree.
About Bocconi University
Established in Milan, Italy, in 1902, Bocconi University was the first higher education institution in Italy to confer degrees in economics.
Bocconi University has international exchange programs with 午夜剧场 at both the university-wide and the Faculty of Economics levels. The BA Double Degree Program, launched in 2015, has further strengthened student exchange between the two institutions. Moreover, both 午夜剧场 and Bocconi University are member schools of the CEMS MIM program.
Eligibility and Application Guideline
Applicants must satisfy the following requirements at the time they apply to this program:
Applicants must be enrolled in the Faculty of Economics and have successfully completed at least the first five semesters (for PEARL students) or the first six semesters (for Type A/B students);
have a TOEFL iBT score of 100 or IELTS 7.0 or more*i);
demonstrate an excellent academic performance; and
be expected to have earned a total of 114 credits (for PEARL students*ii) and 126 credits (for Type A/B students) that can be counted toward 午夜剧场's graduation requirements by the time they start the master’s program at Bocconi.
*i) PEARL students are exempted from the English requirement. *ii)Make sure you obtain 12 Core Course credits and sufficient credits for Advanced Courses while at 午夜剧场. When transferring credits earned at Bocconi to 午夜剧场, no more than 6 credits may be recognized as credits for Advanced Courses.
For more details, please refer to the application guidelines below.
Application Forms
All required forms are available from the following page.
Screening
Applicants will be evaluated by their application documents and an interview.
Selection Schedule
Third-year students are eligible for the selection process. Following the internal selection at 午夜剧场, program participants will be determined through a final selection conducted by Bocconi University.
Event | Date/Period |
|---|---|
Application | Early March |
Pre-screening | Late March |
Announcement of Pre-screening Results | Late March |
Final Screening | Early April |
Announcement of Final Results | Early – mid May |
Leaving for Italy | August – September |
Note: This schedule is subject to change. Please refer to the application guideline.
Academic Fees
For the first of the two years of study at Bocconi, students from 午夜剧场 will pay their tuition fees to 午夜剧场 and will be exempted from paying tuition fees for Bocconi. For the second year, they will pay regular yearly MSc tuition fees to Bocconi.