Appendix 1 LUISS Guido Carli / Cass Business School A. Scenario for students with LUISS as Home University The LUISS academic offer of reference is the 2014-2015 study plan. LUISS Master s Degree in Management Major in Corporate Finance First Year 2014-2015 Advanced Financial Mathematics 8 International Accounting Standards 6 Markets, Regulation and Law 6 Global Economic Challenges 12 Advanced Corporate Finance 8 Performance Measurement and Financial Reporting 8 Risk Management 6 Corporate Strategies 8 Soft Skills & Entrepreneurship 8 CASS MSc Corporate Finance Second Year 2015-2016 Theory of Finance 7.5 Statistics in Finance 7.5 Financial Reporting 7.5 Topics in Mergers and Acquisitions 7.5 Corporate Finance and Valuation 7.5
Financial Statement Analysis 7.5 Research Methods for Finance Professionals 5 Business Research Project 20 Elective 5 A.1 CASS Recognitions of LUISS courses CASS will recognize the following courses from the LUISS year one, and LUISS students will therefore be exempted from attending them and passing the relative exam during the second year of the programme at CASS: CASS LUISS Advanced Corporate Finance 7.5 Advanced Corporate Finance 8 Corporate Risk Management 7.5 Risk Management 6 A.2 LUISS Recognitions of CASS courses LUISS will recognize courses and activities taken at CASS according to the table below. LUISS CASS Structured finance 6 Corporate Finance and 7.5 Valuation M&A and Investment Banking 6 Topics in Mergers and 7.5 Acquisitions Elective 6 Financial Statement 7.5 Analysis Elective 6 Theory of Finance 7.5 Other activities 4 Research Methods for Finance Professionals Final Thesis 22 Business and Research Project 5 20 2
Cass courses only valid for Cass Degree: Statistics in Finance Financial Reporting Corporate risk management Elective LUISS thesis is equivalent to CASS Business Research Project. Each student will identify a supervisor at City and a supervisor at LUISS and will complete this business research project/thesis both at LUISS and at City, according to the rules defined by each institution. Students will be required to discuss the thesis at LUISS during one among the official graduation session available. Students can also choose at CASS the so called Option 2 (instead of Option 1: 1 elective+ Business and Research Project), taking 5 electives at CASS, although not recognizable on the LUISS study plan. 3
B. Scenario for students with CASS as Home University enrolled in MSc Corporate Finance The LUISS academic offer of reference is the 2015-2016 study plan. CASS MSc Corporate Finance First Year 2014-2015 Theory of Finance 7.5 Corporate Finance and Valuation 7.5 Statistics in Finance 7.5 Financial Reporting 7.5 Topics and Mergers and Acquisitions 7.5 Advanced Corporate Finance 7.5 Corporate Risk Management 7.5 Financial Statement Analysis 7.5 Research Methods for Finance Professionals 5 Business Research Project 20 Elective 5 LUISS Master s Degree in Management Major in Corporate Finance Second Year 2015-2016 Markets, Regulation and Law 6 International economics and industrial dynamics 12 International Accounting Standards 6 Corporate Strategies 8 Project work or Internship 8 Second Language course 4 4
Thesis 18 B.1 LUISS Recognitions of CASS courses LUISS will recognize the following courses from CASS, and CASS students will therefore be exempted from attending them and passing the relative exam at LUISS during the second year of the programme at LUISS: LUISS CASS Advanced Corporate Finance 8 Advanced Corporate Finance 7.5 Corporate and Investment 6 Topics and Mergers and 7.5 Banking Acquisitions Elective 6 Financial Statement Analysis 7.5 Performance Measurement 8 Financial Reporting 7.5 and Financial Reporting Risk Management 6 Corporate Risk management 7.5 Structured Finance 6 Corporate Finance and 7.5 Valuation Advanced financial 6 Theory of Finance 7.5 mathematics Ethics, Responsibility and 4 Research Project for Finance 5 Sustainability Lab or other activities (Geek café, Contest LUISS, etc) Professionals Elective 6 Elective 5 Final Thesis 18 Business Research Project 20 Cass courses only valid for Cass Degree: Statistics in Finance LUISS thesis is equivalent to CASS Business Research Project. Each student will identify a supervisor at City and a supervisor at LUISS and will complete this business research project/thesis both at LUISS and at City according to the rules defined by each institution. Students will be required to discuss the thesis at LUISS during one among the official graduation session available. 5
Students can also choose at CASS the so called Option 2 (instead of Option 1: 1 elective+ Business and Research Project), taking 5 electives at CASS, although not recognizable on the LUISS study plan. C. Scenario for students with CASS as Home University enrolled in MSc Investment Management The LUISS academic offer of reference is the 2015-2016 study plan. CASS MSc Investment Management First Year 2014-2015 Equity Analysis 7.5 Fixed Income 7.5 Portfolio Theory 7.5 Quantitative Methods for Investment Management 7.5 Alternative Investments 7.5 Structured Products 7.5 Advanced Financial Statements Analysis 7.5 Portfolio Management 7.5 Research Methods for Finance Professionals 5 Business Research Project 20 Elective 5 LUISS Master s Degree in Management - Concentration in Corporate Finance Second Year 2015-2016 Corporate Strategies 8 Markets, Regulation and Law 6 6
International economics and industrial dynamics 12 Corporate and Investment Banking 6 Project work or Internship 8 Second Language course 4 Thesis 18 ** One of the two courses could be recognized as an elective course taken at CASS (see next table C.1). C.1 LUISS Recognitions of CASS courses LUISS will recognize the following courses from CASS, and CASS students will therefore be exempted from attending them and passing the relative exam at LUISS during the second year of the programme at LUISS: LUISS CASS Performance Measurement and 8 Advanced Financial Statements 7.5 Financial Reporting Analysis Advanced Corporate Finance 8 Equity analysis 7.5 Advanced Financial Mathematics 8 Quantitative Methods for 7.5 Investment Management Structured Finance 6 Structured Products 7.5 Elective 6 Portfolio Theory 7.5 Risk Management 6 Portfolio Management 7.5 International Accounting Standards 6 Elective 5 Elective 6 Fixed Income* or 7.5 Alternative Investment* Ethics, Responsibility and 4 Research Methods for Finance 5 Sustainability Lab or other activities (Geek café, Contest LUISS, etc) Professionals Final Thesis 18 Business Research Project 20 Courses only valid for CASS Degree: Fixed Income* 7
Alternative investment* *the list above can be curtailed of one courses recognizing the LUISS elective recognized as equivalent to one of the courses indicated. LUISS thesis is equivalent to CASS Business Research Project. Each student will identify a supervisor at City and a supervisor at LUISS and will complete this business research project/thesis both at LUISS and at City according to the rules defined by each institution. Students will be required to discuss the thesis at LUISS during one among the official graduation session available. Students can also choose at CASS the so called Option 2 (instead of Ption 1: 1 elective+ Business and Research Project), taking 5 electives at CASS, although not recognizable on the LUISS study plan. 8