MSc (LM) in Decision Science

The MSc (laurea magistrale) in Decision Science (LM-55), taught in English, aims to:

• Provide advanced skills in data analysis and decision-making.
• Prepare professionals to interpret modern economic phenomena and support strategic business decisions.
• Integrate knowledge of cognitive science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and market analysis.
• Develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and effective communication skills.

The program aims to prepare qualified graduates with a strong multidisciplinary competences. A hybrid figure capable of analyzing phenomena through techniques typical of cognitive sciences, expert in quantitative methods, and capable of attributing a business meaning to numbers, algorithms and phenomena. In particular, the main professional profiles are:

• Business Data Scientist, who operates in support of market analysis, planning, strategic choices, with tasks related to data analysis to produce timely and relevant information for decision-making purposes. The graduate works closely with managers and clients to transform data into critical information and knowledge that can be used to inform the organization's strategic decisions.
• Cognitive Data Scientist, ranging from the analysis of business decisions to the analysis of clinical risk in the medical and healthcare sector; from the analysis of large datasets with multifactorial characteristics for the understanding of the mind-brain relationship to the analysis of cognitive and organizational processes underlying errors or organizational dysfunctions; from the design and implementation of basic and applied research projects (project management) to the management of interdisciplinary work teams.

Admission Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in L-8 Information Engineering, L-9 Industrial Engineering, L-18 Business Administration and Management, L-24 Psychology, L-30 Physics,  L-31 Computer Science, L-33 Economics, L-35 Maths, L-41 Statistics or equivalent qualification.

• For non-Italian qualifications: admission to the program is carried out through evaluation in terms of duration, acquired credits, and disciplinary content. The qualification must, in any case, allow enrollment in second-cycle courses in the country in which it was issued. The degree must be obtained within the deadline defined annually during educational planning.

• Graduates from other degrees can also access provided they demonstrate that they possess at least 30 credits in one or more of the following groups of scientific-disciplinary sectors:

  • Physics and Maths
  • Psychology
  • Economics, Business Administration and Statistics
  • Industrial and Information Engineering

•  The possession of adequate skills to attend the course with profit will be verified by a specific Committee, formed by the Program Director and two professors of the program. Any curricular integrations, in terms of university credits, must be acquired before the verification of individual preparation. In any case, the program will offer crash courses related to the main disciplines based on the type of bachelor carried out.

• Knowledge of English language at B2 level at least.

Study plan

1st YEAR

2nd YEAR

For more information please refer to prof. Luca Petruzzellis