In our four-year PhD program, students are required to take courses during the first and second year. The third and the fourth year are fully dedicated to research and to the development of the Ph.D. thesis.
Students of the 36^ cycle are required to take courses for a total amount of 225 hours during the first year and 165 during the second year of the program.
For the first year (academic year 2020/2021):
For the second year (academic year 2021/2022):
Students of the 35^ cycle, during their second year (academic year 2020/2021), are required to take courses for a total of 165 hours:
Upon agreement with the PhD Director, the students can also attend courses offered by the Master in Economics, the Master in Quantitative Finance, and the Master in Health Economics and Management, as well as from other PhD programs offered by the University of Bologna in adjacent fields (like Statistics, Mathematics, and Management).
To improve their research skills, students are encouraged to interact with their advisor and with other faculty members on a regular basis. In addition, the program offers several activities: