Programme
Lectures by area of study
Open an area and then the Master’s programme you’re interested in to see the days and lectures. You can combine several programmes and days.
Health and Biomedicine2 programmes
Master in Cognitive Psychology in Health CommunicationWed 4Fri 6
Wednesday 4 November
| 09:00–12:30 | Learning and Memory |
Friday 6 November
| 09:00–12:30 | Consumer Health Behavior |
There is a 30-minute break after every 90 minutes of lectures.
Master in Oncology, Translational Immunology and AgingBellinzonaMon 9
Monday 9 November
| 11:00–12:00 | Presentation of the programme |
| 12:00–13:00 | Lunch with faculty and PhD students |
| 13:00–14:30 | Tour of the building and the facilities |
Economics, Finance and Management5 programmes
Master in Economia e politiche internazionaliMon 2Fri 6
Monday 2 November
| 09:00–11:15 | Workshop in collaborazione con il Segretariato generale dell’OSCE di Vienna e il Dipartimento federale degli affari esteri svizzero. |
| 13:30–15:00 | Macroeconomia internazionale |
Friday 6 November
| 09:00–10:30 | Gestione delle finanze pubbliche: principi di contabilità e strumenti operativi |
| 11:00–12:30 | International Law |
There is a 30-minute break after every 90 minutes of lectures.
Master in EconomicsThu 5Fri 6
Thursday 5 November
| 09:00–10:30 | Microeconomics II |
| 11:00–12:30 | Finance and Sustainability |
| 13:30–15:00 | Macroeconomics II |
Friday 6 November
| 09:00–10:30 | Programming in Finance and Economics I |
| 11:00–12:30 | Industrial Organization II |
| 13:30–15:00 | Political Economy and Public Finance II |
There is a 30-minute break after every 90 minutes of lectures.
Master in FinanceMon 2Wed 4Thu 5
Monday 2 November
| 13:30–17:00 | Law, Financial Regulation and Compliance |
Wednesday 4 November
| 09:00–10:30 | Introduction to Fintech |
| 11:00–12:30 | Financial Econometrics |
| 13:30–17:00 | Structured Products |
Thursday 5 November
| 09:00–10:30 | Corporate Finance |
| 11:00–12:30 | Finance and Sustainability |
| 13:30–15:00 | Data Analytics for Finance I & II |
There is a 30-minute break after every 90 minutes of lectures.
Master in ManagementMon 2Wed 4Fri 6
Monday 2 November
| 11:00–12:30 | Business Ethics |
| 13:30–17:00 | Organizational Design and Change |
Wednesday 4 November
| 11:00–12:30 | Digital Challenges in Marketing and Big Data |
| 13:30–17:00 | Business Plans and Business Models |
Friday 6 November
| 09:00–10:30 | Orthodox and Critical Perspectives in Marketing |
| 11:00–12:30 | Industrial Organization |
There is a 30-minute break after every 90 minutes of lectures.
Master in Public Management and PolicyMon 2Fri 6
Monday 2 November
| 09:00–12:00 | Workshop in collaborazione con il Segretariato generale dell’OSCE di Vienna e il Dipartimento federale degli affari esteri svizzero. |
| 13:30–17:00 | Macroeconomia internaizonale e Management ed innovazione nella pubblica amministrazione e nel non profit |
Friday 6 November
| 09:00–10:30 | Gestione delle finanze pubbliche: principi di contabilità e strumenti operativi |
| 11:00–12:30 | International Law |
There is a 30-minute break after every 90 minutes of lectures.
Informatics, Data and Artificial Intelligence6 programmes
Master in Artificial IntelligenceTue 3Thu 5
Tuesday 3 November
| 09:00–10:30 | Deep Learning Lab |
| 11:00–12:30 | AI-Based Software Testing |
| 13:30–15:00 | Numerical Algorithms |
| 15:30–17:00 | High-Performance Computing |
Thursday 5 November
| 09:00–10:30 | Introduction to Data Science (MSc) |
| 11:00–12:30 | Programming Styles |
| 13:30–15:00 | Machine Learning (MSc) |
| 15:30–17:00 | Natural Language Processing |
There is a 30-minute break after every 90 minutes of lectures.
Master in Data ScienceThu 5Fri 6
Thursday 5 November
| 09:00–10:30 | Introduction to Data Science (MSc) |
| 11:00–12:30 | Programming Stylesoptional |
| 13:30–15:00 | Machine Learning (MSc) |
| 15:30–17:00 | Kernel Methods |
Friday 6 November
| 09:00–10:30 | Numerical Algorithms |
| 11:00–12:30 | High-Performance Computing |
| 13:30–15:00 | Introduction to Programming (Python) |
There is a 30-minute break after every 90 minutes of lectures.
Master in Financial Technology and ComputingMon 2Wed 4
Monday 2 November
| 11:00–12:30 | Introduction to Programming (Python) |
| 13:30–15:00 | Machine Learning (MSc) |
| 15:30–17:00 | Distributed Systems |
Wednesday 4 November
| 09:00–10:30 | Introduction to Fintech |
| 11:00–12:30 | Financial Econometrics |
| 13:30–17:00 | Business Plans and Business Models |
There is a 30-minute break after every 90 minutes of lectures.
Master in InformaticsTue 3Wed 4
Tuesday 3 November
| 11:00–12:30 | Software Design & Modeling |
| 13:30–15:00 | Software Performance |
| 15:30–17:00 | High-Performance Computing |
Wednesday 4 November
| 09:00–10:30 | Algorithms & Complexity |
| 11:00–12:30 | Engineering AI Systems |
| 13:30–15:00 | Edge Computing in the IoT |
| 15:30–17:00 | Machine Learning (MSc) |
There is a 30-minute break after every 90 minutes of lectures.
Master in Management and InformaticsMon 2Wed 4
Monday 2 November
| 11:00–12:30 | Introduction to Programming (Python) |
| 13:30–15:00 | Organizational Design and Change |
| 15:30–17:00 | Distributed Systems |
Wednesday 4 November
| 09:00–10:30 | Databases |
| 11:00–12:30 | Enterprise Information Systems Modeling |
| 13:30–15:00 | User Experience Design |
| 15:30–17:00 | Machine Learning (MSc) |
There is a 30-minute break after every 90 minutes of lectures.
Master in Software Engineering with AITue 3Thu 5
Tuesday 3 November
| 11:00–12:30 | Software Design & Modeling |
| 13:30–15:00 | Software Performance |
Thursday 5 November
| 11:00–12:30 | Programming Styles |
| 13:30–15:00 | Engineering of Domain Specific Languages |
| 15:30–17:00 | Software Design & Modeling |
There is a 30-minute break after every 90 minutes of lectures.
Communication, Media and Marketing7 programmes
Master in Corporate CommunicationMon 2Wed 4
Monday 2 November
| 11:00–12:30 | Business Ethics |
| 13:30–15:00 | Organizational Design and Change |
| 15:30–17:00 | Strategic Communication Management in the Age of AI |
Wednesday 4 November
| 09:00–10:30 | Transmedia Narratives |
| 11:00–12:30 | Social Marketing |
There is a 30-minute break after every 90 minutes of lectures.
Master in Digital Fashion CommunicationMon 2Tue 3
Monday 2 November
| 09:00–10:30 | Communication law |
| 11:00–12:30 | Digital Fashion Communication: An Introduction |
| 13:30–15:00 | Online Communication Design |
Tuesday 3 November
| 11:00–12:30 | Intercultural Communication |
| 13:30–15:00 | Corporate Social Responsibility |
There is a 30-minute break after every 90 minutes of lectures.
Master in European Studies in Investor Relations and Financial CommunicationTue 3Mon 9
Tuesday 3 November
| 09:00–10:30 | Financial Communication |
| 11:00–12:30 | Argumentation in Conflict Resolution |
| 13:30–15:00 | Online Communication Design |
Monday 9 November
| 13:30–15:00 | Managerial Finance |
| 15:30–17:00 | Financial Communication |
| 17:30–19:00 | Sustainable Finance and Ethics |
There is a 30-minute break after every 90 minutes of lectures.
Master in Health, Major in Health CommunicationThu 5Tue 10
Thursday 5 November
| 09:00–12:30 | Introduction to Research Approaches in Health |
| 13:30–17:00 | Organizational Behavior |
Tuesday 10 November
| 11:00–12:30 | Health Communication |
| 13:30–17:00 | Digital Health |
There is a 30-minute break after every 90 minutes of lectures.
Master in International TourismMon 2Tue 3
Monday 2 November
| 09:00–10:30 | Tourism Economics |
| 11:00–12:30 | Intercultural Communication in Tourism |
| 13:30–15:00 | Online Communication Design |
Tuesday 3 November
| 09:00–12:30 | Communicating Heritage in Tourism |
| 13:30–17:00 | Cultural History of Tourism |
There is a 30-minute break after every 90 minutes of lectures.
Master in Marketing and Transformative EconomyTue 3Wed 4Tue 10
Tuesday 3 November
| 09:00–10:30 | Social Media Management |
| 11:00–12:30 | Principles of Marketing |
| 13:30–15:00 | Corporate Social Responsibility |
Wednesday 4 November
| 11:00–12:30 | Digital Challenges in Marketing and Big Data |
| 13:30–15:00 | Principles of Marketing |
| 15:30–17:00 | Social Media Management |
Tuesday 10 November
| 09:00–10:30 | Social Media Management |
| 11:00–12:30 | Principles of Marketing |
| 13:30–15:00 | Corporate Social Responsibility |
There is a 30-minute break after every 90 minutes of lectures.
Master in Media ManagementTue 3Wed 4
Tuesday 3 November
| 09:00–10:30 | Social Media Management |
| 11:00–12:30 | Intercultural Communication |
| 13:30–15:00 | Orthodox and Critical Perspectives in Marketing |
Wednesday 4 November
| 09:00–10:30 | Transmedia Narratives |
| 11:00–12:30 | Swiss Media System |
| 13:30–15:00 | Go to Market |
| 15:30–17:00 | Social Media Management |
There is a 30-minute break after every 90 minutes of lectures.
Humanities and Theology3 programmes
Master in Diritto canonico ed ecclesiastico comparatoWed 4Thu 5
Wednesday 4 November
| 08:30–10:15 | La funzione di santificare della Chiesa I |
| 10:30–12:15 | Introduzione al diritto comparato delle religioni |
Thursday 5 November
| 08:30–10:15 | Teologia del diritto canonico |
| 10:30–12:15 | Diritto matrimoniale canonico I |
Master in Lingua, letteratura e civiltà italianaWed 4Thu 5
Wednesday 4 November
| 09:00–10:30 | Letteratura e arti visuali |
| 11:00–12:30 | Letteratura e libri di testo |
| 13:30–15:00 | Letteratura italiana (seminario) |
| 15:30–17:00 | Seminario di ricerca |
Thursday 5 November
| 09:00–10:30 | Scrittura e libri nel Medioevo |
| 11:00–12:30 | Letteratura dell'infanzia |
| 13:30–15:00 | Analisi del testo letterario |
| 15:30–17:00 | Letteratura medievale e umanistica |
There is a 30-minute break after every 90 minutes of lectures.
Master in PhilosophyMon 2Wed 11
Monday 2 November
| 09:30–12:15 | Metaphysics |
| 13:30–16:15 | Logic |
Wednesday 11 November
| 09:30–12:15 | Philosophy of Mind |
| 14:00–15:00 | The Master’s in Philosophy at USI: a pathway to a PhD |
| 15:30–18:15 | Topics in Philosophy of Mind - A |
Lectures are held in person only, on the Lugano campus unless otherwise stated. The programme may be subject to change.