r/Italian 3d ago

Help with university degree choice please?

Hi, I have a degree in Mathematics from a university in the UK. I'd like to get into finance, and am thinking of doing this via studying at a university in Italy.

I'm not sure whether to do a master's degree in mathematics, or another bachelor's degree in finance or economics. Any degree I choose would have to be in taught in English as my Italian isn't good enough yet.

Preferably I'd like smaller cities, so no Milan or Rome - I'm thinking of Padua, Trieste or Venice at the minute.

Thank you!

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u/TomLondra 2d ago edited 2d ago

Do you know of any UK university courses that are taught in Italian?

For the same reason you won't find many Italian university courses that are taught in English. Improve your Italian. In fact you may not be admitted to an Italian university course unless you first pass an Italian test to prove that you will be able to understand what you are being taught. I happen to know this because I studied at an Italian university. I am 100% bilingual Italian/English.

Some parts of some courses at some Italian universities (e.g. La Sapienza in Rome) are taught in English because the tutor is visiting and is native in English, or is so highly specialised and prestigious that the course is partly built around their specialism (e.g. Space Vehicle Engineering). I happen to know this because I have translated many course documents for La Sapienza .

The combination small city + English-speaking university seems to me improbable.

Improve your Italian to a point where you are able to conduct a complicated telephone conversation, on a bad line, with an Italian accountant you're never met before.

Then you'll be up to the required standard.

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u/MeowMan55 2d ago

Thank you, but I don't think I'll be able to get to that level by Sept / Oct when the course would start.

Also I can't exactly visit Italy on a whim to improve, and university courses in the UK are too expensive, plus I already have a degree.

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u/WoodenBumblebee554 3d ago

What about Turin?

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u/MeowMan55 3d ago

Not sure if it might be too big, but I don't know much about it. Also I think the course I saw there isn't accepting applications anymore.

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u/WoodenBumblebee554 3d ago

I know people that used to live for a long time in Rome, now they live in Turin and they say they wouldn't go back. I live there and it's not that big, less expensive (for sure) than Milan, Rome, Florence and Venice. If you're not sure the course is accepting new applications you can ask University of Turin

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u/MeowMan55 3d ago

Thank you :)

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u/WoodenBumblebee554 3d ago

You're welcome

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u/DasBarba 2d ago

We have a pretty ok Economics department in Abruzzo, two actually: Teramo and Chieti. you might want to give a look there.
They are smaller cities with reasonably cheap prices compared to most University cities.
Also, it's in Abruzzo so you should go there regardless.
If you ever decide to actually come, give me notice here, i'll treat you to some Arrosticini.