Curriculum
The curriculum of the Major in Export Finance and Global Trade is designed to ensure and support the progressive professional and personal growth of students who benefit from a productive learning experience: lessons, case studies, group work sessions, and a high-level faculty comprised of both academics and professionals.
During the Master’s Degree Programme, students receive constant support from the Career Service Office that helps them increase their employability and find a curricular internship.
Induction week
The induction week is an introductory week to the Major in Export Finance and Global Trade during which students can settle in and familiarise themselves with life on campus. Ice-breaking labs, seminars, workshops, and presentations allow students to meet their classmates and discover the services offered by Luiss Business School, as well as curricular and extracurricular activities.
General management
General management courses aim to give all students the necessary business management foundations in order to better understand new concepts introduced during the core and advanced courses. The general management courses provide students with an overview that is highly useful upon entering the job market.
- Strategy
- Compliance and Risk Management
- Accounting
- Financial Management
- Quantitative Methods for Finance
Core courses
The core courses introduce students to industry-focused concepts specific to this Major and provide the principles and skills required to understand international trade and export finance.
- Foundations of Global Trade and Export Finance
- Global Trade, Geoeconomics and Macroeconomic Risk
- International Strategy
- Working Capital Management
- International Payment Methods
- Trade Finance Foundations
- The Export Finance Ecosystem
Advanced courses
The advanced courses provide an in-depth and practical perspective on export financing structures, country and counterparty risk, legal compliance and international transactions.
- Export Finance Structures
- Structured Export and Asset Based Finance
- Export Credit Agency (ECA) Financing
- Project Finance for Export
- Country and Sovereign Risk Analysis
- Credit Risk Management
- Legal & Compliance Risk in International Trade
- Incoterms, Customs and VAT in International Trade
- International Contracts and Arbitration
Experiences
The Experiences are experiential activities, structured over a single day or several days, which ensure the improvement of analytical thinking combined with a real practical attitude.
- Experience 1 – The Italian Banking System Supporting Export
- Experience 2 – The International Banking System Supporting Export
- Multilateral Financing (seminar)
Business Challenge
During classroom sessions, students will be involved in a challenge commissioned by the Master’s partner companies, aimed at finding innovative solutions to real business needs. This activity will be supervised by a company tutor and will allow participants to develop transversal skills by putting their knowledge into practice.
Learning Labs
Learning labs focus on personal development. During the programme, students develop cross-functional and soft skills by attending sessions to cultivate intellectual flexibility, develop problem-solving skills, learn to adapt in diverse situations and refine cross-cultural awareness.
Academic Calendar
The Master’s Degree Programme in Financial Management – Major in Export Finance and Global Trade lasts 12 months and is divided into four terms.
Term 1: September–December 2027
Term 2: January–March 2028
Term 3: April–June/July 2028
Term 4: Internship
Please note that the academic calendar is subject to change. For details, please email master@luissbusinessschool.it.
