🏛️ Institution

Prisca Sapientia University
Zurich, Switzerland – International Academic Mission
🌐 www.priscasapientia.university

Faculty of reference:
Faculty of Economics, Management & Business

⏳ Duration and academic level

Duration: 3 academic years (6 semesters)
Credits: 180 ECTS (CFU)
Level: EQF Level 6
Delivery mode: Fully online
Start date: Open enrollment

🌍 Language

Italian
English

🎯 Educational objectives

IT

Il Bachelor in Economia Politica fornisce una solida preparazione economica, politica e quantitativa, finalizzata all’analisi dei sistemi economici, delle politiche pubbliche, dei mercati e delle istituzioni nazionali e internazionali.

Il percorso integra teoria economica, strumenti statistici ed econometrici, analisi giuridico-istituzionale e studio delle dinamiche socio-economiche.

Competenze sviluppate:

  • microeconomia e macroeconomia
  • storia del pensiero economico
  • diritto pubblico ed economia istituzionale
  • economia pubblica e politica economica
  • economia internazionale
  • sociologia economica
  • statistica ed econometria di base
  • analisi delle politiche pubbliche
  • economia dello sviluppo e del lavoro
  • economia politica europea

EN

The Bachelor’s Degree in Political Economy provides solid training in economics, political economy and quantitative methods, aimed at analysing economic systems, public policies, markets and national and international institutions.

The programme combines economic theory, statistical and econometric tools, legal-institutional analysis and socio-economic studies.

Graduates develop competencies in:

  • microeconomics and macroeconomics
  • history of economic thought
  • public law and institutional economics
  • public economics and economic policy
  • international economics
  • economic sociology
  • statistics and basic econometrics
  • public policy analysis
  • development and labour economics
  • European political economy

📚 Study plan (180 ECTS)

📘 First year – Economic and political foundations (60 ECTS)

Course (Italian)Course (English)ECTS
Economia Politica I (Microeconomia)Political Economy I (Microeconomics)15
Storia del Pensiero EconomicoHistory of Economic Thought9
Istituzioni di Diritto PubblicoPublic Law Institutions6
Matematica per l’EconomiaMathematics for Economics9
Statistica di BaseBasic Statistics6
Sociologia EconomicaEconomic Sociology6
Informatica per l’EconomiaIT for Economics3
English for EconomicsEnglish for Economics6
Total60 ECTS

📗 Second year – Markets, state and economic policies (60 ECTS)

Course (Italian)Course (English)ECTS
Economia Politica II (Macroeconomia)Political Economy II (Macroeconomics)15
Economia PubblicaPublic Economics9
Politica EconomicaEconomic Policy9
Economia InternazionaleInternational Economics9
Statistica EconomicaEconomic Statistics6
Diritto dell’EconomiaEconomic Law6
Metodologia della Ricerca EconomicaEconomic Research Methods6
Total60 ECTS

📕 Third year – Advanced analysis and applications (60 ECTS)

Course (Italian)Course (English)ECTS
Economia dello SviluppoDevelopment Economics9
Economia dei Mercati FinanziariFinancial Markets Economics9
Economia del LavoroLabour Economics6
Analisi delle Politiche PubblichePublic Policy Analysis9
Econometria di BaseBasic Econometrics6
Economia Politica EuropeaEuropean Political Economy6
Project Work / TirocinioInternship / Project Work9
Tesi FinaleFinal Dissertation6
Total60 ECTS

💻 Learning platform and delivery

The programme is delivered through the Prisca Sapientia LMS, including:

24/7 online access
fully asynchronous learning
recorded video lectures
downloadable presentations (PPT)
structured learning modules
student progress tracking

📘 Study materials

All study materials are included and provided digitally:

video lessons
slide presentations (PPT)
economic and policy case studies
quantitative exercises
research-oriented materials

📝 Assessment system

Assessment is based on:

online examinations
analytical assignments
policy analysis projects
continuous module-based evaluation

📊 Final dissertation

To obtain the Bachelor’s degree, students must complete a Final Dissertation focused on political economy, public policy analysis, institutional economics, development studies, labour markets or applied economic research.

The dissertation is:

supervised remotely
submitted online
evaluated by an academic committee

🧑‍🎓 Admission requirements

High School Diploma (or equivalent)
CV evaluation
No entrance examination required

💰 Tuition fees and flexible payments

Tuition fee: €2,000 per year

Payment options:

single annual payment
monthly installments
quarterly installments

🎓 Degree awarded

Bachelor’s Degree in Political Economy
EQF Level 6 – 180 ECTS

Faculty of Economics, Management & Business

📞 Contacts

Admissions Office
📧 admissions@priscasapientia.university

Academic Secretariat
📧 secretariat@priscasapientia.university

🌐 www.priscasapientia.university