Bocconi University Courses

ILR students can take courses in English or Italian in the following subject areas: Accounting, Decision Sciences, Economics, Finance, Law, Marketing, Management, and Social and Political Sciences. Additionally, all ILR students must take a pre-semester Italian language crash course at Bocconi University (not for credit).  Beginning-level to advanced-level language courses are offered.

Academic Policies

• Students must enroll in a full course load while abroad (equivalent to 15 credit hours).  At Bocconi, ILR students must enroll in four full-time courses during their semester abroad.
• Students must enroll in all courses as attending students.
• Students must enroll in a pre-semester Italian language crash course offered at Bocconi.
• Students can earn up to 15 ILR elective credits.
• Courses have to be approved for ILR elective credit.
• Students will receive credit for academic coursework completed abroad that is equivalent to a Cornell grade of "C."
• Students cannot take courses as Pass/Fail.
• All courses and grades will appear on the Cornell transcript in the same format as they are recorded on the original transcript generated by the host institution.
• Grades are not calculated in the overall GPA.

Bocconi Courses Taken in Previous Semesters

These are some of the courses that ILR students have taken in previous semesters.  Some courses are only offered in the fall and others only in the spring. Check the course offerings using the link above to see which courses are offered during the semester you are applying to study at Bocconi.  Not all courses on this list are approved for ILR elective credit.