Program Structure
The program consists of tutorials, courses, seminars, and concentration weeks, each followed by an assessment of learning.
The structure and the calendar
EMBA Weekend Format
May 2025 - January 2027 | Milan and Rome
Bilingual, combines sessions in Italian with modules in English
The program spans 18 months and includes functional, cross-functional courses, and concentration modules:
- Online tutorials + self-assessment tests
- 300+ sessions
- 35 weekend classes + 1 to 2 long weekend modules (Thursday to Saturday) for optional
- seminars + 1 full-time week abroad (international week)
- 1 to 2 concentration modules from a portfolio of 9 one-week, full-time modules, in joint with the EMBA Modular format.
Schedule
WEEKEND FORMAT: approximately 2 weekend modules per month (Friday from 7:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.).
EMBA Modular Format
November 2025 - April 2027 | Milan
Fully international, conducted entirely in English
The program spans 18 months and includes functional, cross-functional courses, and concentration modules:
- Online tutorials + self-assessment tests
- 300+ sessions
- 7 one-week, full-time modules (Monday to Saturday), including 1 week abroad (international week)
- 7 weekend classes (Friday and Saturday).
- 1 to 2 concentration modules from a portfolio of 9 one-week, full-time modules, in joint with the EMBA Weekend format.
Schedule
MODULAR FORMAT: 1 one-week module (Mon – Sat, 8:30 a.m. – 6:00/7:30 p.m.) approximately every two months and 7 weekend modules (Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 6:00/7:30 p.m., and Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.) in the months without one-week modules.
*Both formats include 2 full-time weeks (one in July and one in November), with a total of 9 concentration sessions
PSM Participants
Participants of the Programma di Sviluppo Manageriale (PSM) at SDA Bocconi interested in the Executive MBA will have the opportunity to join with an exemption from attending three first-year courses, provided they pass the related exams that certify their skills.