Master of Science in Applied Economics

In addition, you must meet the general requirements for Master of Science.

1. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

1.1 Undergraduate degree
a) A successfully completed Bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS credits) in the field of business administration, finance, or economics.

Or

b) A successfully completed Bachelor's degree with a specialisation (minimum 80 ECTS) in one of the following fields, provided that the combination of courses gives a good foundation for further studies within Applied Economics:

• Political Science
• Quantitative Psychology
• Quantitative Social Science
• Mathematics
• Natural Science
• Statistics
• Computer Science
• Engineering

1.2 The Bachelor’s degree must include the following courses:

• Statistics or Econometrics
• Two courses in Economics*
• Mathematics**

*If you do not have the required number of economics courses in your bachelor´s degree you may still apply. Quantitative courses may in certain cases compensate for a lack of courses in economics.

**Courses in quantitative methods may in certain cases compensate for a lack of courses in mathematics

2. GRADE REQUIREMENTS

In addition to the entry requirements for all MSc degree programmes, the following requirements must be met:

• a minimum grade of C in courses of particular relevance to the MSc programme.

Courses include those listed as compulsory requirements for admission to the MSc in Applied Economics degree programme above.

Please note:
The admission requirements above are minimum requirements. We recommend that applicants have more knowledge in the areas of methodology and economics.

NB:
Grades are posted using the ECTS scale.

Last updated 24 November 2020