Master of Economics

19 March 2014

Master of Economics

Core Courseso Advanced Macroeconomics Io Advanced Microeconomics I

Majorso General Economicso Research in Economicso Financial Economics

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Core Courses

Major including Master's Thesis

Master of Economics

Core Courses Credits• Econometric Methods & Models 6

• Master’s thesis 18

Major courses (min 12 credits from the following list)• Advanced Development Economics 6

• Economic Aspects of European Integration 6

• Environmental and Transportation Economics 6

• Trading and Exchanges 6

• Advanced Health Economics 6

• Advanced Labour Economics 6

• Macro Finance 6

• Advanced Industrial Economics 6

• Advanced Public Economics 6

• Welfare Economics 6

• Welfare, Inequality and Poverty 6

• Advanced International Trade Theory 6

Major General Economics

Electives (max 12 credits from these groups) Credits

Electives 1 (students take max 1 course from this group)

• Internship - 1st semester 6

• Internship - 2nd semester 6

• Research project@FEB - 1st semester 6

• Research project@FEB - 2nd semester 6

Electives 2 (students take max 1 course from this group)

• Capita selecta Economics and Business 6

• Capita selecta Economics and Business 3

Electives 3

• Advanced Macroeconomics II 6

• Advanced Microeconomics II 6

• Competitive Analysis and Strategy 6

• Political Business Strategy 6

• Strategic Financial Management 6

• The Economics of China 6

• Behavioral Economics 6

Major General Economics

Core Courses Credits• Advanced Econometrics 6

• Advanced Time Series Analysis 6

• Dynamic Methods 6

• Master’s thesis 18

Electives (students choose 12 credits)

Electives 1 (students choose at least one of these courses)

• Advanced Microeconomics II 6

• Advanced Macroeconomics II 6

Major Research in Economics

Electives 2 (students take max 1 course from this group)• Internship - 1st semester 6

• Internship - 2nd semester 6

• Research project@FEB - 1st semester 6

• Research project@FEB - 2nd semester 6

Electives 3 (students take max 1 course from this group)• Capita selecta Economics and Business 6

• Capita selecta Economics and Business 3

Electives 4 (students take max 6 credits from the Major courses of the General Economics Major)

Core Courses credits• Econometric Methods & Models 6

• Macro Finance 6

• Master’s thesis 18

Electives (students choose 18 credits)

Electives 1 (students take max 1 course from this group)

• Internship - 1st semester 6

• Internship - 2nd semester 6

• Research project@FEB - 1st semester 6

• Research project@FEB - 2nd semester 6

Major Financial Economics

Electives 2 (students take max 1 course from this group)

• Capita selecta Economics and Business 6

• Capita selecta Economics and Business 3

Electives 3

• Asset Prices: Basic Models and Tests 6

• Economics of Financial Intermediation 6

• Financial Statement Analysis 6

• Security Pricing and Portfolio Selection 6

• Advanced Industrial Economics 6

• Strategic Financial Management 6

• Advanced International Trade Theory 6

• Behavioral Economics 6

Contact your student counsellor:

o For the Dutch-taught Master:Annie Vercruyssewww.econ.kuleuven.be/onderwijshelpdesk

o For the English-taught Master: Annie Vercruyssewww.econ.kuleuven.be/onderwijshelpdesk

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