Courses in Economics major

Select courses equivalent to 45 ECTS according to the plan below for a major in Economics. Together with your master thesis (30ECTS), this constitutes your major.

Please see the profile description for suggested tracks; Competition and Business Strategy (CBS), Sustainable Development and Public Policy (SDP), Macroeconomics, Finance and Asset Markets (MFA). Note, however, that the tracks only represent recommended course combinations and not something students must follow.

Please note: All students starting in the autumn of 2024 and later are required to take at least 7,5 ECTS credits from the courses designated "Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability" (ERS).

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Major in Economics (ECN)

Mandatory

Code Name Stp Semester
ECN402 ECN402Econometrics 7.5 Autumn
ECN425 ECN425Solving Economic and Social Problems with Big Data 7.5

MANDATORY CORE COURSE (AT LEAST ONE)

Code Name Stp Semester
ECN400 ECN400Macroeconomic Theory and Policy 7.5 Autumn
ECN401 ECN401Microeconomic Theory with Applications 7.5 Autumn

Electives 22,5 credits

Code Name Stp Semester
BAN440 BAN440Data Driven Business Analysis 7.5
BUS438 BUS438Strategic Organization and Competition (N) 7.5
BUS442 BUS442Competition - Law and Economics (N) 7.5
BUS470 BUS470Strategic Pricing and Competition 7.5
BUS475 BUS475Competition Strategy (N) 7.5 Autumn
ECN421 ECN421Behavioral Economics 7.5 Autumn
ECN423 ECN423Development Economics 7.5 Autumn
ECN430 ECN430Empirical Macroeconomics and Finance 7.5
ECN434 ECN434International Trade and Globalisation 7.5
ECN435 ECN435Data-Driven Public Policy 7.5
ECN436 ECN436Economic Inequality and Growth 7.5
ECO401 ECO401Optimisation and Microeconomic Theory 7.5 Autumn
ECO427 ECO427Industrial Organization (N) 7.5
ECO433 ECO433Empirical Strategies for Causal Analysis 7.5 Autumn
ECO439 ECO439Resource Economics 7.5
ECO441 ECO441Taxes and Public Policy 7.5
ENE436 ENE436Environmental Policy Analysis 7.5
ETI450 ETI450Corporate Social Responsibility 7.5 Autumn
ETI452 ETI452Diversity and Inclusive Work-life in Firms and Ethics 7.5
FIE403 FIE403Business Cycle Analysis and Macroeconomic Policies 7.5 Autumn
FIE420 FIE420Money and Banking (N) 7.5 Autumn
FIE421 FIE421Macroeconomic Analysis and Sustainability 7.5
FIE431 FIE431Crashes and Crises (N) 7.5 Autumn
FIE463 FIE463Numerical methods in Macroeconomics and Finance using Python 7.5

Master's Thesis

Code Name Stp Semester
ECNTHE ECNTHEIndependent Work Major in Economics 30.0