The programme structure for the Master of Science in Applied Economics and Sustainability with a specialization in Development and Global Change starting in 2023 follows the 55-35-30 ECTS plan.
Study plan for the specialization in Development and Global Change:
Year 1
August block:
ECN302 Mathematics for Economists, 5 ECTS
Autumn parallell:
ECN311 Microeconomics, 10 ECTS
ECN306 Economics of Sustainability, 5 ECTS
BUS350 Data Analytics in R, 5 ECTS
Electives, 5 -10 ECTS*
January block:
BUS360 Taxes, Inequality, and Sustainability, 5 ECTS
Spring parallell:
ECN301 Econometric methods, 10 ECTS - ECN201 Econometrics or the equivalent is a prerequisite for ECN301 and should be taken before ECN301.
ECN350 Development and Global Change, 10 ECTS
ECN352 Poverty and Inequality, 10 ECTS
Year 2
August block:
ECN320 International Macroeconomics, 5 ECTS
Autumn parallell:
ECN305 Research Methods in Economics, 5 ECTS
ECN303 Impact Assessment Methods, 5 ECTS
Electives, 15 ECTS*
January block and Spring parallell:
M30-ECON Master's thesis, 30 ECTS
*The following courses are recommended electives:
• ECN372 Climate Economics, 10 ECTS (Autumn)
• ECN304 Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 10 ECTS (Autumn)
• EDS355 Climate Change and Development, 10 ECTS (Autumn)
• ECN375 Natural Resource and Environmental Economics - theory and applications, 10 ECTS (Spring)
• ECN230 International Trade, Policy and Development, 10 ECTS (Autumn)
Previous study program