This programme plan applies for students with the startup in Autumn 2026.
Read previous program structure here.
Year 1
Autumn
- ECN340 Introduction to Economics, the Global Economy and Environmental Governance (5 ECTS) - August block
- ECN215 Intermediate Microeconomics - Consumers, Producers, Market and Welfare (10 ECTS) *
- ECN230 International Trade, Policy and Development (10 ECTS)
- EDS374A International Relations Theory (10 ECTS)
- * ECN215 Intermediate Microeconomics – Consumers, Producers, Market and Welfare is a mandatory course for students who do not have intermediate microeconomics as part of their bachelor’s degree. Students who already have intermediate microeconomics should not take ECN215, but instead choose an elective course, such as ECN306 Economics of Sustainability.
Spring
- ECN350 Development and Global Change (10 ECTS)
- EDS-course: Choose from among: EDS380 International Organizations (10 ECTS - offered only in odd-years), EDS374B International Relations Theory (10 ECTS) or EDS377 Foreign Policymaking and the Politics of Europe (10 ECTS - offered only in even-numbered years)
- Elective course (5 ECTS) **
Year 2
Autumn
- AOS340 Qualitative Methods (5 ECTS) and AOS341 Quantitative Methods (5 ECTS) or ECN201 Econometrics (10 ECTS)
- ECN330 Economic Integration and Trade Liberalization (10 ECTS)
- EDS379 Global Political Economy (10 ECTS)
- M0-GEP Planning the Master's Thesis (0 ECTS)
Spring
** Recommended electives:
- ECN306 Economics of Sustainability (5 ECTS) - Autumn parallel
- BUS360 Tax, Inequality and Sustainability (5 ECTS) - January block
- ECN320 International Macroeconomics (5 ECTS) - August block