The programme structure for the Master of Science in Applied Economics and Sustainability with a specialization in Financial and Commodity Market Analysis starting in 2024 follows the 55-35-30 ECTS plan.
Study plan for the specialization in Financial and Commodity Market Analysis:
Year 1:
August block:
ECN302 Mathematics for Economists, 5 ECTS
Autumn parallell:
ECN311 Microeconomics, 10 ECTS
ECN306 Economics of Sustainability, 5 ECTS
BUS322 Investment Analysis and Financial Risk Management, 10 ECTS
BUS350 Data Analytics in R, 5 ECTS (Autumn)
January block:
BUS360 Taxes, Inequality and Sustainability I, 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.
BUS323 Commodity Market Analysis, 10 ECTS
Electives, 5 ECTS*
Year 2:
August block:
ECN320 Macroeconomics III, 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:
• ECN280 Energy Economics, 10 ECTS (Spring)
• ECN230 International Trade, Policy and Development, 10 ECTS (Autumn)
Read previous program structure here.