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| Application Deadline: | January 25 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 7,000 | ||
| Location: | Budapest / Hungary / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 10 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
The Department of Economics department trains future economists in standard economic theory as well as in many applied fields. The program enables students to use the tools of economic analysis in order to solve problems that today’s societies face.
Master of Arts in Law and Economics (One Year)
Offered jointly with the Department of Legal Studies, this program provides students with the ability to critically evaluate legal and economic issues. It aims to prepare graduates for careers at public organizations, business and law fi rms. CEU fellowships are not available for this program.
Career Paths
Graduates find top job positions in banking and business, and at governmental and international organizations. The program also prepares Master’s students for future doctoral studies and doctoral graduates for successful careers in research and academia.
Selected areas or research
• International business cycles
• International macroeconomics
• Applied econometrics
• Labor economics
• Corporate governance
• Pension economics
• Econometrics of panel data
• Economics of regulation
• Financial economics
• International trade
• Educational economics
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More information* Proof of English proficiency
* First degree in law or economics
* Curriculum vitae
* Two letters of recommendation
* For the admission for the students with Law background (BA in Law from at least four years law program) will follow the same admission procedure as do the candidates applying for International Business Law program (IBL LLM;
* Students with an Economics background (BA in Economics) should write an essay explaining why they wish to study law and economics, and include it in the application package.
* Complete online application at:
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 570 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 230 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 88 |
CEU and all its degree programs are registered and accredited in the US. The University and an increasing number of its programs are also accredited in Hungary. In addition, several CEU degrees are awarded jointly with other leading European universities. Thus, CEU education is globally recognized and highly valued opening unique career prospects for its graduates all over the world.
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