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Economics – (M.Sc.)
Lund University
School of Economics and Management
| Application Deadline: | January 16 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | Free - ≈ € 12,300 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Lund / Sweden / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | ||
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| Credits (ECTS): | 120 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Lund University
The programme provides you with deepened and thorough knowledge of modern economic theories, concepts and techniques and their applications. You will acquire the necessary tools to investigate advanced economic problems and gain specialised knowledge in your specific field of interest. You will also become familiar with major and recent literature in your particular field of specialisation and be introduced to important research techniques.
The following specialisations are offered within the programme: Econometrics, Financial Economics, Health, Family and Labour Economics, International and Development Economics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, and Public Economics.
The School of Economics and Management offers both a one-year MSc degree (60 ECTS credits) and a two-year MSc degree (120 ECTS credits) in Economics. The one-year programme is designed to give you sound knowledge of the basic methods of advanced economics and to allow you to specialise in a specific area of interest, as well as enabling you to apply your knowledge to analyse real world problems. The two-year programme further deepens this knowledge, broadens the areas of interest and/or introduces you to research methods.
Career prospects
You will be qualified for positions within the private and public sectors. The programme also provides excellent preparation for doctoral studies. Graduates find employment in the financial sector, in government authorities and public institutions, in the health sector, in large companies and private research centres and in a large number of international institutions.
Contents
Regardless of profile and duration, the programme structure is basically the same over an academic year. The structure ensures that the degree requirements (see below) are fulfilled for both the one-year and the two-year degree.
The academic year is divided into two terms:
- Autumn term: 1 Sept-18 Jan.
- Spring term: 19 Jan-7 June.
Each term is divided into two study periods:
- Autumn term: Sept-Oct and Nov-Jan.
- Spring term: Jan-March and April-June.
All courses at the Department of Economics are part-time courses of 7,5 ECTS credits each with a duration of one study period (the master essay is 15 ECTS). For full-time studies, a student takes 30 ECTS each term. This implies that one takes two 7,5 credit courses parallel.
Year oneYear one: core courses During the first study period, students take 15 ECTS from one out of six combinations of two courses, including at least one of three core courses.
Year one: specialisation courses During the second and third study period, students take 30 ECTS in specialised courses, chosen within one of the above profiles, or chosen over different profiles.
Year one: Master Essay At the end of the first year students write a master essay (15 ECTS).
Year twoYear two: core courses In the first study period, students take either 15 ECTS of core courses, or 7.5 ECTS of core courses and 7.5 ECTS of elective courses (depending on the chosen combination year one).
Year two: specialisation/elective courses During the second and third study period, first year students take 30 ECTS of electives within economics and other disciplines. The second year courses will either consist of a second specialisation that broadens the scope of the students´ knowledge, of courses in economic research methods that will provide additional depth, or of further courses in their first specialisation.
Year two: Master Essay At the end of the second year students write a master essay (15 ECTS).
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Register Now!Requirements
An undergraduate degree (BA/BSc) of at least 3 years, 180 ECTS credits, with at least 60 credits in economics. These credits must include courses in intermediate microeconomics and econometrics (quantitative methods), or the equivalent knowledge.
English B (advanced) language proficiency shall be demonstrated in one of the following ways:
* IELTS score of 6.5 (with no section less than 5.5)
* TOEFL paper-based score of 4.5 (scale 1-6) in written test and a total score of 575; internet based score of 20 (scale 0-30) and a total score of 90
* Cambridge/Oxford – Advanced Certificate of Proficiency
* A Bachelor’s degree from a university where English is the only language of instruction, according to the International Handbook of Universities
* A pass on English course B (Swedish upper secondary school).
Please check the full list of English language proficiency requirements and exemptions at
Please note that the required English proficiency scores were adjusted in September 2010. Due to the late changes of these score levels, Lund University will, for the 1 December 2010-15 January 2011 application period, still consider applications from students who have achieved the previous score levels.
Selection
based on academic qualifications.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 575 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 90 |
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