Master in Economics 90 ECTS
The MA programme in economics provides state of the art training in theoretical and data-based methods for the economic analysis and evaluation of questions related to economic, social and development policies as well as to decisions in firms and households.
The programme permits students to choose a specialisation in one of the options listed below (without obligation).
The MA programme in economics also offers the possibility of obtaining a double degree with one of our partner universities.
In addition, a large number of elective subjects can be taken as a minor, which make it possible to obtain a master with a total of 120 ECTS credits.
Options
"Public Economics and Policy"
The option "Public Economics and Policy" provides students with an advanced background in analysing public decision-making and public policies. It offers courses with a wide range of topics with both a Swiss and an international perspective on tax and fiscal policies, social and economic policies, the economic analysis of politics, etc. This option prepares students to work in international organisations, in the public administration at the federal, cantonal or municipal level, etc. A double degree programme is offered in collaboration with European partner-universities.
"Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility"
The option «Sustainable development and social responsibility» offers a specialization in topical issues, namely the implementation of a sustainable and fair economic model. Thanks to multi-disciplinary courses, students will tackle themes related to the development in the poorest countries, inequality and environment protection. The teaching includes primarily economics, but also philosophy, management, law and environmental sciences. The option therefore offers a complete and original training on the theme of sustainable development with a multiplicity of approaches.
"Quantitative Economics"
The option "Quantitative Economics" focusses on quantitative methods for analysing data sets based on statistics, econometrics, machine learning (artificial intelligence), and network science. The courses discuss the methods’ theoretical properties as well as their practical application to economic questions (e.g. in the fields of public policies, finance, development, and education) using software packages such as R, Stata and Python. The option provides state-of-the-art training in data analytics and empirical economics, which are key domains in a digitised economy.
"Business Economics"
The option "Business Economics" allows students to specialise in microeconomics, at the intersection of economics and management. Students acquire an understanding of strategic decisions of companies from a management perspective, as well as of the strategic interaction of firms in markets from an economic perspective. They learn to analyse the behaviour of organisations, strategic actors within organisations, as well as of the behaviour of consumers. While the management perspective focuses on the objectives of the company, the economic perspective prioritises questions of social welfare and regulation. The option provides an excellent qualification for work with a focus on strategy and analytics in companies, as well as for positions in public institutions with a focus on markets, competition and regulation.
Detailed information can be found here: Brochure German and French
Double Degree
The double degree programme in "Public Economics and Public Finance" is offered together with three European partner universities.Université de Rennes 1, France
Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale.
Students interested in this specialisation are required to submit an application due to space constraints and registration at both universities.
Courses UNIFR validated in an option
BENEFRI courses validated in an option
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