Courses

YEAR 1:

Fall Semester, Year 1
  Course Name Credits (ETS)
  Required Courses:  
1    Microeconomic Theory I (Classical Theory) 6
2    Macroeconomic Theory I (Growth) 6
3    Mathematics for Economists I (Linear Algebra) 6
4    Probability Theory and Statistics (6 credits) 6
  Total for Fall Semester, Year 1: 24

 

Spring Semester, Year 1
  Course Name Credits (ETS)
  Required Courses:  
1    Microeconomic Theory II (Game theory, strategic behavior) 6
2    Macroeconomic Theory II (Business cycles) 6
3    Mathematics for Economists II (Multivariable

Calculus, Optimization)

6
4    Econometrics I 6
5    Development Economics 6
  Total for Spring Semester, Year 1 30

 

YEAR 2:

Fall Semester, Year 2
  Course Name Credits (ETS)
  Required Courses:  
1   Econometrics II 6
2   Economic Research Methods 6
  Elective courses from the list below 18
  Total for Fall Semester, Year 2: 30
Spring  Semester, Year 2
  Course Name Credits (ETS)
1 Elective courses from the list below 18
2 Master Thesis 18
  Total for Spring Semester, Year 2 36

 

List of Possible Elective Courses 

Many elective courses are co-taught with NMBU School of Economics and Business Faculty.

 
  Course name Credits (ETS)
1. Agricultural Policy and International Trade(co-taught with NMBU) 6
2. Environmental Economics (co-taught with NMBU) 6
3. Energy Economics (co-taught with NMBU) 6
4. Behavioral Economics (co-taught with NMBU) 6
5. Finance and Investment (co-taught with NMBU) 6
6. Energy Economics (co-taught with NMBU) 6
7. Labor Economics 6
8. Finance and Investment 6
9. Industrial Organization 6
10. Game Theory 6
11. Behavioral Economics 6
12. Public Economics 6
13. Economic Growth 6
14. Open-economy macroeconomics 6
15. Time Series Econometrics 6