Master of Science in Economics

Programme
S2NAT
2 years
120 credits (ECTS)

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This page is for students on the Master of Science in Economics, and contains information and contact details relevant to your programme.

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Student
Study counselling
Katarina Nordblom
Katarina Nordblom
Programme director
Henrik Petri
Henrik Petri
Deputy programme director

Your programme studies

Find syllabus and reading list

 

Programme set up

Courses for students admitted 2023 and 2024.

Year 1, autumn term     

  • GM0742 Mathematics, 7,5 credits (period 1-2) GM0751 Advanced Microeconomic Theory, 7,5 credits (period 1-2)
  • GM0745 Graduate Econometrics, 7,5 credits (period 3) 
  • GM0744 Advanced Macroeconomic Theory, 7,5 credits (period 4) 

Year 1, spring term     

  • GM0754  Economic Research Process 7,5 credits (period 1) 
  • Elective course, 22,5 credits (period 2-4) 

Year 2, autumn term     

  • Elective course, 15 credits (period 1-2) 
  • GM0749 Applied Econometrics 7,5 credits (period 3) 
  • Elective course, 7,5 credits (period 4) 

Year 2, spring term     

  • GM0761 Master Degree Project in Economics, 30 credits 

Elective courses

Elective courses can be chosen from within the master's programme, or from other master's programmes at the Graduate school. A list of courses is made available to students each term. List of elective courses:

Student representatives

Information regarding student influence.

Senior student representative

Mustafa Hussein gusmushu@student.gu.se
Elin Solfelt Frödén gussolfel@student.gu.se

Junior student representative

Alexandra Bergström gusbyral@student.gu.se
Deniz Karakecili guskarakde@student.gu.se

Course and programme evaluations

The purpose of the course and programme evaluations is to provide a base for quality control. The results of the evaluations are published at the Canvas page for evaluation results.  

Exchange studies

Specifics for students at Economics

You can choose to study abroad either term 2 or term 3.

Elective courses 

  1. must be on a graduate level
  2. cannot have the same/almost the same content as another course you have taken/will take within your programme
  3. must cover the topics of business administration, finance, economics, economic history and/or economic geography.

Special degree requirement for Economics

The programme covers four academic terms of full-time study (120) credits including three terms of courses, core (45 credits) and elective (45 credits), (total 90 credits), and one term of Master Degree Project (thesis writing - 30 credits). Of the programmes total 120 credits, at least 90 credits must be in Economics. Therefore, a minimum of 15 credits of elective courses must be in Economics.

Exchange during term 2

If you choose to study abroad during Term 2 you need to find a replacement course for the core course Economic Research Process 7,5 ECTS and also select elective courses that correspond to a minimum of 22,5 ECTS.

Exchange during term 3

If you choose to study abroad during Term 3 you need to find a replacement course for the core course Applied Econometrics 7,5 ECTS and also select elective courses that correspond to a minimum of 22,5 ECTS

Double degree

Students from the Msc in Economics have the opportunity to take part in a Double degree program at the University of Rome Tor Vegata, Italy or Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. A Double Degree Program means that one year of your two-year master degree will be spent at the partner university and you will be awarded degrees from both universities. 

Master degree project

The Master degree project course (a.k.a. Master thesis, 30 credits) is the final course in the second year, and it is crucial that you plan your studies accordingly to ensure that you can participate. The course has pre-requisites that needs to be fulfilled before the course starts. We encourage you to review the syllabus thoroughly to understand the specific requirements and make sure you fulfill them. Should you have any questions or concerns regarding the entry requirements please do not hesitate to reach out to the study counselling team.

During the autumn in the second year, you should start preparing for the Master degree project, e.g., draft your research proposal and find a thesis partner. You will be assigned a supervisor when spring semester starts. Should you have any questions or concerns regarding the Master degree project course, please get in touch with the course coordinator Katarina Nordblom.

Useful data links (pdf 0,1 mb)

 

Malmsten Award

Each year the best thesis is awarded the Malmsten Award. Here are the winning theses for the last years:

2024: https://gupea.ub.gu.se/handle/2077/82180
2023: https://hdl.handle.net/2077/77492Links to an external site.
2022: https://hdl.handle.net/2077/72466Links to an external site.
2021: http://hdl.handle.net/2077/68886Links to an external site.

 

Karin Storm
Administrative coordinator
Berit Hartmann
Director of studies