Economics at Radboud University

Radboud's Master's programme in Economics takes a multidisciplinary approach to contemporary problems, borrowing ideas from Political Science, Psychology and Sociology, and gives you the flexibiltiy to customize your own programme to focus on the topics that you are passionate about. We also balance our approach between theory and practice, ensuring that you can take what you learn with you into the world.
 

What will you learn?
Scientific and societal relevance reinforce one another. When addressing contemporary issues in economics, like the economic crisis in the EU or investment decisions by a company, it is crucial to take an academic approach. We offer you the tools to understand and evaluate these issues and improve your economic decision making. We teach you how to think independently and critically about the way in which economics can be applied in a professional sense.

The programme offers small-scale teaching and a personal approach to education and all professors are easily approachable. A major advantage of this programme is its methodological emphasis- essential to increasing our understanding of the world of economics and business.

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Course Content

Students in this programme can choose from seven specialisations:
 

• Accounting & Control
  Gain the skills and knowledge required to become a professional in the domains of auditing, accountancy, controlling and financial management and consulting.
   
• Corporate Finance and Control
  Focus on the financial management and governance of firms and learn how to deal with not just economic but also managerial, legal, and reporting aspects to strengthen and maximise enterprise value.
   
• Financial Economics
  Analyse and understand the working of (global) financial markets. Explore various aspects, such as financial risk management, asset pricing and monetary policy.
   
• Economics, Behaviour & Policy
  Make smarter, more effective economic policy. In this track, you learn to analyse and design behaviour-proof economic policy for governments and public or private organisations.
   
• International Business
  Understand the global economic landscape that multinationals operate in. Learn how these firms shape and are shaped by this landscape. Gain the skills to develop successful business strategies and international (trade) policies.
   
• International Economics & Development
  Analyse and compare the economic development of developing countries with a special focus on the low and middle income countries of the Global South.
   
• International Political Economy
  Uncover the economic and political dimensions of global issues and power struggles behind policy choices. Learn to understand and explain the world from the perspectives of different stakeholders.

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Career

Employers are increasingly looking for economists who can tackle a wide variety of economic problems in a professional manner, and from different perspectives. Our multidisciplinary focus means that you will be well suited to answer the questions of the future.
 

Graduates from this programme could find opportunities in a number of different areas:
 

• Central banks
• Government ministries and organizations
• Investment banks
• International agencies
• NGOs
• Consulting firms
• Pension funds
• Accounting Firms

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Admission

Applicants should have a completed Bachelor's degree in Economics or a closely-related discipline from a research university with a fair number of courses in your preferred specialisation. Applicants should also submit a letter of motivation.

See the admission requirements page of the specialisation for information on the required courses.

A proficiency in English

In order to take part in this programme, you need to have fluency in both written and spoken English.This requirement has been satisfied when the student meets one of the following conditions:
 

• Has successfully completed a three-year Bachelor's programme at a Dutch university.
• Is a citizen of Australia, Canada (with exception of Quebec), Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, or the United States of America.
• Has successfully completed a Bachelor's programme that was taught completely in the English language in one of the following countries: EU/EEA-countries, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United States of America.
• Has successfully completed a Master's programme from a Dutch university of applied sciences (HBO).

All other students need one of the following certificates (TOEFL and IELTS certificates may not be older than two years).
 

• A TOEFL score of ≥90, with subscores not lower than 18
• A IELTS score of ≥6.5, with subscores not lower than 6.0
• Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) or Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) with a mark of C or higher

Application deadlines:
1 May (EU/EEA applicants)
1 April (Non-EU/EEA applicants)

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Overview of Masters programmes - Radboud University

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