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Master in Economics - Professional Focus - ECON2MS/G (Finalité spécialisée)

esl | Louvain-la-Neuve

A 2-year program - 120 credits (FR / EN) - Link to ECON2M programme 

STRUCTURE OVER THE 2 YEARS

  • Core Courses - 10 credits
  • Professional Focus - 15 credits
  • Internship - 15 credits + 3 electives (15 credits)
  • Options of Specialization - 45 credits
  • Other electives
  • 1 Thesis - 20 credits
COURSESCAMPUS  TERMPROFESSORS
1 econometrics course among the following (5 credits)                   
LECON2031 Applied Econometrics: Time seriesUCLouvain Fall 1F. Monti
LECON2033 Econométrie appliquée: microéconométrieUCLouvainFall 1B. Verheyden (suppl. M. Dejemeppe)
ECONM826 Applied econometricsUNamurFall 1N. Debarsy
1 reflective learning course among the following (5 credits)      
LECON2421 Histoire du développement économique et socialUCLouvainFall 1/3JC. Defraigne
LECON2061 Philosophy and epistemology of economicsUCLouvainSpring 2/4TBC
ECONM907 Institutional Foundations of MarketsUNamurSpring 2/4P. Lefebvre
COURSESCAMPUS  TERMPROFESSORS
1 mandatory course (10 credits)                   
LECON2806  Using economic tools to solve global challengesUCLouvain Start Fall,
lasts all year
TBC
1 seminar of contemporary economic issues (SACTU) among the following (5 credits)   
LECON2446 SACTU I -  Energy transition and climate changeUCLouvainSpring 2/4V. Van Steenberghe
LECON 2373 SACTU II - Macro-Financial consequences and economic policy implications of the energy crisis and climate changeUNamurSpring 2/4Y. Rychalovska
LECON 2382 SACTU III - European Economic Policy in AfricaUCLouvainFall 1/3A. Panin
LECON2820 SACTU IV - Global Commodity Markets : Recent Developments and Policy IssuesUNamurFall 1/3R. Houssa

1 Internship (15 credits + 3 electives courses) OR 1 International Exchange (30 credits)

OR INEO option*** (30 credits)

 

If Internship, add 3 Elective courses (see next paragraph for the whole list of Options) / Consult list of Electives

It's strongly recommended to add one of the following seminars of economic analysis (SAE) among the following
(Descriptions are available via the ESL intranet)

COURSESCAMPUS  TERMPROFESSORS
LECON 2476 SAE I - Digital Economy: EU PoliciesUNamurFall 1/3A. De Streel
LECON 2486 SAE III - Applying Behavioral Insights in PracticeUCLouvainFall 1/3J. Johnen
LECON 2416 SAE II - Economics of InequalityUCLouvainSpring 2/4V. Vandenberghe
LECON 2824 SAE IV - Gender DiscriminationUNamurSpring 2/4G. Cassan

3 OPTIONS of SPECIALIZATION (OS) among the following 11  - 30 credits
(1 option = at least 3 courses = 15 credits)

CLUSTERS RECOMMENDED: To help you compose a coherent programme, please consult this document with OPTION combinations around 4 CLUSTERS. These are guidelines but feel free to mix your options as you want (taking into account schedule constraints).

Clusters:

  • Public Affairs and Policy
  • Sustainable Development
  • Firm Strategies
  • Markets Macro & Finance
COURSES CAMPUS   TERM PROFESSORS
Business cycles and fluctuations UCLouvain    
Politique économique : fondements et applications UNamur    
Finance : Markets UNamur    
Money and Finance UCLouvain    
Economic Development and the Environment UNamur    
Growth and Globalization UCLouvain    
Public Affairs UNamur    
Labour and Human Ressources Economics UCLouvain    
Economie, société et transition socio-écologique UCLouvain    
Competition and Innovation UCLouvain    
International and Regional Economics UCLouvain    

Want to specialize in Finance and/or Data Science?

Combine our Options in Finance (OS2 / OS7) with an additional offer in Quantitatives methods and Finance

You can also complete your programme with

Additional courses in Economics
Language courses at UCLouvain
Languages courses at UNamur

See details on the ESL INTRANET