Master in Economics - Professional Focus | Université catholique de Louvain

2-year program - ECON2MS/G - 120 credits

The Professional Master which can be followed entirely in English is high quality program designed to offer a training to pursue a high level professional career by integrating a large set of subjects in economics. It provides the needed skills and tools to become a “problem solver” by understanding economic analysis and its applications to real-life situations.

Program Structure

Core Courses - 10 credits
Professional Focus - 15 credits
Internship - 15 credits + 3 electives courses (15 credits)
Options of Specialization - 45 credits
Other electives courses
1 Thesis - 20 credits

COURSES
1 econometrics course among the following (5 credits)
LECON2031 Applied Econometrics: Time series
LECON2033 Econométrie appliquée: microéconométrie
ECONM826 Applied econometrics
1 reflective learning course among the following (5 credits)
LECON2421 Histoire du développement économique et social
LECON2061 Philosophy and epistemology of economics
ECONM907 Institutional Foundations of Markets

COURSES
1 mandatory course (10 credits)
LECON2806 Using economic tools to solve global challenges
1 seminar of contemporary economic issues (SACTU) among the following (5 credits)
LECON2446 SACTU I - Energy transition and climate change
LECON 2373 SACTU II - Macro-Financial consequences and economic policy implications of the energy crisis and climate change
LECON 2382 SACTU III - European Economic Policy in Africa
LECON2820 SACTU IV - Global Commodity Markets : Recent Developments and Policy Issues

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)

It's strongly recommended to add one of the following seminars of economic analysis (SAE) among the following

COURSES
LECON 2476 SAE I - Digital Economy: EU Policies
LECON 2486 SAE III - Applying Behavioral Insights in Practice
LECON 2416 SAE II - Economics of Inequality
LECON 2824 SAE IV - Gender Discrimination

3 Options of specialization (OS) among the following 11 OS
(1 option = at least 3 courses = 15 credits)

4 Clusters recommended: To help you compose a coherent program, please consult this document. These are guidelines but feel free to mix your options as you want (taking into account schedule constraints).

Clusters: