The Economics Honours Programme

• Macroeconomics, A European Perspective
• Strategy and Organisation

• Intermediate Microeconomics, Games and Behaviour
• Econometrics

• actively participate and contribute to events organized by the honours committee and events organized by fellow honours students
• submit an honours portfolio in which you describe what you have done and what you have learned
• finish the programme by writing an Honours Thesis

Period 1:

• Descartes cursus: Een waaier aan wetenschap
• Descartes cursus: Humaniteit: van robotica tot genetica
• Honours Research Internship 

Period 2:

• The Real-world Perspective 
• Descartes cursus: Een waaier aan wetenschap
• Descartes cursus: Humaniteit: van robotica tot genetica
• Da Vinci Project
• Honours Research Internship

Period 3:

• Building Hope: Designing Pathways for Insecure Futures
• Current Economic Challenges
• Descartes cursus: Wetenschap in maatschappelijke context
• Descartes cursus: De eenentwintigste eeuw

Period 4:

• Building Hope: Designing Pathways for Insecure Futures
• Descartes cursus: Wetenschap in maatschappelijke context
• Descartes cursus: De eenentwintigste eeuw

• An average mark of 7 for the courses in period 1;
• Demonstrably enthusiastic about the programme (as evident, among other things, from a clear motivation letter);
• Demonstrable interest in extra-curricular activities (based on CV, among other things);
• Prepared for and accustomed to working hard: evident from academic results and progress in prior education;
• Broad intellectual interests, as evident from the letter and selection interview;
• Good communication skills, as evident from the selection interview;

After being admitted to the honours programme we expect you to actively participate in the courses and the extracurricular activities and to become a full member of the honours community. You will be asked to leave the programme if you:

• Have not achieved the minimum required study effort;
• Have failed, at max, one course per academic year;
• Have not attained an average mark of 7;
• Have not initiated and/or actively participated in extra-curricular activities.

• Upload your application via Osiris Student -> Cases, including a motivation letter and C.V. In your letter, explain why you want to join the programme.
• After the deadline, the Honours Committee will make an initial selection. If selected, you'll be invited for an interview in January. After all interviews, the committee will decide on admission. There are 50 spots available.
• Note: Only first-year Bachelor's students can apply.

Want to know more before applying? You can find out more about the programme and ask any questions you might have during the information session hosted annually in November.