Economics

If you want to continue with a Master's programme at U.S.E. after your WO bachelor, it is important you choose specific courses in your minor programme. 

Hbo students can follow the minor Economics as part of their hbo degree, but this does not give direct access to our Master’s programmes. For admission to a Master’s programme at Utrecht University, eligible applicants may follow the pre-master’s programme. 

Depending on the Master’s programme, you will need to do the following 4 courses:

• Principles of Micro-economics
• Principles of Macro-economics
• Econometrics

Combined with either

• Economics of the Public Sector – if you want to do Economic Policy
• Corporate Finance and Behaviour – if you want to do Banking and Finance, Economics and Data Analysis,Financial Management, Sustainable Finance and Investments, International Management, Business Development and Entrepreneurship, or Business and Social Impact.

Mathematics requirements

Sufficient knowledge of Mathematics at university bachelor level is also important for the USE masters Banking and Finance, Financial Management, Sustainable Finance and Investments, International Management, and Economic Policy.

If you did not acquire (sufficient) knowledge of Mathematics in your bachelor, we strongly advise you to study the following Mathematics textbook before the start of your Master’s programme: Pemberton, M., Rau, N. (2015). Mathematics for Economists. An Introductory Textbook, 4th edition. Manchester University Press. ISBN: 978-1-7849-9148-7

• Principles of Microeconomics (EC1PME, period 1, level 1)
• Principles of Macroeconomics (EC1PMA, period 2, level 1)

• Introduction to the Economics of European Integration (EC2IEEI, period 1, level 2)
  Not in combination with ECB2INTE. 
• Trade and Multinationals (ECB2INTE, period 3, level 2)
  Not in combination with EC2IEEI.
• Corporate Finance and Behaviour (ECB2FIN, period 1, level 2)
  (required for admission to a master’s programme at U.S.E.)
  This course builds on the basic financial knowledge of the EC1PCF course. 
• Principles of Corporate Finance (EC1PCF, period 2, level 1)
• Econometrics (ECB2METRIE, period 2, level 2)
• Industrial Organisation and Competition Policy (ECB3IO, period 3, level 3)
• Economics of the Public Sector (ECB2EPS, period 4, level 2)
• Market Failures, Institutions and Economics Policy (ECB2MFIEP, period 3, level 2)

Utrecht University students can enrol for a minor and courses via Osiris Student during the enrolment period. You can find all relevant information regarding the enrolment procedure, the enrolment periods, the schedules and deadlines under Course registration on the Student Site.

Please note! You must enrol for the minor courses (each period) as well as the min or itself (only the period you start the minor).

Non-UU students can apply for a place in the minor programme through our non-degree students portal.

Please note! It is only possible to enrol for courses during the regular enrolment periods (so not the late enrolment days). You must apply before the end of the enrolment period.

You can find all relevant information regarding the enrolment procedure, the enrolment periods, the schedules and deadlines under Course registration on the student website.