Quantitative Economics
Master
In Copenhague (Denmark)
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Type
Master
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Location
Copenhague (Denmark)
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Duration
2 Years
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Start date
August
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The two-year International Master of Science in Quantitative Economics (IMSQE) programme is an elite full-time MSc programme at the Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus BSS. Students tailor their own study programme based on a range of advanced-level courses with a quantitative orientation and selected PhD level courses. The programme requires strong analytical skills in quantitative methods and there are special requirements regarding the level and qualitative content of written assignments.
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The IMSQE programme provides the students with a number of outstanding qualifications. They will acquire analytical skills at a very high level, and they will thus be able to apply the methods that they have learned to new cases, to formulate new theories, to formulate and test hypotheses, and to reflect upon the validity and relevance of various scientific methods and substantive theories within the field. This implies that the students will be able to go well beyond reproduction of known material, and working independently on new topics within the area will be a core competence of the elite students.
The purpose of the IMSQE programme is to provide candidates with advanced-level training within the analytical, quantitative disciplines of macroeconomics, microeconomics, economics, econometrics, finance and accounting. The IMSQE programme aims at recruiting candidates within quantitative economics and management internationally, in competition with leading institutions such as London School of Economics, Oxford University and Cambridge University.
Graduates of the IMSQE programme have acquired analytical skills at a very high level, which are in increasing demand. Potential future employers are Danish as well as international organizations, consulting firms, ministries and government agencies, and financial institutions such as commercial banks, mortgage institutions, pension funds, insurance companies and investment banks. Furthermore, the IMSQE programme provides an excellent opportunity for graduates to continue their studies at PhD level. There are options for both a three-year programme for students having completed their master degree and a four-year programme, in which students enroll after having completed the first year of the master programme.
Graduates of the elite programme acquire analytical skills at a very high level. Potential future employers for elite graduates include Danish as well as international organizations, consulting firms, ministries, government agencies and financial institutions, including commercial banks, mortgage institutions, pension funds, insurance companies and investment banks.
Students who are interested in pursuing an academic career may also progress to the PhD programme. In recent years a substantial part of the students enrolled in the PhD programme at the department of Economics and Business Economics have been graduates from the IMSQE programme.
Bachelor’s degree in economics and management from Aarhus University (bsc.oecon.)
Bachelor’s degree in economics and management from the University of Copenhagen (bsc.oecon.)
Bachelor’s degree in economics and management from the University of Southern Denmark (bsc.oecon.)
Bachelor’s degree in economics from Aalborg University (BSc in economics)
Bachelor’s degree in mathematics-economics from Aarhus University (BSc in mathematics-economics)
Bachelor’s degree in mathematics-economics from the University of Copenhagen (BSc in mathematics-economics)
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Subjects
- Quantitative economics
- Economics
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Econometrics
- Finance
- Accounting
- Corresponding
- Management
- Economics Science
Course programme
General Content
The IMSQE programme is a two-year, full-time programme of instruction corresponding to 120 ECTS credits within the areas of macroeconomics, microeconomics, economics, econometrics, finance and accounting. The courses in the IMSQE programme consist of a mixture of regular MSc courses with a quantitative orientation, and PhD courses offered through the PhD programme in Economics and Management. Furthermore, there are special requirements regarding the level and qualitative content of written assignments, and particular emphasis will be put on the students’ analytical, quantitative skills.
A personal academic advisor - or mentor - from the faculty associated with the programme will be appointed to each student in the IMSQE programme. The advisor will assist the student in putting together the individual study programme.
Course Work
To complete the IMSQE programme, a total of 80 ECTS credits must be earned from elective courses you find in the course plan. This has to include a minimum of 30 ECTS credits of advanced-level Master’s courses (courses numbered 6xxx).
You can find further details on this in the academic regulations.
Written Work
In addition to the course work, written work makes up the remaining 40 ECTS credits. Of these, 10 ECTS credits must be earned by completing a written assignment, while the final Master's thesis is equivalent to 30 ECTS credits. In the assessment of the Master's thesis, special emphasis will be placed on the student’s analytical, quantitative skills. The thesis may thus be shorter than a regular MSc thesis, but a very high level of independence is required. The student must defend the thesis orally at a public defence, where an external examiner also will be present.
1. semester
- Electives
- Electives
- Electives
- Master's Thesis
Quantitative Economics