Utrecht University School of Economics

The Bsc in Economics and Business Economics is a three-year programme taught in English. In the three-year bachelor's programme, all students will start with a number of basic courses that together constitute the required part of the curriculum. After completing these courses they can specialize in a subject of their choice: Financial-Monetary Economics, Business & Management, International Economics, Labour & Organisation, Economics & Politics or the Firm and Competition[1] Apart from this, USE offers a unique curriculum, giving students the opportunity to combine their study of Economics with especially compiled courses in Law, Social Sciences, Geography, Psychology or History.[2]

The Msc in Law and Economics directly tackles the interplay between economics and law, at both a national and international level. Across the course of a year students explore checks and balances, rules and regulations and they investigate the organization and operation of market economies.[3]

The Msc in Economics of Public Policy and Management is a unique programme that is specifically designed to provide students with the knowledge of Economics and Social Sciences. It gives students the theoretical base and analytical skills they need to assess important issues within the context of public policy and management. Across the course of a year they explore a range of complex, multidimensional problems from both an economic and a societal perspective[4]

The Msc in International Economics and Business teaches students both the specific skills of business economics and the broader knowledge of economics, and sets this learning in an integrated context. Students tackle economic issues, such as strategic new business ventures, worldwide income distribution and financial management, while at the same time discussing budgets, trade, migration and the way that businesses and finance overlap with other social sciences. They learn how to handle genuine data from different firms and financial markets, build up links with professional organizations and hone their skills in research and analysis. They also have the freedom to focus on the subjects that are of most interest to them by choosing one of the following study tracks:[5]

• International Management
• International Financial Economics
• International Ventures and Entrepreneurship
• Globalisation and development

The Tjalling C. Koopmans Research Institute provides one final research Master in Multidisciplinary economics. This two-year Research master's degree in Multidisciplinary Economics is specifically designed to give students both the specialised knowledge and expertise that they need for a career in economics and the multidisciplinary context that will help them to apply that knowledge in the real world [6]

This final Master is not provided by Utrecht School of Economics, but by the Center of Education and Learning of the Utrecht University, in corporation with USE and Utrecht Graduate School of Law. This English taught master's programme leads to a full secondary school teaching qualification in the Netherlands. During the course, students will undertake teaching rounds at different types of secondary schools or in a higher education institution, both in the Netherlands and abroad.

The programme takes two years to complete. The basic entry requirement for the Dutch variant is a bachelor's degree in Economics. For the international variant of the course, U-TEAch (Utrecht Teacher Education Academy), the entry requirements are more stringent.[7]