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Business Economics

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Our 1-year academic Master’s programme in Business Economics teaches you to conduct research in business economics subjects. Choose from our top-level tracks: Managerial Economics and Strategy, Sustainability or Neuroeconomics.

Language of instruction
English
Mode
Full-time

Discover the Master's Business Economics programme and tracks

The Master's in Business Economics gives you the opportunity to specialise in your field of interest, by choosing one of our challenging tracks. All tracks are a combination of general courses and track-specific courses.

  • Managerial Economics and Strategy

    Unravel the secrets of successful organisations. Learn how to make analytically motivated organisational decisions to improve economic performance. The track Managerial Economics and Strategy provides deep insights into the drivers of corporate performance.

  • Neuroeconomics

    In the track Neuroeconomics you gain insight into recent scientific advances in the field of neuroeconomics and identify current societal challenges that can benefit from them. Receive interdisciplinary training in brain and cognitive sciences and economics. All with a strong focus on behavioural economics and neuroeconomics.

  • Sustainability

    Learn the toolbox of economic and business sciences to help build resilient, cohesive and sustainable societies. You will learn how to tackle the most pressing challenges of our time as defined by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. You will gain deep insights into how sustainability can be reached in practice from both a policy and a business perspective, using real-world case studies with tangible results.

Pre-Master’s Programme

The pre-Master's programme is designed to complement your prior education. It will help you to fully catch up on subjects such as econometrics, microeconomics and macroeconomics. Within 1 academic year you will have all the necessary knowledge and skills to start your Master’s in Business Economics.

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Facts & Figures
Degree programme
MSc Business Economics
Type
Regular study programme
Mode
Full-time
Credits
60 ECTS, 12 months
Language of instruction
English
Starts in
September
CROHO code
60901
Location
Roeterseiland campus