Core programme studies 84 cr
Compulsory studies 54 cr
1) Enrollment to the seminar held in autumn semester by 31.5. (in the previous spring) and to the seminar held in spring semester by 31.10. (in the previous autumn).
Economics MSc Thesis Information: aalto-econ.fi/gradu/
It is recommended that students who wish to continue to doctoral studies choose a wider combination of courses in micro- and macroeconomic theory than the minimum requirements. It is also possible to choose the Research Master in Economics major from the beginning of the master's studies.
Elective studies 30 cr
Choose at least 30 credits of elective studies.
Students can also complete advanced courses of economics offered by the University of Helsinki and Hanken School of Economics within the Helsinki GSE cooperation. The courses available from all of the three universities are listed below:
Aalto University 2022-2024
1) Customized Student Business Project must be agreed in advance, see course description in Sisu for more details. Only for Aalto students.
At the consent of the programme director it is possible to include 1-2 courses offered by other subjects at the School of Business or by other schools of the Aalto University. This enables the student to focus on a certain area of economics, e.g. financial economics. These courses must meet the goals and requirements of the programme. For more information, you can contact the planning officer of Economics.
Advanced courses in University of Helsinki and Hanken School of Economics
Within the Helsinki GSE cooperation the students can also complete advanced courses of economics offered by the University of Helsinki and Hanken School of Economics.
To take courses at the other two universities, you must apply study rights for the courses and fill in a study right application form at https://www.helsinkigse.fi/studies/enrollment
Please note that the teaching periods may differ in different universities.
More information about Helsinki GSE studies
Hanken School of Economics 2022-2024
Course name and code |
ECTS credits |
Teaching period 22-23 |
Teaching period 23-24 |
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Behavioral Economics (26037) |
5 cr |
II |
II |
Competition Economics (26033) |
5 cr |
IV |
IV |
Economics of new ventures and innovations (26043) |
5 cr |
I |
I |
Empirical Industrial Economics (26041) |
5 cr |
II |
II |
Markets and industrial organization (26044) |
5 cr |
IV |
IV |
Money and Banking (26035) |
5 cr |
|
III |
University of Helsinki 2022-2024
Master’s Programme in Economics
Course name and code |
ECTS credits |
Teaching period 22-23 |
Teaching period 23-24 |
---|
Applied Macroeconometrics 1 (ECOM-411) |
5 cr |
IV |
IV |
Applied Macroeconometrics 2 (ECOM-412) |
5 cr |
I |
I |
Applied Macroeconomics (ECOM-410) |
5 cr |
I |
I |
Contract Theory (ECOM-419) |
5 cr |
III |
ei opetusta |
Econometrics 1 (ECOM-G314) |
5 cr |
II |
II |
Economic Justice (ECOM-452) |
5 cr |
- |
IV |
Experimental Economics (ECOM-448) |
5 cr |
- |
IV |
Health Economics (ECOM-447) |
5 cr |
I |
I |
Macroeconomics 1 (ECOM-G312) |
5 cr |
I |
I |
Macroeconomics 2 (ECOM-G313) |
5 cr |
II |
II |
Microeconomics 1 (ECOM-G310) |
5 cr |
I |
I |
Microecoomics 2 (ECOM-G311) |
5 cr |
II |
II |
Money and Monetary Policy (ECOM-434) |
5 cr |
III |
III |
Political Economy of Development (ECOM-449) |
5 cr |
III |
III |
Public Economics 1: Taxation Policy (ECOM-440) |
5 cr |
III |
III |
Public Economics 2: Expenditure Policies (ECOM-441) |
5 cr |
- |
IV |
Search Theory (ECOM-438) |
5 cr |
IV |
IV |
Master’s program in Agricultural, Environmental and Resource Economics (AGERE)
Course name and code |
ECTS credits |
Teaching period 22-23 |
Teaching period 23-24 |
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Advanced Natural Resource Economics (AGERE-E09) |
5 cr |
IV |
IV |
Cost-Benefit analysis MOOC (AGERE-002) |
5 cr |
IV |
IV |
Economic Valuation Methods (AGERE-003) |
5 cr |
II |
II |
Economics of Aquatic Resources: Numerical Models (AGERE-E06) |
5 cr |
I |
I |
Environmental Economics I: Theory (AGERE-E01) |
5 cr |
II |
II |
Environmental Economics II: Mechanisms (AGERE-E02) |
5 cr |
III |
III |
General Equilibrium Modelling (AGERE-004) |
5 cr |
|
IV |
Introduction to Dynamic Optimization (AGERE-E08) |
5 cr |
III |
III |
Solving environmental problems with data (AGERE-E11) |
5 cr |
- |
IV |
Changing theme course in Agricultural economics: Economics of Food Security and Nutrition (AGERE-A07a) |
5 cr |
IV |
IV |