MSc in Economics
Nijmegen, Netherlands
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 Jul 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 2,601 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* final deadline for EU students | deadline for EU students who want to get assistance with housing: 1 May 2025 | deadline for non-EU students: 1 Apr 2025
** for EU/EEA nationals; € 18,404 for non-EU/EEA nationals
Introduction
- This programme is designed for students with a background in Economics or closely related disciplines
- Gain the skills and theoretical insights into contemporary debates in Economics, and find practical answers with interdisciplinary approaches
- Uncover the scientific and societal relevance of your chosen specialisation, and address contemporary issues in economics, such as economic crises in the EU, investment decisions, corporate accountability, and more
- Prepare yourself for a broad range of careers in the private and public sectors
Why study Economics at Radboud University?
Radboud's Master's programme in Economics takes a multidisciplinary approach to contemporary problems, borrowing ideas from Political Science, Psychology and Sociology, and gives you the flexibility to customize your own programme to focus on the topics that you are passionate about. We also balance our approach between theory and practice, ensuring that you can take what you learn with you into the world.
As a student you will also benefit from Radboud's extensive network, providing you with great internship opportunities (for those who wish to do one) and great career opportunities once you have graduated.
Admissions
Curriculum
What will you learn?
Scientific and societal relevance reinforce one another. When addressing contemporary issues in economics, like the economic crisis in the EU or investment decisions by a company, it is crucial to take an academic approach We offer you the tools to understand and evaluate these issues and improve your economic decision making. We teach you how to think independently and critically about the way in which economics can be applied in a professional sense.
The programme offers small-scale teaching and a personal approach to education and all professors are easily approachable. A major advantage of this programme is its methodological emphasis- essential to increasing our understanding of the world of economics and business.
Employers are increasingly looking for economists who can tackle a wide variety of economic problems in a professional manner, and from different perspectives. Our multidisciplinary focus means that you will be well suited to answer the questions of the future.
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Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Career Opportunities
Career prospects
Graduates from this programme could find opportunities in a number of different areas:
- Central banks
- Government ministries and organizations
- Investment banks
- International agencies
- NGOs
- Consulting firms
- Pension funds
- Accounting Firms
Specialisations
Before the programme starts, you will choose a specialisation:
- Accounting & Control
Gain the skills and knowledge required to become a professional in the domains of auditing, accountancy, controlling and financial management and consulting. - Corporate Finance and Control
Focus on the financial management and governance of firms and learn how to deal with not just economic but also managerial, legal, and reporting aspects to strengthen and maximise enterprise value. - Financial Economics
Analyse and understand the working of (global) financial markets. Explore various aspects, such as financial risk management, asset pricing and monetary policy. - Economics, Behaviour & Policy
Make smarter, more effective economic policy. In this track, you learn to analyse and design behaviour-proof economic policy for governments and public or private organisations - International Business
Understand the global economic landscape that multinationals operate in. Learn how these firms shape and are shaped by this landscape. Gain the skills to develop successful business strategies and international (trade) policies. - International Economics & Development
Analyse and compare the economic development of developing countries with a special focus on the low and middle-income countries of the Global South. - International Political Economy
Uncover the economic and political dimensions of global issues and power struggles behind policy choices. Learn to understand and explain the world from the perspectives of different stakeholders.