University Corporation of the Huila Region
Masters in Economics
Neiva, Colombia
MSc
DURATION
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2025
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Master in Economics gives a solid background in economic theory and quantitative methods and develops skills to analyze regional problems. You'll work in international economics, industrial organization, regional development, new economic geography, spatial econometrics, and environmental economics. Faculty conduct research and public-sector consultancy and supervise theses in an interactive, research-focused environment.
Career Outcomes: Career opportunities include roles: economic analyst, regional development consultant, policy advisor, environmental economist, industrial organization analyst, and quantitative researcher. Graduates can work in government, international organizations, research institutes, consultancy firms and private sector. Skills include econometrics, data analysis, spatial modeling, policy evaluation, and economic research.
The Master in Economics will have a solid background in economic theory and quantitative methods, and will also develop skills for the analysis of regional problems working in fields such as international economics, industrial organization, regional development, the new economic geography, spatial econometrics, and the economics of the environment.
The program brings together first-rate professors who participate in the production of knowledge from their investigative work in economic areas, as well as in consultancy advice at different levels of the public sector, for the development of their teaching activities and thesis supervision. to the productive sector and to national and international institutions.
The active relationship of the Master's students with the academics and their research projects are an integral part of the training provided by the program, in an interactive and permanent process of knowledge construction.
