Board of Directors at the School of Economics and Business adopted in spring 2013 the following programme plan for Master of Science in Economics for students that start their education in academic year 2013/2014
Master of Science in Economics program consists of 120 ECTS, from which 50 ECTS are mandatory courses on the 300 level and five elective specializations (at least 30 ECTS on 300 level).
| Semester | Year 1 | Year 2 |
| August | ECN302 Mathematics for Economists (5) | Elective courses |
| Fall |
ECN311 Microeconomics (10) ECN301 Econometric methods (10)* ECN270 Natural Resource Economics (5) | Elective courses |
| January | ECN312 Industrial Organization (5)** | Elective courses |
| Spring |
ECN320 Macroeconomics III (10) ECN305 Research Methods in Economics (5) Elective courses | M30-HH Master Thesis (30) |
| June | Elective courses |
*ECN201 Econometrics or equal is prerequisites for ECN301 and must be taken the first fall
**EDS280 Land Rights is an alternative for the profile Development Economics
The masters programme consists of specialisation in one or more economic sub-disciplines, e.g.
• Environment and Resource Economics
• Development Economics
• Energy Economics
• Financial Economics
• Trade and Commodity Markets