Program Structure and Courses

Students in the master in Economics must complete 24 credits hours from courses (16 credits from compulsory courses and 8 credits from elective courses). In addition, students will be required to take a minimum of 2 credits in complementary activities and to complete their teaching internship. Each credit corresponds to 16 hours in courses activities or 48 hours to complementary activities. Students have to defend his or her research project (qualification)  and complete a master’s thesis.

Compulsory Core Courses (All courses are equivalent to four units):

Microeconomics

Macroeconomics

Mathematical for Economics 

Econometrics

Elective Courses:

Public Policy Evaluation

Economic Development

Economics, Monetary Policy and Finance

Social and Labor Economics

Agricultural Prices and Markets and Agrobusiness

Banking Microeconomics

New Institutional Economics

Special Topics Courses