- Academic English and Study Skills - GRE / GMAT Preparation (optional) - Research Method - Data Analasys and Project Planning - Leading to a Research Project - Begunners Dutch (optional)
MSc Actuarial Science and Mathematical Finance
Programme structure
Credits
Seven core courses · Financial Mathematics for Insurance · Non-Life Insurance: Statistical Techniques · Risk Management for Insurers and Pensions · Solvency and Capital Requirements · Derivatives · Caput Actuarial Practice · Asset Liability Management - Cases
35
Two electives: www.coursecatalogue.uva.nl
10
Master¡¯s Thesis
15
Programme structure
Credits
Finance
Five core courses · Valuation · Financial Markets · Applied Econometrics · Empirical Methods in Finance · Thesis seminar Finance
25
Four electives: www.coursecatalogue.uva.nl
20
Master¡¯s Thesis
15
Organisation Economics
Eight core courses · Incentives and Performance Measurement · Power and Authority in Organisations · Applied Econometrics · Markets and Organisations · Behavioural Economics · Experimental Economics · Entrepreneurship · Research Seminar Organisation Economics
40
One electives: www.coursecatalogue.uva.nl
5
Master¡¯s Thesis
15
Real Estate Finance
Four coure courses · Real Estate Valuation and Investments · Real Estate Markets and Analysis · Real Estate Finance and Portfolio Management · Empirical Methods in Finance
35
Two electives: www.coursecatalogue.uva.nl
10
Master¡¯s Thesis
15
MSc Econometrics
Programme structure
Credits
Econometrics
Four core mandatory courses* Two specialty courses · Financial Econometrics · Microeconometrics One further elective in Econometrics** Two electives from Econometrics and/or other Master¡¯s programmes**
20 10 5 10
Master¡¯s Thesis on Econometrics
15
Financial Econometrics
Four core mandatory courses* Three specialty courses · Financial Econometrics · Stochastic Calculus · Derivatives
20 15
One further elective in Econometrics** One elective from Econometrics or other Master¡¯s programmes**
5 5
Master¡¯s Thesis on Financial Econometrics
15
Mathematical Economics
Four core mandatory courses* Two specialty courses · Non-linear Economic Dynamics · Bounded Rationality
20 15
One further elective in Econometrics** Two electives from Econometrics and/or other Master¡¯s programmes**
10 15
Master¡¯s Thesis on Mathematical Economics
15
Free Track
Four core mandatory courses Three electives in Econometrics** Two electives from Econometrics and/or other Master¡¯s programmes** Master¡¯s Thesis on Econometrics and/or Mathematical Economics
· Microeconomics & Game Theory · Macroeconomics · Applied Econometrics
20 10
Five specialty courses
25
Behaviourial Economics and Game Theory · Advanced Game Theory · Behavioural Economics · Experimental Economics · Neuro-economics · Evolution and Behaviour Industrial Organisation, Regulation and Competition Policy · Advanced Industrial Organization · Regulation or Economics of the Public Sector · Experimental Economics · Empirical Market Analysis · Competition policy Development Economics · Impact Evaluation: Development and Public Policy · Microeconomics for Development · Experimental Economics · Globalisation, Growth and Development · Human Development International Economics and Globalisation · International Economic Cooperation · International Finance · Financial Institutions and Banking · International Trade Theory and Policy · Public Finance & Fiscal Policy or Empirical Market Analysis or Economic Growth Monetary Policy and Banking · Monetary Theory · International Finance · Financial Institutions and Banking · Public Finance & Fiscal Policy · Economic Growth Public Economic Policy · Impact Evaluation: Development and Public Policy or Economics of the Public sector · Regulation · Financial Institutions and Banking or Experimental Economics · Public Finance & Fiscal Policy · Competition Policy or Economics Growth