The goal of this major is to allow university students to understand and analyse contemporary economic and social questions whether they be “microeconomic” in nature (business strategies, competition problems, etc.) or “macroeconomic” (growth, inequalities, exchange rates, monetary politics). The courses in this major allow students to understand and use the fundamental tools and concepts for economic analysis as well as the relevant quantitative methods, in particular econometrics. This give students the necessary foundation to pursue studies in economics.

In addition, students taking INMA2415, ECON2011, ECON2021, at least one of the pair of courses ECON2031/ECON2033 and at least 15 credits in the complementary module in economics and econometrics (see the section on elective courses) as part of their elective courses are automatically accepted into the second year of the Master’s degree programme (120) in general economics (specialisation possible).