Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree QEM (EMJMD): Models and Methods of Quantitative Economics
The QEM Models and Methods of Quantitative Economics is a Master's programme
- with a duration of two academic years (120 ECTS credits).
- it is expected that the student carries out their entire course work attending at least two universities of the QEM Consortium: Université catholique de Louvain - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona - Università Ca’Foscari Venezia - SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Note: The mobility track and a joint curriculum are defined and fixed for each accepted candidate during the admission process.
Students can choose to apply for the Erasmus Mundus Programme QEM (Models and Methods of Quantitative Economics) and profit particularly from close cooperation between five leading European universities:
- Université catholique de Louvain
- Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Università Ca’Foscari Venezia
- SGH Warsaw School of Economics
A standardized curriculum at all partner universities, joint degrees and longer student exchanges at partner universities are only a few characteristics of the renowned program. See all the details here:
Erasmus Mundus Programme QEM (Models and Methods of Quantitative Economics) and the list of courses offered at UCLouvain
Program structure
The QEM Master is divided into four semesters of study, with a mandatory mobility of at least one semester.
In the first year,
- focuses on core courses including Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Econometrics and Mathematics (Probability, Statistics and Optimization).
- all students enrolled to the QEM program spend the first semester in the same university, with a turnover among institutions to manage this first semester.
For the academic year 2020-2021, the Fall Semester will be organized in Paris, France - The second semester(30 credits) is spent in any partner university (mobility track): Barcelona - Paris - UCLouvain - Venice - Warsaw.
The second year
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focuses on specialization and is spent in one of the five consortium universities: Barcelona - Paris - UCLouvain - Venice - Warsaw.
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there are several areas of specialization on offer, such as:
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- International Economics
- Finance
- Econometrics
- Mathematical Economics
- Game Theory
- Behavioral Economics
- Experimental Economics
- Public Economics
- Political Economy
- Insurance
- Finance