Development Economics (MSc)

Research-oriented MSc in Development Economics focused on poverty reduction, sustainable growth, and living standards, with specialisation options in quantitative economics or agricultural economics.

Academic requirements

course of study of at least six semesters with a Bachelor's degree with top grades

Minimum GPA

No fixed minimum GPA is published on the current official programme page.

English requirements

Accepted proof includes native-speaker status, a qualifying English-speaking school education, a degree taught entirely in English, at least two years of study or work in an English-speaking country within the last five years, a C1-level language course, Cambridge English Scale 180, IELTS Academic 7.0, TOEFL iBT 95, Pearson Academic 76, UNIcert III, or NULTE certificates at C1. Test results must be no more than three years old.

Accepted bachelor fields

Bachelor's degree with at least 180 ECTS in Economics or a closely related subject. At application, at least 150 ECTS must already be completed, including at least 60 ECTS in Economics and/or Agricultural Economics and/or Econometrics, with at least 30 ECTS in Economic Theory, Agricultural Economics, and Development Economics, plus at least 12 ECTS in Mathematics or Statistics or Econometrics.