M.Sc. Economic Policy Analysis
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- 4 semestersDuration
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About the programme
This programme at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg is listed by the university as Economics / Volkswirtschaftslehre, a research-oriented, four-semester Master of Science taught in English with a multinational student body. You can start in the winter or the summer semester. It gives you the skills to analyse complex economic issues independently with theoretical and empirical methods. The focus is on analysing economic policy measures in areas such as trade policy, labour markets, social policy and environmental policy. You apply empirical methods of evidence-based policy analysis and behavioural economic methods such as laboratory experiments. In your specialisation you choose courses from behavioural economics, finance, policy analysis, and quantitative methods and data science, and you can also take German-language modules at the faculty. It suits economics graduates who want to analyse economic policy with modern methods.
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Requirements
What you need to apply for Economic Policy Analysis at Otto von Guericke University (OVGU) Magdeburg
English language
German language
Academic requirements
ECTS are study credits. One year of full-time study is about 60 ECTS.
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APS checks your degree papers. You need it if your degree is from India, China or Vietnam.
Prerequisites
1. Relevant bachelor's, diploma, or comparable degree with at least 140 ECTS (at the time of applying), and an average grade of 2.9 or better, determined from the examination results.
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant course of study. A study program is counted relevant if the academic degree has been gained in the field of economics or at least 60 ECTS (EU degrees) or 12 modules (non-EU) have been acquired in business and economics courses, plus at least 18 ECTS (EU degrees) or 4 modules (non-EU) in courses of quantitative methods.
- A study program is counted relevant, if the academic degree has been gained in the field of economics or at least 60 ECTS (EU degrees) or 12 modules (non-EU) have been acquired in business and economics courses, plus at least 15 ECTS (EU degrees) or 4 modules (non-EU) in courses of quantitative methods.
TOEFL iBT min 95
IELTS min 7
3. Proof of the relevant first academic degree with the mandatory standardized form “Relevance” (opens in a new tab) of the faculty.
Documents checklist
What to prepare for your application to Economic Policy Analysis
Programme-specific documents
proof of a relevant academic degree in economics (bachelor's, diploma, etc.) with a GPA starting from 1.0 up to 2.9 (German grading scale applies). Only legally certified copies of documents are accepted. Also, send a translation in German or English and attach the documents with the original language + APS certificates from applicants from China and Vietnam.
English skills (see language requirements). Please be informed that English tests are valid only for two years (starting from the test-taking date), GRE and GMAT tests for 4 years.
Letter of motivation with a maximum of 450 words.
Form "Relevance" of previous degree education.
CV in a tabular form.
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Mode
online
APS
Required for Application
APS checks your degree papers. You need it if your degree is from India, China or Vietnam.
Application fee
75 EUR
Address
Universitaetsplatz 2
39104 Magdeburg
Germany
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Costs
Tuition
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Semester contribution
277 EUR
per semester
Application fee
75 EUR
per application
Estimated year-1 total cost
12,458 EUR
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