Section outline

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    Economics programme, 180 credits

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    Nationalekonomprogrammet

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    New student

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    Apply to programme courses for next semester

    Before the upcoming programme semester, programme students at the School of Business and Economics need to apply for the programme course/s via universityadmissions.se

    • Application for the spring programme courses takes place at the beginning of October every year
    • Application for the autumn programme courses takes place at the beginning of April every year

    Instructions and which programme courses (incl. application code) you need to apply to can be found on the Moodle page: Information from the School of Business and Economics under the heading 'Apply to programme courses'.

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    Year 1

    Prerequisites for each course can be found in the course syllabus. Search for the course syllabus via kursplan.lnu.se by entering the course code into the search field. Courses may be offered in a different order. Some courses may be offered in English.

    • Semester 1
      Microeconomics, 15 credits
      Macroeconomics, 15 credits

      Semester 2
      Basic Statistics for Business and Economics, 7.5 credits
      Statistical methods for business and economics, 7,5 credits
      Survey analysis and Quantitative methods, 15 credits

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    Year 2

    Prerequisites for each course can be found in the course syllabus. Search for the course syllabus via kursplan.lnu.se by entering the course code into the search field. Courses may be offered in a different order. Some courses may be offered in English.

    • Semester 3
      Essential mathematics for business and economics, 7.5 credits
      Econometrics, 7.5 credits
      Uncertainty and strategic decision making, 7.5 credits
      Economic growth and business cycle, 7.5 credits

      Semester 4

      Environmental Economics and Resource Allocation, 7.5 credits (mandatory)
      International Economics and Finance, 7.5 credits (mandatory)
      Public Economics and the Welfare State, 7.5 credits (elective)
      Academic Writing in Practice, 7.5 credits (elective)

      Courses requiring equivalent to Swedish 3:
      Introduction to Management, 7.5 credits (elective)
      Financial Accounting, 7.5 credits (elective)

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    Year 3

    Prerequisites for each course can be found in the course syllabus. Search for the course syllabus via kursplan.lnu.se by entering the course code into the search field. Courses may be offered in a different order. Some courses may be offered in English.

    • Semester 5

      Course package 1: Financial data analytics

      Statistical data processing, 7.5 credits
      Statistical machine learning, 7.5 credits
      Portfolio Choice Theory, 7.5 credits
      Topics in Analytical Finance, 7.5 credtis

      Course package 2: Data analysis for public policy

      Statistical data processing, 7.5 credits
      Statistical machine learning, 7.5 credits
      Introduction to Economic Policy Analysis with Big Data, 7.5 credits
      Managing big data for Economic Policy Analysis, 7.5 credits

      Course package 3: Business analytics

      Statistical data processing, 7.5 credits
      Statistical machine learning, 7.5 credits
      Data visualisation, 7.5 credits
      Data-driven decision making, 7.5 credits

      Course package 4: Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics (requires elegebility equivalent to Swedish 3)

      Commercial Law I, 15 credits
      Management Accounting and Investment Appraisal 7.5 credits
      Finance and Analysis 7.5 credits

      Or elective subject studies/semester abroad 30 credits

      Semester 6

      Labour Economics, 7.5 credits
      Economics of Migration, 7.5 credits
      Economics, Degree Project (Bachelor), 15 credits