Application deadline

Applicants from Nordic countries:

1st of June  

Applicants from outside the Nordic countries:

5th of April

Type of course

Admission requirements

A Bachelor's degree or equivalent in economics. (An example of an equivalent degree can be another bachelor¿s degree containing a minimum of 80 ECTS in economics.)

· The Norwegian grading system is an A-F scale in which A is the highest score and F is fail. An average grade C from a bachelor degree issued in Norway is the minimum requirement for admission to the master's level for students with Norwegian study background.

· Applicants who hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent issued in Europe, Canada, USA, Australia and New Zealand must have an average grade C as a minimum, or the corresponding numerical mark/percentage score to be considered for admission.

· Applicants who hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent issued in countries other than the above mentioned region/countries must have an average grade B as a minimum, or the corresponding numerical mark/percentage score to be considered for admission.

 Application code 9371

Course content

Objectives of the course

Students who have successfully completed the course should have achieved the following learning outcomes:

 Knowledge and comprehension:

• more rigorous foundations for the topics from intermediate microeconomics
•  the principle of duality, decisions under uncertainty, and simple general equilibrium analysis

Skills:

• formulate problems amenable to microeconomic analysis
• solve problems using microeconomic principles

Competence:

• read and understand research papers in applied microeconomics
• apply microeconomic principles to simple real-world problems

Language of instruction and examination

Teaching methods

Assessment

Written exam lasting 4 hours at campus Tromsø.

A re-sit exam will be arranged for this course.

Course work requirement: compulsory term paper.

Recommended reading/syllabus