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Høst 2014
SOK-3006 Microeconomics - 10 stp
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Type of course
Course contents
Application deadline
Applicants from Nordic countries:
1st of June
Applicants from outside the Nordic countries:
5th of April
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
Objective 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
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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.
Date for examination
The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.