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Master in Economics

Modality
Semipresencial
Branch of knowledge
Social and Legal Sciences
Ambit of knowledge
Ciencias económicas, administración y dirección de empresas, márquetin, comercio, contabilidad y tur
School(s)
Faculty of Economics and Business Studies
Avda. do Burgo, s/n, 15782
Santiago de Compostela
881811726 (Conserxaría)
881811504 (Decanato)
ecoade.decanato@usc.gal
Campus
Santiago de Compostela
Coordinator
Ana Iglesias Casal

The Master in Economics is one year program taught jointly by the Universities of Santiago de Compostela (USC), A Coruña (UDC) and Vigo (UVigo), and coordinated by the latter.Prospective students: Undergraduate background in Economics, Business Administration, Mathematics, Statistics and Engineering.Its purpose is to provide students with a working knowledge of the main analytical and quantitative tools to analyze models and data. The program prepares students to achieve a professional specialization towards their transition to the labor market, but it also serves as a first step that allows students to enroll into a PhD program in Economics or Finance. Admission criteria: 75% based on academic records, 25% based on other merits (suitability of undergraduate studies, professional experience, foreign languages, etc.).

  • Duration: 1 academic year
    RUCT code: 4316577
    ECTS Number: 60
    Seats number: 15

    Dean or center director:
    XOAN RAMON DOLDAN GARCIA

    Title coordinator:
    Ana Iglesias Casal

    Use languages:
    Spanish, Galician

    Coordinator university:
    University of Vigo

    Partaker universities:
    University of Santiago de Compostela University of A Coruña University of Vigo

    Xunta de Galicia title implantation authorization date:
    Orde do 13/06/2018 (DOG do 29/06/2018)

    BOE publication date:
    08/06/2019

    Last accreditation date:
    06/06/2018

    The objective of the Master in Economics is to extend the training provided by undergraduate studies in Economics and Business Administration, but also to allow undergraduate students in Mathematics, Statistics or Engineering, who have a strong quantitative background, to take advantage of these skills to have access to an advanced training in analytical and quantitative techniques applied to Economics and Finance. In fact, having a degree in one the aforementioned disciplines is a precondition to enter the admission process. It is a degree designed for students who wish to embark on a professional career in the business or financial sectors, and also in the public sector. But it is also aimed at students who seek to pursue doctoral studies. To this end, the Master provides advanced training in models, techniques and methodologies in economic analysis, as well as the quantitative tools commonly used to capture and interpret patterns in economic and financial data.

    The Master in Economics has established the following links that can be useful to increase the professional opportunities for students:

    • The PhD Program in Economic Analysis and Business Strategy jointly organized by by the University of A Coruña, Santiago de Compostela and Vigo.
    • The Galician Network of Research in Economic Analysis and Business Strategy, formed by seven research groups (4 from the University of Vigo, 2 from the USC and 1 from the University of A Coruña), which has funding from the Xunta de Galicia, the regional government of Galicia.
    • The ECOBAS Strategic Group (Economics and Business Administration for Society), which brings together more than 150 researchers from 12 research groups in the field of Economics and Finance (11 from the University of Vigo and 1 from the University of A Coruña). ECOBAS was awarded in 2015 the recognition as a Strategic Group of the University System of Galicia (the only strategic group in law and social sciences) by the Department of Culture, Education and University of the regional government of Galicia.
    • The three Universities have signed collaboration agreements with multiple companies that allow us to offer short term internship positions to students in those companies.
  • Condiciones de terminación:

    Obligatorias: 30
    Optativas: 18
    Prácticas externas 6
    Trabajo fin de máster: 6
    Total: 60

    ESPECIALIDADES:

    1- Políticas públicas y análisis económico regional
    2- Economía y Sociedad
    3- Economía y Finanzas
    4- Análisis Económico

    Cada especialidad está compuesta por 6 materias de 3 créditos ECTS cada una. Para que un estudiante pueda obtener reflejo de la especialidad cursada en la expedición del título, al menos debe cursar 4 de las asignaturas ofertadas en la especialidad correspondiente, pudiendo completar su expediente con cualquier asignatura optativa del resto de especialidades.

    La especialidad (4) está especialmente recomendada a los estudiantes que tienen una clara intención de seguir estudios de doctorado, lo que no excluye que los que sigan las especialidades (1), (2) o (3) puedan seguir estudios de doctorado.

    Las asignaturas optativas de especialidad preferiblemente se cursarán de forma secuencial en grupos de 2 (en secuencias de 4 semanas durante el 2º cuatrimestre).

    La especialidad de Políticas Públicas y Análisis Económico Regional se impartirá en la UDC, la de Economía y Sociedad en la UVIGO y la de Economía y Finanzas en la USC mientras que la parte optativa de la especialidad de Análisis Económico se repartirá entre las tres universidades.

    Para facilitar la coordinación y el acceso del alumnado a cualquier especialidad, todas las materias se impartirán en la modalidad semipresencial. Se utilizarán las plataformas docentes virtuales de cada Universidad para la oferta, organización y depósito de los contenidos de cada asignatura. Se combinarán sesiones presenciales con otras en las que se utilizarán medios telemáticos que permitan el seguimiento a distancia.

  • The Master in Economics is one year program taught jointly by the Universities of Santiago de Compostela (USC), A Coruña (UDC) and Vigo (UVigo), and coordinated by the latter.

    Prospective students: Undergraduate background in Economics, Business Administration, Mathematics, Statistics and Engineering.

    Its purpose is to provide students with a working knowledge of the main analytical and quantitative tools to analyze models and data. The program prepares students to achieve a professional specialization towards their transition to the labor market, but it also serves as a first step that allows students to enroll into a PhD program in Economics or Finance.

    Admission criteria: 75% based on academic records, 25% based on other merits (suitability of undergraduate studies, professional experience, foreign languages, etc.).

     

  • The general aim of this qualification consists in training Economics and Business professionals with a high degree of academic training which allows them to develop a career with a marked capacity to make strategic decisions or, if applicable, successfully take on doctoral study afterwards.
    Thus it is about offering a Master which completes the training received during Economics and Business Studies degrees and other similar qualifications which enable the students who follow the course to carry out professional activity or take on a competitive doctoral programme at international level.

  • Mobility

    La movilidad de los/as estudiantes está regulada a través del “Reglamento de intercambios interuniversitarios”. A través del Servicio de Relaciones Exteriores se gestionan programas de intercambio tanto nacionales (SICUE), como europeos (ERASMUS+) y extracomunitarios (intercambios con países de América Latina o países de habla inglesa):

    Portal Internacional

    La movilidad a nivel local y nacional se lleva a cabo mediante la negociación y firma de convenios de colaboración directa con instituciones, realizando las gestiones a través del servicio/vicerrectorado correspondiente y fomentando la cooperación con aquellos centros vinculados a la formación. En el diseño del máster se contempla que los estudiantes matriculados en determinada universidad no tengan que desplazarse a ninguna otra para asistir a las clases de determinada materia. Para ello las clases serán transmitidas por videoconferencia.

    En relación a la movilidad de estudiantes con Europa se potencia la participación y la obtención de becas a través de los programas y acciones promovidas por la Comisión Europea y la Agencia Ejecutiva de Educación, Audiovisual y Cultura, especialmente el programa Erasmus (dentro del Programa de Aprendizaje y Formación Permanente: Lifelong Learning Programme), para lo cual se firman acuerdos bilaterales Sócrates-Erasmus plurianuales.

    Internships

    Las prácticas se realizarán en Empresas, Centros de Investigación e Instituciones Públicas y Privadas con las que se establezca el consiguiente convenio.

  • El Trabajo Fin de Máster se puede realizar a lo largo de todo el 2º cuatrimestre y, para el alumnado asignado a una especialidad, necesariamente deberá desarrollar contenidos vinculados á dita especialidade.

  • The teaching staff is composed of professors of Economics, Applied Economics, Business and Finance, Mathematics and Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business, affiliated with Colleges of Economics and Business of the three universities. In addition, occasionally invited professors from other Universities will deliver some lectures.

The contents of this page were updated on 09.07.2022.