General Philosophy
As a result of fundamental changes in the international trading environment associated with European integration and economic renewal in Central and Eastern Europe, the universities participating in this programme acknowledge the need for their economic and management faculties to develop European joint educational initiatives. They recognise that there is an increasing need for specialised university training in the field of the economics of European integration in which, besides a further study in economic theory, applied economic, social and legal topics on European integration are dealt with. They also believe that this type of study prospers in an environment where students and teachers from different countries participate.
The programme is aimed at students with career aspirations in research, in government and international organisations, and in research departments of large banks and industrial and commercial corporations.
Diploma
The programme leads to an M.A. Economics of International Trade and European Integration.
The diplomas are certified jointly by the partners and are signed by the Rector, President or Vice-chancellor of each partner university.
In December 2000 the programme was recognised as an innovative and high quality course by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education in the UK when they reviewed Staffordshire University's postgraduate and undergraduate Economics programmes and ranked them as "excellent" with a maximum score of 24 out of 24.
In July 2002 the M.A. Economics of International Trade and European Integration was selected by the EUA (European University Association) to participate in the EUA Pilot Project 'Joint Masters in Europe'. This project is supported by the Directorate General for Education and Culture of the European Commission.
In September 2005 the M.A. was selected by the European Commission as an Erasmus MUNDUS Consortium Master Course. The Programme will start operating as such from the academic year 2006-2007 onwards.
General Structure of the Programme
The M.A. Economics of International Trade and European Integration is an academic training programme for economists with interests and career intentions in these or related areas. The programme involves the study of economics and its applications at an advanced level.
The total programme consists of 60 ECTS credits, the taught part of the programme consisting of 43 credits and the dissertation of 17 credits.
One credit in the taught part of the programme roughly corresponds to 25 hours of working time (lectures, assignments and homework).
The subjects covered by the programme are as follows:
Economic Theory
Advanced Microeconomics (6 credits)
Advanced Macroeconomics (6 credits)
International Trade : Theory and Policy (6 credits)
Open Economy Macroeconomics and International Finance (6 credits)
Mathematics and Quantitative Methods
Econometrics (6 credits)
Mathematics for Economists (optional 1.5 credits)
Issues of European Economic Integration
Economics of European Integration and Transition (6 credits)
Selected Issues in EU Policy (seminar) (4 credits)
Foreign Languages and Academic Writing
French (optional, 1.5 credits)
Dutch (optional, 1.5 credits)
Czech (optional, 1.5 credits)
Academic Writing (optional, 1.5 credits)
Dissertation (17 credits)
Total : 60 credits.
Students must choose at least 2 optional subjects out of the five offered.
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