Academic Master's Degree

This program is for any student who wishes to deepen their knowledge about basic economic theory and its fields of specialization. It confers the title of Master in Economics and one of its purposes is to initiate the student into a researcher career. Candidates who pass the selection exam generally receive a scholarship for the period of the course, which requires exclusive dedication from the student.

Curricular structure

Here you will find information on the deadlines and credits required to finish the dissertations to obtain the master's degree from UnB Department of Economics’ Graduate Program.

  • Deadlines: 24 months.
  • Credits: 32 credits.
    • 16 credits of required courses
    • 4 credits from selectivity chain classes
    • 12 optional credits or classes in related domains

Classes

Here you will find information on the required and optional classes of the academic master's degree of UnB Department of Economics’ Graduate Program.

  • Required Classes
  • Microeconomic Analysis I (332011)
  • Macroeconomic Analysis I (332020)
  • Mathematical Methods in Social Sciences (332313)
  • Econometrics I (332330)
    • Microeconomic Analysis I (332011)
    • Macroeconomic Analysis I (332020)
    • Mathematical Methods in Social Sciences (332313)
    • Econometrics I (332330)
  • Selectivity chain classes
    • Brazilian Economy (332585)
    • History of Economic Thought (332143)

Admission

The students selected for the ECO Master's program are those with the best ratings in the annual exam promoted by the National Association of Graduate Centers in Economics- ANPEC.