Graduate Programs

MSE Structure

MSE is a one-year program located in Dilijan. The classes start in mid-June with The Preparatory Semester (that some students may be exempt) in Yerevan. In late-August students relocate to Dilijan for the rest of their studies. The Core Semester starts with students taking 4 required (15-week) classes: Microeconomic Theory, Macroeconomic Theory, Econometrics, and Economic Analysis and Communication. Starting mid-January four consecutive Specializing Mini-terms (5 weeks each) offer a large variety of courses that students can choose from. Finally, The Capstone Semester concludes the studies with a Thesis Viva in early August.

Preparatory Semester (in Yerevan, some students may be exempt)

Quantitative Methods for Economists
Statistical Methods for Economists
Graduate Preparatory Microeconomics

Core Semester (all required 3 credit courses)

Microeconomic Theory
Macroeconomic Theory
Econometrics
Economic Analysis and Communication

Specializing Semester

Sixteen semester credits from various 1- and 2-credit courses (subject to change):

Finance Theory
Corporate Finance
Financial Econometrics
Financial Engineering Portfolio Management
Behavioral Economics
Development Economics
Sustainable Development (required course for all)
Experimental Economics: Firms and Productivity
Labor Economics
Economics of Taxation
Monetary Theory and Policy
Macroprudential Policy
Advanced Macroeconomics
Advanced Econometrics
Time Series Analysis
Forecasting
Econometrics for Business
Data Scraping
Data Analytics
Consumer Analytics
Machine Learning for Economists
Pre-thesis

Capstone Semester

Supervised thesis writing