First year courses (Master)

Students take normally four courses each term. Whilst some courses are specific to the Master students have chosen, others are designated as core MPSE courses. All of them are taught in English.

Core MPSE courses

• Microeconomics 1 : Theories of the consumer and of the firm, partial equilibrium, introduction to intertemporal economics and to uncertainty, welfare theorems.
• Microeconomics 2 : Theory of incentives and game theory, introduction to public economics and industrial organisation.
• Microeconomics 3 : General equilibrium (only for 2nd year students)
• Econometrics 1 : Statistical methods of econometrics
• Econometrics 2 : Time series
• Econometrics 3 : Panel data and GMM
• Macroeconomics 1 : Theories of growth
• Macroeconomics 2 : Fiscal and monetary policy
• Macroeconomics 3 : Labour markets, policy cycles, global economy
  
• Optimisation : Optimisation in static and dynamic contexts. (This course is not compulsory, but it is highly recommended for students who intend to do a PhD.)

During the Master's year, every student must take Microeconomics 1 and 2, as well as at least two other core MPSE courses.

Master's programmes

The programmes specific to each Master are presented on specific page ; (leaflets specific to each Master are also available). Students normally take four courses in the first two terms and three courses in the third, which leaves time to work on the research thesis.

In three out of the four Masters, some courses are indicated as electives. The choice is vast as nearly all doctoral courses are accessible to all the students of all Masters, as long as they have the necessary prerequisites. For instance, a student in the Master Economic Theory and Econometrics can attend the course Microeconomics of Banking as an elective in the third term. However, for pedagogical reasons, directors of the Masters may impose some constraints on which electives are chosen.

Second year courses

Students who pursue their doctoral studies after the Master's year should normally take four courses per term. They must necessarily take the core courses that they have not taken during the first year, as well as a third econometrics course. The second year programme is highlighted on a specific page.

Students who know the material taught in one or several core courses can get waivers. Exams may be organised to test their knowledge.

Third year and following

The PhD information is on specific page.

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Electives of MPSE programme

The following is the list of electives available to all MPSE students. A student in the Master "Networks industrial economics" or in DEEQA can therefore take "Derivative products" as an elective in the third term. A wide and rich range of courses is thus available.