乌特勒支大学

Why are some countries rich and others poor? What are the benefits of the euro as the principal currency in Europe? How can we make health care affordable? Why do people start up their own company? How can subsidies and taxes help reduce pollution?

Broad-based view

If you choose to study Economics and Business Economics in Utrecht, you choose a broad-based view on economic issues: the real-world perspective. What are the needs and objectives of people and organisations in our complex society? What choices do they make in order to fulfill their needs and achieve their objectives? To find the right answers to these questions we analyze economic issues with the insights of other fields such as Geography, Law and Social Sciences.

International learning environment

Your insights will be enriched by the international learning environment offered by the Utrecht University School of Economics (U.S.E.). Students come from more than 50 different countries. The programme crosses multiple borders: language borders, geographical borders and the borders of other disciplines.

Curriculum

The three year Bachelor programme consists of two parts: the major and the optional course profile. The first 18 months of the programme are focused on your major and familiarizes you with the basic principles of Economics and Business Economics and with quantitative courses like Mathematics and Statistics.

In the optional course profile you can choose those courses that fit your ambitions and interests. You can opt for an approved optional minor but also for taking extra economics courses or courses from other departments at Utrecht University. You conclude the Bachelor programme with a thesis.

You will attend classes for about 12 hours a week (in lectures and tutorial groups). Including preparation and studying, the programme will take about 30 to 40 hours a week of your time.

After the Master's programme, Utrecht economists often find jobs as:

• Advisors or consultants in multinationals;
• Investors or project developers in banks or other financial firms;
• Policy roles in governmental organizations, such as a ministry, the provincial authorities, employers' associations, trade unions or European bodies;
• A small number of graduates become scientific researchers, entrepreneurs, university lecturers or teachers.