Program Overview

Program Overview

The Nationalekonomi, Programmering och datahantering fˆr ekonomi och finans program is designed to provide master's students in finance and economics with the necessary programming skills for data manipulation, analysis, visualization, and implementation of economic and financial models.

Program Details

• The program focuses on using programming languages such as MATLAB or Python to work with financial and economic data, perform statistical analyses, build models, and automate repetitive tasks to improve decision-making.
• Emphasis is placed on efficiency and reproducibility in coding.
• Through practical exercises, students will develop the technical skills required to succeed both academically and professionally in economics and finance.
• Particular emphasis is placed on students' ability to apply these skills to complex, real-world problems.

Program Structure

Fˆrdjupning

• The program is at an advanced level, with only basic level course(s) as prerequisites (A1N).

Institution

• The program is offered by the Handelshˆgskolan at ÷rebro University.

Schedule

• The program is scheduled for the fall semester of 2026, from week 41 to week 45, and is taught full-time during the day.
• The instruction is conducted in English, and the program is campus-based in ÷rebro.

Admission Requirements

• Prerequisites: 75 higher education credits in economics, business administration, or statistics at the basic level. Basic statistics, 15 credits, and Data Mining and Business Analytics, basic course, 15 credits, or alternatively, Basic statistics, 15 credits, and 7.5 credits in regression analysis/econometrics/scientific method in economics or statistics. Additionally, English 6/English level 2 is required.
• Selection: The number of completed higher education credits taken by the last application date (TPAV).

Program Code and Updates

• Program Code: ORU-H2347.
• Updated: The program information is subject to updates, with the latest version available on the university's website.