Program Overview
Program Overview
The University of Copenhagen offers a comprehensive range of programs, including Bachelor's and Master's degrees, PhD programs, and Continuing Education courses. The programs are designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of their chosen field, as well as the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in their future careers.
Program Details
- Bachelor's Programmes: The University offers a variety of Bachelor's programs, including those in the fields of natural resources, food science, and economics.
- Master's Programmes: The University also offers a range of Master's programs, including those in the fields of natural resources, food science, and economics.
- PhD Programmes: The University offers PhD programs in a variety of fields, including natural resources, food science, and economics.
- Continuing Education: The University offers Continuing Education courses, which are designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in their future careers.
Course Information
Course Description
The course "Indledende økonomi" (Introduction to Economics) provides a general introduction to microeconomic principles. The course covers topics such as market mechanisms, consumer choice and demand, producer choice and supply, market forms (monopoly), market failures, externalities, and public goods.
Course Objectives
The course aims to provide students with a thorough understanding of economic theory and its application. Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:
- Define key microeconomic concepts
- Explain the relationships between different economic concepts
- Analyze the impact of prices, costs, and market forms on economic phenomena
- Discuss the possibilities and limitations of using neoclassical economic theory to explain consumer and producer behavior
Course Structure
The course consists of lectures, guest lectures, and exercises. The course material will be provided on the University's online platform, Absalon.
Assessment
The course is assessed through a written exam, which is a 4-hour ITX-exam. The exam is graded on a 7-point scale, and there is no external censorship.
Course Type
The course is an elective course, and it is open to students from all faculties.
Language
The course is taught in Danish.
Credits
The course is worth 7.5 ECTS credits.
Level
The course is a Bachelor's level course.
Duration
The course is taught over one block.
Placement
The course is placed in block 4.
Capacity
There is no limit to the number of students who can enroll in the course, unless the student is enrolling in the after-enrollment period or as a merit or single-course student.
Study Board
The course is offered by the Study Board for Natural Resources, Environment, and Animal Science.
Department
The course is offered by the Department of Food and Resource Economics.
Faculty
The course is offered by the Faculty of Science.
Course Responsible
The course is responsible for Rasmus Nielsen.
Research Areas
The University of Copenhagen has a strong research focus, with research areas including:
- Natural resources
- Food science
- Economics
- Environment
- Animal science
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- Libraries
- Museums and attractions
- Animal hospitals
- School of Dentistry
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The University offers a range of services, including:
- Press and media service
- Merchandise
- IT-support
- For suppliers
Job and Career
The University has a range of job and career opportunities, including:
- Job portal
- Jobs for students
- Alumni
Emergencies
The University has an emergency response plan in place, which can be found on the University's website.
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- Cookies and privacy policy
- Accessibility statement
- Information security
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