The supplementary examinations are part of the admission requirements to ensure that all students have the foundational knowledge necessary for the Master’s program. Since the program covers advanced topics, having a strong background in key areas like mathematics, statistics, and economic theory and methods is essential for success.

We understand that these additional requirements may seem like a lot, but they’re there to support you in mastering the program’s content. Think of them as an opportunity to strengthen your knowledge alongside the regular coursework, giving you a solid foundation for tackling more complex material.

Legally, supplementary examinations must be completed within the first two semesters of the Master’s program. However, it’s often beneficial to tackle them as early as possible, especially if you have several to complete. These exams cover fundamental concepts that are essential for succeeding in the Master’s courses. By completing them sooner, you’ll be better prepared for the advanced topics in the program and able to fully engage with the core coursework.

The Master’s program is organized around four key Economic Policy Fields: *Competition and Consumer Protection*, *Education, Migration, and Labor Markets*, *International, Monetary, and Macroeconomics*, and *Public, Health, and Environmental Economics*. In the first two semesters, you’ll study these fields along with Gender Aspects in Economics. In the third semester, you’ll deepen your understanding through Advanced Topics Seminars in each of the four fields. Finally, in the fourth semester, you’ll focus entirely on your Master’s thesis, conducting independent research in one of these areas. This structure ensures a well-rounded education in economic policy analysis with a solid theoretical and practical foundation.

Once you have found your supervisor and agreed on a topic, you must report the topic to the Examination and Recognition Service.

See here: Submission of Theses, opens in new window

There, you will find this : Register a Diploma/Master's Degree Thesis, opens a file

In the field *Diploma / Master’s Thesis Subject Area*, select the area you have chosen:

Allowed subjects include:

• Competition and Consumer Protection
• Education, Migration, and Labor Markets
• International, Monetary, and Macroeconomics
• Public, Health, and Environmental Economics
• Advanced Topics in Competition and Consumer Protection
• Advanced Topics in Education, Migration, and Labor Markets
• Advanced Topics in International, Monetary, and Macroeconomics
• Advanced Topics in Public, Health, and Environmental Economics
• Gender Aspects in Economics

If you were admitted to the Master's degree program in Economics before the 2022 Winter Semester, you can finish the program in accordance to the applicable requirements by September 30, 2022. 

The following information pertains to the courses that replace the courses you may need:

• KS Game Theory (4 ECTS credits) --> KS Game Theory, opens an external URL in a new window (3 ECTS credits)
• IK Game Theory (2 ECTS credits) --> IK Game Theory, opens an external URL in a new window (3 ECTS credits)
• KS Programming, Data Management and Visualization (4 ECTS credits) --> KS Programming, Data Management and Visualization, opens an external URL in a new window (4 ECTS credits)
• KS Mathematics (4 ECTS credits) --> if you need to take this course, please contact Jochen Güntner
• IK Mathematics (2 ECTS credits) --> if you need to take this course, please contact Jochen Güntner
• KS Treatment Evaluation (4 ECTS credits) --> KS Treatment Evaluation, opens an external URL in a new window (3 ECTS credits)
• IK Treatment Evaluation (2 ECTS credits) --> IK Treatment Evaluation, opens an external URL in a new window (3 ECTS credits)

The following information pertains to the courses that replace the courses you may need:

• KS Microeconomics II (4 ECTS credits) + IK Microeconomics (4 ECTS credits) --> Subject Education, Migration, and Labor Markets I, opens an external URL in a new window (6 ECTS credits)
• KS Advanced Public Economics (4 ECTS credits) + KS Welfare Economics (4 ECTS credits) --> Subject Public, Health, and Environmental Economics I, opens an external URL in a new window (6 ECTS credits)
• KS Macroeconomics II (4 ECTS) + KS Monetary Economics, Theory and Policy (4 ECTS credits) --> Subject International, Monetary, and Macroeconmics I, opens an external URL in a new window (6 ECTS credits)

• KS Advanced Exchange Rate Theory (4 ECTS credits) --> no replacement course; please select another course
• SE Advanced Topics I (4 ECTS credits) --> optionally one of the offered Economic Policy Seminars, opens an external URL in a new window (6 ECTS credits)
• SE Advanced Topics II (4 ECTS credits) --> optionally one of the offered Economic Policy Seminars, opens an external URL in a new window (6 ECTS credits)
• KS Advanced International Trade (4 ECTS credits) --> KS Advanced International Trade, opens an external URL in a new window (3 ECTS credits)
• KS Managerial Economics 2 (4 ECTS credits) --> KS Managerial Economics 2, opens an external URL in a new window (3 ECTS credits)
• KS Microeconometrics (4 ECTS credits) --> KS Microeconometrics, opens an external URL in a new window (4 ECTS credits)
• KS Regulation and Antitrust (4 ECTS credits) --> KS Regulation and Antitrust, opens an external URL in a new window (3 ECTS credits)
• KS The Multinational Firm in the Global Economy (4 ECTS credits) --> KS The Multinational Firm in the Global Economy, opens an external URL in a new window (3 ECTS credits) 
• KS Financial Economics and Risk (4 ECTS) --> KS Financial Economics and Risk, opens an external URL in a new window (4 ECTS credits) 

The following information pertains to the courses that replace the courses you may need:

• KS Feminist Economics (4 ECTS) --> KS Gender Aspects in Economics, opens an external URL in a new window (3 ECTS)

These are courses as offered for the Bachelor's degree program as the program has not changed since 2020. 

If you have any questions or issues finding what you need, please contact us by sending an e-mail to: msc-economcis@jku.at 

If you were admitted to the Master's degree program in Economics before the 2022 Winter Semester and you would like to switch over and enroll in the new program, you can check to see which of the courses you have already completed will count towards the new program. 

This information is available in the curriculum, opens an external URL in a new window as well.

The following provides information regarding courses from the prior curriculum that count towards the new program and the new curriculum:

• KS Advanced International Trade (4 ECTS credits) --> KS Advanced International Trade, opens an external URL in a new window (3 ECTS credits)
• KS Managerial Economics 2 (4 ECTS credits) --> KS Managerial Economics 2, opens an external URL in a new window (3 ECTS credits)
• KS Regulation and Antitrust (4 ECTS credits) --> KS Regulation and Antitrust, opens an external URL in a new window (3 ECTS credits)
• KS The Multinational Firm in the Global Economy (4 ECTS credits) --> KS The Multinational Firm in the Global Economy, opens an external URL in a new window (3 ECTS credits) 
• KS Feminist Economics (4 ECTS) --> KS Gender Aspects in Economics, opens an external URL in a new window (3 ECTS credits)

The following provides information regarding groups of course that count as complete subjects:

You may only count one course for academic credit..

• If you completed a minimum of 10 ECTS credits by having successfully passed the following courses, the subject Competition and Consumer Protection, opens an external URL in a new window will count academically.:
  • KS Managerial Economics 2 (4 ECTS credits)
  • KS Regulation and Antitrust (4 ECTS credits)
  • IK Game Theory (2 ECTS credits)
  • KS Game Theory (4 ECTS credits)
  • SE Advanced Topics I (4 ECTS credits)
  • SE Advanced Topics II (4 ECTS credits) 
  • Any courses from the "Core Subject Area Economic Behavior in Organizations, opens an external URL in a new window"
     
• If you completed a minimum of 10 ECTS credits by having successfully completed following courses, the subject Education, Migration, and Labor Markets, opens an external URL in a new window will count academically:
  • KS Microeconomics II (4 ECTS credits)
  • IK Microeconomics (4 ECTScredits )
  • KS Treatment Evaluation (4 ECTS credits)
  • IK Treatment Evaluation (2 ECTS credits)
  • KS Microeconometrics (4 ECTS credits)
  • KS Programming, Data Management and Visualization (4 ECTS credits)
  • SE Advanced Topics I (4 ECTS credits)
  • SE Advanced Topics II (4 ECTS credits)
  • any courses from the "Core Subject Area Industrial Organization and Digital Economy, opens an external URL in a new window"
     
• If you completed a minimum of 10 ECTS credits by having successfully completed following courses, the subject International, Monetary, and Macroeconomics, opens an external URL in a new window will count acacdemically:
  • KS Monetary Economics: Theory and Policy (4 ECTS credits)
  • KS Macroeconomics II (4 ECTS credits)
  • KS Advanced International Trade (4 ECTS credits)
  • KS Financial Economics and Risk (4 ECTS creditscredits)
  • KS Advanced Exchange Rate Theory (4 ECTS credits)
  • KS Financial and Macroeconometrics (4 ECTS credits)
  • KS The Multinational Firm in the Global Economy (4 ECTS credits)
  • SE Advanced Topics I (4 ECTS credits)
  • SE Advanced Topics II (4 ECTS credits)
  • any courses from the "Core Subject Area Macroeconomics and International Economics, opens an external URL in a new window"
     
• If you completed a minimum of 10 ECTS credits by having successfully completed following courses, the subject Public, Health, and Environmental Economics, opens an external URL in a new window will count academically:
  • KS Welfare econmics (4 ECTS credits)
  • KS Advanced Public Economics (4 ECTS credits)
  • KS Mathematics (4 ECTS credits)
  • IK Mathematics (2 ECTS credits)
  • SE Advanced Topics I (4 ECTS credits)
  • SE Advanced Topics II (4 ECTS credits)
  • any courses from the "Core Subject Area Public Finance, Environment and Health, opens an external URL in a new window"

If you have successfully completed subject areas for the Master's degree in Economics, you have the option to transfer academic credit to the Master's degree program Economics (Economic Policy Analysis).

• If you successfully completed the subject area Methods in Economics, opens an external URL in a new window, you can choose between two subjects in Economic Policy Fields, opens an external URL in a new window up to 24 ECTS credits. 
• If you successfully completed the subject area Economic Theory, opens an external URL in a new window, you can choose one subject from Economic Policy Fields, opens an external URL in a new window up to 12 ECTS credits. 
• If you successfully completed the subject area Principles in Economics and Management, opens an external URL in a new window, you can choose one subject from Economic Policy Fields, opens an external URL in a new window up to12 ECTS credits. 
• If you have successfully completed the subject Advanced Topics in Economics, opens an external URL in a new window, the subject Economic Policy Seminars, opens an external URL in a new window will transfer with 24 ECTS credits. The remaining 4 ECTS credits will be added to autonomous coursework requirements.
• If you have successfully completed the subject Advanced Topics in Economics, opens an external URL in a new window and Gender Aspects in Economics, opens an external URL in a new window, the subject Economic Policy Seminars, opens an external URL in a new window and the subject Gender Aspects in Economics, opens an external URL in a new window will transfer. The remaining 2 ECTS credits will be added to autonomous coursework requirements.