Focus areas linked to certain Master programmes

FEB has five focus areas linked to certain Master programmes.

1. MSc Economics - Monetary Policy

In the Master's degree programme MSc Economics there is a focus area ‘Monetary Policy’. The following conditions for obtaining an annotation of this focus area on the diploma supplement apply:

• The Master's Thesis Economics must relate to a ‘Monetary Policy’ subject;

• the student’s Master's degree programme has been approved by or on behalf of the Board of Examiners (in accordance with Article 14 of the Rules and Regulations of Board of Examiners) and the thesis has been found to be suitable in respect of a notification of the focus area on the diploma supplement;
• the student has completed the MSc Economics programme based on an approved programme that, whether curricular or extracurricular, includes at least the following courses: Theory of Monetary Policy (EBM164B05), Monetary Policy, Strategy and Operations (EBM107B05);
• the student has chosen a topic related to a ‘Monetary Policy’ subject in either the course Economic Policy Workshop (EBM224A05) or the course World Economy in Historical Perspective (EBM101B05).

2. MSc Economics - Health Economics

In the Master's degree programme MSc Economics there is a focus area ‘Health Economics’. The following conditions for obtaining an annotation of this focus area on the diploma supplement apply:

• The Master's Thesis Economics must relate to a ‘Health Economics’ subject;

• the student’s Master's degree programme has been approved by or on behalf of the Board of Examiners (in accordance with Article 14 of the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Examiners) and the thesis has been found to be suitable in respect of a notification of the focus area on the diploma supplement;
• the student has completed the MSc Economics programme based on an approved programme that, whether curricular or extracurricular, includes at least the following courses: Health Economics and Policy (EBM195A05), Financial and Economic Organization of Health Care Markets (EBM194A05).

3. MSc Economics - Competition and Regulation

In the Master's degree programme MSc Economics there is a focus area ‘Competition and Regulation’. The following conditions for obtaining an annotation of this focus area on the diploma supplement apply:

• The Master's Thesis Economics must relate to a ‘Competition and Regulation’ subject;

• the student’s Master's degree programme has been approved by or on behalf of the Board of Examiners (in accordance with Article 14 of the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Examiners) and the thesis has been found to be suitable in respect of a notification of the focus area on the diploma supplement;
• the student has completed the MSc Economics programme based on an approved programme that, whether curricular or extracurricular, includes at least the courses: Competition Policy: Theory and Practice (EBM100A05) and Regulating Energy Markets (EBM148B05).

4. MSc Economic Development and Globalization - Globalization, Growth and Development

In the Master's degree programme MSc Economic Development and Globalization (ED&G) there is a focus area 'Globalization, Growth and Development'. The following conditions for obtaining an annotation of this focus area on the diploma supplement apply:

• The Masters Thesis ED&G and the Country Studies report must be related to a 'Globalization, Growth and Development' topic;

• the student’s Master's degree programme has been approved by or on behalf of the Board of Examiners (in accordance with Article 14 of the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Examiners) and the thesis has been found to be suitable in respect of a notification of the focus area on the diploma supplement;
• the student has completed the MSc ED&G programme based on an approved programme that, whether curricular or extracurricular, includes at least the following courses from the electives A-list of the MSc ED&G: Globalization Debates (EBM206A05), Trade, Environment and Growth (EBM097A05), Economic Geography (EBM094A05), Country Studies (EBM093A05);
• the student has completed the MSc ED&G programme based on an approved programme that, whether curricular or extracurricular, besides the courses under 5.c, includes one of the following courses of the electives B-list of the MSc ED&G: Economic Growth in History (EBM150A05), International Finance and Development (EBM207A05), Global Finance and Growth (EBM101A05), Competition Policy: Theory and Practice (EBM100A05) and Regulating Energy Markets (EBM148B05).

5. MSc Economic Development and Globalization - International Capital and Globalization

In the Master's degree programme MSc Economic Development and Globalization (ED&G) there is a focus area 'International Capital and Globalization'. The following conditions for obtaining an annotation of this focus area on the diploma supplement apply:

• The Masters Thesis ED&G and the Country Studies report must be related to an 'International Capital and Globalization' topic;

• the student’s Master's degree programme has been approved by or on behalf of the Board of Examiners (in accordance with Article 14 of the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Examiners) and the thesis has been found to be suitable in respect of a notification of the focus area on the diploma supplement;
• the student has completed the MSc ED&G programme based on an approved programme that, whether curricular or extracurricular, includes at least the following courses from the electives A list of the MSc ED&G: International Banking and Finance (EBM096A05), Global Finance and Growth (EBM150A05), Country Studies (EBM093A05);
• the student has completed the MSc ED&G programme based on an approved programme that, whether curricular or extracurricular, besides the courses under 6.c, includes two of the following courses of the electives B-list of the MSc ED&G: Money, Finance and the Economy (EBM164A05), Monetary Policy and Financial Regulation (EBM107A05), International Finance and Development (EBM207A05), Inclusive Finance (EBM069B05).