Courses / FEUC / PHD in Economics and Finance

PHD in Economics and Finance

The work developed by a student during one academic year, according to the indicative plan of the course and on a full time basis, totals 60 ECTS.

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Economy

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Advanced Macroeconomics I 1 03023618 1st Semester Compulsory ECON 7.5
Advanced Microeconomics I 1 03023629 1st Semester Compulsory ECON 7.5
Econometrics for Economics and Finance I 1 03023331 1st Semester Compulsory ECON 7.5
Mathematics for Economics and Finance 1 03023430 1st Semester Compulsory MAT/ECON 7.5
Seminar in Economics and Finance 1 03023459 2nd Semester Compulsory ECON/FIN 6.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis Project 2 03023441 1st Semester Compulsory ECON/FIN 10.0
Thesis 2 03023476 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory ECON 170.0

Grupo: Group A (min ECTS 12.0)

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Advanced Macroeconomics II 1 03023594 2nd Semester Elective * ECON 6.0
Advanced Microeconomics II 1 03023607 2nd Semester Elective * ECON 6.0
Econometrics for Economics and Finance II 1 03023342 2nd Semester Elective * ECON 6.0

Grupo: Group B (min ECTS 12.0)

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Advanced Topics in Economics Growth 1 03023498 2nd Semester Elective * ECON 6.0
Advanced Topics in Empirical Industrial Economics 1 03023572 2nd Semester Elective * ECON 6.0
Advanced Topics in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics 1 03023517 2nd Semester Elective * ECON 6.0
Advanced Topics in Experimental and Behavioral Economics 1 03023561 2nd Semester Elective * ECON 6.0
Advanced Topics in Health Economics 1 03023506 2nd Semester Elective * ECON 6.0
Advanced Topics in Industrial Organization 1 03023539 2nd Semester Elective * ECON 6.0
Advanced Topics in Political Economy 1 03023583 2nd Semester Elective * ECON 6.0
Advanced Topics in Regional Economics 1 03023528 2nd Semester Elective * ECON 6.0
Advanced Topics in in Labour Economics 1 03023550 2nd Semester Elective * ECON 6.0
International Economics and Finance 1 03023358 2nd Semester Elective * ECON/FIN 6.0
Macroeconomics and Capital Markets Imperfections 1 03023424 2nd Semester Elective * ECON/FIN 6.0
Wavelets and Filters in Economics 1 03023369 2nd Semester Elective * ECON 6.0

Finance

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Advanced Macroeconomics I 1 03023618 1st Semester Compulsory ECON 7.5
Advanced Microeconomics I 1 03023629 1st Semester Compulsory ECON 7.5
Econometrics for Economics and Finance I 1 03023331 1st Semester Compulsory ECON 7.5
Mathematics for Economics and Finance 1 03023430 1st Semester Compulsory MAT/ECON 7.5
Advanced Corporate Finance 1 03023402 2nd Semester Compulsory FIN 6.0
Empirical Asset Pricing 1 03023320 2nd Semester Compulsory FIN 6.0
Seminar in Economics and Finance 1 03023459 2nd Semester Compulsory ECON/FIN 6.0
Advanced Topics in Financial Derivatives 1 03023545 2nd Semester Elective * FIN 6.0
Behavioral and Experimental Finance 1 03023386 2nd Semester Elective * FIN 6.0
Computational Finance 1 03023397 2nd Semester Elective * FIN 6.0
Current Topics in Finance 1 03023487 2nd Semester Elective * FIN 6.0
Dynamic Corporate Finance 1 03023413 2nd Semester Elective * FIN 6.0
International Economics and Finance 1 03023358 2nd Semester Elective * ECON/FIN 6.0
Macroeconomics and Capital Markets Imperfections 1 03023424 2nd Semester Elective * ECON/FIN 6.0
Sustainable and Climate Finance 1 03023375 2nd Semester Elective * FIN 6.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis Project 2 03023441 1st Semester Compulsory ECON/FIN 10.0
Thesis 2 03023465 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory FIN 170.0

The optional course units are offered on a yearly basis, depending on the availability of the Organic Unit