Exchange Students - Department of Economics
Information for exchange students 2021-2022
Information for exchange students 2021-2022
All courses at Department of Economics (except SØK3800/SØK3801 Experts in Teamwork and the Master Thesis' SØK3900, SØK3950 and FIN3900) are open for all students with a right to study at the Norwegian University for Science and Technology. The lectures for most courses are given in Norwegian. The required literature is often in English, however, and students are free to read this as self tuition and take the exam. Term papers and exams can be written in English in all courses at the Department of Economics.
Previous knowledge
None of the SØK/FIN courses have required previous knowledge. Please visit the course pages on the links below to check the recommended previous knowledge.
Course level
- Courses in the SØK1000 series are elementary bachelor courses. The SØK2000 courses are advanced bachelor courses.
- Courses in the SØK3000 series are fundamental master level courses.
- SØK3500/FIN3000 courses are advanced master courses. Recommended previous knowledge are the fundamental master level courses (advanced mathematicss, microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics).
- Courses in the SØK/FIN8000 series are PhD courses. They are not open for exchange students.
Exams
You find old exams (Norwegian and English on the same page) on the department`s Norwegian web site. Sign up for a free membership in ECONnect (box: "bli medlem"), and take a look at A-papers in Faktor. Some of them are in English.
Bachelor level courses in English fall 2021
- SØK1002 Microeconomic Analysis, 7.5 ECTS
- SØK1004 Statistics, 7.5 ECTS
- SØK2009 International Macroeconomics, 7.5 ECTS
- SØK2011 Public Economics and Economic Policy, 7.5 ECTS
- SØK2012 Behavioral Economics, 7.5 ECTS
- SØK1151 Macroeconomics for Managers, 7.5 ECTS
Master level courses in English fall 2021
- FIN3005 Asset Pricing, 7.5 ECTS. Recommended previous knowledge is compulsory master courses in financial economics (SØK3001, SØK3004, TIØ4145, IF400, IF440)
- FIN3006 Applied Time Series Econometrics, 15 ECTS. Recommended previous knowledge is compulsory master courses in financial economics (SØK3001, SØK3004, TIØ4145, IF400, IF440)
- SØK3514 Applied Econometrics, 15 ECTS. Recommended previous knowledge is compulsory master courses in Economics (SØK3001, SØK3004, SØK3006, SØK3007, SØK3008)
- SØK3517 Open Macroeconomics, 15 ECTS. Recommended previous knowledge is compulsory master courses in Economics (SØK3001, SØK3004, SØK3006, SØK3007, SØK3008)
- SØK3523 Economic Growth and Development, 15 ECTS. Recommended previous knowledge is compulsory master courses in Economics (SØK3001, SØK3004, SØK3006, SØK3007, SØK3008)
Bachelor level courses in English spring 2022
NB! The teaching plan for the spring semester is still subject to change, and this is only a preliminary list.
Master level courses in English spring 2022
1) SØK3001 Advanced Econometrics (15 ECTS)
Courses that will be taught in Norwegian: SØK3008 Incentives, Information and Labor Contracts.