Faculty of Economics & Business
Bachelor’s Programme in Economics and Business
A brief introduction
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Massimo Giuliodori
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First-Year Program Director, responsible for:
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Admissions
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Program content
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Educational system
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Associate Professor in Monetary and Fiscal Economics
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Italian, studied in Italy (BSc and MSc) and the U.K.
(MPhil and Ph.D), working at UvA since 2003
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University of Amsterdam
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Founded in 1632
7 major faculties
30,000 students
5,000 staff
Top university:
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1st in the Netherlands
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5th in continental Europe
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63rd in the world (QS rankings 2011)
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Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB)
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Established in 1922
5,000 students
Two schools:
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Amsterdam Business School
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Amsterdam School of Economics
BSc and MSc programmes
Top rankings (e.g. ‘Excellent
Group’ by CHE, 2010)
Top ‘names’
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Some of our Professors
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Arnoud Boot
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Sweder van Wijnbergen
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Roel Beetsma
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Henriette Maassen-van den Brink
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Barbara Baarsma
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Lex Hoogduin (former executive director DNB)
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Why an International Programme?
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Bachelor/Master structure has increased mobility of
students
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Selection of excellent students not limited anymore
to The Netherlands
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International-programme students perform on
average better than Dutch-programme students
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Amsterdam hosts many multinational firms and
international organizations. Great career prospects.
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BSc Programme Economics & Business
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Main characteristics
Educational system
General structure
Content
Students
Costs
Staff
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Main Characteristics
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3-year programme
Completely taught in English
Years/semesters/blocks
3 specialisations (excluding minors)
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Economics
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Business Studies
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Economics and Finance
Personal approach (e.g. mentors)
Close monitoring
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Main Characteristics
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Comparison with (Dutch) Economie &
Bedrijfskunde
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No “Accountancy & Control” and “Finance and
Organization”
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Selection process (e.g. English, Maths, Interview)
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Smaller groups
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On average higher performance
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International group of students
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Main Characteristics
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Comparison with English-taught BSc programmes in
Economics and Business at other Dutch universities
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Rotterdam
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Maastricht
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Groningen
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Tilburg
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VU Amsterdam
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Utrecht
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Educational System
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Admission Requirements
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Completed high school education at VWO-level (for
Dutch students with Wiskunde A or B)
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TOEFL IBT> 92 or IELTS-score of 6.5 or higher (for
international students)
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Mathematics entrance examination
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Interview may be part of admissions procedure
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Application deadline: 1st May 2013 (EU/EEA students)
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Application first through our website (not Studielink).
See: www.uva.nl/feb-bsc-admission
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Educational System
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Credits:
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European Credits Transfer System (EC)
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Each year consists of 60 EC
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1 EC is approximately equal to 28 study hours
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Each course is 6 EC
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Each course has to be passed (grade 6 or higher)
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Educational System
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Courses and Prerequisites
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Foundation/compulsory/elective courses
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BSc thesis
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Course-specific prerequisites
Examinations
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Written/oral/assignments
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Multiple-choice/open-question examinations
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2 examinations each year (only one resit!)
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General Structure
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First year: common foundation courses in
economics, business, maths, stats, academic skills
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Second year: choose specialization between
“Economics”, “Economics & Finance” or “Business
Studies”, each with compulsory courses
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Third year: compulsory and elective courses, and
BSc thesis
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Possibility to study abroad
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Possibility to follow a minor
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General Structure
First year
Second year
Common
Foundation
courses
common to all
students
Third year
Specialisation
Economics
Economics & Finance
Business Studies
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First Year
Semester 1
Period 1
Period 2
Marketing & Strategy (6 EC) Microeconomics (6 EC)
Mathematics & Statistics 1
(6 EC)
Accounting (6 EC)
Period 3
Academic
English and
Skills (6 EC)
Academic & Study Skills (0 EC)
Semester 2
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
Organization &
Management (6 EC)
Macroeconomics (6 EC)
Research
Project (6 EC)
Mathematics & Statistics 2
(6 EC)
Finance (6 EC)
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First Year
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Honours Programme
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Eligibility:
(1) 30 EC in first semester of first year
(2) grade average of 7.5 or higher
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Honours programme comprises 30 credits
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Courses are interdisciplinary
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BSc diploma + Honours diploma
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First Year
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Binding Study Advice (BSA)
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At least 42 EC (out of 60) including ‘Mathematics &
Statistics 1’ during the first year
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Personal circumstances (illness, death of a relative, etc)
should be reported asap to the Study Advisor
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Decision by Board of Examiners
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First Year
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Percentage of students starting the first year making
it to the second year
2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012
English
Program
83%
88%
82%
83%
Dutch
Program
54%
46%
54%
53%
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Second Year
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Which specialization?
(1) Economics
(2) Economics & Finance
(3) Business Studies
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Students choose on the basis of:
(i) Own experience during first year
(ii) Personal academic skills and ambitions
(iii) Future career prospects
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Second and Third Year
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Economics: Money and Banking, Finance, Micro II,
Macro II, International Trade and Money, Intermediate
Statistics, Mathematical Economics, Econometrics, etc
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Economics & Finance: overlap with Economics (second
year), but more focus on Management Accounting,
Advanced Corporate Finance, Investment and Portfolio
Theory, etc
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Business Studies: Marketing, Organizational
Psychology, Human Resource Management, Strategic
Management, Accounting, etc
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Third Year
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Regular or Minor?
Minor:
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Available for both Economics and Business Studies
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Consists of 30 EC (one semester)
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Particularly suited for students that want to:
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follow minor at the UvA
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spend a semester abroad (e.g. ERASMUS programme) in one of
our 100 foreign partner universities
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Career Prospects
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Economics: positions in government bodies,
multinational companies and international
organizations
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Economics & Finance: positions in financial
departments of multinational companies and financial
institutions
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Business Studies: qualifies students for commercial
and management positions, such as: organizational
consultant, strategic manager, account manager, etc
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Students
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>500 applications for 2012-13
199 accepted; 179 confirmed
46% female, 54% male students
Origin: 26% Dutch, 24% NW/SW European, 31%
Eastern European, 16% Asian, 3% other
32 nationalities in this cohort
Around 40-50 nationalities in BSc programme
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Costs
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EU/EEA students
tuition fees € 1,835
Non-EU/EEA students
tuition fees € 9,000
Housing
Books, etc
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Information
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Website: www.uva.nl/feb-bsc-admission
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Admissions office (10:00-11:00 and 15:00-16:00)
020 525 4327 admissions-feb@uva.nl
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Programme director: Massimo Giuliodori
020 525 4011; m.giuliodori@uva.nl
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