Economics & Informatics (Computational Economics): Erasmus University Rotterdam

Introduction

The Master’s specialisation in Computational Economics is aimed at students with a sound academic training in a quantitative domain, such as econometrics, computer science, mathematics or engineering.

The aim of the Master’s specialisation in Computational Economics is to train students in analysing complex economic problems in the domains of finance, marketing, and logistics, using computational modelling tools from the discipline of computer science.

Career prospects

There is considerable demand for Master’s degree graduates with computational skills and experience in quantitative application domains such as finance, marketing or logistics. Graduates find jobs with companies and research institutes. Every year Erasmus University Rotterdam offers fellowships to excellent students who want to pursue further studies for a PhD degree.

Possible career opportunities include:

• CRM consultant
• Supply Chain analyst
• Database marketing consultant
• Financial Risk research analyst
• Business Intelligence analyst
• Researcher

Admission requirments

The application and admission procedure differs for Dutch university students, HBO students and international students. Please click on this link and then choose to which group you belong and you will be directed to the correct application and admission procedure.