What policies are needed to respond to the current challenges of climate change and the resource crisis? How is the euro area economy affected by monetary and fiscal policies implemented in the USA or China? Does competition between healthcare providers lead to a higher quality of care? Why is there wage inequality and an increase in social inequality? Why is productivity so widely dispersed across firms, countries and regions and how can firms improve their productivity? Economics addresses these and many other issues posed upon societies.
As an undergraduate in the Bachelor in Economics at the University of Minho, you will develop a
critical and open mind to analyze global and local topics as the ones mentioned above.
The Bachelor in Economics at UMinho offers solid training in both economics´ theoretical foundations and analytical methods, which will allow you to test hypotheses, using real data and advanced software.
The Bachelor in Economics at UMinho has an
innovative study plan that stands out. As our student you will:
o elaborate a final course project in which you work in a team to solve a problem for a real organization/firm, applying the knowledge acquired throughout the course and making direct contact with the labour market;
o attend workshops - in data analysis, programming and communication, which will give you essential skills for your professional success;
o take an English course and have several lectures taught in English to help you acquire the necessary skills to face the job market.
By choosing Economics at UMinho, you will have
committed professors who are available to support you. The
quality of their research places them among the best in national rankings, which is reflected in their classes.
For all these reasons the Bachelor in Economics is today a reference in Portuguese higher education and has the international accreditation by
EFMD.
But it is, above all, in the high
employability rate of 97.2% that this quality is reflected.
The Bachelor in Economics at the University of Minho prepares you for various professional careers such as financial services, consultancy, auditing, business management, economic policy decision maker and research.
See our
scholarships and internships opportunities and visit the page of the
Department of Economics to find out more about our activity.
EFMD - The Management Development Network awarded accreditation to the bachelor in Economics.
EFMD accreditation particularly emphasises academic rigour, practical relevance, internationalisation, and ethics and sustainability. This international accreditation reflects the excellence of the
bachelor in Economics, positioning it among the best in the world.
Note:
AIn addition to obtaining a positive grade in the project component, the conclusion of the Curricular Unit (UC) "Project" implies cumulatively, the verification of the following requirements:
(1) compliance with 3 ECTS in the EEGenerating Skills programme;
(2) compliance with the Data Analysis Requirement;
(3) compliance with the Internationalisation Requirement.
