MQE: Research-oriented program with strong quantitative training. Students specialize early in two fields (Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Public Economics, or Econometrics). Best suited for those aiming for research careers or top Ph.D. programs.
MEC: Broad program focused on analytical and problem-solving skills, with exposure to cutting-edge research. Designed for international careers as applied economists.
Choose MQE if you are looking for a quantitatively very challenging program preparing you for an advanced research career and academia; choose MEC if you seek excellent preparation for an international professional career in economics.
Yes. If you provide your GRE results by the date of the admission test, they will be considered, and you do not need to take the in-person test in Munich, provided your quantitative score is at least 75%.
A certified transcript of records is sufficient for the application. However, a certificate of suitability will only be issued once you send us a copy of your bachelor’s degree certificate.
For the application at our department it is not necessary to provide apostilled documents.
Applicants who present a detailed offer by another recognized master's program, may ask for an early decision of the selection committee.
For the enrolment at LMU you will definitely need your (final) bachelor's degree certificate; exemptions are not possible.
First of all, it is important that you carefully deliberate what kind of program you are looking for.
- While the master's program in Quantitative Economics (MQE) is the right program for you if you look for a quantitatively very challenging program preparing you for an advanced research career,
- the master's program in Economics (MSc Economics) is right for you if you are looking for an excellent preparation for an international career as an applied economist.
Hence, the two programs are NOT substitutes, but have very different requirements and will exhibit very different modes of instruction.
Yes, applicants can apply for both programs.
We STRONGLY DISCOURAGE a double degree in both courses of studies. The compulsory modules of both programs differ fundamentally; reciprocal credit transfers are not possible. As the structure in the electives is different in both programs, too, reciprocal credit transfers will not work for the electives, either.