Economics - Scienze economiche

This master's programme in Economics is taught in English at Università degli Studi di Udine in Udine, Italy, and spans two years of study. Economics is the discipline concerned with how individuals, firms, and governments allocate scarce resources, and with how markets, prices, and public policy shape production, consumption, and the distribution of income. At the graduate level, students typically extend undergraduate training in microeconomics and macroeconomics with more advanced theoretical and quantitative coursework, including econometrics and applied statistical methods used to test economic hypotheses against real-world data. Coursework in programmes of this kind commonly addresses topics such as international economics, labor economics, industrial organization, monetary and fiscal policy, and development economics, giving students both breadth across economic subfields and depth in quantitative analysis. Students refine skills in economic modeling, data analysis, and structured argumentation, competencies that are applicable in research, policy, and private-sector settings alike. Graduates of economics master's programmes pursue careers in banking and finance, consulting, corporate strategy and analytics, government ministries and agencies, international organizations, and research institutes, and some continue toward doctoral study in economics or a related quantitative field. Many programmes of this kind also require a thesis, in which students formulate an economic question, review relevant literature, and apply suitable methods to reach a supported conclusion, developing independent research skills alongside coursework. Udine, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of northeastern Italy, hosts the university offering this programme. Delivered in English, the two-year master's degree is designed to be accessible to an international student body without requiring Italian language proficiency.