Master´s Program 6201T Economics and Finance

Master in Economics and Finance (MEF) is a two-year English-language program accredited by the Czech Ministry of Education. The program equips the student with a thorough understanding and advanced skills in theoretical and applied economics and finance. English is the only language of instruction.

The program director is prof. Ing. Oldřich Dědek, CSc.

For more information, visit the webpage of Faculty of Social Sciences:

Program structure:

5 mandatory courses (6-9 ECTS credits each): 33 credits
2 mandatory seminars (3 ECTS credits each): 9 credits
elective courses: 67 credits
2 optional non-economics courses: 12 credits
Master Thesis
Final xam

Final exam:

1. Macroeconomics

2. Microeconomics

3. Elective 1

4. Elective 2

5. Master Thesis Defense

Mandatory Courses: J#0068

Code	Course title	Course leader	Semester	Hours per week	Course assessment	ECTS credit points
JEM001	Master's Thesis Seminar I - Winter Semester	Mejstřík Havránek	WS	0/2	Course credit	3
JEM002	Master Thesis Seminar II - Summer Semester	Mejstřík Havránek	SS	0/2	Course credit	6
JEM003	Advanced Microeconomics	Janda	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM004	Advanced Macroeconomics	Baxa Hromádková	WS	2/4	Examination	9
JEM005	Advanced Econometrics	Baruník	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM032	Banking	Mejstřík Teplý Pečená	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM037	Financial Markets	Novák Geršl	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM124	Master Thesis Seminar I - Summer Semester	Mejstřík Havránek Havránková	SS	0/2	Course credit	3
JEM125	Master Thesis Seminar II - Winter Semester	Mejstřík Havránek	WS	0/2	Course credit	6

Total: 42

WS = Winter Semester (Oct. - Feb.), SS = Summer Semester (Feb. - June).

Prerequisites, co-requisites, incompatibility, interchangeability for mandatory courses

Code	Course title	Pre-requisite	Co-requisite	Interchangeability	Incompatibility
JEM001	Master's Thesis Seminar I - Winter Semester			JEM124
JEM002	Master Thesis Seminar II - Summer Semester	JEM001		JEM125
JEM124	Master Thesis Seminar I - Summer Semester			JEM001
JEM125	Master Thesis Seminar II - Winter Semester	JEM124		JEM002

Elective Courses: J#0126

Code	Course title	Course leader	Semester	Hours per week	Course assessment	ECTS credit points
JEB112	Strategic Management	Balcar	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEB124	Global Financial Crisis	Libich	WS	1/1	Examination	3
JEB125	Econometrics III	Pertold-Gebicka	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEB130	Introduction to Auctions	Kastl	WS	3/0	Examination	2
JEM007	Applied Microeconometrics	Pertold-Gebicka	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM012	European Economic Policies	Šmídková Martišková	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM013	Game Theory	Janda Gregor	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM015	Theory of Regulation and Regulation of Industries		WS	2/0	Examination	5
JEM017	Business Cycles Theory	Vošvrda Baxa	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM027	Monetary Economics	Holub Šmídková	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM028	Economic Policy Analysis	Jurajda	WS	2/0	Examination	5
JEM034	Corporate Finance	Dědek	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM035	Financial Markets Instruments I	Dědek	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM036	Financial Markets Instruments II	Dědek	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM044	International Finance	Vacek	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM050	Topics in Economic Policy	Zajíček	SS	2/0	Examination	5
JEM053	Stochastical Processes in Economics I	Sladký	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM054	Stochastical Processes in Economics II	Sladký	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM055	Decisions Making in Economics I: Deterministical Optimalisation	Kaňková	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM056	Decision-Making in Economics II: Stochastical Optimisation	Kaňková	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM059	Quantitative Finance I	Vácha Baruník	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM061	Quantitative Finance II	Baruník Vácha	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM062	Introductory Econometrics	Kalíšková	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM081	Advanced Economics of European Integration - Microeconomic Aspects	Strielkowski Turnovec	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM092	Portfolio Analysis and Risk Management	Dědek	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM096	Economic Dynamics I	Vošvrda Baxa	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM097	Economic Dynamics II	Vošvrda Baxa Maršál	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM100	Corporate Governance	Mejstřík	SS	0/2	Examination	4
JEM101	Health Economics	Bryndová Tulejová	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM111	International Macroeconomics	Holub	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM112	Economics of Incentives and Contracts	Janda	WS	2/0	Examination	5
JEM113	Microeconomics of Banking	Janda	SS	2/0	Examination	5
JEM114	Topics in Law and Regulation	Alexander	WS	2/0	Examination	5
JEM115	Environmental Economics and Consumer Preferences	Ščasný	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM116	Applied Econometrics	Horváth Baruník Baxa	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM123	Economics of Least Developed Countries	Bauer	WS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM128	Financial Modelling Using MS Excel and VBA	Jakubík	SS	1/1	Examination	5
JEM129	Introduction to International Investment Protection	Sekanina	SS	2/0	Examination	5
JEM131	Antitrust Economics	Vacek	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM132	Company Valuation	Novák	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM134	Topics in Experimental Economics	Bauer	SS	0/2	Examination	5
JEM136	Experimental Economics	Bauer Katuščák	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM137	Real Estate Investment	Streblov Jandík	WS	2/0	Examination	5
JEM138	Selected Topics in Financial Intermediation	Vacek Hoerová	SS	5/0	Examination	3
JEM140	Quantitative Multivariate Finance	Burda	SS	6/6	Examination	3
JEM141	Traditional and Alternative Risk Transfer in the Insurance Sector	Teplý Pompella	WS	5/0	Examination	3
JEM142	Banking and Financial Regulation	Tůma Růžička	SS	2/2	Examination	6
JEM143	New Keynesian DSGE Modeling	Maršál	WS	0/2	Examination	4

Total: 67

Prerequisites, co-requisites, incompatibility, interchangeability for elective courses

Code	Course title	Pre-requisite	Co-requisite	Interchangeability	Incompatibility
JEB124	Global Financial Crisis	JEB010
JEB125	Econometrics III	JEB110
JEM111	International Macroeconomics	JEM004
JEM136	Experimental Economics	JEM003
JEM143	New Keynesian DSGE Modeling	JEM097

Optional Courses: Any Master-level course in other fields than Economics and Finance. For example, Faculty of Social Sciences offers courses in Political Science, International Relations, Area Studies and Sociology. There must be 12 credits from the optional courses.