Overview

Unravel the secrets of succesful organisations. Learn how to make analytically motivated organisational decisions to improve economic performance. You will graduate fully prepared for a rewarding career dealing with organisational issues, combining both a quantitative and an analytical approach.

Why choose Managerial Economics and Strategy?

Beside the 5 general courses of the MSc Business Economics in your curriculum, you will have 2 courses and 1 elective to choose, with focus the different aspects of decision making in organisations and corporate performance.
You will be lectured by professors and experts working in a wide range of economic organisations and fields. Therefore, you have access to up-to-date cases and learnings from the field of managerial economics and strategy.
After graduation, you have an excellent job prospect as e.g. expert in economic policy or strategic planner.

Career prospects

Graduates of the Business Economics - Managerial Economics and Strategy programme of the University of Amsterdam track have excellent job prospects for positions as researchers and experts in:

consultancy/human resource management (HRM)
academic career
economic policy
strategic planner

Recent placements include Heineken, Rabobank, PWC, ING, Dutch Central Bank (DNB).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Applied Econometrics

Behavioural Economics

Games and Strategy

Experimental Economics

Power and Authority in Organisations

Markets and Organisations

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

92

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

60 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Disciplines

Economics Business Administration Econometrics View 113 other Masters in Business Administration in Netherlands

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Academic requirements

GRE^®

155 _{(quantitative)}

GMAT

620

English requirements

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92

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6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

An academic Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Business Economics or Economics

You must have proven knowledge of the following topics at an intermediate level: Microeconomics, Econometrics or quantitative research methods, Mathematics and statistics

You have to verify your English proficiency

GRE or GMAT scores

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

24050 EUR / year

≈ 24050 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

2695 EUR / year

≈ 2695 EUR / year

Living costs

Amsterdam

Netherlands

1000 - 1500 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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