BSc Econometrics and Operations Research

Econometrists tell the story of the economy. Do people

Curriculum year 1
leave their car at home more often when fuel excise duties
increases? What is the effect of interest rate declines on Courses EC

growth and inflation? These are the sorts of issues you will Mathematics 1: Calculus 6
encounter in econometrics. In Econometrics and Operations Macroeconomics for AEO 6
Research (E&OR), you will learn how to make the economy
Probability Theory and Statistics 1 6
function more efficiently. Your analysis at both the micro
and macro level predicts the health of economic policy. Microeconomics for AEO 6

Specialists in Operations Research particularly focus on Introduction Econometrics 6

logistic and operational business processes, seeking to Mathematics 2: Linear Algebra 6
optimise these processes and boost their efficiency.
Finance for AEO 6

Probability Theory and Statistics 2 6

The first year is all about your basic knowledge of mathematics,
statistics and economics. You will orientate yourself towards the Programming and Numerical Analysis 6
quantitative economics programmes of Actuarial Science and Introduction Actuarial Science and Operations Research 6
Econometrics and Operations Research. You are going to work
with advanced mathematical and statistical software.
The first two years of the programme are spent together with
In the second and third year, you will take mandatory courses students of the Bachelor’s programme in Actuarial Science.
such as Mathematical Economics, Econometrics, Time Series Therefore, after the second year, you can also choose to switch
Analysis and Deterministic & Stochastic Operations Research. In to that Bachelor’s programme.
the third year, you can also choose electives. You specialise in
either Econometrics or Operations Research. The Econometrics
programme is concluded with a thesis, in which you can research Total no. of first year students: 226
a subject that you find particularly interesting. In OR, your thesis is
based on a practical assignment. 85% Dutch students
15% International students
Europe 40%, Asia 49%,
Teaching methods Americas 9%, Other 2%
Lectures Seminars Practicals Self-study

8 hours p/w 6 hours p/w 2 hours p/w 20 hours p/w

Group composition BSc AEO (incl. Dutch taught programme), class of 2016

uva.nl/bsc-econometrics-operations-research
 After your Bachelor’s
Financial and economic decisions play a major
role in our society. Econometricians, ORM spe- “For me, Econometrics is
cialists and logistic advisers are therefore highly the perfect combination of
sought after on the labour market. Increasing maths with a clear practical
levels of competition mean that businesses have
application in society. I’ve
an ever-greater need for efficiency, which requires the analyti-
been very happy in the
cal skills of econometricians and ORM specialists. As a qualified
econometrician you could work for a government ministry, the
degree programme. My
Dutch Central bank, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy group was small, which
Analysis, Statistics Netherlands, multinationals, consultancies, meant there were plenty of
banks, pension funds or insurance companies. ORM specialists opportunities for one-on-
usually work for multinationals Heineken, Ahold), in the transport one interaction with the
sector (airlines, railways), IT consultancies (Logica, Getronics) and
lecturers.”
for research institutions (universities, hospitals).
Anna Buijsman

• Starting salary: app. € 3,100 gross Alumna Econometrics and Operations

• Salary after five years: app. € 5,000 gross Research

• Time to find a job: almost immediately after graduation

• Average job score: 8.3/10
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Duration 3 years

ECTS 180 EC
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Starts in September 2018 • Tuition fees uva.nl/tuition

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Application Non-EU: 1 April 2018
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deadline Dutch/EU students: 1 May 2018
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Admission
VWO with Mathematics B or equivalent
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