Program Coursework by Specialization
Coursework for Applied Economics Specialization
The coursework for Applied Economics Specialization consists of Foundation Courses, Foundational Electives and Economic Electives Courses. Apart from that, Career Accelerator Lab and LERNE Sessions are also part of this coursework.
SEMESTER 1 |
COURSES |
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FOUNDATION COURSES |
Imperfect Markets (4.5 ECTS) Macroeconomics (4.5 ECTS) Microeconomics (4.5 ECTS) |
SPECIALIZATION MANDATORY COURSES |
Economic Analysis of Social Policies (6 ECTS) |
SPECIALIZATION & ECONOMIC ELECTIVES |
Students can take up to 3 Electives during the 1st Semester |
SEMESTER 2 |
COURSES |
|---|---|
FOUNDATION COURSES |
Econometrics (4.5 ECTS) |
SPECIALIZATION MANDATORY COURSES |
Development Economics (3.5 ECTS) |
SPECIALIZATION & ECONOMICS ELECTIVES |
Students can take up to 4 electives during the 2nd Semester |
Double Degree / Exchange semester / Internship Abroad
The program offers you the option of doing an optional 3rd Semester before the Dissertation Semester. You can partake in:
- Double Degree: If admitted to the Double Degree program, you’ll spend your 2nd Year at a partner university. See the Double Degree section for details.
- Exchange Semester at one of our numerous international partner universities
- Internship Abroad
- Academic Break
If you do not wish to do any of the options above, your 3rd semester will be the Dissertation Semester.
Dissertation Project
The Master's dissertation is the culmination of your master's program. This is when you build on the knowledge and skills acquired during the program to develop an individual project on a topic that resonates with your career aspirations and helps you excel in an area you find professionally relevant. At CATÓLICA-LISBON there are two models for dissertation supervision – an Independent Process, or a project developed in the Dissertation Seminar.
Most of our students develop their industry or academic research in a dissertation seminar supervised by an expert in a specific area.
The Dissertation Project takes place in the last semester of the Master's Program.
SPECIALIZATION ELECTIVE COURSES
| Applied Economics (4.5 ECTS) | Industrial Organization (3.5 ECTS) |
| Economics of Education (3.5 ECTS) | Labor Economics (3.5 ECTS) |
ECONOMICS ELECTIVE COURSES
| Behavioral Economics (3.5 ECTS) | Health Economics (3.5 ECTS) |
| Business Cycles and Stabilization Policy (3.5 ECTS) | History of Economic Thought (3.5 ECTS) |
| Data Analytics for Economics (3.5 ECTS) | Information and Uncertainty (3.5 ECTS) |
| Economic Globalization (3.5 ECTS) | Macrodynamics (3.5 ECTS) |
| Economic Growth (3.5 ECTS) | Macroeconomic Policy (6 ECTS) |
| Forecasting (3.5 ECTS) | Monetary Policy and Optimal Taxation (3.5 ECTS) |
| Game Theory (3.5 ECTS) | The Political Economy of European Integration (3.5 ECTS) |
FREE ELECTIVES
You may take free elective courses outside of your specialization to complement your area of expertise, or simply explore a topic that interests you.
Coursework for Economic Theory Specialization
The coursework for Economic Theory Specialization consists of Foundation Courses, Specialization Mandatory Courses and Specialization & Economic Electives Courses. Apart from that, Career Accelerator Lab and LERNE Sessions are also part of this coursework.
SEMESTER 1 |
COURSES |
|---|---|
FOUNDATION COURSES |
Imperfect Markets (4.5 ECTS) |
SPECIALIZATION & ECONOMIC ELECTIVES |
Students can take up 5 electives during the 1st Semester |
SEMESTER 2 |
COURSES |
|---|---|
FOUNDATION COURSES |
Econometrics (4.5 ECTS) |
SPECIALIZATION MANDATORY COURSES |
Economic Growth (3.5 ECTS) |
SPECIALIZATION & ECONOMICS ELECTIVES |
Students can take up to 2 electives during the 2nd Semester |
Double Degree / Exchange semester / Internship Abroad
The program offers you the option of doing an optional 3rd Semester before the Dissertation Semester. You can partake in:
- Double Degree: If admitted to the Double Degree program, you’ll spend your 2nd Year at a partner university. See the Double Degree section for details.
- Exchange Semester at one of our numerous international partner universities
- Internship Abroad
- Academic Break
If you do not wish to do any of the options above, your 3rd semester will be the Dissertation Semester.
Dissertation Project
The Master's dissertation is the culmination of your master's program. This is when you build on the knowledge and skills acquired during the program to develop an individual project on a topic that resonates with your career aspirations and helps you excel in an area you find professionally relevant. At CATÓLICA-LISBON there are two models for dissertation supervision – an Independent Process, or a project developed in the Dissertation Seminar.
Most of our students develop their industry or academic research in a dissertation seminar supervised by an expert in a specific area.
The Dissertation Project takes place in the last semester of the Master's Program.
SPECIALIZATION ELECTIVE COURSES
| Business Cycles and Stabilization Policy (3.5 ECTS) | Macrodynamics (3.5 ECTS) |
| Industrial Organization (3.5 ECTS) | Monetary Policy and Optimal Taxation (3.5 ECTS) |
ECONOMICS ELECTIVE COURSES
| Applied Economics (4.5 ECTS) | Health Economics (6 ECTS) |
| Behavioral Economics (3.5 ECTS) | History of Economic Thought (6 ECTS) |
| Data Analytics for Economics (3.5 ECTS) | Labor Economics (3.5 ECTS) |
| Development Economics (3.5 ECTS) | Macroeconomic Policy (6 ECTS) |
| Economic Analysis of Social Policies (3.5 ECTS) | The Political Economy of European Integration (3.5 ECTS) |
| Economic Globalization (3.5 ECTS) | |
| Economics of Education (3.5 ECTS) | |
| Forecasting (3.5 ECTS) |
FREE ELECTIVES
You may take free elective courses outside of your specialization to complement your area of expertise, or simply explore a topic that interests you.
Coursework for Macroeconomic Policy Specialization
The coursework for Macroeconomic Policy Specialization consists of Foundation Courses, Specialization Mandatory Courses and Specialization & Economic Electives Courses. Apart from that, Career Accelerator Lab and LERNE Sessions are also part of this coursework.
SEMESTER 2 |
COURSES |
|---|---|
FOUNDATION COURSES |
Imperfect Markets (4.5 ECTS) |
SPECIALIZATION MANDATORY COURSES |
Macroeconomic Policy (6 ECTS) |
SPECIALIZATION & ECONOMIC ELECTIVES |
Students can take up to 3 electives during the 2nd Semester |
SEMESTER 2 |
COURSES |
|---|---|
FOUNDATION COURSES |
Econometrics (4.5 ECTS) |
SPECIALIZATION MANDATORY COURSES |
Economic Growth (3.5 ECTS) |
SPECIALIZATION & ECONOMICS ELECTIVES |
Students can take up to 4 electives during the 2nd Semester |
Double Degree / Exchange semester / Internship Abroad
The program offers you the option of doing an optional 3rd Semester before the Dissertation Semester. You can partake in:
- Double Degree: If admitted to the Double Degree program, you’ll spend your 2nd Year at a partner university. See the Double Degree section for details.
- Exchange Semester at one of our numerous international partner universities
- Internship Abroad
- Academic Break
If you do not wish to do any of the options above, your 3rd semester will be the Dissertation Semester.
Dissertation Project
The Master's dissertation is the culmination of your master's program. This is when you build on the knowledge and skills acquired during the program to develop an individual project on a topic that resonates with your career aspirations and helps you excel in an area you find professionally relevant. At CATÓLICA-LISBON there are two models for dissertation supervision – an Independent Process, or a project developed in the Dissertation Seminar.
Most of our students develop their industry or academic research in a dissertation seminar supervised by an expert in a specific area.
The Dissertation Project takes place in the last semester of the Master's Program.
SPECIALIZATION ELECTIVE COURSES
| Business Cycles and Stabilization Policy (3.5 ECTS) | Macrodynamics (3.5 ECTS) |
| Economic Globalization (3.5 ECTS) | Monetary Policy and Optimal Taxation (3.5 ECTS) |
| Forecasting (3.5 ECTS) |
ECONOMICS ELECTIVE COURSES
| Applied Economics (4.5 ECTS) | Health Economics (6 ECTS) |
| Behavioral Economics (3.5 ECTS) | History of Economic Thought (6 ECTS) |
| Data Analytics for Economics (3.5 ECTS) | Industrial Organization (3.5 ECTS) |
| Development Economics (3.5 ECTS) | Information and Uncertainty (3.5 ECTS) |
| Economic Analysis of Social Policies (6 ECTS) | Labor Economics (3.5 ECTS) |
| Economics of Education (3.5 ECTS) | Political Economy of European Integration (3.5 ECTS) |
| Game Theory (3.5 ECTS) |
FREE ELECTIVES
You may take free elective courses outside of your specialization to complement your area of expertise, or simply explore a topic that interests you.
Coursework for Finance & Banking Specialization
The coursework for Finance & Banking Specialization consists of Foundation Courses, Specialization Mandatory Courses and Specialization & Economic Electives Courses. Apart from that, Career Accelerator Lab and LERNE Sessions are also part of this coursework.
SEMESTER 1 |
COURSES |
|---|---|
FOUNDATION COURSES |
Imperfect Markets (4.5 ECTS) |
SPECIALIZATION MANDATORY COURSES |
Data Science for Finance (3.5 ECTS) |
SPECIALIZATION & ECONOMIC ELECTIVES |
Students can take up to 2 electives during the 1st Semester |
SEMESTER 2 |
COURSES |
|---|---|
FOUNDATION COURSES |
Econometrics (4.5 ECTS) |
SPECIALIZATION MANDATORY COURSES |
Banking and Finance (3.5 ECTS) |
SPECIALIZATION & ECONOMICS ELECTIVES |
Students can take up to 3 electives during the 2nd Semester |
Double Degree / Exchange semester / Internship Abroad
The program offers you the option of doing an optional 3rd Semester before the Dissertation Semester. You can partake in:
- Double Degree: If admitted to the Double Degree program, you’ll spend your 2nd Year at a partner university. See the Double Degree section for details.
- Exchange Semester at one of our numerous international partner universities
- Internship Abroad
- Academic Break
If you do not wish to do any of the options above, your 3rd semester will be the Dissertation Semester.
Dissertation Project
The Master's dissertation is the culmination of your master's program. This is when you build on the knowledge and skills acquired during the program to develop an individual project on a topic that resonates with your career aspirations and helps you excel in an area you find professionally relevant. At CATÓLICA-LISBON there are two models for dissertation supervision – an Independent Process, or a project developed in the Dissertation Seminar.
Most of our students develop their industry or academic research in a dissertation seminar supervised by an expert in a specific area. Here is a selection of Dissertation Seminars offered in 2025/2026. This list is updated every year to reflect the topics of interest for our master students and its relevance for companies.
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The Dissertation Project takes place in the last semester of the Master's Program.
SPECIALIZATION ELECTIVE COURSES
| Financial Decision-Making in a Business Context (3.5 ECTS) | Risk Management (3.5 ECTS) |
| Financial Derivatives (3.5 ECTS) |
ECONOMICS ELECTIVE COURSES
| Applied Economics (4.5 ECTS) | Health Economics (6 ECTS) |
| Behavioral Economics (3.5 ECTS) | History of Economic Thought (6 ECTS) |
| Business Cycles and Stabilization Policy (3.5 ECTS) | Industrial Organization (3.5 ECTS) |
| Data Analytics for Economics (3.5 ECTS) | Information and Uncertainty (3.5 ECTS) |
| Development Economics (3.5 ECTS) | Labor Economics (3.5 ECTS) |
| Economic Analysis of Social Policy (6 ECTS) | Macrodynamics (3.5 ECTS) |
| Economic Globalization (3.5 ECTS) | Macroeconomic Policy (6 ECTS) |
| Economic Growth (3.5 ECTS) | Microeconometrics (4.5 ECTS) |
| Economics of Education (3.5 ECTS) | Monetary Policy and Optimal Taxation (3.5 ECTS) |
| Forecasting (3.5 ECTS) | The Political Economy of European Integration (3.5 ECTS) |
| Game Theory (3.5 ECTS) |
FREE ELECTIVES
You may take free elective courses outside of your specialization to complement your area of expertise, or simply explore a topic that interests you.
Coursework for Flexible Track
The coursework for Flexible Track consists of Foundation Courses, Foundational Electives and Economic Electives Courses. Apart from that, Career Accelerator Lab and LERNE Sessions are also part of this coursework.
SEMESTER 1 |
COURSES |
|---|---|
FOUNDATION COURSES |
Imperfect Markets (4.5 ECTS) |
SPECIALIZATION & ECONOMICS ELECTIVES |
Students can take up to 5 electives during the 1st Semester |
| SEMESTER 2 | COURSES |
|---|---|
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FOUNDATION COURSES |
Econometrics (4.5 ECTS) |
| SPECIALIZATION & ECONOMICS ELECTIVES | Students can take up to 5 electives during the 2nd Semester |
Double Degree / Exchange semester / Internship Abroad
The program offers you the option of doing an optional 3rd Semester before the Dissertation Semester. You can partake in:
- Double Degree: If admitted to the Double Degree program, you’ll spend your 2nd Year at a partner university. See the Double Degree section for details.
- Exchange Semester at one of our numerous international partner universities
- Internship Abroad
- Academic Break
If you do not wish to do any of the options above, your 3rd semester will be the Dissertation Semester.
Dissertation Project
The Master's dissertation is the culmination of your master's program. This is when you build on the knowledge and skills acquired during the program to develop an individual project on a topic that resonates with your career aspirations and helps you excel in an area you find professionally relevant. At CATÓLICA-LISBON there are two models for dissertation supervision – an Independent Process, or a project developed in the Dissertation Seminar.
Most of our students develop their industry or academic research in a dissertation seminar supervised by an expert in a specific area.
The Dissertation Project takes place in the last semester of the Master's Program.
FOUNDATION ELECTIVE COURSES
| Development Economics (3.5 ECTS) | Economic Analysis of Social Policies (6 ECTS) |
| Economic Growth (3.5 ECTS) | Game Theory (3.5 ECTS) |
| Information and Uncertainty (3.5 ECTS) | Macroeconomic Policy (6 ECTS) |
FREE ELECTIVES
You may take free elective courses outside of your specialization to complement your area of expertise, or simply explore a topic that interests you.
The information provided in this section is for illustrative purposes. An individual study plan is based on the undergraduate background analysis. If you wish to see the MSc in Business Analytics Study Plan please email the Admissions Office: msc@ucp.pt.
Beyond the Classroom
As a member of the Masters community in CATÓLICA-LISBON, you will immerse yourself in many activities of our school. Choose to participate in events of the Knowledge Centers, or engage with other talented colleagues in Student Professional Clubs and Associations.
Knowledge Centers: the goal of the knowledge centers is to support your innovation drive, help you take your idea from course projects to a start-up, engage with partner companies to create innovation in retail space, and become the agent of positive change in consumer well-being and society.
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Student Professional Clubs & Associations are a vital part of the Master experience in CATÓLICA-LISBON. Groups of students established clubs in their areas of interest. The goal of each club differs, but most aim to develop the professional skills of their student members and to promote connections of the students with business leaders and organizations around the world.
Each year the clubs develop various events and activities, such as seminars, and conferences with well-known speakers, and organize open days in companies. The clubs can also work on specific projects with other university departments and knowledge centers. The clubs are supported by the Careers & Talent Office.
Below you can find some of the Professional Student Clubs in CATÓLICA-LISBON.