About the program
MA in Applied Economics is a tuition-based, one-year, three-semester-long intensive master´s program. We are here to develop curious, impact-driven individuals who will help build more prosperous societies. Our graduates can crunch the numbers. But they also experiment with human-centered design approaches to test ideas on real-world challenges.
Program details
The program is divided into three semesters, each 13 weeks long. You will study full-time for one full academic year. If you are interested in a part-time option, contact us at mae@cerge-ei.cz. Please note, however, that the Fall Semester is very difficult to do part time.
To graduate, you need to take the classes listed below with a cumulative GPA of at least 1.75, and pay all your tuition fees.
- 5 core courses (Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Integrated Quantitative Methods and Statistical Programming, Quantitative Methods 2, and Project Seminar). Please note that IQM is a double class.
- 4 elective courses and Intervention Module or 6 elective courses without Intervention Module
- 3 Communication for Impact courses
- Pass/Fail: Discovery Week (1 week orientation)
- Pass/Fail: Intensive mathematics review (1 week course)
- Pass/Fail: Requirements for Personal and Professional Development (throughout the 3 semesters)
A semester is 13-weeks long, including one week for final exams. Most courses meet twice weekly for two 90-minute sessions. Courses often have an additional 90-minute exercise session. In the Fall semester, Micro/Macro and IQM are run in block of 6 weeks and meet twice as often. Intervention seminars meet for 3 weeks only and are followed by the Design class that meets for 10 weeks but its schedule is less regular (some weeks are more intensive than others). Project seminar has weekly critiques but significant portions of the class happen through consultations.
Taking three or more electives in a given area may give you a specialization, subject to course offer:
- Financial Economics,
- Public Policy,
- Macroeconomics and Forecasting, or
- Corporate Economics.
The MA in Applied Economics is a US-chartered degree. Masaryk University nostrifies our diplomas in the Czech Republic.
Academic Calendar
- November 30 - Early Application Deadline
- March 31 Regular - Application Deadline
- July and August Online - Preparatory Semester
- Beginning of September - Discovery Week
- Mid-September to mid-December - Fall Semester
- Mid-December to mid-January - Winter Break
- Mid-January to beginning of April - Spring Semester
- Beginning of April to mid-April - Spring Break
- Mid-April to mid-July - Summer Semester
- End of July - Graduation
Application
Start the online application by filling out your contact information and educational background. You can save the application and work on it later.
- Prepare the following materials, to be uploaded on the last page of the online application:
- Contact details for your two references. We will email them directly with some questions about you as soon as you submit your application.
- Scans of your original diplomas* and transcripts in the original language.
- Scans of your transcripts and diplomas translated into English.
- Filled out motivation form.
- Scan of the main page of your passport, with picture.
- Optional: Financial aid request explanation letter
- Optional: Electronic or scanned standardized score reports – for example, TOEFL, IELTS, GRE, GMAT, or other.
- Optional: Additional information that might help your application.
*If you’re still studying, submit the current academic transcript instead of the diploma.
Math Test and Interview
After you submit your online application, you will be invited for a 60-minute session that comprises of a mathematics assignment and an interview.
- Your math test will take 45 minutes and cover 5 questions. You will receive the questions via email and do the test from your home. It may include the following topics: functions of one variable, functions of more than one variable, linear algebra, calculus, differential equations, probability and statistics. If you would like to see a sample test, you can email us at mae@cerge-ei.cz.
- Your interview will take 15 minutes immediately after the math test. It will be conducted on Skype. We may go through some questions from the test. The rest of the interview will concentrate on your background and motivation. We look for students who are curious, passionate and excited about challenging work. Interviews for the Impact for Society and Public Service Fellowships (ISF and PSF) are conducted separately.
Materials Required After You’re Accepted
After you accept our admission offer, please send physical copies of your documents to this address:
MA in Applied Economics Program
CERGE-EI
Politických vězňů 7
111 21 Prague 1
Czech Republic
Physical copies include:
- Official transcripts and notarized photocopies of all diplomas in the original language
- Certified English translations of all diplomas and transcripts, if the originals are not in English
Physical copies have to be received before the start of your studies in September. Admitted students who fail to show their original and translated transcripts and diplomas by this time will not be allowed to begin their studies and their visa (if any) will be immediately revoked.
Admissions Decisions and Tuition Deposit
If you are offered admission to the MA in Applied Economics program, you will receive a specific tuition offer. To accept the offer, you must make a non-refundable tuition deposit to the sum of 1,000 USD (this sum is later deducted from your first tuition payment). The tuition deposit deadline depends on the admissions decision date.
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