Program Overview

 

AUCA Master’s of Science program in Economics satisfies the highest international standards of education and is similar in content to the Master’s programs of the best American and European economics departments.

 

 

Two-year full time program 

Classes in the evenings and on Saturdays 

Language of instruction: English

Core Courses: 

Microeconomic Theory Macroeconomic Theory

Four semesters, 120 ECTS credits: 

  • 72 ECTS – required core courses 
  • 30 ECTS – electives 
  • 6 ECTS – internship 
  • 12 ECTS – independent work on the thesis 

One course on average is 6 ECTS = 

two 75-minute classes per week

 

MITx MicroMasters Program credentials 

  • Probability Theory and Statistics 
  • Mathematics for Economists 
  • Econometrics 
  • Research Methods 
  • Development Economics 
  • Monetary Theory and Policy 
  • Advanced Topics in Microeconomic Theory Master Thesis Seminars 

 

Electives: 

  • Courses from AUCA Master Programs 
  • Courses from MITx MicroMasters Programs (MITx) 
  • Our program is the first one in Central Asia to grant MITx MicroMasters online learners credits that would count toward the completion of a full master’s degree at AUCA. 

 

We recognize course credits for two MITx MicroMasters Programs: 

Data, Economics and Development Policy (DEDP) 

Statistics and Data Science 

 

 

Alumni of our MSc in Economics Program work at 

- World Bank projects, 

- National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic, 

- Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank (KICB), FINCA, 

- OSCE, UN Women, Japan International Cooperation Agency, 

- Centerra Gold Inc. (Kumtor), 

- Presidential Lyceum 'Akylman', United World International School, ESCA - Bishkek International School, - AUCA.