Overview

In the Business Economics - Neuroeconomics programme of the University of Amsterdam you gain insight into recent scientific advances in the field of neuroeconomics. Besides that you will be able to identify current societal challenges that can benefit from them. Receive interdisciplinary training in brain and cognitive sciences and economics. All with a strong focus on behavioural economics and neuroeconomics. You learn quantitative skills that allow you to employ advanced experimental methods. Use them to understand social and economic decision-making at different levels of analysis: at the neurobiological, psychological and economic level.

Why choose the Neuroeconomics track?

Beside the 3 general courses of the MSc Business Economics in your curriculum, you will have 5 courses with focus on brain and cognitive sciences and economics. The Neuroeconomics track is an interdisciplinary track, related to Economics, Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience.

You will be lectured by professors and experts working in a wide range of organisations and fields. Apart from the theory, you will work on complex cases of competition policy.

After graduation, you have an excellent job prospect e.g. at consultancy agencies, or in marketing or data science.

Career:

As a graduate, you will have become a valuable commodity for many private and public organisations: a university-trained expert in economics. ASE graduates are highly regarded for their independent minds as well as their strong interpersonal and transversal skills. Graduates can be found in a wide variety of organisations, including multinationals, financial institutions, consultancies, governmental agencies and NGOs and non-profit organisations.

Examples of positions currently held by Business Economics graduates include:

consultant at Boston Consulting Group, PwC, Ernst & Young
market maker at Optiver
policy adviser with the European Commission
decision support analyst at Royal Bank of Scotland
financial analyst at the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs
(business) analyst at ABN AMRO Bank, Rabobank, Breughel think tank

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Brain Organisation and Cognition for Behavioural Scientists

Behavioural Economics

Experimental Economics

Neuroeconomics

Neuroeconomic Methods for Behavioural Scientists

Neuroeconomics

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 International Business View 101 other Masters in Economics in Netherlands

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Academic requirements

GRE^®

155 _{(quantitative)}

GMAT

620

English requirements

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92

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants with no coursework in microeconomics or industrial organisation but with a strong quantitative background may apply to the track Neuroeconomics if they have proven knowledge in at least one of the following topics: Affective neuroscience, Behavioural economics, Cognitive neuroscience, Game theory, Introductory psychology

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Tuition Fees

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

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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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