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Economics: Risk and Information Economy Specialization

Degree Specialist in Risk and Information Economy
Level Specialization
Duration Two (2)semesters
Number of credits 17
Class Schedule Night
Modality On-Campus Learning
SNIES Code 20449

Objectives

The Risk and Information Economics Specialization seeks to train professionals on the use of various Micro and Macroeconomics theoretical and empirical tools, geared towards the understanding, analysis, forecast and regulation of financial, domestic, and international asset markets. The curricular structure will provide students with the adequate conceptual tools for analyzing and understanding markets, as well as with the procedures and institutions used in the economic management of risk and information.

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Model Program

Cycle Foundations Of Economy

EECO-5122Microeconomy ER

2
EECO-5123Quantitative Methods ER

2
EECO-5124Microeconomy ER

2
Total Credit Hours:6

Specialized Cycle

EECO-5236Time Series Introduction ER

3
EECO-5235Financial Mathematics ER

3
EECO-5213Macroeconomy and ER Markets

3
EECO-5214Financial Risk Evaluation ER

3
EECO-5238Derived Tools Valuation Methods ER

3
EECO-5216Bidding and Information Economy ER

3
EECO-5217Banking Crisis and Reasonable Standards ER

3
Total Credit Hours:17

Alumni Profile

This Program's alumni are characterized by:

  • Their training on the concepts, theories, and empirical instruments developed by the economic science for the study and forecast of financial markets.
  • Their training on the tools to identify short, medium, and long-term trends in financial markets and economy in general, based on the understanding acquired on the dynamics of fundamental economics variables.
  • Their skills to manage computer and econometric methods, based on understanding the relationship between microeconomics, macroeconomics, risk, and institutions, within financial markets.
  • Their familiarization with institutional topics on the management of information and risk in Colombia and in the world, as well as supervision and control arrangements in the country.
  • Being qualified professionals to take on specialized tasks of the sector's regulation agencies.
  • Being qualified individuals to perform a specialized professional activity in all the agencies that interact in financial and capital markets.

For further information go to the School of Economics webpage: http://economia.uniandes.edu.co.