The Behavioral Economics program, offered by the University of Bucharest through the Faculty of Business Administration and the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, aims to developspecialists in the areas of decision making processes and strategic interactions, by the means of a comprehensive approach of the mechanisms which govern economic behaviour.
The program is intended for those who wish to improve their abilities in areas such as management, interdisciplinary analysis of economic and social phenomena, as well as counselling and consulting both on an individual and organizational level.
Furthermore, apart from the practical skills that the students will study, they will also be involved in specific activities with regard to interdisciplinary research.
All the activities pertaining to the organization of the program will be in English. This will be done so as to facilitate the involvement of international specialists and the teaching of a curriculum which is up to date with the latest developments in the field.
The admission for the program will consist of a written examination and an interview (each with a weight of 50% from the final grade) so as to evaluate the knowledge of the candidates. In order to ensure that the applicants have sufficient knowledge of the language, the admission process will be entirely in English.
The masters program welcomes students from different backgrounds and a degree in the area of social sciences is not mandatory; the only pre-requisites are an interest in behavioural economics and the desire to develop abilities and competencies specific to this subject.
Atkinson, R.L., Atkinson, R.C., Smith, E.E., & Bem D.J.
Chapter 19: Social interaction and influence: Presence of others, Interpersonal influence, Group decision, pages 864-907.
Number of open positions: 50, of which 7 are state funded and 43 with tuition fee.