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The programme is organized in 7 sections
Knowledge updating in the English language, introductory computing.
This section is comprised of courses related to basic concepts of statistics and computer applications using SPSS or SAS statistical software packages in order to strengthen the background of the students in statistics.
It covers the basic principles of economics, mathematics, production theory and functions, supply and demand elasticities, resource and welfare economics.
It focuses on cost benefit analysis, financial, economic and environmental appraisal of investment projects, and impact assessment.
It is dedicated to the principles of management, operations research/management science methodologies and advanced optimization techniques.
The Business Economics provides an overview of the market models such as perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly and the behaviour of food product prices. This module also covers macroeconomic concepts, econometrics and time series analysis, as well as market performance and public policy in the food industries, and financial management. Finally, a course on Common Agricultural Policy provides knowledge on historical, institutional and comparative aspects of the European Community and European agriculture.
It includes courses on strategic management and the management of business firms. The second part is dedicated to marketing strategies, advertising, promotion, product differentiation and marketing regulations. Finally, one week will be devoted to market research which will provide students with tools and applications of marketing research techniques such as questionnaire design, data collection and data analysis.
[4 ECTS] – October
BEM.501 – Scientific English (3 ECTS)
BEM.502 – Introduction to Computers (1 ECTS)
[6 ECTS] – from October to November
BEM.510 – Database and Data Mining (3 ECTS)
BEM.511 – Parametric and Non-Parametric Statistics (3 ECTS)
[9 ECTS] – from November to December
BEM.520 – Mathematics for Decision Making (3 ECTS)
BEM.521 – Supply and Demand Theory – Market Models (3 ECTS)
BEM.522 – Resource and Welfare Economics (3 ECTS)
[6 ECTS] – January
BEM.530 – Theory and Applications of Cost-Benefit Analysis (3 ECTS)
BEM.531 – Project Appraisal (3 ECTS)
[6 ECTS] – February
BEM.540 – Principles of Management (3 ECTS)
BEM.541 – Operations Research (3 ECTS)
[21 ECTS] – from March to April
BEM.550 – Market Structure – Price Analysis (6 ECTS)
BEM.551 – Macroeconomics (3 ECTS)
BEM.552 – Econometrics and Time Series Analysis (3 ECTS)
BEM.553 – Food Economics (3 ECTS)
BEM.554 – Agricultural Marketing and Policy (3 ECTS)
BEM.555 – Financial Management (3 ECTS)
[12 ECTS] – from May to June
BEM.560 – Management of Business Cooperatives (3 ECTS)
BEM.561 – Strategic Management (3 ECTS)
BEM.562 – Marketing (3 ECTS)
BEM.563 – Market Research (3 ECTS)
Research Project (9 month duration, 60 ECTS)
Research Subject Areas (topics generally available for Master of Science thesis)
Last update: 03 of February, 2012