Global Macroeconomic Challenges 7.5 credits

About the course

The course focuses on major macroeconomic challenges shaping today’s global economy. It explores issues of sustainable debt accumulation, the dynamics and recurrence of sovereign and private debt crises, and the conditions necessary for domestic and international financial stability. A central theme in the course is the analysis of structural imbalances in international trade and capital flows, including persistent current account divergences, global savings-investment mismatches, and the role of financial globalization. The course also covers the roles of fiscal and monetary policy in addressing these challenges, as well as conflicts between economic policy objectives. By combining economic theory and case studies of recent global and regional crises, the course provides a framework for understanding contemporary macroeconomic policy debates.

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Autumn 2026
- Global Macroeconomic Challenges
  
  Second admissions round for EU/EEA citizens
  
  HT26 / Umeå / English / On site
  
  Submit a late application
  
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  Starts
  30 September 2026
  
  Ends
  1 November 2026
  
  Number of credits
  7.5 credits
  
  Type of studies
  On site
  
  Study pace
  100%
  
  Teaching hours
  Daytime
  
  Study location
  Umeå
  
  Language
  English
  
  Application code
  UMU-2N005
  
  Eligibility
  
  22,5 credits in economics and Mathematics 3b/3c or Mathematics Further level 1b or 1c or Mathematics C or equivalent. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6/level 2.
  
  Selection
  
  Academic credits awarded by application deadline (HPGR 1-165 ECTS)
  
  Application
  Application deadline was 15 April 2026. Please note: This second application round is intended only for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens. Submit a late application at Universityadmissions.se.
  
  Application and tuition fees
  As a citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees for studies at Umeå University.
  
  Application fee: SEK 900
  
  Tuition fee, first instalment: SEK 12,075
  
  Total fee: SEK 12,075
  
  Details about tuition, fees and funding
- Global Macroeconomic Challenges
  
  Offered as a part of a Degree programme
  
  HT26 / Umeå / English / On site
  
  Show more Show less
  
  Starts
  30 September 2026
  
  Ends
  1 November 2026
  
  Number of credits
  7.5 credits
  
  Type of studies
  On site
  
  Study pace
  100%
  
  Teaching hours
  Daytime
  
  Study location
  Umeå
  
  Language
  English
  
  Application code
  UMU-2N00G
  
  Eligibility
  
  22,5 credits in economics and Mathematics 3b/3c or Mathematics Further level 1b or 1c or Mathematics C or equivalent. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6/level 2.
  
  Selection
  
  Guaranteed admission for students at SGIEK, SYCEK, SGSAV, SGPOL, SGEKA.
  
  Application
  Application deadline was 15 April 2026. The application period is closed.
  
  Application and tuition fees
  As a citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees for studies at Umeå University.
  
  Application fee: SEK 900
  
  Tuition fee, first instalment: SEK 12,075
  
  Total fee: SEK 12,075
  
  Details about tuition, fees and funding

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