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ALBA Graduate Business School

speciality: Economics

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What Is an Economics Degree?

Are you passionate about the business and finance sector? Do you follow the national and international news? Then, an Economics degree is the answer. It has always been one of the most sought-after degrees amongst youth. 

Economics degrees are designed to tackle all the issues that have an impact on financial situations, ranging from production to how resources are used. Candidates are trained to understand how the economy suffers fluctuations based on the market’s needs and wants followed by the market’s supply and demand.

By far one of the most crucial elements is that economics is divided into microeconomics and macroeconomic. Microeconomics deals with the economic behaviour at an individual level (companies, buyers, sellers and others), whilst macroeconomics illustrates the bigger picture, on a national or global scale (unemployment, economic growth, inflation and so on).

Benefits of an Economics Degree

Having an economics degree increases anyone’s chances to find a job, regardless of the field. This is mainly due to the fact that graduates hold many transferable abilities, such as analytical and problem-solving skills, that are suitable for any career. 

A study made by the London School of Economics and Political Science showed that graduates from an economics course have a starting salary of £33,000 per year. Having a job in the field right after graduation is a major positive aspect and comes with a lot of opportunities for career advancement.

Economics Degree Structure

Economics degrees are usually a three years commitment and sometimes are offered as part of a joint degree. This means that Economics can be studied along with another subject such as engineering, management, law, computer science and others.

This degree can be found either as a Bachelor of Science (BSc) or Bachelor of Arts (BA). The BSc focuses more on economical theory and statistical techniques, while BA is combined with social sciences and qualitative modules. 

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    Focus on understanding teamwork and performance under pressure

    I would definitely recommend it. It helped set the standards in terms of academic background and discipline for my later on a professional career. The level of professors was exceptional and assisted for a better and deeper understanding of finance but also helped to get prepared on how to work in order to deliver projects on time.

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    Programme: Finance
    Degree: Master's
    Graduation: 2011
    Campus: Athens
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    Great experience

    It was a pleasure studying in ALBA. A perfect choice for a young professional. With excellent guidance from a big variety of senior professionals and professors with a great experience. Also, the facilities were perfect.

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    Programme: Finance
    Degree: Master's
    Graduation: 2017
    Campus: Athens
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    Overall great professors with knowledge and passion for what they do

    I like how well organized Alba is, with people ready to answer any questions you may have and help you with a smile on their face. One thing I would recommend to improve is to make it more challenging for students. I enrolled with the Msc in Finance program. Overall I enjoyed the courses etc but I would prefer to go even deeper in the courses and for the exams to be more difficult and challenging to pass. For example I enjoyed the course “Quantitative tools in finance” because the exams and classes were very interesting and challenging at the same time, making me more eager to study for the course.

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    Degree: Master's
    Graduation: 2019
    Campus: Athens
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    Great fellow students, teaching materials, profesors, administrative staff

    ALBA is a great university which offers a lot, especially in terms of students’ diversity and teaching approaches. Well educated and dedicated teaching staff contributes a lot to this impression. Also, ALBA provides various practical workshops including experts from different fields of work into its teaching program.

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    Degree: Master's
    Graduation: 2011
    Campus: Athens
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    High level of professors – Gain academic and technical skills

    I attended the Msc in Finance program (graduate in 2010) and under my opinion the professors were the most valuable asset of the course because they were practitioners with deep knowledge of the market.
    I also enjoyed the fact very much that I both learnt and developed not only academic but also technical skills on Finance

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    Degree: Master's
    Graduation: 2010
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    The faculty in MSc in Finance

    Overall, very positive experience. Particularly, the fact that the MSc in Finance covers at least 60% of the CFA Level 1 is a testament of the careful consideration of the curriculum planing. Moreover, the addition of professors Karouzakis and Tzioumis has been detrimental to the success of the students as they bring a global outlook/perspective on teaching methods and effectiveness.

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    Programme: Finance
    Degree: Master's
    Graduation: 2019
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    Good school but with varying level of professors

    ALBA is a good post graduate school with some very solid professors. However, some of the professors are not up to standards and the standards of admission are low in my opinion, meaning that some of the students do not have something to contribute.

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    Programme: Finance
    Degree: Master's
    Graduation: 2013
    Campus: Athens
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    10 Dec, 2019
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    Dear student, Thank you for your feedback. We encourage you to fill in the evaluation forms at the end of each course in order to review individual professors. We value your opinion.
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    Oladapo
    Thought Leadership

    A business school is a market place for ideas above anything else. At ALBA you will receive high level instruction from Professors established not only in Academia but with tons of real world experience to back up their research!
    Also, you will apply this knowledge and be exposed to the most important and relevant ideas in your subject of study!

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    Degree: Master's
    Graduation: 2019
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    13 Nov, 2019
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    Thank you for your review!
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    Mohammad
    Every day has its own experiences

    I’m studying in ALBA GRADUATE BUSINESS SCHOOL that is located in Athens city centre. “AGBS” as a part of American College Of Greece has lots of facilities that could be interesting for everyone who wants to study in up to date place. As an international student, I’ve found vast knowledge during a short time after starting my studying. And I think the teaching path during the course is completely according to what you want in your real career.

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