MAEs Program
MAEs is a 1-year, 60-credit official master’s degree. The academic year is divided into three terms. The first two terms are common to all students, while in the third term, students might take one of the two tracks offered by MAEs. Teaching is 70% in Spanish and 30% in English. All subjects consist of 3 credits except for the Master´s final thesis, which is 6 credits. MAEs gives direct access to the PhD Programme in Economics at the UMA.
STUDY PLAN, YEAR 2025/2026
FIRST TRIMESTER
THEORETICAL TRAINING
October-December
- Mathematical Methods for Static Optimization
Samira El Gibari - Dynamic Systems and Optimal Control
Julián Molina Luque (Python) - Advanced Business Management
Germán Gémar Castillo
David Mena (Power BI)
(50% in English) - Statistical Methods for Econometrics
Carlos Gamero
Óscar Marcenaro - Macroeconomics
Manuela Magalhães
(in English) - Microeconomics
Miguel Ángel Meléndez Jiménez
(in English)
SECOND TRIMESTER
DATA ANALYSIS
January – February
- Microeconometrics
María Luz González Álvarez (Stata) - Macroeconometrics
Antonio Caparrós Ruiz (Eviews) - Econometric Impact Techniques
Óscar Marcenaro
Luis Alejandro López Agudo (Stata)
(in English) - Time Series and Forecasting
Mario Federico Rueda Narváez
Luis Alejandro López Agudo (Stata) - Operations Research
Laura Delgado
Ana Dolores López Sánchez
José Manuel Cazorla (R) - Numerical Methods in Static Optimization
Julián Molina Luque
Laura Delgado
José Manuel Cazorla (R)
THIRD TRIMESTER
APPLICATIONS
March – April
TRACK 1: ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
- Political Analysis and Public Policy Evaluation
Ascensión Andina Díaz
Ingrid Mauerer (Stata)
(in English) - Strategic Behavior Analysis
Javier Rodero (Stata)
(in English) - Economic Cycles and Growth
Marta Arespa
Juan González Alegre
(in English) - Monetary, Banking, and Financial Economics
Esteban Salmerón Francés
Antonio Pérez Castro (SQL) - Numerical Methods in Economics and Finance
Julián Molina
Laura Delgado (C++)
TRACK 2: APPLIED ECONOMICS
- Public Economics and Social Welfare
Ricardo Pagán Rodríguez - Labor Economics
Pere Mercadé Mele - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Luis Gautier
Antonio Pérez Castro (SQL)
(50% in English) - Public Revenue Economics
Carmen Molina Garrido - Cost-Benefit Analysis
Bienvenido Ortega Aguaza
SUPPLEMENTARY TRAINING
- Linear and integer programming (English)
- Power BI
- Python
- R
- SQL
- Stata
- Soft Skills (in English)
- Stress Management
INTERNSHIPS
A minimum of 75 hours (equivalent to 3 weeks) of internships is required.
MASTER THESIS (TFM) PRESENTATION
Defense dates for the TFM are scheduled for July and September (regular convocations) and December and February (extraordinary convocations).
Normas sobre la realización del TFM
MORE INFORMATION
For more detailed information, including course syllabi and academic calendars, please refer to the official MAEs programme page:
Programaciones docentes de las asignaturas que se imparten en el máster