The Faculty of Governance, Economics and Social Sciences (FGSES) at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) offers a four-year doctoral program in economics. Our program provides students with rigorous training in economic theory and quantitative methods, with the level of rigor being consistent with internationally competitive doctoral programs in economics. This training is supported by a group of internationally recognized economists with experience across a wide range of topics.

In the first year, students receive rigorous “pre-doc” training in microeconomics (four, half-semester modules), macroeconomics (four, half-semester modules), and econometrics (two, full semester modules). After successfully passing written “preliminary exams” at the end of the first year, a student officially enters the doctoral program. All first-year (pre-doc) courses are taught in English. In the second year, students take courses (workshops and lecture-based courses) in advanced topics in economics and quantitative methods and begin defining dissertation topics. Second-year courses and workshops may be taught in English or French, depending on instructor preferences. The third and fourth years are dedicated to research, specifically writing the dissertation.

Preparatory Year

Semester 1

• Microeconomics 1
• Macroeconomics 1
• Econometrics  1
• Mathematics for Economic Analysis
• Microeconomics of Development

Semester 2

• Microeconomics 2
• Macroeconomics 2
• Econometrics 2
• Statistics for Economic Analysis
• Macroeconomics of Development

Year 1

Semester 1

• Course field 1 - Option (list)
• Course field 2 - Option (list)
• Course field 3 - Option (list)
• Research workshop - Reflection on the problem

Semester 2

• Course field 5 - Option (list)
• Course field 6 - Option (list)
• Course field 7 - Option (list)
• Research Workshop - Preparation for the research proposal

Year 3 and 4

Semester 1

• Research workshop
• Paper

Semester 2

• Paper
• Soutenance

Course Field List

• Microeconomics of risk, uncertainty and information
• Public Choice and Social Welfare
• Méthode d’évaluation des PP
• Environmental Economics
• Advanced topics in microeconomics
• Economic modeling - RBC - DSGE - CGE