MSc Economics

Programme Structure

Term 1

Research methods course (2 week intensive course in Mathematics and Statistics.)

After the intensive Mathematics and Statistics course, three core courses, each consisting of 4 hours of lectures and a 1 hour small group class per week

Term 2

Research methods course - 1 week course covering:

Academic writing skills
Empirical and Econometric skills
Software workshops (Matlab, Eviews and Stata)

Four optional courses, of which two or three are from List C: Advanced core options and one or two from List A: Applied options. Most optional courses consist of a 2 hour lecture and a 1 hour small group class per week.

Term 3

Exams

June – September

Dissertation

Research methods course

Academic writing skills
Empirical and Econometric skills
Software workshops (Matlab, Eviews and Stata)

All core and optional courses are assessed by a final exam in May/June.

For the maths and stats course, students take the final examination at the end of the two-week intensive course, in September. Although weekly problem sets are marked and feedback is given, they do not play any part in the final assessment.