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Economic Development – (M.Sc.)
University of Glasgow
Business School
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,290 - ≈ € 13,520 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Glasgow / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Start Date: | September | ||
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Glasgow
Every year a few students from this programme may be selected to collaborate with major development organisations including DFiD and Oxfam as part of their MSc dissertation.
Economics in the Business School at Glasgow is ranked in the top 10% worldwide in the fields of central banking, economics of strategic management, European economics, efficiency and productivity, international finance, international trade, macroeconomics, monetary economics, open macroeconomics, public economics, and transition economics; we are ranked in the top 25% of institutions worldwide in economics research.
* MSc: 12 months full-time
Teaching is based on formal lectures which also allow opportunities for class discussion. Some courses also involve lab sessions with students using specialised software, for instance in the study of econometrics.
You will take four compulsory courses and select three optional courses from the list below. MSc candidates also write a 12,000-15,000 word dissertation.
Compulsory courses
* Development policy
* Growth and development
* The IMF, world bank and economic growth
* Research methods and dissertation training.
Optional courses
* Aid and development
* Basic econometrics
* Environmental economics
* Financial institutions and markets in developing countries
* Financial sector stability and growth
* Foreign direct investment and development
* International trade
* Money, finance and growth
* Policies for sustainability and development
* Project planning, appraisal and implementation
* Theory and principles of sustainability
* The economics of inequality and deprivation.
Optional courses are also offered in economic and social history, politics and Central & East European studies.
Contents
Compulsory courses
* Development policy
* Growth and development
* The IMF, world bank and economic growth
* Research methods and dissertation training.
Optional courses
* Aid and development
* Basic econometrics
* Environmental economics
* Financial institutions and markets in developing countries
* Financial sector stability and growth
* Foreign direct investment and development
* International trade
* Money, finance and growth
* Policies for sustainability and development
* Project planning, appraisal and implementation
* Theory and principles of sustainability
* The economics of inequality and deprivation.
Optional courses are also offered in economic and social history, politics and Central & East European studies.
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Entry requirements are a 2.1 Honours degree or non-UK equivalent qualification (for example, GPA 3.0 or above) in economics or in a relevant subject containing a significant amount of economics.
If you do not have a background in economics but intend to purse further studies in the area of development, you are advised to apply for the MSc Development Studies.
If your first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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