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International Financial Economics – (M.Sc.)

University of Glasgow

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Annual Tuition Fee: ≈ € 5,290 - ≈ € 13,520 (non-EEA)
Location: Glasgow / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴
Duration: 12 months Start Date: September
Educational Form:
  • Taught
Education Variants:
  • Parttime
  • Fulltime
Languages: English 
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* MSc: 12 months full-time

Teaching is based on formal lectures which also allow opportunities for class discussion. More technical subjects are supported by weekly or fortnightly small tutorials, which provide opportunities for you to engage with some issues or questions in a group format. Some courses also involve lab sessions with students using specialised software, for instance in the study of econometrics.

You will take five compulsory courses and select two optional courses from the list below. MSc candidates also write a dissertation.

Compulsory courses

* Basic econometrics (or Modelling and forecasting financial markets subject to the approval of the programme director)
* International finance and money
* Macroeconomics
* Microeconomics.
* Modelling and forecasting financial markets (for students who are not required to take basic econometrics)
* Research methods and dissertation training.

Optional courses

* Economic fundamentals and financial markets
* Financial institutions and markets in developing countries
* Financial sector stability and growth
* International trade
* Modelling and forecasting financial markets (if not taken as a compulsory course)
* Money, finance and growth
* Public finance.


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* MSc: 12 months full-time

Teaching is based on formal lectures which also allow opportunities for class discussion. More technical subjects are supported by weekly or fortnightly small tutorials, which provide opportunities for you to engage with some issues or questions in a group format. Some courses also involve lab sessions with students using specialised software, for instance in the study of econometrics.

You will take five compulsory courses and select two optional courses from the list below. MSc candidates also write a dissertation.

Compulsory courses

* Basic econometrics (or Modelling and forecasting financial markets subject to the approval of the programme director)
* International finance and money
* Macroeconomics
* Microeconomics.
* Modelling and forecasting financial markets (for students who are not required to take basic econometrics)
* Research methods and dissertation training.

Optional courses

* Economic fundamentals and financial markets
* Financial institutions and markets in developing countries
* Financial sector stability and growth
* International trade
* Modelling and forecasting financial markets (if not taken as a compulsory course)
* Money, finance and growth
* Public finance.

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Requirements

Applicants for the programme should have at least a 2.1 Honours degree, or equivalent non-UK degree. Normally, this should be a degree in economics or a joint degree containing a significant amount of economics (normally, at least four credit courses in economics) and at least one course in econometrics or statistics.

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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