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M.Sc. Financial Economics
University of Glasgow
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| Start date: | September 2013 |
| Duration full-time: | 12 months |
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| Delivery mode: | On Campus |
| Educational variant: | Part-time, Full-time |
Description
* The programme draws on the most recent developments in each of the subject areas, gives you a strong foundation for PhD research and provides you with the toolkit to gain employment in a wide range of spheres.
* You will be encouraged to attend our annual series of practitioners talks and annual Economics seminar series.
* 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 six compulsory courses and select two optional courses. MSc candidates also write a dissertation.
Compulsory courses
* Financial sector stability and growth
* Basic econometrics (or Modelling and forecasting financial markets subject to the approval of the programme director)
* Economic fundamentals and financial markets
* Macroeconomics
* Microeconomics
* Modelling and forecasting financial markets (for students who are not required to take Basic econometrics)
* Research methods and dissertation training.
Optional courses
* Mathematical finance
* Modelling and forecasting financial markets (if not taken as a compulsory course)
* Money, finance and growth
* Public finance.
Contents
You will take six compulsory courses and select two optional courses. MSc candidates also write a dissertation.
Compulsory courses
* Financial sector stability and growth
* Basic econometrics (or Modelling and forecasting financial markets subject to the approval of the programme director)
* Economic fundamentals and financial markets
* Macroeconomics
* Microeconomics
* Modelling and forecasting financial markets (for students who are not required to take Basic econometrics)
* Research methods and dissertation training.
Optional courses
* Mathematical finance
* Modelling and forecasting financial markets (if not taken as a compulsory course)
* Money, finance and growth
* Public finance.
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
English Language Requirements
| CAE score: | 75(Grade B) |
Funding
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