Course Structure
The course can be conducted on a full-time (one year) or a part-time basis (two years). The course is for ten months duration, on a full-time basis, with one month preliminary training in mathematics and statistics and nine months on the M.Sc. register. The preliminary course commences in mid-August and the M.Sc. concludes by the following June. The course can also be undertaken on a part-time basis over two years. The preliminary course in mathematics and statistics must be completed prior to being allowed onto the programme register.
Michaelmas Term
August/September
Mathematics & Statistics Course
This is intended as a refresher course of undergraduate mathematical and statistical techniques with some introduction of advanced concepts.
- Mathematics - Weeks 1-2; 20 hours of lectures with daily homework
- Statistics - Weeks 3-4; 20 hours of lectures with daily homework
September– December
- Macroeconomics I - 18 hours of lectures & 9 hours of classes
Assessment: 9 problem sheets completed under supervision. - Microeconomics I - 18 hours of lectures & 9 hours of classes
Assessment: 9 problem sheets completed under supervision. - Econometrics I - 18 hours of lectures & 18 hours of classes/labs
Assessment: 4 problem sheets and 1 supervised applied assignment. - Research Topics - 18 hours of lectures.
Assessment : 2 assignments and a presentation.
Examinations:
3-hour examinations in each of Macroeconomics, Microeconomics and Econometrics are held in the last week of Michaelmas Term.
Part-time option: Part-time students take Microeconomics I and Macroeconomics I in Year 1 and Econometrics I and Research Topics in Year 2.
Hilary Term
January to April
- Macroeconomics II - 18 hours of lectures & 9 hours of classes
Assessment: 9 problem sheets completed under supervision. - Microeconomics II - 18 hours of lectures & 9 hours of classes
Assessment: 9 problem sheets completed under supervision. - Econometrics II - 18 hours of lectures & 18 hours of classes/labs
Assessment: 4 problem sheets and 1 supervised applied assignment. - Research Topics - 18 hours of lectures
Assessment: 2 seminar papers and 2 presentations
Examinations:
3-hour examinations in each of Macroeconomics, Microeconomics and Econometrics is held in the last week of Hilary Term.
Part-time option: Part-time students take Microeconomics II and Macroeconomics II in Year 1 and Econometrics II and Research Topics in Year 2.
2012/2013 Timetable to follow
Please note this timetable may be subject to change for the academic year 2013/2014
Trinity Term
April to June
An overall mark of 50% is required in the coursework component of the MSc in order to proceed to the dissertation stage.
Dissertation: A 12,000 word dissertation to be submitted by 30 June.
The Research Topics modules in Michaelmas and Hilary Terms will include research methodology and will assist students in developing dissertation proposals, help on how to choose a topic and how to proceed.
Deadlines will be established prior to and during the dissertation period covering outline, structure, literature review, data collection and submission of first draft to monitor each student's progress.
A research proposal must be submitted by the end of Hilary term (of year 2 for part-time students), with the aim of completing a minor dissertation on this topic by June 30th for full-time students and August 31st for part-time students. Dissertations that do not meet the minimum standard required will be subject to either ‘minor corrections’, in which case students will have two months to revise and resubmit their dissertation, or ‘major revisions’ where students must register for an additional six month period to undertake revisions and resubmit their dissertation for examination.