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Economic Research is no longer accepting new applications.
Teaching
Students are strongly encouraged to attend the online preparatory course in Mathematics and Statistics in September.
Each student will take seven modules plus a dissertation. The modules are a mixture of 18 or 27 hours of lectures.
Requirements:
- two compulsory modules in each microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics, at the core and advanced level – amounting to six modules – and one optional module
- a dissertation of up to 10,000 words
| One to one supervision | 2 hours of individual supervision for the dissertation component. The °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï publishes an annual Code of Practice which sets out the University’s expectations regarding supervision. |
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| Seminars & classes | Five or seven classes for each of the core and advanced modules – approximately 72 hours in total |
| Lectures | The total number of lecture hours for the course is 153. Each student takes seven coursework modules; each module has either 18 or 27 hours of lecture time. The preparatory course consists of 51 hours of lecture time. |
| Taught/Research Balance | Predominantly Taught |
Feedback
There is a test on the material covered in the preparatory course which is marked on a pass/fail basis. The test is formative and does not contribute to the overall mark for the MPhil, but failing this preparatory course will indicate that a student will need to improve their mathematical and statistical skills to cope with the main part of the course.
There are some practice exams in January and students receive feedback on their performance.
Classes in problem sets take place for core and advanced modules, and some optional modules.
Each student receives individual supervision for the dissertation component of the MPhil in Economic Research.
Assessment
Thesis / Dissertation
Students submit a 10,000-word dissertation at the end of July.
Essays
For the Core Modules assessment is by a 2 or 3-hour examination. Optional Modules are examined by a 2-hour paper or project.
Written examination
Written examinations take place in April-June.
