Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MSc Finance and Risk) (BUST11180)
Course Outline
| School |
Business School |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Dissertation |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
60 |
| Home subject area |
Business Studies |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
Conditional on passing all first and second semester examinations, students will write a dissertation (60 credits) of approximately 15,000 words on a subject of their choice within the Finance and Risk field. The dissertation will take approximately 3 months to complete (1st of June- 30th of August).
The work normally consists of a literature review survey in an applied/empirical area of Finance and Risk followed by a piece of empirical work involving either qualitative research methods or statistical methods.
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Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
After completing the dissertation the student will be able to:
- study finance topics in detail;
- identify and and define pertinent research questions;
- review the pertinent literature;
- define a proper methodology;
- conduct research in the context of data analysis or experiments;
- structure and logically construct a report on a piece of research. |
Assessment Information
| A dissertation of approximately 15,000 words in length. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Mr Gavin Kretzschmar
Tel: (0131 6)50 2448
Email: Gavin.Kretzschmar@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Caroline Leburn
Tel: (0131 6)51 3854
Email: Caroline.Leburn@ed.ac.uk |
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