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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2016/2017

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Degree Programme Table: Economics (MA Hons) (UTECNMC)

Year 1, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ECNM08013 Economics 1 Full Year 40




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 80 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes: Level 7 courses may be taken with the permission of your Personal Tutor subject to a maximum of 40 credits over years 1 and 2.
     


    Year 2, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ECNM08006 Economics 2 Full Year 40
    ECNM08016 Statistical Methods for Economics Semester 1 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 60 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:EXCLUDING: CMSE08002 Business Research Methods I: Quantitative Techniques.

    Level 7 courses may be taken with the permission of your Personal Tutor subject to a maximum of 40 credits over years 1 and 2.


     


    Year 3, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Entry into third year normally requires (i) passes in all courses (240 credits) in the first two years,(ii) a mark of 50% or above in Economics 2 at the first attempt and (iii) a pass in Statistical Methods for Economics.

    Students who spend their third year abroad at a partner university must complete and pass a full years diet of examinable subjects (equivalent to 120 credits), all of which must be in Economics. Students must complete and pass equivalent courses to the year 3 compulsory courses.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ECNM10070 Topics in Microeconomics Semester 1 20
    ECNM10052 Essentials of Econometrics Semester 1 20
    ECNM10069 Topics in Macroeconomics Semester 2 20
    ECNM10056 Applications of Econometrics Semester 2 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ECNM10026    History of Economic Thought 2   20  
    ECNM10025    History of Economic Thought 1   20  
    ECNM10036    Economics of Transition   20  
    ECNM10061    Development Economics   20  
    ECNM10020    Economics of Financial Markets   20  
    ECNM10018    History of Economic Thought   40  
    ECNM10066    Behavioural Economics   20  
    ECNM10068    Economics of Sport   20  
    ECNM10074    Economics of the Family   20  
    ECNM10080    The Economics of Crime   20  
    ECNM10079    The Chinese Economy: Past and Present   20  
    ECNM10077    Issues in Climate Change Economics   20  
    ECNM10007    Economics of Self-Management   20  
    ECNM10081    Economics of Inequality   20  
    ECNM10084    Policy Evaluation for Public Economics   20  
    ECNM10086    The Economics of Cities and Regions   20  
    ECNM10087    International Economics   20  
    ECNM10088    Productivity, Growth and Development   20  
    ECNM10089    Economics of Migration   20  
    ECNM10083    Economics of Asymmetric Information   20  
    ECNM10090    Experimental Economics   20  

    Notes:Economics of Financial Markets: this is primarily a fourth year course but is open to third year students who have strengths in Maths and Statistics with the permission of the course organiser.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    BUST10032    Investment and Securities Markets   20  
    ECSH10063    Energy, environment and security: energy policy in Britain, France and the United States since 1974   20  

    Notes:ONLY ONE Business Studies or Economic History option may be taken in place of an Economics Honours option across years 3 and 4.
     



    Year 4, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Degree Classification Weighting is based on 240 credits: One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper.
    For students who entered 3rd year in 2015-16, the following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based (papers that for the purpose of degree classification acquire weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice).
    From third year: 1) Topics in Microeconomics 2) Essentials of Econometrics 3) Topics in Macroeconomics 4) Topics in Economic Analysis 5) Applications of Econometrics 6) Economics Honours option
    From Fourth year: 7) Economics Honours Dissertation 8) Economics Honours Dissertation 9) Economics Honours option 10) Economics Honours option 11) Economics Honours option 12) Economics Honours option

    For students who are entering 3rd year in 2016-17, the following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based (papers that for the purpose of degree classification acquire weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice).
    From third year: 1) Topics in Microeconomics 2) Essentials of Econometrics 3) Topics in Macroeconomics 4) Applications of Econometrics 5) Economics Honours option 6) Economics Honours option
    From Fourth year: 7) Economics Honours Dissertation 8) Economics Honours Dissertation 9) Economics Honours option 10) Economics Honours option 11) Economics Honours option 12) Economics Honours option

    Degree Classification Weighting for students who spent their third year abroad is based on 120 credits: One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper.
    For students who spent their 3rd year abroad in 2015-16, the following are the six 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based (papers that for the purpose of degree classification acquire weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.)
    From Fourth year: 1) Economics Honours Dissertation 2) Economics Honours Dissertation 3) Economics Honours option 4) Economics Honours option 5) Economics Honours option 6) Economics Honours option.

    For students who are spending their 3rd year abroad in 2016-17, the following are the six 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based (papers that for the purpose of degree classification acquire weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.)
    From Fourth year: 1) Economics Honours Dissertation 2) Economics Honours Dissertation 3) Economics Honours option 4) Economics Honours option 5) Economics Honours option 6) Economics Honours option.

    Students who spent their third year abroad at a partner university must have completed and passed a full years diet of examinable subjects (equivalent to 120 credits), all of which must have been in Economics. Students must take third year core courses for which they did not take suitable substitutes on their year abroad.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ECNM10030 Economics Honours Dissertation As available 40




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 80 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 60 credits and maximum of 80 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ECNM10026    History of Economic Thought 2   20  
    ECNM10025    History of Economic Thought 1   20  
    ECNM10018    History of Economic Thought   40  
    ECNM10032    Economics of Strategic Behaviour 1   20  
    ECNM10036    Economics of Transition   20  
    ECNM10013    Economics of Strategic Behaviour   40  
    ECNM10061    Development Economics   20  
    ECNM10020    Economics of Financial Markets   20  
    ECNM10022    Natural Resource and Environmental Economics   20  
    ECNM10066    Behavioural Economics   20  
    ECNM10068    Economics of Sport   20  
    ECNM10074    Economics of the Family   20  
    ECNM10024    Monetary Theory and Policy   20  
    ECNM10080    The Economics of Crime   20  
    ECNM10079    The Chinese Economy: Past and Present   20  
    ECNM10077    Issues in Climate Change Economics   20  
    ECNM10078    Modelling the Financial Crisis and its Aftermath   20  
    ECNM10007    Economics of Self-Management   20  
    ECNM10081    Economics of Inequality   20  
    ECNM10084    Policy Evaluation for Public Economics   20  
    ECNM10085    Advanced Mathematical Economics   20  
    ECNM10086    The Economics of Cities and Regions   20  
    ECNM10087    International Economics   20  
    ECNM10088    Productivity, Growth and Development   20  
    ECNM10089    Economics of Migration   20  
    ECNM10083    Economics of Asymmetric Information   20  
    ECNM10090    Experimental Economics   20  

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    BUST10039    Negotiation   20  
    BUST10032    Investment and Securities Markets   20  
    BUST10012    Corporate Finance   20  
    BUST10133    Decision Analytics   20  
    ECSH10063    Energy, environment and security: energy policy in Britain, France and the United States since 1974   20  
    PLIT10095    International Politics of Money   20  
    SSPS10026    Social and Political Science in Practice   20  

    Notes:ONLY ONE Business Studies or Economic History option may be taken in place of an Economics Honours option across years 3 and 4.

    Students who spent Year 3 abroad on an International Exchange/ERASMUS scheme are not permitted to select a Business Studies or Economic History option in place of an Economics Honours option in Year 4.

     



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