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Postgraduate Course: Microeconomics 1 (ECNM11023)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Economics CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryTo give students a command of the main tools of microeconomic analysis, so that they can undertake advanced work in areas such as modern micro-founded macroeconomics, industrial economics, public economics, labour economics, environmental economics, international economics and finance; and to show how such microeconomic analysis can be applied in making the transition from theoretical models to policy models.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Students should be registered for MSc Economics or MSc Economics (Finance). All other students must email sgpe@ed.ac.uk in advance to request permission.
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesStudents should be registered for MSc Economics or MSc Economics (Finance). All other students must email sgpe@ed.ac.uk in advance to request permission.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 36, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 27, External Visit Hours 12, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 14, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Revision Session Hours 5, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 96 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) There will be two exams: one in the December Diet (25%) and one in the April/May Diet (75%).
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)3:00
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)3:00
Learning Outcomes
See description
Reading List
The basic textbooks to be used are:
- Mas-Colell, A., M.D. Whinston and J.R. Green, Microeconomic Theory (OUP, 1995).
- Varian, H.R., Microeconomic Analysis, 3rd ed. (Norton, 1992).
- Jehle, G.A. and P.J. Reny, Advanced Microeconomic Theory, 2nd ed. (AWL, 2001).
- Gibbons, R., Game Theory for Applied Economists (PUP, 1992)
- Diamantaras, D., A Toolbox for Economic Design (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009)
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.sgpe.ac.uk
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Andrew Clausen
Tel: (0131 6)51 5131
Email: Andrew.Clausen@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Sophie Bryan
Tel: (0131 6)50 9905
Email: Sophie.Bryan@ed.ac.uk
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