THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2025/2026

Timetable information in the Course Catalogue may be subject to change.

University Homepage
DRPS Homepage
DRPS Search
DRPS Contact
DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Economics : Economics

Postgraduate Course: Econometrics 1 (ECNM11043)

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
SummaryTogether with the Econometrics 2 courses, this module provides a thorough training in basic econometric methods to enable you to critically assess applied work as well as to undertake your own using appropriate econometric techniques. You will acquire the background required for research at the PhD level or in employment as a professional applied economist.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Mathematics, Statistics and Econometrics (ECNM11002)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Students should be enrolled on MSc Economics, MSc Economics (Econometrics), MSc Economics (Finance), MSc Mathematical Economics and Econometrics, or PhD with Integrated Study in Finance (Business School).
Any other students must email sgpe@ed.ac.uk in advance to request permission.
Business School students are not required to take ECNM11002 Mathematics, Statistics and Econometrics.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesStudents should be enrolled on MSc Economics, MSc Economics (Econometrics), MSc Economics (Finance), MSc Mathematical Economics and Econometrics, or PhD with Integrated Study in Finance (Business School).
Any other students must email sgpe@ed.ac.uk in advance to request permission.
Business School students are not required to take ECNM11002 Mathematics, Statistics and Econometrics.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2025/26, 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 15, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 18, 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 102 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) The tutorials focus on solving homework questions and dealing with any issues which individual students might have.

Labs teach how to use statistical software for both practical empirical applications and for exploring theoretical properties of econometric estimators and procedures.

There is a single class exam at the end of the course. The exam covers both theoretical concepts and tools and empirical applications.

Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Econometrics 1 December Exam 2025180
Learning Outcomes
You will be able to critically assess applied work as well as to undertake your own using appropriate econometric techniques. You will acquire the background required for research at the PhD level or in employment as a professional applied economist.
Reading List
The main textbook is Fumio Hayashi (2000), Econometrics, Princeton University Press.
Supplementary textbook: Bruce Hansen (2022), Econometrics, Princeton University Press.

Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Mark Schaffer
Tel:
Email: m.e.schaffer@hw.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Allegra Wallace Von Hirschberg
Tel:
Email: Allegra.Wallace@ed.ac.uk
Navigation
Help & Information
Home
Introduction
Glossary
Search DPTs and Courses
Regulations
Regulations
Degree Programmes
Introduction
Browse DPTs
Courses
Introduction
Humanities and Social Science
Science and Engineering
Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Other Information
Combined Course Timetable
Prospectuses
Important Information