Learning Outcomes
On completion of the MPhil degree students should have:
- acquired an advanced technical training in microeconomics,Ê and econometrics;
- acquired, a solid grounding in the principles and practice of financial markets and developed the understanding of the tools necessary to make good financial decisions.
- begun to acquire independent research skills and experience of putting them into practice;
- acquired experience and guidance in formulating a realistic research topic and prepared written work to a strict timetable; and
- acquired sufficient knowledge and understanding of advanced economics to proceed to a career as a professional economist in industry or to a research degree.
Continuing
The MPhil in Finance & Economics is designed for students who wish to obtain a one-year masterÕs qualification before leaving academic economics, and is not designed for students who wish to continue to the PhD programme.Ê However, if a student is determined enough to continue their studies at the PhD level, there may be some leeway to transfer to the MPhil in Economics Research within the first two weeks of commencement of the course.Ê
