Postgraduate Prospectus

This course has a start date in September 

The MSc Economics and Financial Economics is a high quality taught graduate course in economics which has ESRC recognition under its "1+3" awards system.

The course is specifically designed to train you in the use of analytic and quantitative methods in examining economic issues, and to provide research training of the level required to proceed to a PhD programme in Economics.

Building on the core Economic Theory module, the MSc Economics and Financial Economics provides specialist modules on Financial Economics and Financial Econometrics – both of these modules are quite technical. There is also the opportunity to select the modules in Decision-making under Risk and Uncertainty, Options and Futures Markets, and Behavioural Finance.

At the end of your studies, you will be equipped with core skills and techniques for analytical work on financial markets.

The content of this course is influenced by the research experience and activities of staff associated with the Centre for Finance and Credit Markets.

• The MSc Economics and Financial Economics is a high quality taught graduate course in economics, which has ESRC recognition under its "1+3" awards system. 
• The Nottingham School of Economics is a recognised centre of excellence in teaching, having achieved a perfect score of 24/24 in the latest QAA teaching audit. 
• It is also one of the premier centres for teaching and research in economics in the UK, achieving a 5A ranking in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise. 
• CFCM, the Centre for Finance and Credit Markets (formerly the Experian Centre for Economic Modelling), was founded in 2000. Its research programme focuses on a number of specific issues arising from household and corporate debt, default on debt, and on the wider issue of the operation of credit markets.
  

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