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Finance and Economics is no longer accepting new applications.
Teaching
Students are strongly encouraged to attend the online preparatory course in Mathematics and Statistics in September.
Each student will take 6 compulsory modules plus a dissertation. The modules are a mixture of 18 or 27 hours of lectures.
Requirements:
- Take two optional modules, only one of which may be taken from the options from the MPhil in Economics
- Write a dissertation of up to 10,000 words
| One to one supervision | 2 hours of individual supervision for the dissertation component. The University of Cambridge publishes an annual Code of Practice which sets out the University’s expectations regarding supervision. |
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| Seminars & classes | Five or seven classes per year for each compulsory module; a total of approximately 44 hours, but may be higher depending on the optional modules chosen. |
| Lectures | The total number of lecture hours for the course is 153 hours per year. Each student takes eight coursework modules; each module has 18 hours of lecture time, except for Econometric Methods, which has 27 hours of lectures. The preparatory course consists of 51 hours of lecture time. |
Feedback
There is a test on the material covered in the preparatory course which is marked on a pass/fail basis. The test is formative and does not contribute to the overall mark for the MPhil, but failing this preparatory course will indicate that a student will need to improve their mathematical and statistical skills to cope with the main part of the course.
There are some practice exams in January and students receive feedback on their performance.
Classes in problem sets take place for core and advanced modules, and some optional modules.
Each student receives individual supervision for the dissertation component of the MPhil in Finance and Economics.
Assessment
Thesis / Dissertation
Students submit a 10,000-word dissertation at the end of July.
Essays
Optional Modules are examined by a 2-hour paper or project.
Written examination
Written examinations are held in January and April-June.
Other
Mid-Course examinations will be held for the Microeconomics, Macroeconomic, and Econometrics Modules and are held in the week prior to the beginning of the Lent Term. The examinations will be of 1.5, 2, or 3 hours’ duration. These mock exams will give students the opportunity to practice under examination conditions for the formal April-June examinations, and will also give a good indication of progress.