University of York

University of York

Master of Science in Econometrics and Economics

The Master of Science in Econometrics and Economics in Economics is offered by University of York.

Program Length: 2 YEARS.

Master of Science in Econometrics and Economics offered by the University of York

Gain a thorough grounding in applied and theoretical econometrics


The public and private sectors are gaining an increasing awareness of the value of quantitative skills to assess and use evidence from large amounts of data, making econometricians highly sought after.

Build the essential skills that you need to follow a professional career, or pursue further research, in applied and theoretical econometrics. This course is aimed at those with a prior knowledge of economics and econometrics, and/or mathematics and statistics.

Course content
You'll follow a core course in advanced economic and econometric theory.

The modules are taught by world-leading experts in areas of economic theory, microeconometrics, panel data analysis, time series, spatial econometrics and nonparametric methods.

Applied econometrics modules will equip you with state-of-the-art data analysis skills.

You'll also develop your skills in analysing economic and financial data, and using econometric software widely employed by the leading researchers in the world.

Modules
You'll study 100 credits of taught modules. There are seven core modules which amount to 90 of these credits. 

Core modules
Advanced Microeconomics (20 credits)
Advanced Macroeconomics (10 credits)
Advanced Macroeconomics 2: International Finance and Trade (10 credits)
Econometric Methods for Research (20 credits)
Applied Microeconometrics (10 credits)
Time Series (10 credits)
Either Project or Topics in Financial Econometrics (10 credits)

Option modules
In addition, you'll choose one option from:

Design and Analysis of Mechanisms and Institutions (10 credits)
Development Economics: Theory and Evidence (10 credits)
Emerging Market Macroeconomics (10 credits)
Project (10 credits)
Public Sector Economics: Microeconomic Applications (10 credits)
Topics in Financial Econometrics (10 credits)
Money and Banking (10 credits)
Fixed Income Securities (10 credits)
Investment and Portfolio Management (10 credits)



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