University of York
Master of Science in Economics and Finance
The Master of Science in Economics and Finance in Economics is offered by University of York.
Program Length: 2 YEARS.
Master of Science in Economics and Finance offered by the University of York
Gain a thorough grounding in theoretical and applied finance and economics
Globalisation means an ever-increasing demand for specialists in economics and finance.This intellectually demanding course will provide you with the essential skills you need to follow professional careers in these areas or to pursue further research.Aimed at students with a prior knowledge of economics, this course will give you a thorough grounding in theoretical and applied finance and economics. You'll join one of the largest economics departments in the country and be taught by highly qualified staff.
Course contentYou'll follow five compulsory core components, in areas such as advanced macroeconomics and econometrics, theory of finance and econometrics. You’ll be able to supplement this with a choice of option modules.ModulesYou'll take 100 credits of taught modules.Core modulesAdvanced Microeconomics (20 credits)Advanced Macroeconomics or Advanced Macroeconomics 2: International Finance and Trade (10 credits)Econometrics 1 and 2 (20 credits)Theory of Finance (20 credits)Financial Markets (10 credits)
Option modulesIn addition, you can choose 20 credits of options from:Corporate Finance (10 credits)Continuous-time Finance and Derivative Assets (10 credits)Design and Analysis of Mechanisms and Institutions (10 credits)Emerging Market Macroeconomics (10 credits)Financial Engineering (10 credits)Financial Risk Management (10 credits)Fixed Income Securities (10 credits)Investment and Portfolio Management (10 credits)Money and Banking (10 credits)Project (10 credits)Time Series (10 credits)Topics in Financial Econometrics (10 credits)Applied Microeconometrics (10 credits)