www.swansea.ac.uk Postgraduate Prospectus 2012

ECONOMICSThe study of economics provides the skills andknowledge required for a range of financiallyrewarding careers. It also helps in understandingmore fully the world in which we live and work.These degrees will:• equip you with skills relevant for a rewarding career as aprofessional economist, analyst, researcher or adviser• equip you for roles in management consultancy, or in thefinance or accountancy sectors• help you to gain transferable skills, including team working,communication, presentation, and analytical skills• prepare you for a research degree.MSc Business EconomicsThis taught Master’s degree, which has ESRC recognition,provides students with an understanding of the ways in whicheconomic principles are applied in the business world. It alsoprovides students with a thorough training in the research skillsneeded to proceed onto a PhD programme in Economics.Compulsory modules include:• Research Methods• Modern Microeconomics• Contemporary Macroeconomics• Firm Organisation and Innovation• Econometric Methods• Economic Forecasting.MSc Business Economics with FinanceThis programme also has ESRC recognition. Compulsory modulesare as for the MSc in Business Economics, plus:• Advanced Finance• Financial Econometrics• Management of International Finance.MSc Business Economics with ComputingCompulsory modules include:• Modern Microeconomics• Econometric Methods• Economic Forecasting• Firm Organisation and Innovation• Distributed Programming in Java.Optional modules are drawn from a wide range of topics,including:• Financial Econometrics• Marketing Management• International Finance for Economic Development• Labour and Personnel Economics• Algorithms Design and Analysis• Non-Centric Computing• Critical Systems• Data Storage and Manipulations• Relational and Object-orientatedDatabase Systems• Advanced Finance• Management of International Finance.MSc International Banking, Financeand Economics*This one-year, full-time Master's degreeprovides excellent training for careers inbanks, financial institutions, insurancecompanies, Central Banks and Ministriesof Finance/Economics as analysts and/oradvisers, as well as in the relevantdepartments of higher education.The degree focuses on the use ofadvanced economics, quantitativemethods, finance and banking (financialintermediation) theory in the understandingof the functions and problems of theinternational money markets andfinancial institutions.MSc Economics*The one-year programme combines theacademic study of advance theoreticaland quantitative methods with aknowledge of modern economics.Research training in economics enablesstudents to continue to doctoral workshould they so choose.*subject to validation9495MASTER'S DEGREES – ECONOMICSEntry requirementsNormally a 2.2 Honours degree or above inEconomics or a related subject.English Language requirement:IELTS 6.5 (minimum of 6.0 in each component)or Swansea University recognised equivalent.Scholarships and BursariesA range of postgraduate scholarships andbursaries is available. For details, please visit:www.swansea.ac.uk/scholarships/PostgraduateHow the degrees are structuredEach taught Master’s degree scheme is characterised by acombination of compulsory and optional modules, and students alsocomplete a supervised dissertation in which they are required toproduce a critical review of the literature and make a contribution toany field of study selected from the taught syllabus. For a full list ofthe compulsory and optional modules available, please contact theAdmissions Tutor. The schemes are designed to be academicallyrigorous and to meet the needs of employers for high-qualitypersonnel who have advanced training in business economics,finance and computing.AssessmentAssessment is by coursework, written examination, and a dissertation.Further informationWebsite: www.swansea.ac.uk/sbe/economicsContact the Admissions Tutor:Email: g.arabsheibani@swansea.ac.ukTel: +44 (0)1792 513682Visit the University: see page 182 for detailsApplications can be made online at:www.swansea.ac.uk/applyonline– see pages 184 – 185 for further informationFor details of research degrees available inEconomics, please see page 36.MASTER'S DEGREES – ECONOMICS