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Taught Postgraduate Degrees in Economics
What is a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDipCom / PGDipArts)?A Postgraduate Diploma provides an extension to the knowledge and skills gained in a Bachelor's degree. It offers a programme of course-work made up of 144 points worth of papers, chosen from Honours 300-level papers (those with a 37 prefix) and 400-level papers in Economics. One of the papers may be a dissertation, offering the opportunity to undertake independent supervised research. Inclusion of these Honours papers offers additional qualifications and skills that can add to career prospects. The Diplomas can be taken full-time in one academic year, or on a part-time basis over a period of up to 3 years. Entry to the Postgraduate Diploma requires: How does the new PGDipSci differ?The PGDipSci is made up of ECON 480 plus five further 400-level ECON papers. The ECON 480 dissertation is compulsory and ECON 371, 375 and 376 are prerequisites for the programme. (Note that from 2013, these prerequisites will apply to all our postgraduate programmes.) What is a DipGrad?Although you need a degree (or other appropriate training or experience) to gain entry to the DipGrad, it is not strictly a postgraduate qualification in a particular area of study, such as Economics. It is ideal if you want to prepare for postgraduate work in a subject area different from that of your first degree (e.g., as a bridging qualification to a Postgraduate Diploma or a Master's degree), or if you simply want to add to your basic qualifications. It can be personalized to meet your individual requirements as long as it constitutes a coherent, integrated academic programme overall. This programme may be completed by full-time candidates in one year, or by part-time candidates over more than one year. It must contain papers worth at least 120 points, of which at least 72 points are for papers at or above 300 level. Therefore, a standard DipGrad could include Economics papers in combination with papers in other subjects. If it contains 54 ECON 300-level points, theDipGrad may be endorsed as being in Economics. The papers to be included in the DipGrad shall be decided in consultation with the Programme Director and the departments concerned. The Master of Business (MBus) degreeAn MBus (Master of Business) in Economics is also available. Normally, you need a BCom (or equivalent) with a B average, majoring in Economics to enrol for an MBus in Economics. The MBus programme consists of one academic year of papers chosen from the Honours 300-level papers (those with a 37 prefix) and 400-level papers in Economics (as for the PGDipCom) followed by a research thesis which normally takes less than 9 months to complete. Entry to the Master of Business requires: MSc in EconomicsAn MSc in Economics is now available. If you have a BSc(Hons) or PGDipSci, it requires the completion of a research thesis involving a minimum of one year of further study. Alternatively, for entry with a BSc, it can be taken by papers and thesis over two years and includes: ECON 495 (thesis proposal) and other 400-level ECON papers worth 108 points, followed by ECON5 (thesis).
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