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Postgraduate Study

Course closed:

Economic Research is no longer accepting new applications.

Teaching

Each student will take seven modules plus a dissertation. The modules are a mixture of 18 or 27 hours of lectures.

Requirements:

  • attendance of the preparatory course in mathematics and statistics
  • two compulsory modules in each microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics, at the core and advanced level – amounting to six modules – and one optional module
  • a dissertation of up to 10,000 words
One to one supervision

Each student receives individual supervision for the dissertation component of the MPhil in Economic Research.

The University of Cambridge publishes an annual Code of Practice which sets out the University’s expectations regarding supervision.

Seminars & classes

Five or seven classes for each of the core and advanced modules – approximately 72 hours in total

Lectures

The total number of lecture hours for the course is 144. Each student takes seven coursework modules; each module has either 18 or 27 hours of lecture time. The preparatory course consists of 48 hours of lecture time.

Feedback

There is an internal examination on the material covered in the preparatory course which is assessed on a pass/fail basis.

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 Economic Research.

Assessment

Thesis / Dissertation

Students submit a 10,000-word dissertation at the end of July.

Essays

For the Core Modules assessment is by a 2 or 3-hour examination. Optional Modules are examined by a 2-hour paper or project.

Written examination

Written examinations take place in April-June.

Key Information


10 months full-time

Study Mode : Taught

Master of Philosophy

Faculty of Economics

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Dates and deadlines:

Applications open
Sept. 4, 2023
Application deadline
Dec. 5, 2023
Course Starts
Sept. 2, 2024

Some courses can close early. See the Deadlines page for guidance on when to apply.

Course Funding Deadline
Dec. 5, 2023
Gates Cambridge US round only
Oct. 11, 2023

These deadlines apply to applications for courses starting in Michaelmas 2024, Lent 2025 and Easter 2025.


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