ECPT10, ECPT11, ECPT12
LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY
Regulations for the Postgraduate Programmes in
MSc ECONOMICS
Degree Paths:
ECONOMICS: ECPT10
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS: ECPT11
ECONOMICS AND ECONOMETRICS: ECPT12
These Programme Regulations refer to the conduct of the programme in the session
2010/11 and should be read in conjunction with Regulation XXI of the University
Regulations and the relevant Module Specifications.
1
Structure
1.1
Administrative responsibility for the Programme rests with the Division of Economics
within the School of Business and Economics.
1.2
The Programme leads to the award of Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert),
Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip), MSc or PGCert/PGDip/MSc with Distinction.
One of the following three degrees or diplomas will be awarded: Economics,
Economics and Econometrics, International Economics. The name of the degree
awarded will depend on the optional modules chosen and the subject area of the
dissertation, in accordance with section 6 of these regulations.
1.3
The Programme will be offered on a full-time basis only (except for purposes of reassessment and in cases of credit transfer), commencing at the beginning of each
academic session.
1.4
The minimum period of registration for the award of MSc is twelve calendar months.
1.5
The prefix P on the module code represents a credit level of 7.
2
Content
2.1
Semester 1 (Total of 60 Modular Weight)
a)
Compulsory Modules (Total Modular Weight of 60)
CODE
ECP204
ECP205
ECP207
ECP208
TITLE
MODULAR WEIGHT
Microeconomic Analysis
15
Macroeconomic Analysis
15
Mathematical and Econometric Methods
15
Techniques and Topics in Economic Analysis
15
2.2
Semester 2 (Total of 60 Modular Weight)
a)
Compulsory Module (Total Modular Weight of 15 or 30)
All students must take at least one of these modules and can take both.
CODE
ECP256
ECP209
TITLE
Financial Econometrics
Microeconometrics
MODULAR WEIGHT
15
15
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b)
Optional Modules (Total Modular Weight of 30 or 45)
Two or three modules with a total modular weight of 30 or 45 to be chosen from MSc
List (semester 2) published by the Division in January of each year
2.3
Dissertation
2.3.1
During the summer period candidates will be required to submit a dissertation.
Dissertation
CODE
ECP300
a)
b)
c)
TITLE
Dissertation
MODULAR WEIGHT
60
The subject of the dissertation will be a topic in economics or econometrics,
and will be supervised by a full-time member of staff in the Division of
Economics within the School of Business and Economics.
The Dissertation will be between 12,000 and 15,000 words in length. Two
copies of the dissertation, in approved form, should be submitted by Friday
16th September 2011.
A candidate whose Dissertation is failed with a mark of 40-49% will be
permitted to submit a revised version on one occasion only. A candidate
whose Dissertation is failed with a mark of less than 40% will be permitted to
submit a Dissertation on a new topic on one occasion only. In either case the
date for re-submission will be set by the Programme Board.
2.3.2 All work for the dissertation must be undertaken on a full-time basis at Loughborough
University, except in very special circumstances and with the prior agreement of the
dissertation supervisor and module organiser.
3.
Dissertation Registration Criteria
3.1
The student must submit a research proposal by 5.00 p.m. on the first Friday of the
summer term. This proposed topic must be accepted by a dissertation supervisor and
the module organiser, according to conditions set out in the module specifications for
09ECP300 (dissertation).
No more than three students will normally be allocated to any one supervisor.
A dissertation that is not written on the accepted topic cannot be submitted without
the prior approval of both the module organiser and the dissertation supervisor.
3.2
3.3
4.
Assessment
4.1
The award of MSc is made for the accumulation of 150 credits plus marks of 40-49%
(grade D) in modules worth 30 credits. (These are minimum requirements. Students
with a grade of F (39% or less) in any module cannot be awarded the MSc). For
students who fail to obtain the MSc, the following awards may be available:

4.2
4.3
Postgraduate Diploma: the award of PG Diploma is made for the accumulation of
105 credits plus marks of 40-49% (grade D) in modules worth at least 15 credits.
 Postgraduate Certificate: the award of PG Certificate is made for the accumulation
of 60 credits.
Candidates who have a right of re-assessment in a taught module may choose to be
re-assessed in the University’s Special Assessment Period.
All examinations and tests must be taken at Loughborough University unless special
permission is obtained in advance from the Programme Director.
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4.4
A student who registers to resit a module will be required to resit all failed
components of that module (ie if the coursework mark was less then 50% they must
resit the coursework and if the exam mark was less than 50% they must resit the
exam). If a student resits the coursework element of a module and there was more
than 1 coursework assignment for that module, then the student is required to resit all
coursework assignments in which they achieved a mark below 50%. Marks for
elements of a module not being re-sat will be carried forward.
5.
General Provisions
5.1
The Division of Economics within the School of Business and Economics reserves the
right to offer or withdraw any taught module.
5.2
The Division of Economics within the School of Business and Economics may
exercise its discretion in waiving prerequisites for its modules under exceptional
circumstances.
6
Degree paths
6.1
The MSc/PD in Economics will normally be awarded following successful completion
of programme requirements. However candidates who have successfully completed
named modules may qualify for MSc awards as specified in 6.2 to 6.3 below.
6.2
The MSc in International Economics may be awarded following successful completion
of programme requirements to include the modules Trade Theory and Policy
(09ECP259) and International Finance (09ECP250) and a Dissertation (09ECP300)
in an acceptable field of international economics.
6.3
The MSc in Economics and Econometrics may be awarded following successful
completion of programme requirements to include the modules Microeconometrics
(09ECP209) and Financial Econometrics (09ECP256) and a Dissertation (09ECP300)
in an acceptable field of econometrics.