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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 re-assessment 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.
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CODE
ECP256
ECP209
TITLE
Financial Econometrics
Microeconometrics
MODULAR WEIGHT
15
15
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 of Economics within
the School of Business and Economics 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 finance,
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 the 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:
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
4.3
4.4
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.
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.
4.2