| Unit name | MRes Macroeconomics 1 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EFIMM0020 |
| Credit points | 15 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Professor. Hu |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
MRes Mathematics for Economics |
| School/department | School of Economics |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit aims to broaden and deepen knowledge and understanding of selected topics in macroeconomics. These topics will include dynamic optimization, and the application of dynamic models to consumption, investment and growth in continuous time. The unit aims to build in students the ability to know, understand and evaluate these tools and to apply them when undertaking novel research. To help in this, the material will include some empirical work which will highlight the scope and limitations of these tools.
This unit provides a thorough and in-depth treatment of the basic concepts in macroeconomics and introduces fundamental analytic paradigms rigorously, with a view to equip the students with sufficient foundational understanding of the discipline to be able to access the journal articles first-hand, to evaluate them critically and to start independent research projects at basic levels. Students will also learn to the application of computational software such as MATLAB to these tools, its scope and limitations.
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions such as online teaching for large and small group, face-to-face small group classes (where possible) and interactive learning activities
online exam (85%) and coursework (15%)
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
