MCom Economics

A minimum of 180 credits are required, 140 from the core modules and 40 from the elective modules.

The MCom (Economics) is designed to prepare students to work as professional economists in, for example, consulting, banking, or the public sector. The program provides rigorous training in economic theory and economic modelling that is required of economists.

The program also serves to develop both the technical and research-related skills needed for an economist interested in a PhD, although a student who wants to proceed to a PhD programme, should consider, instead, the MPhil (Economics) first.

Admission Requirements:

• Relevant BComHons degree
• A cumulative weighted average of at least 65% for the honours degree

Other Programme-Specific Information:

• Any other module on master’s level approved by the relevant head of department can constitute an elective.
• Candidates who consider pursuing a doctoral degree are required to complete the MPhil (Economics).
• A minimum number of at least five candidates are required to register before a module is presented.
• The department furthermore reserves the right not to present a module if the particular expertise in that module is not available in the department for that year.
• Each candidate is only allowed to register twice for a particular module. Exam entry in all subjects requires a minimum 40%. In order to continue on the programme, all students must receive exam entry in every module. Students cannot be registered on the programme more than two years.

Examinations And Pass Requirements:

• The pass mark for both a dissertation and a mini-dissertation is 50%. The provisions regarding pass requirements for dissertations, contained in General Academic Regulation G36, apply with the necessary changes to mini-dissertations.
• A pass mark of at least 50% is required in the examination of each module.

Research Information:

• The research component comprises the writing of a mini-dissertation. The postgraduate programme manager will appoint a supervisor, based on the mutual interests of the candidate and the supervisor.
• Once a supervisor agrees to work with a candidate, the candidate will continue to work under the guidance of his/her supervisor to complete the research and to develop and finalise a mini-dissertation according to departmental guidelines and regulations.  
• The mini-dissertation contributes 67% towards the total requirements for the degree.

Modules:

• Core modules
• EKN 812
• Microeconomics 812
• Credits: 10.00
• EKN 813
• Macroeconomics 813
• Credits: 10.00
• EKN 895
• Mini-dissertation: Economics 895
• Credits: 120.00
• Elective modules
• EKN 804
• International trade 804
• Credits: 10.00
• EKN 805
• International finance 805
• Credits: 10.00
• EKN 816
• Monetary economics and banking 816
• Credits: 10.00
• EKN 819
• Computable general equilibrium modelling 819
• Credits: 10.00
• EKN 821
• Capita selecta economics 821
• Credits: 10.00
• EKN 825
• Environmental economics 825
• Credits: 10.00
• EKN 864
• Health economics 864
• Credits: 10.00
• EKN 865
• Financial economics 865
• Credits: 10.00
• EKT 813
• Econometrics 813
• Credits: 10.00
• EKT 814
• Econometrics 814
• Credits: 10.00
• EKT 815
• Econometrics 815
• Credits: 10.00
• EKT 816
• Econometrics 816
• Credits: 10.00
• EOG 880
• Economic development 880
• Credits: 10.00
• OWE 880
• Public economics 880
• Credits: 10.00