Finance and Economics, Graduate Diploma

About Finance and Economics, Graduate Diploma - at Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL)

This programme covers advanced study in finance and related areas of economics with a research dissertation component. It provides training for those who wish to specialise as financial economists in the private sector or government, or who wish to follow an academic career.Course contentThere are eight one-semester courses in total. In the first semester you will take three core courses: Financial Economics A Econometrics A Corporate Finance. You must also take one option from a list, which may vary from year to year. In the second semester students take two core courses: Financial Economics B Financial Derivatives. You must also take two courses from the second semester option list.AssessmentA written examination for each course unit must be taken. Some units may also include assessed coursework. You will also write a dissertation, of 10,000 words, on a financial topic, which will normally include both theoretical economic content and applied results.Entry requirementsYou should have at least an upper-second class honours degree, or its equivalent, in economics or a related subject. A good basic knowledge of relevant statistical theory and mathematics is also necessary, and students are required to sit pre-sessional statistics and mathematics examinations following an intensive two-week course in September.

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