Postgraduate Course: Microeconomics 1 (ECNM11023)
Course Outline
| School | School of Economics | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 20 | 
ECTS Credits | 10 | 
 
 
| Summary | To give students a command of the main tools of microeconomic analysis, so that they can undertake advanced work in areas such as modern micro-founded macroeconomics, industrial economics, public economics, labour economics, environmental economics, international economics and finance; and to show how such microeconomic analysis can be applied in making the transition from theoretical models to empirical/policy models. 
 
 
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| Course description | 
    
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  Students should be registered for MSc Economics or MSc Economics (Finance).  All other students must email sgpe@ed.ac.uk in advance to request permission. 
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| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | Students should be registered for MSc Economics or MSc Economics (Finance).  All other students must email sgpe@ed.ac.uk in advance to request permission. 
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Quota:  72 | 
 
| Course Start | 
Semester 1 | 
 
Timetable  | 
	
Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
200
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 Lecture Hours 36,
 Seminar/Tutorial Hours 27,
 External Visit Hours 12,
 Feedback/Feedforward Hours 14,
 Formative Assessment Hours 3,
 Summative Assessment Hours 3,
 Revision Session Hours 5,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
96 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) | 
Class exam in December counting for 25 per cent of the final mark. 
Final examination in the in the April/May diet, counting for 75 per cent of the final mark. 
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| Feedback | 
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) |  | 3:00 |  |  
 
Learning Outcomes 
|     See description
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Additional Information
| Course URL | 
http://www.sgpe.ac.uk | 
 
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
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| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Ahmed Anwar 
Tel: (0131 6)50 8355 
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Course secretary | Ms Marie Craft 
Tel: (0131 6)51 1764 
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