Postgraduate Course: Further Topics in Economics (ECNM11087)

Course Outline
School	School of Economics	College	College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	This course builds on Foundation of Economics, and strengthens understanding of certain topics in micro- and macroeconomics such as the real-business cycle model and matching frictions in the labour market, and credit market imperfections. These topics are treated in a mathematical way. Topics vary from year to year.
Course description	This course is designed to deepen understanding of some core economic models treated mathematically. As such, it aims at depth rather than breadth, but introduces students to a more detailed and advanced approach to economic reasoning in a small number of topics.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Block 1 (Sem 1)
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 15, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 6, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 75 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Written Exams 100%
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: demonstrate detailed knowledge and understanding of a small number of models and their mathematical underpinnings. be familiar with how these models are solved, and will be able to manipulate them.