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University of Essex: Financial Economics
| Institution | University of Essex |
|---|---|
| Department | Economics |
| Web | http://www.essex.ac.uk |
| pgadmit@essex.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | 01206 872719 |
| Study type | Taught |
MA
Summary
Are you particularly interested in the financial aspects of economics? Do you want answers to questions such as, what drives stock prices? How should assets be allocated among a portfolio of possible investments? How do international financial markets work? Is it true that they suffer from systemic risk? If so, welcome home.
So, if you want to specialise in financial economics, your first degree isn’t in economics, or your previous economics training doesn’t suit our MSc courses, our MA Financial Economics may be for you.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Entry requirements for this course can be found on the course finder on the University of Essex website – www.essex.ac.uk |
| Location | Colchester Campus University of Essex Wivenhoe Park Colchester CO4 3SQ |
Fees
| England | 15750 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 15750 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 15750 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 15750 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 15750 GBP for Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 15750 GBP for Year 1 |
| EU | 24675 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 24675 GBP for Year 1 |
Summary
Are you particularly interested in the financial aspects of economics? Do you want answers to questions such as, what drives stock prices? How should assets be allocated among a portfolio of possible investments? How do international financial markets work? Is it true that they suffer from systemic risk? If so, welcome home.
So, if you want to specialise in financial economics, your first degree isn’t in economics, or your previous economics training doesn’t suit our MSc courses, our MA Financial Economics may be for you.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Entry requirements for this course can be found on the course finder on the University of Essex website – www.essex.ac.uk |
| Location | Colchester Campus University of Essex Wivenhoe Park Colchester CO4 3SQ |
Fees
| England | 15750 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 15750 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 15750 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 15750 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 15750 GBP for Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 15750 GBP for Year 1 |
| EU | 24675 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 24675 GBP for Year 1 |
Summary
Are you particularly interested in the financial aspects of economics? Do you want answers to questions such as, what drives stock prices? How should assets be allocated among a portfolio of possible investments? How do international financial markets work? Is it true that they suffer from systemic risk? If so, welcome home.
So, if you want to specialise in financial economics, your first degree isn’t in economics, or your previous economics training doesn’t suit our MSc courses, our MA Financial Economics may be for you.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Entry requirements for this course can be found on the course finder on the University of Essex website – www.essex.ac.uk |
| Location | Colchester Campus University of Essex Wivenhoe Park Colchester CO4 3SQ |
Fees
| England | 15000 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 15000 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 15000 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 15000 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 15000 GBP for Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 15000 GBP for Year 1 |
| EU | 23500 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 23500 GBP for Year 1 |
Summary
Are you particularly interested in the financial aspects of economics? Do you want answers to questions such as, what drives stock prices? How should assets be allocated among a portfolio of possible investments? How do international financial markets work? Is it true that they suffer from systemic risk? If so, welcome home.
So, if you want to specialise in financial economics, your first degree isn’t in economics, or your previous economics training doesn’t suit our MSc courses, our MA Financial Economics may be for you.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Entry requirements for this course can be found on the course finder on the University of Essex website – www.essex.ac.uk |
| Location | Colchester Campus University of Essex Wivenhoe Park Colchester CO4 3SQ |
Fees
| England | 15000 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 15000 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 15000 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 15000 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 15000 GBP for Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 15000 GBP for Year 1 |
| EU | 23500 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 23500 GBP for Year 1 |
MSc
Summary
Are you interested in finance and its economic foundations? The emphasis of our MSc Financial Economics is on the ways that economic reasoning can inform and illuminate the financial decision-making of investors and the financial choices made by firms.
You gain a broad and comprehensive understanding of financial economics. In particular, you explore topics including:
-
Notions of risk and return in equity markets, both in the context of asset pricing and in the management of equity portfolios
-
Optimisation theory
-
How economic arguments work
-
The role of equilibrium
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Entry requirements for this course can be found on the course finder on the University of Essex website – www.essex.ac.uk |
| Location | Colchester Campus University of Essex Wivenhoe Park Colchester CO4 3SQ |
Fees
| England | 15750 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 15750 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 15750 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 15750 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 15750 GBP for Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 15750 GBP for Year 1 |
| EU | 24675 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 24675 GBP for Year 1 |
Summary
Are you interested in finance and its economic foundations? The emphasis of our MSc Financial Economics is on the ways that economic reasoning can inform and illuminate the financial decision-making of investors and the financial choices made by firms.
You gain a broad and comprehensive understanding of financial economics. In particular, you explore topics including:
-
Notions of risk and return in equity markets, both in the context of asset pricing and in the management of equity portfolios
-
Optimisation theory
-
How economic arguments work
-
The role of equilibrium
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Entry requirements for this course can be found on the course finder on the University of Essex website – www.essex.ac.uk |
| Location | Colchester Campus University of Essex Wivenhoe Park Colchester CO4 3SQ |
Fees
| England | 15000 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 15000 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 15000 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 15000 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 15000 GBP for Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 15000 GBP for Year 1 |
| EU | 23500 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 23500 GBP for Year 1 |
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