Finance and Economics (Research)

Entry requirements

A 2:2 honours degree, or international equivalent, in finance, economics or a related discipline.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Our MA is designed to provide you with the essential skills, as well as an advanced knowledge and understanding of economics and finance, to proceed to doctoral research.

Overview

The MA forms part of the 4.5 (Masters plus PhD) training route under the Northern Ireland and North East Doctoral Training Partnership (NINE DTP). It is only open to applicants submitting for funding under NINE DTP.

Throughout the course you'll develop:

• a thorough understanding of social science theory, approaches and research methods
• an understanding of research methods specific to economics and/or finance
• knowledge of advanced scholarship and practice in areas within finance/economics
• a broader awareness of cutting edge research across the social sciences
• skills in data collection and analysis
• specialist analytical and problem-solving skills.

The research training provided will also be valuable for many non-academic careers in:

• research institutions
• other knowledge-intensive environments

What you'll learn

You'll take research training modules made up of fundamental research skills. These are part of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Research Training Programme.

You take further modules, both compulsory and optional. These provide subject-specific knowledge, geared to either economics or finance. The course leads up to your dissertation, which is worth 60 credits.

Advanced statistical software

Where possible you'll have access to advanced statistical software including:

Software may include:

• Eviews
• SPSS
• Stata
• Gauss
• MATLAB
• SAS
• Maple
• Minitab
• R

Information for international students

See Newcastle University's course entry for more information

Fees and funding

See Newcastle University's course entry for more information