入学要求 Requirement:
学术要求:2.1 Honours degree or non-UK equivalent qualification (for example, GPA 3.0 or above) in economics or in a relevant subject containing a significant amount of economics.
英语要求: IELTS 6.5 (with no subtest less than 6)
学费 Tuition Fee:2011/2012 £13750
课程特征 Course Features:
This Masters programme provides training for those concerned with finance and development issues in governments, central banks and international organisations, including commercial banks and corporations.
•Every year a few students from this programme may be selected to collaborate with major development organisations including DFiD and Oxfam as part of their MSc dissertation.
•You will be encouraged to attend our annual series of practitioners’ talks and annual Economics seminar series.
•The programme is offered by the Centre for Development Studies, a leading institution in the UK for postgraduate study and research in the area of development studies.
课程内容 Course Content :
You will take four compulsory courses and select three optional courses from the list below. MSc candidates also write a 12,000-15,000-word dissertation.
Core courses
•Growth and development
•Money, finance and growth
•Financial institutions and markets in developing countries.
•Research methods and dissertation training.
Optional courses
•Aid and development
•Basic econometrics
•Development policy
•Environmental economics
•Financial sector stability and growth
•Foreign direct investment and development
•International finance and money
•International macro economics and policy
•International trade
•Project planning, appraisal and implementation
•The Economics of Inequality and Deprivation
•The IMF, World Bank and economic growth.
职业前景 Career Prospects:
This programme is designed for those intending to pursue careers in teaching and/or research in the general field of economic development or the specialist areas offered as elective subjects; government officials wishing to expand their knowledge of various aspects of economic development; those working in this subject area in international agencies or in other organisations concerned with economic development.