Engineering
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
A taught, full-time coursework Master of Commerce in Economics at Stellenbosch University that trains competent professional economists for research or for public and private sector employment. The Financial Economics focal area adds compulsory modules in financial economics and quantitative skills.
Faculty: Economic and Management Sciences | Department: Economics | Duration: One year (full-time) | Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
180 credits: Econometrics, Macroeconomics and Microeconomics modules plus a 60-credit research assignment or 90-credit thesis on a financial economics topic, with the focal-area modules Data Science for Economics and Finance and Financial Econometrics, and electives such as International Finance, Monetary Economics and Behavioural Economics. A full 180-credit thesis option also exists.
Professional economist roles in research and in the public and private sectors.
An honours degree with Economics as major and an average of at least 60%. A National Senior Certificate Mathematics mark of at least 60%, or a passed university-accredited mathematics module approved by the Department of Economics. A final mark of at least 60% in the intensive Statistics course that precedes the programme (coursework and assignment or thesis option). Applicants to the Financial Economics focal area must have completed Financial Economics 771 or equivalent at honours level and have adequate Time Series Econometrics background. Selection is competitive and based on academic merit, departmental capacity and transformation objectives. Final school-leaving results must be uploaded.
The application fee is R100 for South African citizens, permanent residents and refugee, asylum seeker and diplomatic status holders, and R400 for international applicants. Stellenbosch Business School applicants pay R1050 for the MBA and R850 for other SBS programmes. Some applicants are exempt; application fees are non-refundable.
Engineering
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Engineering
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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