MSc International Finance and Development

SOAS, University of London

Master

In City of London

£ 11,545 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    City of london

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Start of programme: September intake only
Mode of Attendance: Full-time or Part-time
Who is this programme for?: This progamme replaces the MSc Finance and Development Programme and will start September 2017/18 This programme combines political economy of international finance with development economics. It is unique in Britain and draws on the specific strengths of SOAS, namely in development economics, political economy and area specialisation. It also draws on the international reputations of SOAS specifically in the political economy of finance.
Students take five core modules in Macroeconomics, Statistical Research Techniques, Financial Systems and Economic Development, International Finance, Theory of Financial Institutions and Policy. They are given the choice of three options and they have to write an 10,000 word dissertation on an approved topic relating to finance and development.
All students are required to complete the compulsory preliminary course in Mathematics and Statistics (including Computing) prior to commencing this programme. This course is taught over a three week period from the beginning of September, for further information on this course please here: Preliminary maths and Statistics Course
Convenors
Costas Lapavitsas

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Subjects

  • Financial Training
  • Systems
  • Financial
  • Finance
  • International
  • Maths
  • Economics
  • Statistics

Course programme

Students registered for this MSc must take all the core courses listed below. The only possible exception is that students who have already an adequate maths and stats background may drop the Statistical Research Techniques module and take instead Econometrics, this requires the written permission of the course convenor for Econometrics. Students who wish to apply for this alternative quantitative structure, which includes the option of taking Advanced Econometrics A and/or Advanced Econometrics B, must contact the convenor of Econometrics prior to the taking of the Preliminary examination.

Core Modules
  • Financial Systems and Economic Development
  • Macroeconomics
  • International Finance
  • Theory of financial institutions & policy
  • Statistical Research Techniques
  • Dissertation for MSc Finance and Development
AND THREE Modules from the following:Optional Modules
  • Growth and Development
  • International Trade and Investment
  • Political Economy of Institutions
  • Economics of Environment and Development
  • Gender Economics (PG)
  • Global Economic Policy Analysis
  • Global Production and Industrial Policy
  • Institutions and Governance
  • History of Economic Analysis
  • Marxist Political Economy and World Development
  • Political Economy of Agriculture and Food
  • African economies 2: applied macroeconomic analysis
  • African economies 1: applied microeconomic analysis
  • Applied Economics of the Middle East 1
  • Applied economics of the Middle East 2
  • Capital markets, derivatives & corporate finance
  • China's Economic Transformation
  • China and World Development
  • Economic Development of Japan
  • Economic development of South Asia a) the macroeconomy
  • Economic Development of South Asia B) Major Sectors & The International Economy
  • Economic development of the Asia Pacific region
  • Economic development of the Asia Pacific region 2
  • The economic development of South East Asia
  • Islamic banking and finance
  • Limits to Growth? (PG)

This is the structure for 2018/19 applicants

If you are a current student you can find structure information on Moodle or through your Department.

Programme Specification
  • MSc International Finance and Development MSc Programme Specifation 2017-18 (pdf; 147kb)
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