EC400
Introductory Course in Mathematics and Statistics
This information is for the 2015/16 session.
Teacher responsible
Dr Margaret Bray 32L.4.27, Dr Francesco Nava 32L.3.20, Dr Marcia Schafgans 32L.4.12 and Dr Shengxing Zhang 32L.1.16
Availability
This course is compulsory on the MRes in Economics (Track 1), MRes in Economics (Track 2), MRes/PhD in Finance (Route 1), MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics (2 Year Programme), MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics (Research), MSc in Economics, MSc in Economics (2 Year Programme), MSc in Economics (Research), MSc in Economics and Management, MSc in Economics and Philosophy and MSc in Finance and Economics. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.
Course content
The aim of this pre-sessional course is to provide students with the essential mathematical, statistical, economic and econometric background for the core Economics courses of these programmes. The course starts with mathematics revision sessions and progresses to sections covering mathematics for microeconomics, mathematics for macroeconomics, and probability and statistical inferences. MSc Finance and Economics students do not take mathematics for macroeconomics. MSc Management and Economics students attend lectures on literacy in accounting instead of the mathematics for macroeconomics.
Teaching
Approximately 25 hours lectures and 36 hours classes during September.
Indicative reading
Students will be advised of recommended readings in the Summer.
Assessment
Students will be required to complete a set of self-testing exercises during the course. At the end of the course, students on MSc Management and Economics and MSc Finance and Economics are examined on two mathematics modules (revision mathematics and mathematics for microeconomics) and probability and statistical inferences. All other students are examined on mathematics modules (revision mathematics, mathematics for microeconomics and mathematics for macroeconomics), and probability and statistical inferences. Students wishing to continue studying Economics MSc-level courses must achieve an overall grade of 50% in EC400 with no one subject exam less than 40%. Students wishing to study MRes-level courses must achieve an overall grade of 70% with no one subject exam less than 60%.
Application for EC400 must be made to the Department of Economics by the end of June.
Key facts
Department: Economics
Total students 2014/15: Unavailable
Average class size 2014/15: Unavailable
Controlled access 2014/15: No
Lecture capture used 2014/15: Yes (MT)
Value: Non-assessed
