项目介绍

2021年8月10日

Overview

The MRes and PhD in Financial Economics is a joint programme between the UCL Department of Economics and the UCL School of Management.

The MRes will firstly provide quantitative training in microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, and finance. These will be taught in the context of cutting-edge research and relevant applications. Secondly, it will provide you with analytic frameworks and transferable skills that will allow you to identify relevant and promising research topics, present ideas in order to obtain feedback, and provide feedback yourself. 

The subsequent years (for students who progress from the MRes to MPhil) will focus on the skills you will need to run research projects to completion and to present these to various kinds of specialised audiences. Likewise, teaching skills will also be developed.

Research areas

The MRes programme consists of taught modules (Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Econometrics), a hybrid module (Financial Economics) with taught components and research based components, and a research project in the final part of the year. For the MRes project, you will work under supervision to design and carry out a substantial piece of original research. This enables you to gain a deep understanding of the entire research process.More information can be found on the department website: Financial Economics MRes + MPhil/PhD

About this degree

All modules in the MRes year are core modules, there are no optional modules.

• ECON0107 – Macroeconomics, 15 credits
• ECON0106 – Microeconomics, 15 credits
• ECON0108 – Econometrics, 15 credits
• MSIN0234 – Topics in Financial Economics, 30 credits
• MSIN0135 – MRes Research Project, 105 credits

Students take a total of 180 credits in the MRes year. This is made up of the MRes Research Project (MSIN0135) and 75 credits of compulsory taught modules.

If you require further information about any of the modules listed, please contact: mgmt-pgr@ucl.ac.uk. 

Please note that the list of modules given here is indicative. This information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and module content and availability is subject to change.

Additional costs

For more information on additional costs for prospective students please go to our estimated cost of essential expenditure at Accommodation and living costs.

Accessibility

Details of the accessibility of UCL buildings can be obtained from AccessAble accessable.co.uk. Further information can also be obtained from the UCL Student Support & Wellbeing team.

Funding

We offer fully funded MRes/PhD scholarships to all admitted students who have applied by the deadline of 28th February 2021. This scholarship is open to all students (both UK and international), but only a limited number of scholarships are available. Successful candidates who have submitted their application after this date may receive a scholarship subject to availability or will come with their own funding.

Scholarships relevant to this department are displayed below.

CSC-UCL Joint Research Scholarship

Value:Fees, maintenance and travel (Duration of programme)Eligibility:OverseasCriteria:Based on academic merit

For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, please visit the Scholarships and Funding website.

Careers

We expect our PhD graduates to be striving towards an academic career as a faculty member in a top business school or economics department or in the research group of an international institution or a central bank.

Networking

Throughout the programme, our students have the chance to interact with leading scholars around the world. This is facilitated by our active research seminar series and students’ participation in leading academic conferences.

Why study this degree at UCL?

Unlike many PhD programmes in finance, our programme has a full anchor in economics and econometrics. Hence, we offer a unique world-class environment that combines the best of a UK leading business school (Guardian 2021), located in Canary Wharf, the heart of London’s modern financial district, and the tradition of economic research and teaching of the Department of Economics, located in Bloomsbury, London’s historical intellectual centre.

If you want to become an academic economist doing research in finance, this programme is for you. 

Department: UCL School of Management

Application and next steps

Applications

Students are advised to apply as early as possible due to competition for places. Those applying for scholarship funding (particularly overseas applicants) should take note of application deadlines.

This programme requires two references. Further information regarding references can be found in our How to apply section.

Application deadlines

All applicants28 February 2021

A late submission window closes on 30 June 2021. We advise those interested in the programme to apply before 28th February 2021, as those applying in the late submission window will only be considered if there are still places remaining.

This programme is primarily a full-time PhD programme with the first year MRes only offered as a full-time option. However, if you are considering the programme but wish to study the consecutive years on a part-time basis, please contact us via email at: mgmt-pgr@ucl.ac.uk to discuss your individual circumstances. 

For more information see our Applications page.

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