Postgraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2023-2024

Module ECON44815: ADVANCED MACROECONOMICS

Department: Economics

ECON44815: ADVANCED MACROECONOMICS

Type	Tied	Level	4	Credits	15	Availability	Available in 2023/24	Module Cap

Tied to	L1T109
Tied to	L1T309
Tied to	L1T409
Tied to	N3K709

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None

Excluded Combination of Modules

None

Aims

To develop knowledge and analytical skills in advanced macroeconomics.

Content

Advanced topics may be drawn from:
growth theory
business cycle theory: DSGE modelling
monetary theory
and their respective applications

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

be able to interpret scholarly literature in advanced macroeconomics;
have sufficient familiarity with the relevant current academic literature to identify open questions for their own research.

Subject-specific Skills:

be able to apply problem-solving and analytical skills to complex issues in macroeconomics.

Key Skills:

Written Communication;
Planning, Organising and Time Management;
Problem Solving and Analysis;
Using Initiative;
Numeracy;
Computer Literacy.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Teaching is by lectures, workshops and computer practicals. Learning takes place through attendance at lectures, preparation for and participation in workshops and practicals, and private study.
Formative assessment is by means of one exercise.
Summative assessment is by means of a written examination and a project.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total/Hours
Lectures	10	1 per week	2 hours	20
Workshops	8	Weekly	1 hour	8	■
Computer Practicals	3		2 hours	6
Preparation & Reading				114
Revision Lectures	1		2 hours	2
Total				150

Summative Assessment

Component: Examination		Component Weighting: 80%
Element	Length / duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
One in-person written examination	2 hours	100%	Same
Component: Project		Component Weighting: 20%
Element	Length / duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Computational macroeconomics project	1000 words max excluding equations. tables and graphs	100%	Same

Formative Assessment:

One formative assignment will be assessed. This will be a set of analytical problems.

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University