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Postgraduate Handbook 2025-2026 (archived)
Module ECON44815: Advanced Macroeconomics
Department: Economics
ECON44815: Advanced Macroeconomics
| Type | Level | Credits | Availability | Module Cap | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tied | 4 | 15 | Available in 2025/2026 | None. | Durham |
Tied To
- L1T109: Economics
- L1T409: Environmental & Natural Resource Economics
- L1T609: Behavioural Economics
- N3K709: Finance (Economics and Finance)
Pre-requisites
- None
Corequisites
- None
Excluded Combinations
- 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 | Attendance Monitored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 10 | 1 per week | 2 hours | 20 | Yes |
| Workshops | 8 | Weekly | 1 hour | 8 | Yes |
| Practicals | 3 | 2 hours | 6 | Yes | |
| Preparation and Reading | 114 | ||||
| Revision Classes | 1 | 2 hours | 2 | Yes | |
| Total | 150 | ||||
Summative Assessment
| Component | Component Weighting | Element | Length/Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examination | 70% | On Campus Written Examination | 2 hours | 100% | |
| Project | 30% | Computational macroeconomics project | 1000 words max excluding equations. tables and graphs | 100% |
Formative Assessment
One formative assignment will be assessed. This will be a set of analytical problems.
Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods
and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative
assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress
procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be
required to leave the University.