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Master of Arts (Honours) Economics with Spanish


MA/BSc (Hons) Economics 'with' Degrees: First year
Code Module name Credits
(( EC1001 Macroeconomics 20 AND
EC1002 Microeconomics 20 ) OR
( EC1004 Economics
Not running in 2022-2023
20 )) AND
View list Between 0 and 40 credits from Module List: EC1003, EC1008 AND
EC1003 Mathematics for Economists 20
EC1008 Finance 20
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year

Students who have passed MT1002 are exempt from EC1003.
EC1003 may be taken in second year
MA (Hons) 'with' Spanish Degrees: First Year
Code Module name Credits
( SP1001 Spanish Language and Texts 1 20 AND
SP1002 Spanish Language and Texts 2 20 ) OR
( SP1003 Spanish for Beginners 1 20 AND
SP1004 Spanish for Beginners 2 20 ) AND
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year


MA/BSc (Hons) Economics 'with' Degrees: Second year
Code Module name Credits
^ EC2001 Intermediate Microeconomics 20 AND
^ EC2002 Intermediate Macroeconomics 20 AND
EC2203 Statistics for Economists 20 AND
EC1003 Mathematics for Economists 20 AND
Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Students who have passed MT1002 are exempt from EC1003.
Students who have passed MT2508 are exempt from EC2203

EC1003 may be taken in first year.

Automatic entry rules to be changed according to University regulations.

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • pass at first sitting and have an average grade 7 or better in modules marked ^
MA (Hons) 'with' Spanish Degrees: Second Year
Code Module name Credits
( SP2001 Spanish Language and Critical Approaches to Texts 1 20 OR
SP2005 Spanish Language and Texts: ex-Beginners 20 ) AND
SP2002 Spanish Language and Critical Approaches to Texts 2 20 AND
Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • An average grade of 7 in all Spanish modules taken.

Entry to Honours

Students who meet the requirements specified above, and who meet all other programme requirements, will be given automatic entry into Honours programmes.

See: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/media/teaching-and-learning/policies/honsentry.pdf )

MA Honours

The general requirements are 480 credits over a period of normally four years (and not more than five years) or part-time equivalent, of which the final two years form an approved Honours programme of 240 credits, of which 90 credits are at 4000 or 5000 level and at least a further 120 credits at 3000 and/or 4000 or 5000 levels.


MA/BSc (Hons) Economics 'with' Degrees: Third year
Code Module name Credits
EC3301 Econometrics 20 AND
View list At least 60 credits from Module List: EC3302 - EC3350, EC4401 - EC4489
EC3302 Game Theory 20
EC3303 Economic Growth 20
EC3304 Mathematical Economics 20
EC3305 Incentives, Contracts and Markets 20
EC3306 Economic Fluctuations 20
EC3307 Computational Economics 20
EC4401 Advanced Econometrics 20
EC4402 Monetary and Financial History 20
EC4403 Health and Education Economics 20
EC4405 Economics of the Environment 20
EC4406 Experimental Economics: Methods, Markets, Institutions and Behaviour 20
EC4407 Behavioural Economics: Individual Decisions and Welfare 20
EC4408 Industrial Organisation and Regulations 20
EC4409 International Macroeconomics 20
EC4410 International Trade 20
EC4411 Labour Economics 20
EC4413 European Macroeconomics 20
EC4414 Macroeconomic Policy 20
EC4415 Public Economics 20
EC4416 Innovation Economics 20
EC4417 Financial Economics: Asset Pricing 20
EC4418 Financial Economics: Corporate Finance 20
EC4419 Development Economics 20
EC4420 Inequality and Redistribution 20
EC4421 Political Economics 20
EC4422 Communication and Public Engagement in Economics and Finance 5
EC4424 The Economics of Migration 20
EC4425 Econometrics of Impact Evaluation 20
EC4426 Practical Financial Modelling 20
EC4427 Philosophy of Economics 20
EC4428 Topics in Economic History 20
EC4429 Health Economics 20
EC4430 Financial Economics: Portfolio Management 20
EC4431 Economics of Education 20
EC4432 Development and Finance 20
EC4433 Behavioural Economics: Social and Strategic Interactions 20
EC4434 Personnel Economics 20
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

Students must take 180 credits from EC3301 - EC3350, EC4401 - EC4499, EC5201 - EC5203 over third and fourth years.

MA (Hons) 'with' Spanish Degrees: Third Year
Code Module name Credits
SP3001 Spanish Language 1 15 AND
SP3002 Spanish Language 2 15

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year


MA/BSc (Hons) Economics 'with' Degrees: Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
View list At least 60 credits from Module List: EC3302 - EC3350, EC4401 - EC4499
EC3302 Game Theory 20
EC3303 Economic Growth 20
EC3304 Mathematical Economics 20
EC3305 Incentives, Contracts and Markets 20
EC3306 Economic Fluctuations 20
EC3307 Computational Economics 20
EC4401 Advanced Econometrics 20
EC4402 Monetary and Financial History 20
EC4403 Health and Education Economics 20
EC4405 Economics of the Environment 20
EC4406 Experimental Economics: Methods, Markets, Institutions and Behaviour 20
EC4407 Behavioural Economics: Individual Decisions and Welfare 20
EC4408 Industrial Organisation and Regulations 20
EC4409 International Macroeconomics 20
EC4410 International Trade 20
EC4411 Labour Economics 20
EC4413 European Macroeconomics 20
EC4414 Macroeconomic Policy 20
EC4415 Public Economics 20
EC4416 Innovation Economics 20
EC4417 Financial Economics: Asset Pricing 20
EC4418 Financial Economics: Corporate Finance 20
EC4419 Development Economics 20
EC4420 Inequality and Redistribution 20
EC4421 Political Economics 20
EC4422 Communication and Public Engagement in Economics and Finance 5
EC4424 The Economics of Migration 20
EC4425 Econometrics of Impact Evaluation 20
EC4426 Practical Financial Modelling 20
EC4427 Philosophy of Economics 20
EC4428 Topics in Economic History 20
EC4429 Health Economics 20
EC4430 Financial Economics: Portfolio Management 20
EC4431 Economics of Education 20
EC4432 Development and Finance 20
EC4433 Behavioural Economics: Social and Strategic Interactions 20
EC4434 Personnel Economics 20
EC4498 Research Project in Economics 20
EC4499 Dissertation in Economics 40
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

Students must take 180 credits from EC3301 - EC3350, EC4401 - EC4499, EC5201 - EC5203 over third and fourth years.

Access to EC5201 - EC5203 is only available with the permission of the Director of Teaching to students in the Second Year of an Honours Programme who have achieved at least 17.5 in a relevant module, namely, EC3303 or EC3306 for EC5201, EC3302 or EC3505 for EC5202, in EC4401 for EC5203

MA (Hons) 'with' Spanish Degrees: Fourth Year
Code Module name Credits
SP4003 Spanish Language 3 15 AND
SP4004 Spanish Language 4: Communication Skills 15

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year


Study abroad

In the case of students who spend part of the Honours programme on a recognised Study Abroad scheme, the Programme Requirements will be amended to take into account overseas courses which are approved by the relevant St Andrews School in the Learning Agreement (see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/study-abroad/academic ).