The Master of Commerce Degree in Financial Economics and Investment is designed to develop conceptual, technical, analytical, and communication skills for the Economics and investment profession. You study Microeconomics, macroeconomics, public finance and debt management, mathematics and statistics, econometrics, International trade, monetary economics, applied financial econometrics, financial engineering, agriculture, ecology and environmental issues, and contemporary issues in development, with a specialist focus on Financial Economics and Investment.
The programme is organised in two levels across semesters, with modules including Advanced Microeconomic Analysis, Advanced International Economics, Applied Financial Econometrics, Advanced Monetary Economics, Investment Analysis & Corporate Finance, Advanced Macroeconomic Analysis, Agribusiness Finance and Risk Management, Blockchain and Crypto-currencies, Financial Engineering, and Public Finance and Debt Management. Level 2 includes Advanced Financial modelling and forecasting, Mineral Economics, and a Dissertation/Research Project, supported by electives such as Sustainable Finance and Investment, Contemporary Issues in Economic Development, Environmental & Ecological Economics, and Health Economics.
Modules
- MECO731 Advanced Microeconomic Analysis
- MECO737 Advanced International Economics
- MECO754 Applied Financial Econometrics
- MECO734 Advanced Monetary Economics
- MECO735 Investment Analysis & Corporate Finance
- MECO739 Advanced Macroeconomic Analysis
- MECO756 Agribusiness Finance and Risk Management
- MECO753 Blockchain and Crypto-currencies
- MECO755 Financial Engineering
- MECO852 Public Finance and Debt Management
- MECO752 Advanced Financial modelling and forecasting
- MECO845 Dissertation/Research Project
