Economics - Qualifier Economics
MSc Qualifier Economics
Occasional (level 75 nfq)
The MSc Qualifier in Economics is designed for graduates who wish to be admitted to one of our Master programme but do not meet the entry requirements. The MSc Qualifier is therefore not a diploma per se. It is only a first step to be potentially eligible for our Masters programmes. Note that the minimum entry requirement for our Masters is an overall GPA of 3.08 in the MSc Qualifier programme.
The program comprises of 30 ECTS credits, 6 modules. The curriculum is personalized and it depends on the economic courses taken and the grades achieved in these during the previous studies. The modules each prospective student will take are discussed and agreed with the programme coordinator on an individual basis.
Subjects taught
Stage 1 - Option
• Intermediate Macroeconomics - ECON20020
• Statistics for Economists - ECON20040
• Irish Economy - ECON20060
• Economic Policy Analysis - ECON20080
• Game Theory - ECON20100
• The Economics of the European Union: Institutions, Policies and Crises - ECON20120
• Economic History: From the Middle Ages to the Second World War - ECON20130
• Economics of the Environment - ECON20160
• Introduction to Financial Economics - ECON20190
• Int Microeconomics (ECON&FIN) - ECON20200
• Economics, Organisation and Management - ECON20230
• The Economics of Health and Health Policy - ECON30100
• Advanced Macroeconomics - ECON30120
• Econometrics: Applying Statistics to Economic Data - ECON30130
• International Money and Banking - ECON30150
• International Trade Economics - ECON30160
• Financial Economics: Asset Pricing - ECON30170
• Industrial Economics: Economics of Business Strategy - ECON30180
• Public Economics: Government Spending, Taxation and Public Choice - ECON30190
• The Economics of the Transport Sector - ECON30260
• Behavioural Economics and Public Policy - ECON30270
• Advanced Microeconomics - ECON30290
• Labour Economics - ECON30360
• Experimental Economics: Lab Experiments - ECON30390
• Political Economy - ECON30400
• Development Economics - ECON30410
• Economics of International Fin - ECON30430
• Field Experiments Social Sci - ECON30500
• R for Economists - ECON30520
• Advanced Econometrics: Micro econometrics - ECON30530
• Advd Econometrics: Time Series - ECON30540
• Philosophy of Economics - ECON30550
• Optimisation for Economics - MATH20330
Entry requirements
Entry Requirements
Usually students admitted to the MSc Qualifier either have obtained a bachelor degree in Economics with an award below 2.1, or have a degree in a related disciplines and therefore not sufficient economic knowledge to be admitted directly to our MSc programmes (for example statistics).
Application dates
Who should apply?
Full Time option suitable for:
Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. Yes
Usually students admitted to the MSc Qualifier either have obtained a bachelor degree in Economics with an award below 2.1, or have a degree in a related disciplines and therefore not sufficient economic knowledge to be admitted directly to our MSc programmes (for example statistics).
Duration
1 year full-time
Mode of delivery: Face-to-Face
Please note that all lectures are during daytime, Monday to Friday.