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Honours Programmes in Economics (2019)
Financial Economics (credits in parentheses)
Compulsory modules
Research Assignment (30)
Macroeconomics (12)
Microeconomics (12)
Mathematical Methods for Economics (14) [preceded by a 3 week intensive mathematics course]
Introductory Econometrics (12)
Public Economics (10)
International Finance (10)
Monetary Economics (10)
Elective modules
One of:
Financial Economics (10)
Derived Financial Instruments* (18)
Portfolio Management** (18)
* A final mark of 65% for Investment Management 344 is a prerequisite.
** Investment Management 254 is a prerequisite pass module. Investment Management 314, 324 & 354 are highly recommended and there is a selection of students.
Medium of instruction
English. Papers and essays can be written in either English or Afrikaans.
Closing date for application
Applications for a specific year must be received by the end of October of the previous year (South African citizens). For international students the closing date is the end of September of the previous year.
Commencement of programme
7 January 2019.
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BER Weekly
14 October 2019While incoming data on the global economy remains downbeat, the mood was lifted last week after progress was made on US-China trade talks and Brexit negotiations. On the domestic data front, mining and manufacturing data for August added to growing evidence that real GDP growth likely slowed significantly in 2019Q3 after the nice rebound recorded in...
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BER Weekly
14 October 2019While incoming data on the global economy remains downbeat, the mood was lifted last week after progress was made on US-China trade talks and Brexit negotiations. On the domestic data front, mining and manufacturing data for August added to growing evidence that real GDP growth likely slowed significantly in 2019Q3 after the nice rebound recorded in...
Read the full issue