Postgraduate Handbooks
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Masters Handbooks
Master of Economics and Economic Science 2025
The 2026 handbook will be published as soon as it becomes available. Until then, some important changes to be noted for 2026 are:
- Students without an Honours-level Research methods course will be required to complete the course for non-credit purposes at no extra cost
- Students without an Honours-level Data Analysis course in R will be required to pass the course for non-credit purposes at no extra cost
- The non-credit compulsory Maths refresher course will be available as video lectures with contact sessions for consultations and assessment.
- The research proposal will carry a 10% weight towards the final research report marks
- The research report assessment will include an oral component to assess for academic integrity.
MCom FinTech 2026
- The research proposal will carry a 10% weight towards the final research report marks
- The research report assessment will include an oral component to assess for academic integrity.
MCom Applied Development Economics 2025
The 2026 handbook will be published as soon as it becomes available. Until then, some important changes to be noted for 2026 are:
- Students without an Honours-level Research methods course will be required to complete the course for non-credit purposes at no extra cost
- Students without an Honours-level Data Analysis course in R will be required to pass the course for non-credit purposes at no extra cost
- The non-credit compulsory Maths refresher course will be available as video lectures with contact sessions for consultations and assessment.
- The research proposal will carry a 10% weight towards the final research report marks
- The research report assessment will include an oral component to assess for academic integrity.
MCom Environmental and Energy Economics 2025
The 2026 handbook will be published as soon as it becomes available. Until then, some important changes to be noted for 2026 are:
- Students without an Honours-level Research methods course will be required to complete the course for non-credit purposes at no extra cost
- Students without an Honours-level Data Analysis course in R will be required to pass the course for non-credit purposes at no extra cost
- The non-credit compulsory Maths refresher course will be available as video lectures with contact sessions for consultations and assessment.
- The research proposal will carry a 10% weight towards the final research report marks
- The research report assessment will include an oral component to assess for academic integrity.
MCom in Inequality Studies 2025
The 2026 handbook will be published as soon as it becomes available. Until then, some important changes to be noted for 2026 are:
- The research proposal will carry a 10% weight towards the final research report marks
- The research report assessment will include an oral component to assess for academic integrity.
MCom Business Finance 2026
- All students will be required to complete the Quantitative Research Techniques course
- The research proposal will carry a 10% weight towards the final research report marks
- The research report assessment will include an oral component to assess for academic integrity.
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Honours Handbooks
PGDip Finance 2026
BCom Honours Economics and Economic Science 2025
The 2026 handbook will be published as soon as it becomes available. Until then, some important changes to be noted for 2026 are:
- The non-credit compulsory Maths refresher course will be available as pre-recorded video lectures with contact sessions for only for consultations and assessment.
- A Data Analysis course in R will be introduced in 2026.
- The research essay course will include an oral component to assess for academic integrity.
BCom Honours Applied Development Economics 2025
The 2026 handbook will be published as soon as it becomes available. Until then, some important changes to be noted for 2026 are:
- A compulsory Data Analysis course in R will be introduced in 2026.
- The research essay course will include an oral component to assess for academic integrity.
BCom Honours Finance 2026
- The research report assessment will include an oral component to assess for academic integrity.
- Postgraduate Standing Orders
