Postgraduate Handbooks

Masters Handbooks

Master of Economic Science

• 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

• 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 Economics

• 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 Applied Development Economics

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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.

Honours Handbooks

 

Course	Comments
PGDip Finance
BCom Honours Economic Science	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 Economics	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	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	The research report assessment will include an oral component to assess for academic integrity.

Postgraduate Standing Orders

Postgraduate Standing Orders