英国经济学专业博士读几年?
英国大多数大学的经济学PhD是3-4年制,一年授课+两年写论文; 有些特殊的专业是4年制,比如UCLA和帝国理工的金融经济学; 也有一些专业是5年制,比如LSE的社会政策、管理、法律与经济专业(这些专业的第一年会在伦敦以外的校区就读) 从2019年起,牛津大学开始提供MSt in Financial Economics(for scientists)课程,该课程由SIE(Science,Industry and Economics Group)设立,位于Oxford's Mathematical Institute下,因此需要申请者拥有较强的定量背景。 申请要求:
a good degree (at least a B+ average) or an excellent master’s degree;
strong quantitative skills/training, preferably based on mathematics or physics subjects at A level. You will need to show that you can handle econometric models with large data sets in your chosen area of economics. It is necessary to have a solid grounding in microeconomics and macroeconomics along with some knowledge of economic history and the theory of welfare economics would be advantageous but not essential;
an understanding of key concepts in financial economics including derivatives, risk management and international finance would be helpful as well as some familiarity with quantitative tools like Monte Carlo simulations, linear programming 和 non-linear programming for financial modelling.
The MSt is very much geared towards students who want to undertake rigorous research and make contributions to knowledge in this field, so if that sounds exciting to you then we recommend considering this programme! 值得注意的是这个项目的学费要比其他PhD 项目贵很多,是8760英镑(比同属金三角的UCAS还要贵!),因为会包含额外的学费和生活费! 但是由于这个项目是以培养科研人员为目的,所以学生在毕业之后能够获得比大部分PhD 项目更多的研究培训机会——学生将在牛津训练如何设计实验,如何运用正确的统计方法来分析数据以及如何写作,所有这些都为未来从事科研工作打下了坚实的基础。 在所有的PhD offer中,我们建议学生们在选择时优先考虑自己的研究兴趣,然后再考虑学校排名等问题!