Course summary
There is mounting evidence that people violate many. of the "rationality" assumptions of mainstream economics. Behavioural Economics is a relatively new field that studies such violations and proposes theories to explain them. Behavioural Finance is a part of Behavioural Economics that studies important "irrationalities" on financial markets. Key topics include common mistakes people make when deciding how much to save and how to invest, excess volume of trade, equity premium puzzle, bubbles, and predictability of financial markets. A CFA pathway is also available.
Modules
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Assessment method
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Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- CFA Society of the UK
How to apply
International applicants
Please see: www.qmul.ac.uk/international-students
Entry requirements
Undergraduate Degree - At the minimum a 2:1 or overseas equivalent is required. (A good performance in a higher degree such as a Masters will also be accepted) Degree Discipline - Any degree discipline is acceptable, but students must have a good existing level of mathematics and statistics. Subjects likely to contain sufficient quantitative elements (i.e. which have at least one mathematics or statistics based module) include Mathematics, Sciences, Engineering, Economics, Finance, Psychology, Accounting, Business and Management. Work experience and professional qualifications - Weight will be given to relevant work experience and professional qualifications but neither is necessary to be accepted onto this course. Other aspects of your application - All aspects of your application will be taken into consideration so our decision to make you an offer is not exclusively based on the criteria above.
English language requirements
All applicants to Queen Mary must show they meet a minimum academic English language standard for admission and to be successful on the course. Please refer to the website below for details on our English Language requirements by course and acceptable alternative qualifications. You will also find important information regarding UKVI's English requirements if you are applying as an international student and will require Tier 4 immigration permission to enter the UK.
Queen Mary University of London: English Language Requirements
http://www.qmul.ac.uk/international/englishlanguagerequirements
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Students enrolling on a postgraduate degree programme are charged tuition fees each year by Queen Mary. The rate you will be charged depends on whether you are assessed as a Home/EU or Overseas student.
You can find tuition fees for each course on the course finder pages on our website: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/
Further details about postgraduate taught tuition fees can also be found on our website: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/tuitionfees/
Sponsorship information
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Provider information
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