About Phd Economics/finance in National University of Ireland, Maynooth

Description

The PhD programmes in Economics and/or Finance at Maynooth University are built on the foundation developed in the MA programmes. While the MA programmes provide the basic skills and technical knowledge base via taught courses and a directed thesis, the PhD programme builds on this to further students’ skills and knowledge to enable them to do world class research.

The four year programme of study includes, in the first and possibly subsequent years, reading courses, taught courses, general skills seminars and independent research, while the second, third and the fourth years of the programme are dedicated primarily to general skills development and independent research. To remain at good progress the PhD candidate must write and present an original piece of research in each year of the programme, and this research must meet the approval of his/her committee.

Students who do not perform at the level required by the PhD programme during their studies may be eligible for an MLitt degree with a satisfactory MLitt thesis.

Course Structure

The department tailors the programme for the needs of the individual student depending on the student’s background. If the student has not gone through the MA programme in Economics/Finance or MSc in Economics and Financial Risk Analysis in Maynooth University, often (but not always) the student may have to follow one of our taught MA/MSc programmes in the first year of the PhD programme. Please see the following link for information on our taught MA/MSc programmes:

For the students who will follow the MA/MSc programme in their first year of their PhD studies: The first year hurdles to qualify to continue to the PhD programme are described in the above link to the MA/MSc programmes. Students need to receive a mark greater than or equal to 60% in each of the core modules and in the thesis, and an overall mark that is greater than or equal to 2.1. The PhD students will submit the backbone of the first PhD thesis paper at the deadline the MA students submit their MA theses. If the student cannot pass the first year hurdles at the PhD level, then the studentship in the PhD Programme will be terminated. However if the student successfully completes the MA or the MSc programme, the student can receive the MLitt degree (upon successful defence of the MLitt thesis).

Career Options

- Lecturer and researcher in 3rd level institutions
- Financial & consulting institutions such as commercial banks, stockbrokers
- State institutions such as the Central Bank, Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority, NAMA
- Research institutions such as ESRI, Central Statistics Office Ireland
- International institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF

Academic qualification equivalents

• Applicants normally require a Masters Degree (Honours).

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS   :    6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in each skill
• TOEFL :    95 overall with a minimum of 23 in writing and 20 in each of the other skills
• PTE      :    62 overall with a minimum of 59 in each communicative skill

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