EC932-7-SP-CO:
The Geography of Employment and the Environment

The details
2023/24
Economics
Colchester Campus
Spring
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Monday 15 January 2024
Friday 22 March 2024
20
07 September 2023

 

Requisites for this module
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Key module for

MA L16112 International Economics,
MSC L16012 International Economics,
MSC L160EB International Economics,
MECNL132 International Economics,
MECNLC32 International Economics (Including Placement Year),
MECNLC33 International Economics (Including Year Abroad)

Module description

This module discusses topics of economic geography.


Special attention will be devoted to empirical methods, and to building bridges between topics in regional and urban economics with topics in labour economics, and productivity and technology.

Module aims

The aim of the module is:



  • To train students to understand the reasons for and advantages of international trade.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:



  1. Demonstrate a professional understanding of the principles that determine the nature and extent of international trade.

  2. Carry out advanced research into, and to act as policy advisors on, issues related to international trade by abstracting from the key principles of the various trade models.


Skills of your Professional Life (Transferable Skills)


By the end of this module, students will be expected to have gained the following key employability skills:



  1. Research skills.

  2. Team working.

  3. Evaluation.

  4. Literacy.

  5. Project management.

  6. Time management.

  7. Written communication skills.

Module information

No additional information available.

Learning and teaching methods

This module will be delivered via:

  • One 2--hour lecture per week.

Bibliography

This module does not appear to have any essential texts. To see non - essential items, please refer to the module's reading list.

Assessment items, weightings and deadlines

Coursework / exam Description Deadline Coursework weighting
Coursework   Participation    10% 
Coursework   Referee Report or Policy Brief    90% 
Exam  Main exam: In-Person, Open Book, 120 minutes during Summer (Main Period) 
Exam  Reassessment Main exam: In-Person, Open Book, 120 minutes during September (Reassessment Period) 

Exam format definitions

  • Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
  • In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
  • In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
  • In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary, for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.

Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.

Overall assessment

Coursework Exam
50% 50%

Reassessment

Coursework Exam
50% 50%
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Michel Serafinelli, email: michel.serafinelli@essex.ac.uk.
Lectures & Classes: Dr Michel Serafinelli
For further information, send an email message to pgteco@essex.ac.uk.

 

Availability
Yes
No
No

External examiner

Dr Domenico Moro
university of Birmingham
Lecturer
Resources
Available via Moodle
Of 29 hours, 29 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.

 

Further information
Economics

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