Courses

Compulsory courses

These courses are compulsory for first-year PhD researchers and MRes students.

For each compulsory course there are additional exercise classes by teaching assistants.

The background course on Mathematics and the background course on Probability and Statistics run intensively in August and September, while the other compulsory courses (divided in 3 modules) run twice a week from early September till end of March. The Macroeconomics module will start in Teaching Block II (in November) and will continue until the end of May.

In addition, a 5-class methods course will run in Teaching Block III in the Spring.

• Compulsory courses

Advanced Courses

During the first, second and third year, PhD researchers are required to pass 8 advanced courses to be chosen with the agreement of the supervisor/advisor. First-year researchers can only attend advanced courses in Block IV.

MRes students are required to pass 4 advanced courses in Block III and IV.

Each teaching block is followed by exams.

• Advanced courses

 
Each teaching block is followed by exams – please see overview below:

Teaching Block I	Teaching Block II	Teaching Block III	Teaching Block IV
29 Aug - 27 Oct	13 Nov - 12 Jan	29 Jan - 15 Mar	02 April - 17 May
Revision & Exam weeks: 30 Oct - 10 Nov	Revision & Exam weeks: 15 Jan - 26 Jan	Revision & Exam weeks: 18 Mar - 27 Mar	Revision & Exam weeks: 20 May - 31 May
Registration Deadline: 1 September	Registration Deadline: 15 October	Registration Deadline: 15 January	Registration Deadline: 15 March

Course Registration

If you want to register for a course, please consult the Common Course Catalogue.

Overview

More resources

• Common Course Catalogue

• Courses offered within the CIVICA framework

• Past courses

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