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Welcome and Orientation

Master EconomicsMaster Quantitative Economics

Master Quantitative FinanceMaster Environmental and Resource Economics

April 1, 2019

Student guidance

EconomicsProf. Dr. H.-W. WohltmannOffice hours: by arrangementFor appointment contact: Ms. Beil, telephone: +49431/880-1446E-Mail: [email protected]: Institute for Economics, Wilhelm-Seelig-Platz 1, room: 312

Dr. Stephen SachtOffice hours: by arrangementTelephone number: +49431/880-1448E-Mail: [email protected]: Institute for Economics, Wilhelm-Seelig-Platz 1, room: 308

Student guidance

Quantitative EconomicsProf. Dr. Uwe JensenOffice hours: Monday, 13:00-14:00Telephone number: +49431/880-1627E-Mail: [email protected]: Institute for Statistics and Econometrics,Wilhelm-Seelig-Platz 7, room: 410

Quantitative FinanceDr. Duc Thi LuuOffice hours: by arrangementTelephone number: +49 431/880-5136E-Mail: [email protected]: Institute for Economics, Wilhelm-Seelig-Platz 1, room: 500a

Student guidance

Environmental and Resource EconomicsDr. Rudiger VossOffice hours: by arrangementTelephone number: +49431/880-5634E-Mail: [email protected]: Institute for Economics, Wilhelm-Seelig-Platz 1, room: 312a

Some definitions first

Course

• Lecture + tutorial or seminar

• In general, not necessary to sign up for lectures and tutorials

• Written or oral examination for non-seminar courses

Seminar

• Typically involves: (i) preparing a seminar paper, (ii)presenting your work to the other seminar participants

• Application required in advance

https://www.wiso.uni-kiel.de/en/study/master

MSc Economic: Structure of CurriculumM.Sc. Economics CAU Kiel Department of Economics Updated last in March 2014

Course Plan

Section Module Type of examination Hours per week and

Type of Course Credit Points

Module Credit Points Section

Com

puls

ory

section

Economics

Advanced Microeconomics written exam 4 lecture + 2 tutorial 10

20 Advanced Macroeconomics I written exam 2 lecture + 1 tutorial 5

Advanced Macroeconomics II written exam 2 lecture + 1 tutorial 5

Econometrics Econometrics I written exam 2 lecture + 2 tutorial 5

10 Econometrics II written exam 2 lecture + 1 tutorial 5

Optional section

Economics

7 Elective Lecture Modules in Economics

written or oral exam 2 lecture + 1 or 2 tutorial 5

50







3 Elective Seminar Modules in Economics

essay and presentation 2 seminar 5



Minor subject Depends on Minor Subject. 10

Master-Thesis 30

sum 120

Elective courses in Economics

Choose 7 lectures and 3 seminars from elective courses, including:

• Industrial Organization

• New Institutional Economics

• Computable General EquilibriumAnalysis

• Behavioral and Neuroeconomics

• Pricing in Derivative Markets

• Environmental Economics

• Innovation Economics

• Experimental Economics

• Economics and Ethics

• Environmental Valuation

• Resource Economics

• International Financial Markets

• AND MANY MORE ...

• For a full list of available lectures and seminars, have a look atthe Degree-Specific Examination Regulations.

• 3 lectures (15 ECTS) can be replaced by 3 courses from themodule group Applied Empirical Methods

MSc Economics: Minor subject

Choose one of the following Minor subjects:

• Business Administration (SBWL 1,SBWL 2,.., or SBWL 8)

• International vergl. Soziologie

• Politikwissenschaft

• Wirtschaftsinformatik

• Informatik

• Agrarokonomik

• Empirical Economics

• DaF(German as a foreign language)

• Currently, Empirical Economics is the only minor subjectwhere English as language of instruction can be guaranteed.

• To complete the minor Empirical Economics, choose 2 coursesfrom Applied Empirical Methods.

• Business Administration: 2 courses have to be chosen fromthe same SBWL! E.g. two courses from ’Controlling’ or twocourses from ’Financial Management’.

MSc Economics: Study planM.Sc. Economics CAU Kiel Department of Economics Updated last in March 2014

Study Plan

1st sem Advanced Microeconomics

Advanced Macroeconomics I

Advanced Macroeconomics II

Elective Lecture Module

in Economics

Econometrics I

2nd

sem


in Economics


in Economics


in Economics

Elective Seminar Module

in Economics

Econometrics II

Minor subject

3rd

sem


in Economics


in Economics


in Economics


in Economics


in Economics

4rth

sem Master Thesis

Note: Only applicable if you start in the winter term! Start with Econometrics IIbefore I only if your quantitative background is sufficiently strong.

MSc QE: Structure of CurriculumM.Sc. Quantitative Economics CAU Kiel Department of Economics Updated last in March 2014

Course Plan

Section Module Type of examination Hours (45 min) per week and

Type of Course Credit Points

Module Credit Points

Section

Com

puls

ory

section

Economics

Advanced Microeconomics written exam 4 lecture + 2 tutorial 10

20 Advanced Macroeconomics I written exam 2 lecture + 1 tutorial 5

Advanced Macroeconomics II written exam 2 lecture + 1 tutorial 5

Statistics and Econometrics

Advanced Statistics I written exam 2 lecture + 2 tutorial 5

30

Advanced Statistics II written exam 2 lecture + 1 tutorial 5

Advanced Statistics III written exam 2 lecture + 1 tutorial 5

Econometrics I written exam 2 lecture + 2 tutorial 5

Econometrics II written exam 2 lecture + 1 tutorial 5

Econometrics III written exam 2 lecture + 1 tutorial 5

Optional section Economics

3 Elective Lecture Modules in Economics


20 written or oral exam 2 lecture + 1 or 2 tutorial 5


Elective Seminar Module in Economics essay and presentation 2 seminar 5

Statistics and Econometrics 2 Elective Module in Applied Empirical Methods

written or oral exam or essay and presentation

2 lecture + 1 tutorial or 2 seminar

5 10

written or oral exam or essay and presentation

2 lecture + 1 tutorial or 2 seminar

5

Minor subject Depends on Minor Subject. 10

Master-Thesis 30

Sum 120

Elective courses in Applied Emp. Methods

• Spatial Econometrics

• Univariate Time Series Analysis

• Panel Econometrics

• Multivariate Time Series Analysisand Forecasting

• Data Mining

• Applied Business Cycle Analysis andForecasting

• Predictive Regressions withNonstationary Regressors

• Macroeconometrics

• Microeconometrics

• Labor Econometrics

• Multivariate Methods

• Econometrics for Financial Markets

• Statistics for Financial Markets


• For a full list of available lectures and seminars, have a look atthe Degree-Specific Examination Regulations.

MSc QE: Minor subjectChoose one of the following Minor subjects:

• Business Administration (SBWL 1,SBWL 2,.., or SBWL 8)



• Agrarokonomik

• Mathematik


• Informatik


• Economics


• Currently, Empirical Economics and Economics are the onlyminor subject where English as language of instruction can beguaranteed.• To complete the minor Empirical Economics, choose 2 courses

from Applied Empirical Methods.• To complete the minor Economics, choose 2 elective economic

courses.• Business Administration: 2 courses have to be chosen from

the same SBWL! E.g. two courses from ’Controlling’ or twocourses from ’Financial Management’.

MSc QE: Study planM.Sc. Quantitative Economics CAU Kiel Department of Economics Updated last in March 2014

Study Plan

1st Sem Advanced Microeconomics

Advanced Macroeconomics I

Advanced Macroeconomics II

Advanced Statistics I

Econometrics I

2nd

Sem


in Economics


in Economics

Elective Module in

Applied Empirical Methods

Advanced Statistics II

Econometrics II

Minor subject

3rd

Sem


in Economics


in Economics

Elective Module in

Applied Empirical Methods

Advanced Statistics III

Econometrics III

4rth

Sem Master Thesis

Note: Only applicable if you start in the winter term! Start with Econometrics IIbefore I only if your quantitative background is sufficiently strong. Do not startwith Adv. Statistics II.

MSc QF: Structure of Curriculum

MSc QF: Study plan

Note: Only applicable if you start in the winter term! Do not start with Adv.Statistics II before I.

Elective courses in Financial Economicsand Corporate Finance

• International Financial Markets

• Theory of Financial Markets

• Pricing Derivative Markets

• Foreign Exchange Markets

• Applied Econometrics of ForeignExchange Markets

• Economics of Risk and Uncertainty

• Advanced Topics in FinancialEconomics

• Portfolio Analysis

• Agent Based Models in Economicsand Finance

• Investments and Capital Markets

• Corporate Finance

• Behavioral Finance

• Finanzierungstheorie


• For a full list of available lectures, have a look at theDegree-Specific Examination Regulations.

MSc QF: Minor subjectChoose one of the following Minor subjects:

• Business Administration



• Agrarokonomik


• Informatik

• Mathematik


• Economics


• Currently, Empirical Economics and Economics are the onlyminor subject where English as language of instruction can beguaranteed.• To complete the minor Empirical Economics, choose 2 courses

from Applied Empirical Methods.• To complete the minor Economics, choose 2 elective economic

courses.• Business Administration: 2 courses have to be chosen from

the same SBWL! E.g. two courses from ’Controlling’ or twocourses from ’Financial Management’.

MSc ERE: Structure of Curriculum

MSc ERE: Minor subject

Choose one of the following Minor subjects:


• Ecology and Geography

MSc ERE: Study plan

Note: Only applicable if you start in the winter term! Start with Econometrics IIbefore I only if your quantitative background is sufficiently strong.

Long-term plan

Long-term plan: Economics

• Link: https://www.wiso.uni-kiel.de/de/studium/download/langfristige-veranstaltungsplanung-vwl.pdf

• Each course is typically offered once per year.

Long-term plan: Applied Emp. Methods

• Link: https://www.wiso.uni-kiel.de/de/studium/download/langfristige-veranstaltungsplanung-vwl.pdf

• Each course is typically offered once per year.

Before semester start

UnivIS (Information system of Kiel University)

• Which lectures are offered next semester?

• When does the lecture / tutorial start?

• Is it block over the first or second half of the semester?

• Where does it take place?

• Create class schedule

• Link: http://www.univis.uni-kiel.de/form

• More info: See appendix

Example of Quantitative courses insummer 2019

Example of Economics courses in summer2019

Example: Econometrics of FinancialMarkets

During the semester

News, course material and further information can be found here:

Chairs’ websites

• Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Science:http://www.wiso.uni-kiel.de

• Department of Economics:http://www.vwl.uni-kiel.de

• Institute for Statistics and Econometrics:http://www.stat-econ.uni-kiel.de/...

OLAT (Online Learning And Training)

• Link: https://www.uni-kiel.de/lms/dmz/

• Password and user name: See admission documents (stu-account)

• Only used for some courses

Examinations

Before examination

• Registration for exams via online portal HISinOne/HIS-QIS

• Registration is mandatory!

• If registration is not possible (during registration period):Contact Examination office.

On the day of examination

• Do not forget your ID or passport.

• Not attending registered exams counts as failed attempt.

• In case you are not able to attend exam (e.g. illness):Contact Examination office• Note: Maximum number of attempts to pass exam: Three

(Two jokers: Upon request, you can gain a fourth attempt, seealso: http://www.pamt.uni-kiel.de/pas/vzp/downloads/info/infojoker/view.)

Examinations

Online portal HIS-QIS

• Registration for exams

• Withdrawal from examination also possible

• Info about time and place of examination

• Displays examination results

• Keeps academic record

• Link: http://www.uni-kiel.de/qis/

• Password and user name: See admission documents

Two examination periods

1 End of current semester

2 Beginning of the following semester (re-take exam)

Examination schedule

• Link: http://www.studium.uni-kiel.de/en/examinations/timetables

Seminars

• Seminars typically involve:

1 Preparing a seminar paper during the lecture free time2 Presenting your work to the other seminar participants

during the semester

• Registration for Master Seminars is only possible via ourcentral platform OLAT.

• All students who want to participate in a Master Seminarhave to register within the given deadlines.

• Participation in a M.Sc. seminar is only possible if you havevisited a seminar preparation class in advance.

• Detailed information is available in advance to the deadlineson the institute’s webpage(www.wiso.uni-kiel.de/en/studying/news) as well as in OLAT.

Useful links

• Examination officehttp://www.wiso.uni-kiel.de/de/studium/pruefungsamt/

• International Centerhttp://www.international.uni-kiel.de

• Facebook: International students in Kielhttp://www.facebook.com/groups/399635393398504/

• Facebook: Master Economics and Quant. Economics in Kielhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/Economics.Kiel/

• Facebook: Master Quant. Finance in Kielhttp://www.facebook.com/groups/161930513900242/

Thank you for your attention!

You can download the slides athttp://www.wiso.uni-kiel.de/en/studying/news

Appendix

UnivIS

Where do I find a list of courses offered in the next/currentsemester?

1 Go to: http://www.univis.uni-kiel.de/

2 Then: Lecture directory → Faculty of Business, Economicsand Social Science → Master-Studiengange

3 Course lists:

• Compulsory Section in Economics (Econ/ ERE/ QF/ QE)• Optional Section Economics (Econ/ ERE/ QF/ QE)• Compulsory Quantitative Section (Econ/ ERE/ QF/ QE)• Optional Quantitative Section (Econ/ ERE/ QF/ QE)

UnivIS

How to find a specific course?

1 Go to: http://www.univis.uni-kiel.de/

2 Search for course title or lecturer

UnivIS

How to create your class schedule?

1 Include a course into your collection

2 Go to ’Collection/class schedule’

3 Choose layout ’class schedule’

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