Taking MRes courses in place of MSc courses at LSE

[plumumba]

any current LSEers have any insight into taking an MRes course in place of the MSc course? It's my understanding that you can do this for one of Micro, Macro, Metrics and I'm trying to decide whether or not its a good idea. I've heard MRes Macro is so incredibly difficult that I've decided to scratch it from the possibility list.
I was considering replacing Methods of Economic Investigation (MSc) with Econometrics for MRes students. I took a fairly advanced undergraduate metrics and I just worry that the MSc class would be a rehashing of the same stuff. My main concern is not having done analysis or a course in mathematical probability and being exposed to measure theoretic probability in the MRes course.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

[desemejante]

I've been asking myself exaclty the same question! If possible & reasonable I'd like to substitute the Microeconomics course since I have what I believe is a firm background in that subject. Any insight/advice would be great!

[economics]

it's definitely the way to go if you're serious about economics research. the MSc courses are big and not that well taught, whereas the MRes once are said to be excellent.

[Matrin Zong]

I did it at some point. I substituted MSc Econometrics with MRes Econometrics.

If you want to do a PhD afterwards I do not recommend taking MRes course. First, its harder. Second, its much more difficult to get a good grade and progress to PhD. Third, MSc Courses are very good and are really comparable to PhD courses at Top-30 programmes.

In fact there is not a big use of this substitution.


Best wishes

[filroz]

MRes courses are much more difficult and MUCH more demanding then MSc versions. And believe that it's not easy to get distinction in your masters course. Anybody is strongly advised against taking it. If believe that you can handle it, you can take one mres course (metrics/macro/micro).
There is Advanced Micro, on level somewhat in between. This course is new this year and was created for those would think about taking mres micro.

[miaataro]

MRes courses are much more difficult and MUCH more demanding then MSc versions. And believe that it's not easy to get distinction in your masters course. Anybody is strongly advised against taking it. If believe that you can handle it, you can take one mres course (metrics/macro/micro).
There is Advanced Micro, on level somewhat in between. This course is new this year and was created for those would think about taking mres micro.

Is this the same Advanced Micro that is a mandatory course in EME (or it wasn't before but seems to be next fall)?

[filroz]

well, there are two similarly called courses, both primarily for EME students. Neither is mandatory though.
I am talking about this one:
EC487 Advanced Microeconomics

[TomB]

well, there are two similarly called courses, both primarily for EME students. Neither is mandatory though.
I am talking about this one:
EC487 Advanced Microeconomics

Some MSc Economics people elect to take EC487 instead of their Micro course (rather than taking the MRes equivalent) i believe, and I would say that its a good option if micro is your interest.

According to the professors EC487 is the same material that you would cover in the MRes course, but condensed into an MSc course (MRes courses get more teaching time and are generally more intense), so half way between MSc and MRes is a good approximation

[TomB]

Is this the same Advanced Micro that is a mandatory course in EME (or it wasn't before but seems to be next fall)?

It's mandatory for EME students to take EC487: Advanced Microeconomics or EC441 Microeconomics for MRes students (as of next year).

[tennisboy85]

Well the only problem with that course is that it is partly taught by Leonardo Felli, whose lectures are anything but exciting.