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Entry Examinations
Criteria for admission include meeting minimum scores on written exams in mathematics, economics, English, and Ukrainian. An overall score, in which the personal interview will have a preponderant weight, will be assigned to each applicant admitted to the interview. Maximum number of points an applicant can receive is 100, among which:Ukrainian Language Exam– 10 points English Language Exam– 10 points Mathematics Exam– 25 points Economics Exam –25 points Interview – 30 points Download exams from previous years The English Examination measures the command of three main language skills: listening comprehension, reading comprehension, and writing.
Recommended literature: 1. Academic Writing Course / Jordan, R. Edinburgh: Longman, 1996; 2. Advanced Language Practice / Vince, M. Oxford: Heinemann English Language Teaching, 1994; 3. First Certificate Language Practice / Vince, M. Oxford: Heinemann English Language Teaching, 1996; 4. Speaking Effectively / Kayfetz J. Heinle & Heinle Publications, 1997. The Ukrainian Examination is designed to measure the level of fluency in modern literary Ukrainian and intends to examine the command of the Ukrainian language: digestion of orthoepy and orthography norms, grammatical and syntax features of Ukrainian language, particularity of the Ukrainian business language, and basics of practical stylistics. Note: Students from Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia will be exempted from the Ukrainian admission exam, but will be asked to pass an international students’ exam in Ukrainian after a 4-month course during the academic year 2008-2009. Recommended literature: 1. Ãîëîâàùóê Ñ.². Ðîñ³éñüêî-óêðà¿íñüêèé ñëîâíèê ñòàëèõ ñëîâîñïîëó÷åíü. – Ê., 2001; 2. Îðôîãðàô³÷íèé ñëîâíèê óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ìîâè. – Ê.: Äîâ³ðà, 2002; 3. Ïåíòåëþê Ì.². Êóëüòóðà ìîâè ³ ñòèë³ñòèêà. – Ê.: Âåæà, 1994; 4. Óêðà¿íñüêèé ïðàâîïèñ. – Ê., 2003; 5. Þùóê ².Ï. Ïðàêòèêóì ç ïðàâîïèñó óêðà¿íñüêî¿ ìîâè. – Ê., 2000. The Mathematics Examination covers, in general, such topics as: Recommended literature: 1. Äóáîâèê Â.Ï., Þðèê ².². Âèùà ìàòåìàòèêà: Íàâ÷. Ïîñ³áíèê. –Êè¿â, À.Ñ.Ê., 2001; 2. Äàíêî Ï.Å., Ïîïîâ À.Ã., Êîæåâíèêîâà Ò.ß. Âûñøàÿ ìàòåìàòèêà â óïðàæíåíèÿõ è çàäà÷àõ.  2-õ ÷àñòÿõ. - 5-å èçäàíèå. –Ì.: Âûñø. øê., 1997; 3. Êîëåìàåâ Â.À., Ñòàðîâåðîâ Î.Â., Òóðóíäàåâñêèé Â.Á. Òåîðèÿ âåðîÿòíîñòåé è ìàòåìàòè÷åñêàÿ ñòàòèñòèêà: Ó÷åáíîå ïîñîáèå äëÿ ýêîíîìè÷åñêèõ ñïåöèàëüíîñòåé ÂÓÇîâ. –Ì.: Âûñøàÿ øêîëà, 1991; 4. Õýìäè À. Òàõà. Ââåäåíèå â èññëåäîâàíèå îïåðàöèé, 6-å èçäàíèå. Èçäàòåëüñêèé äîì "Âèëüÿìñ", 2001. The Economics Examination serves as a basis for the personal interview and is designed to measure the applicant’s ability to:
Previous specialization in economics is not required for admission to the master’s program. Recommended literature: 1. Rudiger Dornbusch, Stanley Fischer, Richerd Startz, Macroeconomics, 7-th edition // Irwin, McGraw-Hill, 1998; 2. N.Gregory Mankiw, Macroeconomics, 2nd edition // Worth Publishers, 1994; 3. Robert N. Pindyck – Daniel L. Rubinfeld, Microeconomics, 4-rd edition // Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632, 1994; 4. Hal R.Varian, Intermediate Microeconomics. A Modern Approach, 4-th edition // Norton, 1996. Interview Based on the results of the preceding admission exams, applicants may be invited to an interview in English with two professional economists. The interviewers will ask questions about the applicant’s educational and professional background, academic and career goals, English-language proficiency, as well as about applicant’s familiarization with KSE MA Program’s curriculum. The interview may also include a discussion of the economics exam and the candidate’s application essays. Previous exams
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