You may substitute courses if you convince the professors that you already know what is going to be taught. For details see the course description . Ph.D. students pay no tuition fee. In addition, there are limited funds to support participation in conferences, and a Ph.D. student enjoys the usual facilities offered to other members of the staff. You'll generally read related chapters in the textbook in advance.
Every week there is an exercise set to be solved.
Solutions are discussed in a tutorial. Written exam in the end of the semester. The lecture is 1.5 hours per week. Solve exercise sets every week. Introduction to The Theory and Practice of Econometrics.