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Our MSc Programmes
The following MSc programmes are open for 2013-14 entry:
For more information on our entry requirements, please refer to the University Admissions web pages.
MSc in Economics
The School of Economics and Finance is pleased to offer a new MSc Economics from 2012-13. This is a new, highly selective and demanding course in Economics.Our MSc in Economics is designed with a rigorous diet of courses, as you would expect from any top Economics Department. The programme will provide advanced training in essential elements of an economics masters degree - microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics and mathematical economics - plus a range of specialist options that reflect the interests of the staff in the department. It is constructed along the lines expected of a leading research-led economics department, and offers a good foundation in the core, whilst also giving students the opportunity to select topics from the options useful for future study or employment.
Besides the core courses (in Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Econometric Methods and Applications and Mathematical Economics), you will have the opportunity to select two optional modules in specialist subjects. (The menu of optimal modules will vary from year to year.) The programme also includes a summer dissertation on a topic of your choice. The summer dissertation is generally the first building block of a PhD thesis for those students wishing to pursue their academic career further at PhD level.
Handbook:
For your information, as an example of content and organisation of this Msc programme, we make available the 2012-13 student handbook. Note, however, that the specific content and structure of the programme may change from year to year, and some modules may not be available in the future. Handbook MSc Economics 2012-13