Masters | Postgraduate Course - Economics (Development) MSc Course Details within University of Bath

MSc 1 year full time, 2 years part time

• Builds on students previous studies of economics, providing an in-depth knowledge of microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics both theoretical and applied within a development focus.
• This programme follows a similar pattern to the MSc Economics but with much more of a development focus. The main difference lies in the options that can be taken and the dissertation which comprises one third of the overall mark and must be in a development-related subject.
• Provides a foundation for those wishing to pursue a PhD.

Core subjects: Economic Theory & Applications 1, Econometrics for Economics & Finance, Development Economics, Economic Theory & Applications 2, Research Methods in Economics & Finance,

Options: Welfare Economics & Distributive Justice, International Development and Poverty, International Policy Analysis 1, Sociology & Social Anthropology of Development, Management of Development,Transition Economics, Environmental Regulation, Growth Theory, Public Economics, Environmental Valuation & Resource Economics, Policy Theory & the Politics of Developing Countries, Environmental Regulation, Globalisation 2: political economy of globalisation, World Politics: conflict, security and development, Sustainable Development, Livelihoods & Wellbeing Well-being, Welfare Regimes and Social Policy: a Global Perspective, Critical Issues in Social Development, A Regional Specialism.

The final third of the programme comprises a development-related dissertation.

Minimum academic entry requirements

• a good first degree (or international equivalent) in economics or equivalent (e.g. a degree with a high mathematical / quantitative content).

Applications from current undergraduate students should indicate the subjects they are taking in their final year, even if they do not have results for them at the time of application.

Minimum English requirements

• IELTS 6.5 (with not less than 6.0 in each of the four components) or
• TOEFL (internet) 92 overall, 21 Writing, Listening 21, Reading 22, Speaking 23

 References

Two references are required. At least one of these should be an academic reference.

The Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences Graduate School provides guidance on potential sources of funding (studentships and scholarships) for postgraduate students. http://www.bath.ac.uk/hss/graduate-school/funding/taught-funding/