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    MA one year full-time, two – three years part-time

Masters Degree Description

The programme offers training in the understanding and critical evaluation of economic policy issues, design and solutions, their foundation in the evolution of economic theory and methods, as well as critical discussion of the application of policy design to real-world problems without requiring a first degree in Economics for enrolment. It offers distinct core modules that enables students to engage with debates in Economic theory and policy in advanced as well as developing regions. It also provides a programme structure that develop qualitative and quantitative research capabilities.

Entry Requirements

We will consider all applications with 2:ii (or international equivalent) or higher. In addition to degree classification we take into account other elements of the application including supporting statement and references.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Economics graduates leave SOAS with a solid grounding in statistical skills and an ability to think laterally, take a global perspective, and employ critical reasoning.

Recent graduates from the Department of Economics have been hired by:

  • Bain & Co
  • Bank of America
  • Cabinet Office
  • Deloitte
  • Ernst & Young
  • KPMG
  • NHS England
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • HSBC
  • National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi
  • UK Civil Service
  • United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • University of Bayreuth
  • HM Treasury
  • Department for International Development
  • PwC
  • UNDP
  • King’s Investment Fund
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  • The World Bank
  • EY
  • British Chamber of Commerce
  • Oxfam
  • RBS

Module Details

Core

Research Project in Economic Policy - 60 credits
Open
Compulsory

Research Methods - 15 credits
Open

Global Economic Policy Analysis - 15 credits
Open

R Coding Workshops
Open

Essay Writing Workshop - Postgraduate Economics
Open

Principles of Statistics and Econometrics with R coding - 15 credits
Open

Perspectives in Economic Theory and Policy - 15 credits
Open
Guided options List A
Minimum of 45 credits to be selected from List A


Growth and Development - 15 credits
Open

International Finance - 15 credits
Open

Political Economy of Institutions - 15 credits
Open

Economic development in the Asia Pacific region - 15 credits
Open

Financial Systems and Economic Development - 15 credits
Open

Evaluation Methods for Economic Policy - 15 credits
Open

Advanced Econometrics with R coding - 15 credits
Open

Economics of Environment and Development - 15 credits
Open

Advanced Microeconomics - 15 credits
Open

Advanced Macroeconomics - 15 credits
Open

China and World Development - 15 credits
Open

Green Finance - 15 credits
Open

Data Analytics with Python - 15 credits
Open
Guided options List B
Up to 15 credits to be selected from List B


Gender and Development - 15 credits
Open

Global Commodity Chains, Production Networks and Informal Work - 15 credits
Open

Agrarian Development, Food Policy and Rural Poverty - 15 credits
Open

Aid and Development - 15 credits
Open

Labour, Activism and Global Development - 15 credits
Open

Global Health and Development - 15 credits
Open

Cities and Development - 15 credits
Open

Feminist Political Economy and Global Development - 15 credits
Open

International management - 15 credits
Open

Public Policy: Perspectives, Issues and Strategies - 15 credits
Open

Public Governance, Accountability and Transparency - 15 credits
Open

Emerging Market Finance - 15 credits
Open

Multinationals and Global Business - 15 credits

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