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Study Details: 12 months full-time
The Masters in Economics provides you with the expertise needed for data-driven decision making. Designed to equip you with essential skills for roles as economic analysts, policy advisors, consultants, researchers, or data scientists, the programme covers key areas such as public policy, financial market analysis, economic forecasting, and development planning. In semester two, you can choose to specialise in either Economics or Economics & Econometrics.
2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in Economics, Finance, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, Computing Science, or a related discipline with some quantitative focus.
Candidates with a 2.1 Honours degree in any subject and 2 years professional work experience in a business, public sector, policy or finance services role will be considered on an individual basis.
As a graduate of this programme, you will have advanced knowledge in economic theory and analysis, with a strong base in areas like microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics. You will be skilled in data analysis and using statistical tools to solve complex economic problems. Moreover, you can interpret economic data for policy-making, conduct independent research, and communicate findings clearly.
Career opportunities include roles as:
Economic Analysts
Policy Advisors
Consultants
Researchers
Data Scientists
Engaging in areas such as public policy design, financial market analysis, economic forecasting, and development planning.
Core courses:
Econometrics 1
Macroeconomic Theory 1
Mathematical Methods 1
Microeconomic Theory 1
Optional courses
Economics pathway:
Applied Computational Finance
Asset Pricing: Theory and Empirics
Behavioural Macroeconomics
Econometrics 2
Experimental Economics
Industrial Organisation
Macroeconomic Theory 2
Mathematical Methods 2
Microeconomic Theory 2
The New Economics of Inequality
Topics in Computational Macroeconomics
Economics & Econometrics pathway:
Artificial Intelligence in Finance
Asset Pricing: Theory and Empirics
Bayesian Data Analysis
Econometrics 2
Experimental Economics
Research project:
Applied Project
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