Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 1 Year
Our core modules equip you with the tools to extract valuable insights and drive innovation. You'll learn how to improve data-driven decision-making of individuals, firms and governments. You can tailor your degree with a range of optional modules. You'll apply your learning by completing a dissertation using real data.
With this Master’s degree from Newcastle University, you will have developed the skills necessary to excel as a:
professional economist
policy maker
academic researcher
Typically a 2:2 honours degree from a UK university, or international equivalent, in economics or joint honours with a major component of economics. You are expected to have a good standard in mathematics (eg. calculus, matrix algebra, constrained optimisation) and statistics (eg. probability theory, statistical inference, hypothesis testing, simple regressions) achieved at undergraduate level.
If you have a 2:2 degree in a related subject that is highly quantitative (eg finance, statistics, operations research, mathematics, engineering) you may be considered with approval from an academic selector. The selector will use the degree syllabus and / or letters of reference as evidence of understanding and suitability.
On graduating, you will have acquired a wide range of attributes sought after by employers. This includes:
analytical thinking
argument formulation
critical thinking
problem solving
data analysis
communication
independent learning and research
The MSc Economics and Data Science degree is a competitive qualification and is seen as a route to lead to high salaries and prospects. The programme will prepare you for jobs in different sectors, such as:
the government
the private sector
central banking
international organisations
universities
Compulsory Modules
ECO, ECO & Data Sci and BEE Programme Community
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Mathematical Analysis
Numerical Methods and Scientific Programming
Applied Data Science
Econometrics
Mathematics Foundations
Dissertation
Introduction to Economic Theory
Optional Modules
Causal Inference and Applied Microeconometrics
Applied Time Series Econometrics
Topics in Microeconomics
Topics in Macroeconomics
Experimental Methods in Economics
Behavioural Economics
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