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MSc Behavioural Economics

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    MSc Full-time: 12 months

Course Description

Our Behavioural Economics MSc investigates the human and social issues influencing the decisions made by consumers, borrowers and investors. It looks at psychology rather than pure logic to understand the factors behind economic decision-making.

This course is informed by the world-leading research of the Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics (CeDEx). Our ideas of ‘nudge’ have become very influential and you will learn about the experimental methods used by our researchers and use our computer lab to conduct economic experiments.

Entry Requirements

2:1 (or international equivalent) in a discipline with significant economics content, including some mathematical and quantitative methods modules

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Fees

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Student Destinations

This course is particularly relevant if you wish to pursue behavioural or experimental economics research at PhD level, or a career in a wide range of fields, including finance.

It provides a logical and rigorous perspective on human behaviour which is valued by a wide range of employers around the world, in banking, business, consulting, government and academia.

Our graduates now work in academia, government and the private sector, at organisations such as Barclays, Bloomberg, Deloitte, Economist Intelligence Unit, Goldman Sachs, IBM, PwC, and Thomson Reuters.

Module Details

Core modules

  • Behavioural Economic Theory
  • Experimental Methods in Economics
  • Microeconomic Theory
  • Macroeconomic Theory
  • Econometric Theory
  • Economic Data Analysis
  • Economic Research Methodology
  • MSc Dissertation: Economics

Optional modules

Two from:

  • Advanced Microeconomic Theory
  • Applied Behavioural Economics
  • Applied Microeconometrics
  • Development Microeconomics
  • Economics of Corporate Finance
  • Economics of Household Finance
  • International Trade Theory
  • Time Series Econometrics

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