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Study Details: MSc 1 year full-time
Enhance your economics knowledge, with a focus on the application of economic and financial theory in contemporary banking and financial sector settings.
Closely related to our MSc Applied Economics course, MSc Applied Economics with Banking and Financial Markets allows you to develop your core economics knowledge within the context of banking and financial institutions.
You'll receive rigorous training in the main aspects of economic and financial theory, and learn to apply your advanced understanding of the subject to contemporary challenges and issues. This combination aims to prepare you for a variety of careers.
Alongside these core themes, you can select from a range of supplementary optional units to tailor the course to your personal interests and aspirations. These will cover topics like:
MSc project
The course culminates with a project, in the form of two policy briefs or a traditional dissertation.
Both options give you the opportunity to apply your newly acquired knowledge to a specific economic area or debate that interests you or is relevant to your career aspirations.
You should have a bachelor's honours degree or international equivalent, typically a 2:1 or above.
We welcome applications from those with a 2:2 honours degree (or its international equivalent) in subjects with a high level of economics content.
To apply for this course, you must have an undergraduate degree in a social science or business-related discipline such as business administration, finance, accounting, international trade, banking, financial management, public finance or politics.
We may make an offer based on a lower grade if you can provide evidence of your suitability for the degree.
If your first language is not English but within the last 2 years you completed your degree in the UK you may be exempt from our English language requirements.
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This course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and practical abilities required to work in various careers within economics. These include banking, consulting, governmental organisations and research institutions. It also provides suitable preparation for doctoral study and future roles in academia.
Common graduate roles in applied economics include:
Recent graduates have gone on to work in a number of different roles across the world in organisations such as:
Semester 1
Compulsory units
Semester 2
Compulsory units
Optional units
You’ll choose 10 credits of optional units.
Summer
Optional units
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