MScManagement Economics
| Study location | United Kingdom, Colchester Campus |
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| Type | Master courses, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 1 year |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | MSc |
| Entry qualification | Undergraduate diploma (or higher) A degree with an overall grade of 2.2. |
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| Language requirements | English IELTS: 6.0 overall (with a minimum component score of 5.5) |
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| Other requirements | At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. Reference should be written on official letterhead, signed and dated. Please upload it in the Documents section. CV |
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Overview
Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.
Programme structure
Year 1
Dissertation
Mathematical Methods
Microeconomics
Theory of Industrial Organisation
Economics of Incentives, Contracts and the Firm
Econometric Methods (optional)
Economic Development Theory (optional)
Macroeconomics (optional)
Political Economy (optional)
Economics of Financial Markets (optional)
Topics in Financial Economics (optional)
International Trade (optional)
International Finance (optional)
Game Theory and Applications (optional)
Microeconometrics (optional)
Audit Theory (optional)
International Management Accounting (optional)
International Financial Reporting (optional)
Cases in Corporate Governance (optional)
Corporate Reporting and Analysis (optional)
Financial Decision Making (optional)
E-Commerce (optional)
Corporate Finance (optional)
Derivative Securities (optional)
Asset Pricing (optional)
Portfolio Management (optional)
Exchange Rates and International Finance (optional)
Financial Modelling (optional)
Behavioural Finance (optional)
Risk Management (optional)
Fixed Income Securities (optional)
Trading Global Financial Markets (optional)
Postgraduate Mathematics Preparation (optional)
Modern Banking (optional)
Bank Strategy and Risk (optional)
Industry Expert Lectures in Finance (optional)
Research Methods in Finance: Empirical Methods in Finance (optional)
Career opportunities
After completing your masters, you may wish to extend your knowledge with a research degree – many Essex graduates decide to stay here for further study.
Alternatively, our course also prepares you for employment; recent surveys have shown that higher degree graduates are more likely to obtain jobs at professional or managerial level.
On our course you gain key employability skills including mathematical techniques, research skills, communication and modelling.
More generally, our graduates find employment in roles such as business and financial analysts, management consultants, government officials, and economists for banks and other financial organisations.