Study Details: MSc 1 year full-time
The public and private sectors are gaining an increasing awareness of the value of quantitative skills to assess and use evidence from large amounts of data, making econometricians highly sought after.
Build the essential skills that you need to follow a professional career, or pursue further research, in applied and theoretical econometrics. This course is aimed at those with a prior knowledge of economics and econometrics, and/or mathematics and statistics.
2:2 or equivalent in a subject with sufficient econometrics and economics content. A strong background in mathematics or statistics would be an advantage.
If you have been out of study for a while, or do not have a strong background in economics or mathematics and statistics but have other relevant qualifications or experience, you may be required to take the Summer Session in Economics and Quantitative Methods as a condition of your offer. Alternatively, the Session can also be taken as a stand-alone course.
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This course will act as a springboard to a professional career in applied economics and econometrics. It is also an ideal preparation for a PhD.
Career opportunities
Core modules
Advanced Microeconomics
Advanced Macroeconomics
Econometric Methods for Research
Applied Microeconometrics or Time Series Econometrics
Option modules
You will also study two option modules. Examples from previous years have included:
Public Policy Analysis
Principles of Emerging Market and Development Economics
Evaluation of Health Care
Information and Strategy
Topics in Development Economics
Public Economics
Applied Microeconometrics (if not taken as a core module)
Time Series Econometrics (if not taken as a core module)
Money, Banking and Corporate Finance
Macro Finance
Design and Analysis of Mechanisms and Institutions
Evaluation of Health Policy
Economics of Health and Health Care
Our modules may change to reflect the latest academic thinking and expertise of our staff, and in line with Department/School academic planning.
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