• The MSc program incorporates both taught and research components, providing the foundation for advanced research in economics and the pursuit of promising professional careers.
  • MSc Program is a 1-year full-time course (2 years part-time course) which focuses on developing the core skills needed to undertake research in economics or engage in policy analysis.
  • It emphasizes active and problem-based learning to ensure mastery of a wide range of quantitative skills. 
  • Students are required to take a preliminary course in mathematics and statistics before the start of lectures. This is a refresher course of undergraduate techniques with some introduction to advanced concepts.
  • The program offers a comprehensive grounding in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics in the first months. This is followed by various elective modules, drawn from different fields of theoretical and applied economics.
  • Students also take a Research Topics module which focuses on research methodologies and topics in the discipline of economics and helps to prepare students for writing a dissertation.