Economics  MSc

Overview

The Economics MSc at City is designed for students wanting to follow a pure Economics Masters degree, rather than a specialised course. You can choose modules from fields including health economics, financial economics, economic regulation and competition, and development economics, as you build your own 'tailor-made' degree. The course also serves as a stepping stone to an Economics PhD.

You will be taught by a highly-research active team of academic staff, with many staff appearing at conferences or writing articles in their areas of expertise. Course director Professor Neelam Jain has researched and taught at North American universities including the University of Minnesota, Northern Illinois University and the University of Virginia.

You will benefit from City's London location and our proximity to, and connections with, the City of London. We are minutes away from the Square Mile - London's world-famous financial district - and the headquarters of financial and professional institutions.

Course Fees:

  • Full-time EU: £9,000
  • Part-time EU: £5,000
  • Full-time Non EU: £11,000

Start Date:

24 September 2012

How to Apply

Entry Requirements

You should have a first or upper second class honours degree in Economics or a first or upper second class degree in a quantitative discipline with either some economics component or supplemented by economics-related work experience.

Knowledge of basic statistics, calculus and probability theory is required.

An equivalent qualification from an overseas university will be considered.

English Requirements

  • IELTS: an overall score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 for each subtest
  • TOEFL (internet-based): 100 - 105

INTO English language programmes

If you need to improve your English language skills before you enter this course, INTO City University London offers a range of English language courses. These intensive and flexible courses are designed to improve your English ability for entry to this degree. Please click the links below for more information:

Exemptions

If you are a citizen of, or undertook your Bachelors degree in, one of the following countries, you are exempt from the requirement to provide proof of English language proficiency:

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Australia
  • The Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Canada
  • Dominica
  • Grenada
  • Guyana
  • Jamaica
  • New Zealand
  • St Kitts and Nevis
  • St Lucia
  • St Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • UK
  • The United States of America

The above is a list of UKBA designated majority English-speaking countries. For more information see http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/studying/adult-students/can-you-apply/english-language/#

Visa Requirements

The way that you apply may vary depending on the length of your course at City, there are different rules for:

  • Students on courses of more than 6 months
  • Students on courses of less than 6 months
  • Students on a pre-sessional English Language course

For more information see our main Visa page.

When and Where

Start Date:
24 September 2012
Duration:
Full-time - one year
Part-time - two years (with an additional three months to submit dissertation, if required)

Course Content

You take seven taught modules (four core modules and three electives) and a dissertation.

Course Structure

Core modules

  • Microeconomics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Econometrics
  • Game Theory

Elective modules

Choose three from the following (with no more than two in any field):

Financial economics

  • International money and finance
  • Topics in corporate finance
  • Topics in mathematical finance
  • Financial regulation
  • Financial derivatives
  • Numerical methods for financial economic analysis
  • Economics of financial markets
  • Economics of asset pricing

Health economics

  • Welfare economics
  • Economics of healthcare

Economic regulation and competition

  • Economics of regulation
  • Economics of competition

Development economics

  • Development Economics

Teaching and Assessment

Teaching

This course is designed to be flexible in the range of teaching methods used. You will be taught through a mixture of lectures, seminars, student presentations, analysis of case studies and interactive computer-based exercises, particularly in relation to the quantitative elements of the course.

In your third term we organise for experts from outside City to come in and present current research on both methodological and applied topics.

Three hours teaching time is allocated for each session of each module. However, this will not necessarily involve three hours of lecturing, as time is also set aside for workshops and tutorials. You can use the rest of the day to use the library and computing facilities, and for doing other course-related work.

Assessment

You will be assessed through a combination of assigned coursework - the nature of which will vary according to the module - and one final examination. Overall assessment is based on performance in taught modules and a dissertation. Your research methods training and dissertation marks account for one third of your overall assessment.

Fees

  • Full-time EU: £9,000
  • Part-time EU: £5,000
  • Full-time Non EU: £11,000

Please note that the part-time fee above is for the first year only. The annual tuition fee is likely to increase by a small percentage in subsequent years.

Funding

For up-to-date information about tuition fees, living costs and financial support, visit Undergraduate Fees and Finance or Postgraduate Fees and Finance.

Career Prospects

On completing this MSc you will have a range of employment possibilities, to some extent determined by the electives you choose.

For example, if you choose two financial economics electives, one from health economics and the fourth from economic regulation and competition, you may work in the financial industry as a consultant, or in the health industry as a financial analyst, or in any industry that requires a financial or industry analyst.

92 per cent of City's 2009 Economics graduates were in employment or further study 6 months after graduation.

This course will enable you to...

Graduates of the MSc are also ideally-equipped to pursue an Economics PhD, either here at City or at another institution.

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Application Deadline

There is no application deadline. We will close applications when the course is full, so we encourage you to apply early.

MSc Economics

To apply you will need to submit:

  • An application form (either electronically or by post)
  • Two academic references
  • A certified copy of your undergraduate academic results and degree certificate
  • Proof of English proficiency (if you are not a native English speaker, or someone who has not been taught in English for their first degree subject).

Application forms

Applicants are encouraged to apply online and either upload or email scanned copies of their supporting documents for convenience.

  • (N.B. The apply online part-time application link will be available shortly.)

The application form and reference form can also be downloaded via the following links:

If you require a hard copy of the application pack (containing an application and reference forms) then please email your name, address and the name of the programme to the Programme Administrator, along with your request.