Postgraduate Prospectus
Postgraduate Prospectus
Postgraduate Prospectus
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www.essex.ac.uk/economics | Economics<br />
Economics<br />
We have an international reputation for the outstanding quality of our research and<br />
graduate training. We were ranked joint third in the UK in the last RAE, reflecting<br />
our well-established international reputation for excellence.<br />
Taught courses<br />
MSc Economics•†<br />
MSc Accounting and Financial<br />
Economics•<br />
MSc Applied Economics and Data<br />
Analysis•<br />
MSc Economics and Econometrics†<br />
MSc Financial and Business Economics•<br />
MSc Financial Economics<br />
MSc Financial Economics and<br />
Econometrics<br />
MSc International Economics•<br />
MSc Management Economics<br />
Upper second class honours degree<br />
in economics or a related discipline.<br />
For students with a first degree in a<br />
subject other than economics, or whose<br />
economics training does not provide<br />
sufficient technical experiences for<br />
direct entry on to an MSc, we offer<br />
two full-time Diplomas.<br />
Research degrees<br />
Economics MPhil, PhD† (three-year<br />
degree)<br />
A good honours first degree in economics,<br />
normally an upper second, or equivalent,<br />
and a good performance in MA/MSc<br />
Economics, or equivalent. A well-developed<br />
research degree proposal is also essential.<br />
Economics PhD† (four-year degree)<br />
A good first degree in economics, normally<br />
upper second class or equivalent.<br />
Fact file<br />
RESEARCH<br />
University of Essex ranked ninth<br />
in the UK for its research.<br />
Economics and Econometrics<br />
Department of Economics ranked third<br />
in the UK.<br />
Quality level 4* 3* 2* 1* u/c<br />
% of research activity 40 55 5 0 0<br />
For an explanation, see page 5.<br />
FURTHER INFORMATION<br />
English language requirements:<br />
For all study: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent<br />
(for details, see page 25).<br />
Academic staff: 35<br />
Taught postgraduates: 120<br />
Research postgraduates: 70<br />
For taught courses:<br />
T +44 (0)1206 872647<br />
E pgecon@essex.ac.uk<br />
For research study:<br />
T +44 (0)1206 872726<br />
E pgecon@essex.ac.uk<br />
• available part-time<br />
† ESRC accreditation<br />
Location:<br />
c Colchester Campus<br />
For related programmes which may be of interest, please see:<br />
Applied Social and Economic Research (page 55)<br />
Biological Sciences (page 66)<br />
Computational Finance (page 75)<br />
Essex Business School (page 100)<br />
Politics (page 176)<br />
Sociology (page 195)<br />
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