Universities United Kingdom University of Bristol Courses MSc Economics

MSc Economics
at University of Bristol

Bristol, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 28,700
Country Rank-
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 85

Program Overview

Suitable for graduates in economics or a highly quantitative discipline, this intensive one-year programme offers advanced training in economics equipping you with the required skills for a career as an economist. The programme offers specialist pathways that allow you to specialise in Economics and Data Science, Economic Policy or Macroeconomics. Each pathway consists of a combination of core and specialised units, coordinated to maximise skill and depth of knowledge in your area of interest.

Recent graduate destinations include Bank of England, the Government Economic Service, PwC and the NHS.

Course Content
Year 1

Unit name

All students must take the following mandatory units:
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Econometrics
- Applied Economics
- Dissertation (MSc Economics + Economics Pathways)
Students then select 60 credit points from one of the following pathways:

Students choosing the Economics (Macroeconomics) pathway must take:
- Public Finance and Monetary Policy
- International Economics and Finance
- Plus 30 credit points from:
- Banking
- Derivatives
- Behavioural Finance
Students choosing the Economics (Economic Policy) pathway must take:
- Policy Experiments
- Programme Evaluation
- Plus 30 credit points from:
- Labour Economics
- Health Economics
- Economics of Education
- Development Economics
- Empirical Industrial Organisation
Students choosing the Economics (Data Science) pathway must take:
- Econometrics beyond the mean
- Data science for economics
- Empirical Industrial Organisation
Plus 15 credit points from:
- Programme Evaluation
- Labour Economics
- Health Economics
- Development Economics
- Applied Financial Econometrics
Students choosing the Economics pathway must take 60 credit points from:
- Banking
- Derivatives
- Behavioural Finance
- Labour Economics
- Health Economics
- Economics of Education
- Development Economics
- Policy Experiments
- Programme Evaluation
- Data science for economics
- Econometrics beyond the mean
- Empirical Industrial Organisation
- International Economics and Finance
- Public Finance and Monetary Policy
Entry Requirement
Applicants who hold a bachelor's degree from an accepted Indian university with a minimum of GPA of 6/10 or 60% will be considered for admission to a master's degree (the requirement will depend on your undergraduate university and the programme you have applied for).
Applicants to our Law programmes can be considered with minimum grades of 55-60% from an accepted Indian university.
Applicants who hold a first class master's degree from a prestigious university will be considered for admission to PhD study.

Fees & Scholarships

International Tuition Fees:

£28700 per year

Career Prospect

This programme is primarily aimed at students who want further training at postgraduate level so that they can pursue a professional career path in industry, government, international institutions, central banking, non-profit organisations and consultancy firms.

Cost Of Studying At University of Bristol

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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MSc Economics at University of Bristol