MSc Economic Policy with Placement Year at SOAS University of London

Programme overview

The MSc Economic Policy with Work Placement Year programme offers training in the understanding and critical evaluation of economic policy issues, design and solutions, their foundation in the evolution of economic theory and methods, as well as critical discussion of the application of policy design to real-world problems without requiring a first degree in Economics for enrolment.

Department: Department of Economics | Duration: 2 years | Study mode: full-time (includes placement year) | Intake: September | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Masters programmes (with the exception of 2-year full-time MSc) consist of 180 credits, made up of taught modules of 30 or 15 credits, taught over 10 or 20 weeks, and a dissertation of 60 credits. Core and compulsory modules include Research Methods, Global Economic Policy and Sustainability, Statistical Methods and Machine Learning, Perspectives in Economic Theory and Policy, Research Project in Economic Policy, Postgraduate Placement Year.

Career pathways

Economics graduates leave SOAS with a solid grounding in statistical skills and an ability to think laterally, take a global perspective, and employ critical reasoning.

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Application information

Entry requirements

We will consider all applications with a 2:2 (or international equivalent) or higher. In addition to degree classification we take into account other elements of the application such as your supporting statement. References are optional, but can help build a stronger application if you fall below the 2:2 requirement or have non-traditional qualifications. Applicants from Ghana: Bachelor degree accepted as equivalent to a UK 2:2: 2:2 (Second Class Lower Division) or GPA 3.25/5.0 or 60%.

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,965 a year. Full-time tuition fee; a further £1,425 placement year fee applies as listed on the course page Source

International applicants: GBP 25,320 a year. Full-time tuition fee; a further £1,425 placement year fee applies as listed on the course page Source

Intake: September

Duration: 2 years

Apply through the official page: https://www.soas.ac.uk/how-apply-postgraduate-study

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