MSc Economics at University of Bristol

Programme overview

Suitable for graduates in economics or a highly quantitative discipline, this intensive one-year programme offers advanced training in economics and will equip you with the required skills for a career as an economist. Opting for MSc Economics will place you in high demand across both the private and public sectors, opening doors to roles in a wide range of fields. The programme offers specialist pathways that allow you to focus on economics, economic policy or macroeconomics, tailoring your study to your academic interests and future career plans.

What you will study

Our programmes are cutting-edge and exciting, and you will be taught by leading academics who are tackling real problems and influencing economic policy worldwide. You will study compulsory units in the first term and choose from a selection of optional units in the second term. In the final term, you will complete a dissertation, applying the skills and perspectives developed throughout the programme to a project devised in consultation with a supervisor.

Career pathways

Our graduates possess the skills and knowledge to pursue a professional career path in industry, government, international institutions, central banking, non-profit organisations and consultancy firms. Recent graduate destinations include the Bank of England, Hargreaves Lansdown, the Agricultural Bank of China, KPMG, Barclays, the UK Department of Health and Social Care, the Reserve Bank of India, PwC, HM Revenue and Customs, and RAND.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You will typically need an upper second-class honours degree or an international equivalent in a quantitative subject (whether as a single, joint, or combined honours degree) such as: Accounting and Finance Actuarial Sciences Computer Science Data Science Economics Engineering Finance International Economics and Trade Maths Physics Commerce (with specialism in Accounting/Finance/A and F/Economics). OR if your degree subject is not listed above, you will typically need an upper second-class honours degree or an international equivalent with three different units of mathematics with 60% or above (or an international equivalent) in each unit, from the units listed in the Maths qualification requirements list below OR A-level Mathematics with grade A if no mathematics or quantitative units in your degree. English language: profile level B.

Domestic applicants: GBP 17,200 a year (2027/28). full-time per year; 2027 entry, subject to annual review. Source

International applicants: GBP 30,500 a year (2027/28). full-time per year; 2027 entry, subject to annual review. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: One year full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/start-application/

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