MSc Management Economics at University of Essex

Programme overview

The MSc Management Economics is a one-year full-time Masters training students to apply economics to managerial decisions and to analyse strategic interaction among firms, combining business knowledge with economic skills. Essex ranks 4th in the UK for research power in economics and econometrics (REF 2021).

What you will study

Compulsory Mathematical Methods, Microeconomics, Theory of Industrial Organisation and Economics of Incentives (20 credits each), a 40-credit dissertation, and options from Economics or Essex Business School.

Career pathways

Graduates work as business and financial analysts, management consultants, government officials and economists for banks and other financial organisations; many continue to research degrees.

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Application information

Entry requirements

2:2 degree or international equivalent in any discipline that includes three relevant modules in econometrics (or maths or statistics), macroeconomics and microeconomics. Any other 2:2 degree or above is considered where the applicant has at least one year's relevant work experience after graduating in economics or banking. International applicants whose first language is not English: IELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in all components. A pre-sessional English pathway is available for applicants who do not meet the IELTS requirement.

Domestic applicants: GBP 16,550 for the whole programme. Fee stated as a single figure for the one-year course; academic year not stated on the page. Source

International applicants: GBP 25,925 for the whole programme. Fee stated as a single figure for the one-year course; academic year not stated on the page. Source

Intake: October 2027

Duration: 1 year

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