MSc Economics and Data Science at University of Kent

Programme overview

A two-year double-degree MSc co-delivered with Aix Marseille University, awarded jointly by the two institutions. Year one is spent at Kent on core macroeconomics, microeconomics and econometrics; year two is spent at Aix Marseille University on data science, with the opportunity to pursue an internship in France.

Department: School of Economics | Duration: 2 years full-time | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time (Canterbury) | Location: Canterbury, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 at Kent: Microeconomics, Econometric Methods, Macroeconomics, Research Skills for Economics, an Economics Dissertation plus optional modules such as International Economics, Financial Economics and Money and Credit. Year 2 at Aix Marseille: modules defined by the partner university, including Machine Learning, Programming for Big Data, Language and Software for Big Data, Advanced Econometrics II, Big Data and Economics, and an Internship and Viva.

Career pathways

Graduates have gone on to work as economists in international organisations, the financial sector, business and UK and overseas governments, and to further postgraduate training, with recent MSc graduates joining companies such as BNP Paribas, AXA, FactSet and PwC.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: 2.2 or above. A first or second class honours degree from the UK, or an equivalent internationally recognised qualification, in economics or a combined degree in Economics and another subject, Mathematics, Statistics or Computer Science. Applicants must also have a good level of quantitative skills (for example a pre-university qualification in mathematics). International applicants: English language level Good (CEFR B2), for example IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each component, or PTE Academic 63 with at least 59 in each sub-test; a degree from a UK university or a majority English-speaking country is also accepted.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,300 a year (2027/28). Full-time annual tuition fee from the 2027/28 fee table Source

International applicants: GBP 21,950 a year (2027/28). Full-time annual tuition fee from the 2027/28 fee table Source

Intake: September

Duration: 2 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/apply

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