MEcon Economics (integrated masters) including year abroad

University of Essex
Postgraduate MEcon Full-time 5 Years Accounting and financeEconomics

A-Level Entry

ABB - BBB

UCAS Points

120 - 128 points

About this course

Studying economics provides you with a greater understanding of the world around you. It teaches you how the economy functions, how people make decisions, why an economic crisis occurs and what the different solutions are. Economics at Essex is not only about stocks, shares and financial markets; it is concerned with the material wellbeing of human societies. Moreover, Economics isn’t optional to study right now: it’s vital to our future well-being in a post COVID-19 global society. The skills you learn at Essex will be in high demand from employers in the coming years to tackle the post-pandemic world.

At Essex we push the frontiers of accepted wisdom, critically examining the decisions of individuals, the strategies of firms, and the policies of governments to understand and challenge the standard paradigms of economics. On this course, you build a thorough understanding of the key areas of economics from first-year undergraduate to post-graduate level. Throughout the course you will study modern macroeconomics and microeconomics with applications to policy, as well as econometric methods and the use of data. Within and beyond these core areas you will study topics such as:

  • Strategic behaviour

  • Public choice

  • Labour markets

  • Fiscal and monetary policy

  • Theories of growth

    In addition to learning the essentials of microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometric methods, you also have the option to explore a wide set of selected topics in economics to hone your skills, such as Management Economics and Market Analysis, International Trade and Financial Economics. Much of our world-class research is related to policy, and we have particular strengths in the areas of, game theory and strategic interactions, theoretical and applied econometrics, and labour economics. The quality of our work is reflected in our stream of publications in high-profile academic journals, including American Economic Review, Econometrica, and Review of Economic Studies.

    • Entry Requirements

    A-Level Grades ABB - BBB
    UCAS Tariff Points 120 - 128 points
    BTEC DDM

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2431 Management consultants and business analysts
    4124 Finance officers
    2433 Actuaries, economists and statisticians
    3531 Brokers
    2421 Chartered and certified accountants
    3534 Financial accounts managers

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    A-Levels

    BBB

    UCAS Points

    112 - 120 points

    Avg. Salary

    £24,000

    Course Details

    Qualification
    Master of Economics - MEcon
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    5 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Colchester
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Accounting and finance, Economics

    Offered by

    University of Essex

    Colchester

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