University of Surrey · Full-time
Economics and Finance
Why choose this course - Our MSc in Economics and Finance will engage you with a transformative curriculum that promotes advanced knowledge in both subjects and offers many opportunities to develop skills that are relevant to the modern world. - The programme…
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FABSS - Faculty of Arts, Business and Social Sciences · Business and management
Why choose this course - Our MSc in Economics and Finance will engage you with a transformative curriculum that promotes advanced knowledge in both subjects and offers many opportunities to develop skills that are relevant to the modern world. - The programme is designed to prepare you for a range of careers in finance or economics in which advanced analytical capabilities and independent thought can contribute to self-fulfilment. Graduates of the programme are also well placed to pursue further study in economics and/or finance. - Graduates of our economics postgraduate courses are highly successful in securing quality jobs. Recent economics graduates have gone on to work with well-known employers, such as KPMG, Barclays, Wood Mackenzie, Capital Economics, Aviva Investors and Lloyds Banking Group - This masters degree is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), fast-tracking your career by giving you exemption from some professional examinations. What you will study As a student on this programme, you will gain exposure to advanced economic concepts while mastering the complexities of the financial system. In the first semester you will develop a systematic understanding of the core principles in high-level microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, and finance. The second semester offers great optionality that will allow you to shape your programme according to your strengths, preferences and/or career aspirations. Several aspects of finance are covered together with opportunities to enhance your econometric modelling skills or explore aspects of economics at more depth. The MSc Economics and Finance programme features a series of lectures and workshops in research methods that will allow you to build the skills you need to carry out independent research in economics/finance and complete your dissertation in the summer.
Getting in
As the university states it
A minimum of a 2:2 UK honours degree in accounting, business, chemistry, computer science, economics, engineering, finance, mathematics, physics or statistics. Alternatively we will consider a UK 2:1 or overseas equivalent in another subject if you achieve above 60 per cent (UK grading or overseas equivalent) in macroeconomics and microeconomics modules and one other module from algebra, calculus, mathematics, probability, quantitative methods or statistics. Applicants with a 2:1 degree or overseas equivalent in other subjects who have substantial work experience in the field of their desired specialisation will also be considered. English language requirements IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each element.
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