Economics (MSc)

Where you'll learn

This programme is based in the School of Economics and Finance (SEF) on Queen Mary’s Mile End campus.

• Develop career skills for professional economists in both public and private sectors
• Comprehensive training in core graduate level Economics: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Econometrics
• Electives designed to open a wide range of economics careers through the three Pathways: Big Data and Quantitative Analysis, Competition and Public Policy, Macroeconomics and Finance
• Scholarships available for outstanding candidates 
• Compare with other MSc courses in SEF 

Semester A 
Compulsory modules: 

• Macroeconomics 
• Microeconomics 
• Econometrics 

Plus one elective module from: 

• Introduction to Machine Learning 
• Behavioural Economics 
• Corporate Finance 
• International Economics

Semester B 

• Students need to take five elective modules. Any combination of electives is permitted, but it is suggested students choose one of the following three Pathways:

Big Data and Quantitative Analysis

• Applied Time Series and Forecasting 
• Large Language Models and Textual Analysis in Economics and Finance 
• Big Data Applications (for students who have taken Introduction to Machine Learning in semester A) 
• Design and Evaluation of Public Policy 

Competition and Public Policy 

• Design and Evaluation of Public Policy 
• Development Economics 
• Competition Policy and Regulations 
• Games and Information 

Macroeconomic Outcomes and Financial Markets 

• Macroeconomic Policies and Market Outcomes 
• Applied Time Series and Forecasting 
• International Finance 
• Advanced Asset Pricing

Semester c

• Independent Project: Under the supervision of a faculty member, apply your knowledge to a real-world economic question.

Career paths
The MSc equips students with theoretical grounding and applied skills for professional economists, opening a wide range of economics careers through the three Pathways: 

• Big Data and Quantitative Analysis for careers in government departments, financial institutions and consultancies as economic forecaster, quant analyst, risk analyst. 
• Competition and Public Policy for careers in consultancies, regulatory agencies, economic research institutes and think tanks, government departments. 
• Macroeconomic Outcomes and Financial Markets for careers in central banks, commercial and investment banks, financial institutions, and consultancies. 
• Academically focused students often continue onto the MRes/PhD track where full funding is available.