Course summary
This programme is designed to equip you with the fundamental tools needed to assess a range of theoretical, empirical or policy-related economic issues. Your studies will take you from micro-principles of economic behaviour to macro-outcomes of national and global importance in a systematic way. You can study topics such as economics of development, economics of financial markets, and the economics of public policy. An MSc Economics degree functions as an ideal stepping stone to postgraduate research study in economics. For more information, please visit the programme page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/economics-pg/msc-economics
Modules
Sample modules may include:
- Advanced microeconomic analysis
- Advanced macroeconomic analysis
- Development econometrics
- Economics of public policy
- Dissertation
Entry requirements
Normally a good undergraduate honours degree (2:1 or above) or equivalent from a university outside the UK. You are required to be numerate, and normally your undergraduate degree should be in economics, or a joint degree in which economics accounted for at least half of the programme. IELTS: 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 (or equivalent)
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Channel Islands | £9250 | Whole course |
| Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Whole course |
| EU | £18650 | Whole course |
| England | £9250 | Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Whole course |
| Scotland | £9250 | Whole course |
| Wales | £9250 | Whole course |
| International | £18650 | Whole course |
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
University of Reading
Whiteknights House
PO Box 217
Reading
RG6 6AH