MSc in Financial and Business Economics in Colchester United Kingdom | University of Essex

University of Essex | Colchester United Kingdom
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Qualification
Masters Degree (Taught)
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP 22,400
(c. USD29,974.56)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months

Business and finance careers typically demand an economics-focused perspective. Our MSc Financial and Business Economics program enables students to explore the fundamental economic theories behind finance and business while gaining practical insights into their real-world applications.
Our academic excellence is demonstrated through consistent publications in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, Econometrica, and Review of Economic Studies.
Following your master's degree, you might choose to pursue advanced research many Essex alumni opt to continue their academic journey with us.

This program equally equips students for professional careers, with recent data indicating that postgraduate degree holders have greater success securing managerial or professional positions.
Throughout the course, you'll cultivate essential career skills including statistical analysis, mathematical methods, research capabilities, analytical thinking, and economic modeling.
Our alumni frequently secure positions as financial analysts, management consultants, government advisors, and banking economists across various financial institutions.
Graduates have launched careers with leading organizations including: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Ernst & Young
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Subjects of Study

Language Requirements

English
IELTS 6.0

Qualification Requirements

A 2:2 degree, or international equivalent, in any discipline which includes three relevant modules in: Econometrics (or Maths, or Statistics), Macroeconomics, Microeconomics. We will also consider applicants with any other 2:2 degree or above where there is one year's relevant work experience, after graduating, in the field of economics/banking. IELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum component score of 5.5, TOEFL IBT 76 overall with minimum component scores: listening 17, reading 18, writing 17, and speaking 20.

Tuition GBP 22,400

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