Prospective students
Postgraduate taught
As one of the UK's leading economics departments,
Essex is an excellent choice
for postgraduate study.
We offer
nine MSc courses and two Graduate Diplomas
for you to choose from.
Each September we organise a mathematics/statistics
course for incoming MSc students and students admitted to the first year of
the 4-year doctoral programme, which will provide you with basic mathematical
and statistical knowledge that's needed for our MSc courses.
Fees and funding
Individual course fees can be found on the
course finder entry for each masters courses we offer.
The University offers a number of funding opportunities to postgraduate
students, which you may be eligible to apply for.
The scholarship finder makes it easy to see what funding is available to you.
Doctoral Training Centre
The Department plays a key role in the Economic and Social Research Council
(ESRC) Doctoral Training Centre, which
offers 16 studentships worth up to £18,252 for talented Home/EU postgraduate
students. A number of our courses are accredited pathways and eligible for ESRC
funding through to doctoral research.
Our three year programme (+3) is available to those who have already completed a
programme of research training.
Our four year programme (1+3) comprises of one year's research training, at
masters level, linked to a three year PhD for those students taking:
Apply for masters study
The simplest way to apply is online using the
online application form. You will
need to send all your documentation to support your application before we can
consider your application. Once you have received an offer you can then apply
for funding.
Contact us
If you have any questions or would like to speak to the Graduate
Administrator please call +44 (0) 1206 872726 or e-mail
pgecon@essex.ac.uk. Alternatively you
can send your question via the
online enquiry form.
If your query relates to your application process, please contact
Graduate Admissions.