Postgraduate information - taught schemes

Entry requirements

In order to gain admission to an MSc programme, you should have a good honours degree in economics, or closely related discipline. For UK universities this means you should have at least an upper-second class (2.1) degree that includes a substantial proportion of economics. If you come from outside the UK, your qualifications should be of an equivalent standard - hence you should include enough detail in your application to enable the selectors to assess your qualifications.

A sound basic knowledge of mathematics and statistics is also normally required. If you are offered admission but lack this knowledge, you will be expected to attend the pre-sessional mathematics and statistics course held each September.

If your background in economics is insufficient for admission to an MSc programme, you may be offered admission to study for a Graduate Diploma. Then, if you successfully complete the diploma, you can automatically proceed to an MSc in the following year.

Lastly, applicants whose native language is not English will be required to provide evidence of proficiency in English.