MSc in Management Economics

This course provides training in the use of economics in managerial decisions and in analysing strategic interaction among firms. It aims to provide students with a basic training in economics and encourages them to develop their skills further and to apply them specifically in areas related to management. Compulsory modules include economics of organisational management and theory of industrial organisation.

Scheme Structure

Each module is worth 20 credits unless otherwise stated.
The scheme comprises 180 credits.

Compulsory components:

• EC903-7-AU Microeconomics
• EC511-7-AU Mathematical Methods
• EC930-7-SP Theory of Industrial Organisation
• EC951-7-AU Economics of Organisational Management
• EC981-7-FY Dissertation on an approved topic (40 credits)

60 credits chosen from the following list:

Economics Modules:

• EC501-7-AU Econometric Methods and Applications
• EC902-7-SP Economic Development Theory
• EC904-7-AU Macroeconomics
• EC907-7-AU Economics of Financial Markets
• EC908-7-AU Topics in Financial Economics
• EC932-7-SP International Trade Theory
• EC933-7-SP International Finance
• EC938-7-AU Trade and Development
• EC943-7-SP Game Theory and Applications
• EC944-7-SP Topics in Labour Economics

Essex Business School Modules: subject to the approval of the director of graduate studies, students are allowed to choose two options from among the postgraduate modules taught in the Essex Business School.