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We understand that you may not have the time to do a full-time degree, so our CPD pathways allow you to study flexibly, in the way that best suits you. The structure, mode of delivery and level of support allow you to progress towards a qualification at a postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma or Masters level.

Politics is about psychology. Everything – tweeters sharing fake news, protestors chaining themselves to railings, delegates refusing to budge on climate targets, leaders invading their neighbours – boils down to the opinions, decisions and behaviour of individuals, and understanding those is the territory of psychology.

Are you interested in finance and its economic foundations? The emphasis of our MSc Financial Economics is on the ways that economic reasoning can inform and illuminate the financial decision-making of investors and the financial choices made by firms.

We live in an increasingly interconnected and globalised world where events that unfold on other continents can affect our lives very quickly. Sometimes politicians are able to work together in a search for solutions but disagreement, and even the possibility of conflict, never seems far away.

This course is closed for January 2023 entry. Applications are open for October 2023 entry.

Please be aware that this course is temporarily suspended for the 2024-25 academic year only.MSc Financial Econometrics combines a practical approach to finance with a strong theoretical approach in econometrics, and is taught jointly between our Department of Economics and Essex Business School. This mix of approaches means that you graduate from our course as someone who is very attractive to a variety of financial institutions, from insurance companies to central banks.

Please be aware that this course is temporarily suspended for the 2024-25 academic year only.Would you like to develop expertise in theoretical and applied issues of international economic relations? Our MSc International Economics gives you this knowledge, plus a critical awareness of the integration of theory, data, and analysis in relation to international economics.

Please be aware that this course is temporarily suspended for the 2024-25 academic year only. The MSc Quantitative Political Science provides advanced training in how to formulate and test theories about politics using data.

Our MSc Sport Coaching Practice is a dynamic course that fuses passion with expertise and prepares you for a career as a leader within the sport coaching and education industries. We will delve into the heart of advanced coaching science theory and practice techniques to help you achieve coaching excellence.

Based in the Department of Government, The MSc Social Data Science supports the development of the knowledge, skills and understanding required to be an effective social data scientist. With modules taught in both the Department of Government and School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, it equips future social scientists with a range of skills in advanced data science and artificial intelligence that will enable them to undertake social sciences research, making use of increasingly large and complex data sets.