Program Overview

Behavioural Economics MSc

Overview

Our Behavioural Economics MSc combines the study of advanced economics topics together with a focus on the human and social issues influencing the decisions made by consumers, borrowers and investors. It combines insights from economics and psychology to understand how people make decisions.

Why Choose This Course?

• Earn two degrees with the opportunity to transfer to our dual degree, spending a second year in Germany
• Gain real experience by applying for internships and placements through our faculty placements programme
• Top 100 worldwide for economics (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025)
• 2nd in the world in the field of cognitive and behavioural economics (Top institutions in the field of cognitive and behavioural economics rankings 2025)
• Attend workshops run by CeDEx, which feature speakers from across the world
• One-to-one supervision by a faculty member for your dissertation

Course Content

The course is made up of 120 credits of core and optional taught modules, plus a 60-credit dissertation on a subject of your choice.

Semester One

• Microeconomic Theory
• Macroeconomic Theory
• Econometric Theory
• Economic Data Analysis
• Refresher course on mathematics and statistics (first two weeks)

Semester Two

• Behavioural Economic Theory
• Experimental Methods in Economics
• Two optional modules (choose from a list of available modules)
• Economic Research Methodology

Dissertation

• After completing your semester two modules, you will undertake an in-depth dissertation, with one-to-one support from an expert academic supervisor.

Modules

• Behavioural Economic Theory
• Experimental Methods in Economics
• Microeconomic Theory
• Macroeconomic Theory
• Econometric Theory
• Economic Data Analysis
• Economic Research Methodology
• MSc Dissertation: Economics
• Optional modules (choose two from a list of available modules, including Advanced Microeconomic Theory, Advanced Macroeconomic Methods, Applied Behavioural Economics, Applied Microeconometrics, Big Data Economics, Development Microeconomics, Development Policy Analysis, Economics of Corporate Finance, Economics of Household Finance, Financial and Macroeconometrics, International Macroeconomics, International Trade Theory, Monetary Theory and Practice, Time Series Econometrics, Trade Analysis and Policy)

Learning and Assessment

• Lectures
• Tutorials
• Computer labs
• Supervision
• Coursework
• Presentation
• Dissertation
• Written exam
• Group project

Entry Requirements

• Undergraduate degree: 2:1 (or international equivalent) in a discipline with significant economics content, including microeconomics, macroeconomics, statistics and econometrics modules.
• English language requirements: IELTS 6.5 (no less than 6.0 in any element)

Fees

• Home / UK: £15,800
• International: £28,200

Careers

• Careers advice
• Job prospects
• Placements
• Partnerships
• Graduate destinations: academia, government, private sector, banking, business, consulting
• Career progression: 100% of postgraduates from the School of Economics secured graduate level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation. The average annual salary for these graduates was £36,000.

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