Program Overview

Digital Economy MSc

Overview

Explore emerging areas of digital economics, digital production, consumption, and exchange, and graduate ready for a range of careers in the financial and professional industry sectors.

Key Information

Accreditation

This course is Accredited

Study Mode and Duration

• 12 months September intake
• 13 months January intake

Start Date

• September 2025
• January 2026

Course Information

Overview

Explore digital economics as you investigate digital online production, consumption, and exchange on this Digital Economy Master's.

You'll explore fundamental economic principles and emerging trends in the digital economy, and prepare for a range of careers across the technologically-driven financial and professional industries.

On this digital economy Master's degree, you'll investigate the impact of online markets on key behaviors in society, with a particular focus on the entertainment industry, crowdsourcing, and citizen science projects, and develop your specialist knowledge of financial theories and their practical applications.

Eligibility

This course accepts UK, EU, and International students.

Course Highlights

• Use the Bloomberg suite and industry-standard data analytics software
• Explore principles and emerging trends in the digital economy and economics
• Discover the impact of the digital economy on society
• Learn from lecturers with professional experience and research expertise
• Hear from industry guest lecturers and experts
• Study alongside students across a range of accounting, economics, and finance courses

Accreditation

• Accredited by: The University of Portsmouth has earned business accreditation from the AACSB in recognition of the outstanding quality of its business and management education. Less than six percent of the world's schools offering business degree programs hold AACSB business accreditation.

Entry Requirements

September 2025 / January 2026 start

• UK qualifications:
  • A second-class honors degree in a relevant subject or equivalent qualification and/or equivalent professional experience.
• Non-UK qualifications:
  • If you're applying as an international student with a non-UK degree, you’ll need to show you meet the UK entry requirements listed above.
• English language requirements:
  • English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0.

Course Costs and Funding

Tuition Fees (September 2025 / January 2026 start)

• UK, Channel Islands, and Isle of Man students: £12,600 (subject to annual increase)
• EU students: £12,600 (subject to annual increase)
• International students: £19,200 (subject to annual increase)

Funding Your Studies

• Find out more about how to fund your studies, including scholarships and bursaries you could get.
• You can also find more about tuition fees and living costs, including what your tuition fees cover.

Modules

Core Modules

• Aef Research Methods and Dissertation - 45 credits
• Database Design and Implementation - 15 credits
• Digital Economy: Society, Culture, and Policy - 20 credits
• Market Structure and Competition - 15 credits
• Statistics and Data Modelling I - 15 credits
• Corporate Governance and Ethics - 15 credits
• Data Analysis and Visualisation - 15 credits
• Digital Economy: Business, Markets, and Institutions - 15 credits
• Innovation Dynamics and Data Science - 15 credits

Optional Modules

• Behavioural Finance - 15 credits
• Competition Policy and the Regulation of Markets - 15 credits

Facilities

Bloomberg Suite

Access data from the world's global financial markets and gain experience using industry-standard software.

How You'll Spend Your Time

• Study full-time
• Study over 12 months if you start this course in September
• Study for 13 months if you start this course in January
• Attend roughly 8-10 hours of scheduled teaching activities per week

Career Development

• You’ll graduate from this MSc Digital Economy Master's with an understanding of the business, finance, and accounting industries, and the skills you need to make an impact in the workplace wherever you decide to take your career.
• After this course, you could work in professional roles from across the marketing, analytics, and financial sectors.
• You may become a financial analyst, work in FinTech or RegTech companies, or pursue a Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments (CISI) qualification.

Supporting You

• Master's study is more focused on independent learning than undergraduate study, but you'll get lots of support via video, phone, and face-to-face from teaching and support staff to enhance your learning experience and help you succeed.
• You can build your personalized network of support from the following people and services:
  • Personal tutor
  • Student engagement officers
  • Maths and statistics support
  • Business study support tutors
  • Academic skills support
  • Library support
  • Wellbeing and mental health support
  • Disability advice and additional support
  • Support with English

Apply

• Unlike undergraduate applications, which go through UCAS, applications for this Master's course are made directly to us.
• There's no deadline for applications to this course. We accept applications right up until the start dates in September and January, as long as there are places available.
• If you're applying as an international student, remember that you'll need to leave plenty of time to get your visa organized.