The MSc will appeal to students with a strong background in the subject and wish to gain advanced and rigorous training in modern economics, as preparation for a career as a professional economist or analyst. Students will receive advanced teaching in the core areas of macroeconomic and microeconomic theory, econometrics and research methods, and they will also be able to choose from a wide portfolio of optional modules. An 8,000-word dissertation provides an opportunity to explore their own interests across these fields of study. Students will be automatically enrolled on a pre-sessional Mathematics and Statistics programme to equip them with the relevant methodological skills they need to succeed.