Economics MA

Year of entry: 2025

Course length: 12 months Full-Time | 24 Months Part-time

About the course

Our MA in Economics combines rigorous training in microeconomic and macroeconomic principles, quantitative methods and applied economics. Graduates leave with a firm grasp on economic concepts and techniques as well as an advanced understanding of how applied and policy-oriented research has relevance for real-world economists.

This course develops the key skills necessary for an economist working at public or private organisations, including inquiry, critical analysis, logical thinking and the application of theory to solve practical problems.It encourages initiative and independent learning, and exposes students to cutting-edge economics tools and research - much of it developed here at Manchester by our leading academics. The course suits students who are interested in a career straight after the MA. If you are interested in postgraduate research, the MSc Economics course is more suitable.

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Join one of the UK's Top 10 universities for Economics & Econometrics

(Times Higher Education Rankings 2024)

Be part of an internationally-recognised academic community which boasts three Nobel Prize winners in its history

Our graduates are among the most targeted by top UK employers

(High Fliers 2024)

Compulsory Units

Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Mathematics for Economists
Introduction & Further Econometrics
MA Dissertation

Optional Units

Development Microeconomics
Poverty, Inequality and Government in Less Developed Countries
Healthcare Economics
Topics in Applied Economics
Political Economics
Economic Growth
Economics of Environmental Policy
Labour Economics

These are examples of units offered in 2023/24 and are subject to change.

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Where will your degree take you?

The demand for economists continues to grow worldwide. Our degrees allow you to develop a variety of both subject-specific and transferable skills suited to a wide variety of roles, such as analytical skills, research, problem-solving and communication.

Most of our recent graduates have gone on to work with leading organisations in finance and banking, local and national government, consulting, accountancy, and at top universities, with job titles such as Economist, Analyst, Consultant, Accountant, Manager, and Researcher.

Many of our graduates choose to go on to research degrees (PhD), either at Manchester or at another leading university, where they expand the boundaries of our knowledge and pursue careers in research or academia.

Kuhelika De

MA Economics

“It was because of the in-depth, rigorous training in mathematics, macroeconomics and econometrics that I received during the MA Economics programme at Manchester that I could survive my initial years of PhD at the University of Georgia.

I could not have done this without the rigorous training provided to me during the MA Economics by the subject matter experts lecturing in the programme. I will be forever thankful and grateful to the Economics department at The University of Manchester and I strongly recommend the MA Economics programme to all students who aspire to become economists.“