Postgraduate Module Outlines
Please find below module outlines for postgraduate economics students for 2026/2027.
Please note, while the modules and module descriptors are set out below as accurately as possible, additions or removals of available modules, and changes of module content, instructors, and assessment procedures are often unavoidable because of changes in staff availability, resource constraints, and other pressures. Thank you for your understanding.
MSc in Economics
Core Modules
- ECP77200: Dissertation (25 ECTS)
- ECP77001: Econometrics 1 (10 ECTS)
- ECP77002: Econometrics 2 (10 ECTS)
- ECP77101: Introductory Mathematics (0)
- ECP77043: Game Theory (5 ECTS) *
- ECP77033: Impact Evaluation (5 ECTS)*
- ECP77124: Topics in Development Economics (5 ECTS)*
- ECP77013: Introduction to Macroeconomics (5 ECTS)
- ECP77003: Introduction to Microeconomics (5 ECTS)
- ECP77230: Research Methods for Economic Policy Analysis (5 ECTS)
* Core for International Development, optional for others
Optional Modules
- ECP77114: Emergence of Macroeconomic Policy (5 ECTS)
- ECP77143: International Economic Growth (5 ECTS)
- ECP77614: International Banking, Cryptocurrencies and Big Data (5 ECTS)
- ECP77133: Long Run Development (5 ECTS)
- ECP77174: Political Economy A (5 ECTS)
- ECP77654: Political Economy B (5 ECTS)
- ECP77214: Topics in Labour Economics (5 ECTS)
- ECP77223: Behavioural Economics (5 ECTS)
- ECP77244: Monetary Policy (5 ECTS)
- ECP77533: Spatial Economics (5 ECTS)
- ECP77594: Computational Methods for Economics (5 ECTS)
- ECP77634: International Finance (5 ECTS)
- ECP77664: Macro Development (5 ECTS)
- ECP77024: International Macroeconomics (5 ECTS)
MSc in Economic Policy
Core Modules
- ECP77194: Applied Policy Evaluation
- ECP77202: Dissertation (PDF, 54.1 KB)
- ECP77183: Macroeconomic Policy
- ECP77161: Microeconomic Policy
- ECP77211: Quantitative Methods for Economics I
- ECP77192: Quantitative Methods for Economics II
- ECP77233: Research Methods for Economic Policy Analysis (PDF,87.9 KB)
Optional Modules
- ECP77303: Urban and Housing Economics (5 ECTS)
- ECP77323: Energy, Environment and Climate Change (5 ECTS)
- ECP77333: Taxation and Welfare (5 ECTS)