入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求：Applicants should have at least a 2:1 Honours degree or non-UK equivalent.
英语要求： IELTS 6.5 (with no subtest less than 6)
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 £13,750
课程特征 Course Features：
This Masters programme offers training in the key macroeconomic and microeconomic issues fundamental to financial decision making.
•The programme draws on the most recent developments in each of the subject areas, gives you a strong foundation for PhD research and provides you with the toolkit to gain employment in a wide range of spheres.
•You will be encouraged to attend our annual series of practitioners’ talks and annual Economics seminar series.
•The programme is offered by the Centre for Economic & Financial Studies which covers research
课程内容 Course Content ：
You will take four compulsory courses and select two optional courses. MSc candidates also write a dissertation.
Core courses
•Basic econometrics (or Modelling and forecasting financial markets subject to the approval of the programme director)
•Economic fundamentals and financial markets
•Macroeconomics
•Microeconomics
•Modelling and forecasting financial markets (for students who are not required to take Basic econometrics)
•Research methods and dissertation training.
Optional courses
•Mathematical finance
•Modelling and forecasting financial markets (if not taken as a compulsory course)
•Money, finance and growth
•Public finance.
职业前景 Career Prospects：
This programme provides graduates with a strong foundation for PhD research and the toolkit to gain employment in a wide range of spheres. We expect graduates from this programme will gain employment in financial institutions, including banks, investment banks and asset management firms and government organisations, involved in financial decision-making.
The programme also offers candidates a suitable grounding for working in international organisations such as the International Monetary Fund and World Bank and is appropriate for those wishing to work in academia. In particular, graduates are suitable for working in international organisations involved in financial transactions and provision of finance.