StudyQA — Master: Economic Policy — University College London (Page 20)

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Description Contents Requirements

The Economic Policy MSc is a unique programme which takes advantage of UCL's role as a global leader in policy-orientated research. The core teaching in microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics focuses on understanding the policy implications of economic models and their applications to real-world examples.

The programme is designed to equip the professional economist with the tools required to understand the problems presented by a rapidly changing, complex and uncertain modern world economy. It includes a research methods course that teaches economics and econometrics software, empirical modelling and how to formulate a research project.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of four core modules (60 credits), four optional modules (60 credits) and a research dissertation (60 credits).

Core modules

Econometrics for Policy
Microeconomics for Policy
Macroeconomics for Policy
Research Methods

Optional modules

At least two of the following applied options
Time Series Econometrics
Public Microeconomics
Economics of Development
The Economics of Migration
Health Economics
Programme Evaluation for Users
Behavioural Economics
Macroeconomic Policy
Ethics in Welfare Economics
Empirical Industrial Organisation
Topics in Labour Economics
Topics in Money and Finance
Economics of Households
Remaining options (taking the total to four) from a list of policy options, including:
Applied Policy Analysis
Applied Development Economics and Policy
Agenda Setting and Public Policy (Department of Political Science or International Political Economy (Department of Political Science)
Environmental Economics: Principles and Policy

Dissertation/report

The dissertation of 10,000 words is a piece of original research, carried out between June and September, supported by a research methods course and lightly supervised by a member of faculty.

Teaching and learning

The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, and practical and problem classes. The MSc degree is awarded on the basis of written, final examination papers and the research dissertation.

A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in Economics with a significant quantitative component from a UK university, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Applicants with a qualification of an equivalent standard in another quantitative discipline, such as statistics, mathematics, engineering or physics, may also be considered.
Applicants whose undergraduate degree is from a university outside the UK must supply GRE scores. The quantitative GRE score must be 155 or above and the verbal score must be 150 or above (post-August 2011 scores).