Economics MSc

Master your understanding of advanced economic skills and techniques on our MSc Economics to inform decision-making by all stakeholders including private businesses and policy-makers. Lead in the design and delivery of improved economic outcomes which address societal, policy-maker and private business needs whilst realising the quantitative skills required to create effective solutions to the economic challenges you will encounter in your career.<br/><br/>**Why choose this course?**<br/>- Access to our Bloomberg Suite with all its economic, financial and business real-time data, world news, analyses and reports from the world’s leading financial organisations. <br/><br/><br/>- Gain substantial practical experience through a consultancy project or work placement.<br/><br/><br/>- Large choice of optional modules allows you to tailor your studies to match your interests.<br/><br/><br/>- Study alongside innovative companies based in Keele Business School.<br/><br/><br/>Our Economics MSc programme allows you to develop high-level knowledge and skills around the monetary rationale of economic interactions. It is designed to increase your confidence in applied economic theory and applied research techniques so you can advance as a talented economist who is capable of succeeding in a fluctuating global environment.<br/><br/>As an economist you will be presented with diverse economic quandaries and must respond to the different economic drivers and behaviours of everyone from individuals and households to international organisations and governments to achieve positive economic outcomes.<br/><br/>Employability is embedded into our programme with opportunities to engage with local employers through our consultancy and placement projects and develop relationships with professional bodies such as the Government Economic Service via guest lectures and research projects.<br/><br/>As a graduate of this programme your quantitative skills and scenario analysis will be coveted by government departments, devolved administrations, local authorities and private businesses. You will graduate as a highly employable individual who has developed skills including advanced econometric modelling and quantitative cost benefit analysis. Plus, these skills are further enriched through the programmes optional modules and the choice of dissertation, consultancy and placement project modules which deliver high quality employability skills.<br/><br/>**About Keele**<br/>Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university.<br/><br/>We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level.<br/><br/>Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.