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Development Economics MSc

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    Key Information

    • Study Level:

      Master

    • Duration:

      1 Years

    • Study Mode:

      Full Time/Part Time

    • Start Date:

      01 September 2019

    • Tuition Fees EU/EEA:

      £ 12,120 Per Year

      These fees apply to students from the EU/EEA

    • Tuition Fees International :

      £ 20,715

      These fees apply to students from outside the EU/EEA

    institution

    The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)

    The School of Oriental and African Studies was founded in 1916 as the School of Oriental Studies. It took its current name in 1938 and moved to its new campus in 1941. Its iconic library was built in 1973. The university continues to expand slowly, maintaining itself as one of the premier centres for Asian […]

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    Course Summary

    An MSc in Development Economics from SOAS will give you the advanced technical skills you’ll need in order to act as a professional economist, apply economic analysis to economic policy matters, and give you the other skills and understanding you will need if you choose to undertake a PhD in the field.

    This program is taught mainly through independent research and dissertation, but there are eight core modules to be taken as well. In addition, there is a three week mandatory Basic Mathematics and Statistics course delivered before the start of the course itself, in August and September.

    You’ll study with true experts in the field of Development Economics, and be able to attend the Department’s Political Economy of Development seminar series. In the last term of the program, you will deliver a 1,000 word dissertation on an approved topic. This can be arranged with the assistance of the academic staff.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    Course Outline

    Core Modules

    • Econometrics
    • Growth and Development
    • Macroeconomics
    • Microeconomics
    • Dissertation

    In addition, students will either take Advanced Econometrics A or B.

    Elective Modules

    Students will also select any three of the following elective modules. Note that neither Econometrics A nor B may be take twice.

    • Theory of financial institutions & policy
    • Political Economy of Institutions
    • Political Economy of Agriculture and Food
    • Marxist Political Economy and World Development
    • Limits to Growth? (PG)
    • International Trade and Investment
    • International Finance
    • Institutions and Governance
    • History of Economic Analysis
    • Green Finance
    • Global Production and Industrial Policy
    • Global Economic Policy Analysis
    • Gender Economics (PG)
    • Financial Systems and Economic Development
    • Economics of Environment and Development
    • Economic development of the Asia Pacific Region 1 & 2
    • Economic Development of South Asia A & B
    • Economic Development of Japan
    • China’s Economic Transformation
    • China and World Development
    • Capital markets, derivatives & corporate finance
    • Applied Economics of the Middle East 1 & 2
    • African economies 1 & 2: applied Microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis
    • Advanced Econometrics A & B

    Learning & Teaching

    SOAS’ Development Economics MSc consists of eight taught modules, which will primarily be delivered as lectures with linked seminar and/or tutorial classes. The seminars are key parts of the program where students will present complete presentations, write substantial papers, and do quite a bit of independent study. Your assessment will be based on both your end of term examinations and your dissertation, which is weighted at 60 credits.

    Career Possiblities

    Graduates of SOAS’ MSc in Development Economics have the option of pursuing an economic or professional career, or in working towards their PhD. Recent graduates have become Operations Mangers, Communications and Knowledge Management Specialists, Research Officers, Policy Officers, ODI Fellows, Policy Economists, Consultants, Advocacy Officers, Economics Advisers, Risk Analysts, Support Managers, Journalists and even Barristers.

    This degree provides graduates with a range of transferrable skills including strategic thinking quantitative research, analysis and presentation, which can be turned to nearly any kind of role.

    Entry Credit

    Applicants must typically have achieved an upper second class (2:1) honours degree in Economics, or the international equivalent. The full list of accepted qualifications can be found here.

    All classes are taught in English, and international students will be required to show proficiency in English by scoring well on the IELTS or a similar test.

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