The Departments of Economics and Psychology at the University of Warwick announce these innovative new courses in the growing area of decision science and behavioural economics. The courses emphasise both theoretical foundations and real-world application and are intended for those intending to work in business environments (e.g., retail and financial) and those concerned with public policy and its implementation. The courses also provide an excellent foundation for those intending to undertake further postgraduate research. We offer two variants: an Economics Track for those with first degrees in economics, and a Science Track for those with a first degree in a science or related subject.

Both one-year courses offer:

• A thorough grounding, covering both theory and real-world application, in core and advanced areas of behavioural economics and the cognitive science of judgement and decision making
• Modules on the design, conduct and analysis of behavioural experiments and the analysis of large-scale datasets
• An empirical research project

These MScs are taught collaboratively by scientists from Psychology, Economics, and the Warwick Business School. All teaching is by academics working on live research projects in economics, business, and psychology, and you will have the opportunity to join these projects as the culmination of the year.

A Place to Study

Warwick University campus was recently voted the best in the UK. Situated in the centre of England, just over an hour from London and half an hour from Birmingham, Warwick University is home to over 16,000 students and nearly 2,000 researchers from all over the world. Warwick is ranked among the very best universities in the UK. Find out more about the University and our campus.

You are extremely welcome to come and visit us on campus. You can find details of how to visit here. Do let us know when you plan to come, and we'll try to arrange an appointment with one of the professors who teach on the MSc.

Suggested Reading

These introductory books set the context for the MSc.

Predictably Irrational	Nudge	Economics 2.0
The Psychology of Everyday Things	Fooled by Randomness	Freakonomics
Thinking, Fast and Slow	The Undercover Economist	Critical Mass