The MSc in Economics and Industrial Organisation is a sister course to the long-established MSc Economics. This exciting course will provide you with a thorough grounding in core micro, macro and quantitative economics. It is developed to include a set of closely tailored option modules plus a unique student workshop in the area. The MSc will be completed by an individual student dissertation. The course will appeal in particular to students wishing to pursue a career either in the private sector or with a government agency. This will be facilitated by the links we have developed with practitioners from this area, who will lead some of the workshop sessions.

Welcome to the MSc in Economics and Industrial Organisation. Our MSc is designed to link economic theory and empirical economics with the practice of Industrial Economics to provide you with a full skill set and knowledge base for further employment in research, private companies, or governmental agencies. Warwick's graduates in economics are widely recruited by major universitities, consultancies, and competition and regulatory authorities.

Judged by global standards of research quality, the Department of Economics is a Top 50 department; see for example our rankings at RePeC. It is highly ranked in the subfield of Industrial Economics at econphd.net. We are strongly committed to excellence in teaching, and the department received full marks for teaching quality the last time it was reviewed by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (in 2001).

Professor Michael Waterson

Key Facts

Typical careers paths

Economic analyst at: Economic Consultancies (e.g., Frontier, Oxera, Nera, etc.); Major Private Companies (e.g., Large Electricity Companies, Railway and Transportation, Telecommunication, etc.); Regulatory Agencies (e.g., Ofgem, Ofcom, etc.); Competition Authorities (e.g., OFT, etc.); academic research.

Typical background:

The MSc Economics and Industrial Organisation is a quantitative degree and students will need to be competent in several areas of mathematics. All student attend a short pre-sessional mathematics and statistics course before the term starts.

Study programme and assessment

• 5 core modules
• 3 optional modules, including a student workshop
• Dissertation of 7,000 words

Full-time 12 months October-September

Entry requirements

First or upper-second class honours degree or equivalent in economics or a closely-related subject. If English is not your first language, IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 250.

Fees

Tuition fee 2011-2012: Home/EU £12,900; overseas £16,000

Contact us

The Postgraduate Office
Department of Economics
University of Warwick
Coventry CV4 7AL
UK

Tel: +44 (0)24 765 23027
Email: Economics.pgoffice@warwick.ac.uk 

How to Apply