
Economics and Finance MSc
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
DURATION
12 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 28,100 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* international students | GBP 14,800 - home students
Introduction
Our MSc Economics and Finance programme is designed to enrich your expertise and understanding of various aspects in the fields of economics and finance.
This course is well-suited to a range of individuals, such as those who:
- do not have an economics or finance background
- are considering careers in in NGOs, government bodies, financial businesses, trading or consulting
- would like to progress to further academic study in economics and finance
This course will suit you if you're interested in the following careers:
- investment banking
- financial and economics research
- financial trading
- economist
- financial analyst
- data analyst
We also offer the following courses for candidates with a substantial background in Economics (undergraduate degree in Economics or equivalent):
- MSc Economics
- MSc Economics & Data Science
- MSc Behavioural and Experimental Economics
Rankings
- 42% of our research is classified as 4* world-leading research – Research Excellence Framework 2021
- 65% increase in research power since 2014 – Research Excellence Framework 2021
- Global Top 130 University - QS World University Rankings 2025
- Global Top 170 University - Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024
- Top 200 for Accounting and Finance - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024
- Top 25 in the UK and Top 100 in the world for sustainable development – Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024
- 42% of our research is classified as 4* world-leading research – Research Excellence Framework 2021
- 65% increase in research power since 2014 – Research Excellence Framework 2021
- Global Top 130 University - QS World University Rankings 2025
- Global Top 170 University - Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024
- Top 25 in the UK and Top 100 in the world for sustainable development – Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024
Curriculum
What you'll learn
What you will learn:
- how to apply economic knowledge, tools and techniques to analyse economic and financial issues
- how to analyse and understand the interaction between economics and finance developments in the global context
- the role played by key supranational institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Trade Organization (WTO)
Advanced statistical software
Where possible you'll have access to advanced statistical software including:
Software may include:
- Eviews
- SPSS
- Stata
- Gauss
- MATLAB
- SAS
- Maple
- Minitab
- R
Financial databases
You'll also have access to financial databases including:
- Bloomberg
- DataStream
- Fame
- Amadeus
- WRDS
- Compustat
- CRSP
- Oriana
- Global Financial Database
Compulsory Modules
- Dissertation
- International Finance
- Microeconomic Theory
- Macroeconomic Theory
- International Trade
- Applied Econometrics
- Research Methods in Economics and Finance
- Introductory Econometrics
- Financial Theory
- Introduction to Economic Theory
- Critical Skills for Finance
Optional Modules
- International Money and Banking
- Behavioural Finance
- Retail and Investment Banking
- Central Banking
- Financial Derivatives
- Corporate Finance
- Portfolio Management
Career Opportunities
Graduate destinations
Graduates from this course have undertaken various roles, including:
- data analyst
- planning analyst
- principal economist
- auditor
- corporate finance and research analyst
- broker
- senior Financial Analyst
- PhD candidate
Careers
This course prepares you for a wide range of careers with employers, such as:
- PwC
- Bloomberg
- Brewin Dolphin
- HM Revenue and Customs
- Handelsbanken
- CLP Insurance Brokers
- Fitch Ratings
- Shanghai Greatwisdom Co. Ltd
- Experian PLC
- Siemens AG