Economics (Political Economy) MA

The Economics (Political Economy) MA gives students an opportunity to receive a broad-based education for dealing with the economic, social political issues of the day without sacrificing the detailed technical specialisation offered by an MA in economics. It can lead to a range of career opportunities in a variety of areas: research institutes, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), public service providers, local and central government, and consultancy units.

What will you study?

The Economics (Political Economy) MA combines a high-level specialisation in political economy with solid foundations in standard economics and statistical techniques. It covers a broad range of political economy approaches, including Marxian, Post Keynesian and Institutionalist theories. It gives an opportunity to study contemporary issues such as the causes of the financial and economic crises and economic and social inequality.

This is a modular programme based on credit accumulation. The full MA consists of eight taught modules plus a dissertation.

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.

Core modules

• Applied Econometrics
• MA Economics Dissertation
• Macroeconomic Analysis
• Microeconomic Analysis
• Research Skills and Methods in Economics
• Rise of Capitalism
• Topics in Economic Policy

Optional modules

• Advanced Political Economy
• Paradigms in Political Economy
• International Political Economy