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Graduate Diploma
Colchester Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
9 months
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Graduate Diploma
Colchester Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
9 months
Select a an exam type
At Essex we push the frontiers of accepted wisdom, critically examining the decisions of individuals, the strategies of firms, and the policies of governments to understand and challenge the standard paradigms of economics.
If your first degree is in a subject other than economics, or your economics training does not provide sufficient technical experience for direct entry on our MSc courses, we offer a full-time, nine-month Diploma in Economics. If you obtain your Diploma with Merit or Distinction, you can then automatically register for one of our MSc courses, so over the two years you gain a thorough training in economics principles and practice at the master’s level.
On our Graduate Diploma Economics, we teach you the essentials of micro- and macroeconomics, and then you have the option to explore whichever topics in economics interest you the most, from international trade and health to mathematical methods, to theories of monopolies.
Your future
After completing your masters, you may wish to extend your knowledge with a research degree – many Essex graduates decide to stay here for further study.
Alternatively, our course also prepares you for employment; recent surveys have shown that higher degree graduates are more likely to obtain jobs at professional or managerial level.
Our recent MSc Economics graduates have gone on to work for a range of high-profile organisations:
More generally, our graduates find employment in roles such as business and financial analysts, management consultants, government officials, and economists for banks and other financial organisations.
A 2.2 degree in any discipline with some evidence of quantitative ability.
Students living in
Domestic
£6,600 per year
Students from Domestic
Fees will increase for each academic year of study.
£14,322 per year
Students from EU
Fees will increase for each academic year of study.
£14,322 per year
Students from International
Fees will increase for each academic year of study.
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