Whether your future career lies in the City or elsewhere, this degree will develop your understanding of economics and so give you a valuable insight into topical issues.

The Diploma in Economics is a degree for students whose first degree contains little or no economics. It provides a qualification equivalent to a second bachelor’s degree in economics and can be used as the basis for master’s level training in economics.

This degree is for students with an undergraduate degree in economics who are interested in undertaking a master’s degree that will give them the training required to undertake a career as a professional economist working for, say, the UK Government Economic Service or an economics consultancy.

This degree is for students with an undergraduate degree in economics who wish to obtain a PhD.  It is the foundation year for the PhD programme and involves a thorough study of the core areas of economics and the exploration of one area in detail in order to begin the process of choosing a PhD research topic.

The MPhil in Finance and Economics is a one-year master's degree that runs from mid-September to late July. It is an intensive course combining advanced study and research, tailored for people with less than one year of work experience who intend to go on to work for industry. It places particular emphasis on economic coverage of financial themes, of how observed institutions should be modelled, and relating existing models to data.

Students who have a master’s degree in economics can apply to enter the PhD programme directly.