Prospective Postgraduate Students

MSc International Business Programme

Economics is a vibrant, challenging and rewarding subject. To get the most from economics you need to pursue it beyond the typical level offered by an undergraduate degree course. In fact, increasingly, postgraduate study is a requirement for getting the best jobs, particularly those that enable you to actually use economics. Not only are the job satisfaction rewards to postgraduate study of economics high, the financial rewards are high too; postgraduate study in economics is a considerable investment in human capital.

We currently have around 25 PhD students studying a diverse range of issues from CGE modelling of national economies, to trade policy and globalisation, and to incentives in health economics.  Apply to study a Research degree.

For further information contact Prof. Hassan Molana.

Our MSc International Business Programme, which currently has more than 100 students, is directed towards motivated students who already hold a good BA / BSc / BTech / BEng / BCom degree, but may not have a background in business and economics. Its purpose is to enable such students to acquire the necessary tools and skills to pursue a successful and rewarding career in International Business, Finance and Marketing. Graduates from our MSc International Business Programme may work in small firms or in large multinational firms with offices throughout the world. The degrees cover many different subjects and develops a wide range of transferable skills. As a result, the MSc International Business degree provides a good basis for entry into a very wide range of careers in the private and public sectors. For further information contact Dr. Sushil Mohan.

Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics (SGPE)

Our taught MSc courses in mainstream Economics and Finance are delivered through the Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics (SGPE) of which we are a founding member.

The SGPE is a collaborative undertaking between the eight established Scottish universities: Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Herriot-Watt, St. Andrews, Stirling and Strathclyde. What drives this successful collaboration is the ability to combine our research and teaching expertise so that we can deliver a high-quality in economics.

Logistically, every 5 years one of the institutions tenders to host the Programme. The administrative offices of the SGPE are based within the hosting institution where the teaching of all MSc courses also takes place. Currently, the University of Edinburgh hosts the SGPE; all MSc students are therefore physically located in Edinburgh and are registered with the University of Edinburgh.

The full-time MSc is taught over one year - September to September; it can also be taken over two years as part-time. Upon completing the MSc, students can opt for a further three years study towards a PhD (Doctorate) at any of the partner universities. For further details and application procedure visit the SGPR site: www.sgpe.ac.uk

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