Economics and Statistical Analysis – (M.Sc.)

Experience suggests that many graduates in more general subject areas, particularly once in employment, find that they lack appropriate analytical and mathematical/statistical skills that would enhance their career progression. Such skills would be provided by an integrated study of Economics and Statistics as proposed in this new programme. Additionally, the programme has been designed in such a way to allow graduates in either Economics or Statistics to develop expertise in their 'missing' discipline and acquire a postgraduate qualification.

The programme aims to provide a substantive postgraduate education that develops professional competence in Economics and Statistical Analysis and enables:
- graduates in other disciplines to acquire a working knowledge of both Economics and associated Mathematical/Statistical techniques
or
- graduates in Economics or Mathematics/Statistics to, respectively, acquire a working knowledge of Mathematical/Statistical techniques or Economics to augment and deepend current areas of expertise.
With a view to enhancing students' career prospects and/or changing career direction.

The majority of graduates in Economics tend to be employed in posts specifically requiring greater analytical and quantitative skills than the average business graduate. Economics and Statistics graduates experience better than average rates of return on their degrees and are more likely than the average graduate to become managers and administrators.