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Public Economics – (M.Sc.)
University of York
Department of Economics and Related Studies
| Application Deadline: | April 13 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,560 - ≈ € 15,305 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | York / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 60 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of York
The Department has a prominent international reputation in public economics. This course offers students a thorough foundation in microeconomic aspects of the public sector. It is designed for students who wish to pursue careers in government, research agencies, public policy, universities and consultancy firms.
Compulsory Core:
* Public Finance
* Public Sector Economics: Microeconomic Applications
* Either Applied Microeconomics or Advanced Microeconomics (Double Unit)
* Either Econometrics or Econometric Methods for Research or Quantitative Analysis (Double Unit)
In addition students choose four optional units which should be selected from the following, with at least two units from Group A:
Group A
* Cost-Benefit Analysis
* Development Project Appraisal
* Economics of European Integration
* Experimental Economics
* Health Care Management
* Political Economy from the General Equilibrium Point of View
* Social Policy Analysis (double unit)
Group B
* Applied Microeconometrics
* Game Theory: Economic Applications
* Industrial Economics
* International Macroeconomics
* Labour Economics
* Advanced Macroeconomics
* Project
Students may be allowed to take one or more of their optional units from the following courses in environmental economics offered by the Environment Department. Students wishing to do so must first ask their M.Sc. Director and the Environment Department's M.Sc. Director for permission, which is not automatic.
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Minimum entry criterion is the equivalent of an upper second class degree primarily in economics from a UK university.
English Language Requirements
The department's normal English language requirements, are (a) an IELTS result of 6.5 or (b) a TOEFL result of 600 if paper-based, 250 if CBT and 100 if iBT, or (c) A, B, and C Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English.
For those applicants who have already achieved an IELTS 6.0 and only need a 0.5 increase to make their offers unconditional, the University has approved a limited system of admission through satisfactory completion of the English for Academic and Research Purposes course (EARP1). The course is offered by the Centre for English Language Teaching and after successful completion of it and upon passing the end-of-course test, students will enter the Department directly and they do not need to re-take IELTS at the end of August.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 600 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 250 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 100 |
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