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Economic Regulation&Competition – (M.Sc.)
City University London
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| Application Deadline: | We have no specific application deadline, and an early application is recommended | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 9,920 - ≈ € 13,612 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of City University London
Professionals prepared to address competition and market regulation issues are in high demand both in the public and private sectors (competition authorities and regulatory agencies, consultancies, regulated and non-regulated companies and government departments). This activity now requires a high level of specialised in-depth training, beyond the general knowledge provided in a general economics degree or acquired via "learning by doing".
This course is designed to provide specialised training in the concepts and skills involved in competition policy and in the regulatory process. It is one of the first degrees in this area in the world and has been running successfully since 1997. The course is staffed by a unique combination of academics and practitioners with ground experience. You will gain an in-depth understanding of the economic and legal aspects of competition and regulation.
Teaching and Assessment
Teaching
You will be taught through a mixture of lectures, seminars, student presentations, analysis of case studies and interactive computer-based exercises particularly in relation to the quantitative elements of the course.
Assessment
We assess you through coursework, written examinations and a project.
Career Prospects
92 percent of City's 2009 economics graduates were in employment or further study within six months of graduation.
To give you an idea of the rapid employability of the students on this course, of the total cohort of students entering in 2009-10, only four were not already in employment as they came straight from their first degree.
Three of them were snapped up by employers during the summer term before they had even finished their MSc dissertations: one student is working as a regulatory analyst for the regulatory and legal team at Centrica, one joined Postcomm, the postal regulator, as Associate in the Economic Policy Directorate, and the other joined the Civil Aviation Authority (the airports regulator) as Competition Policy Adviser.
The fourth student has just started her PhD in Economics at City University London.
The course provides a good opportunity to enhance your career development, change jobs or acquire new responsibilities and be promoted.
Current and past students have come from all continents and many kinds of institutional bodies. Recent graduates who join the MSc degree also gain employment in a similar range of organisations.
Employers from the UK include:
* Regulators, competition authorities and consumer associations (OFT, CC, FSA, OFGEM, OFWAT, DTI, OFCOM, ORR, NCC, Which)
* Regulated companies (BBC, CBI, Centrica, Cable and Wireless, BT, One2One, MCI World and several regional water companies)
* Financial institutions (UBS, Lehman Brothers and Dresdner Bank)
* Consultancy companies (LECG, CEPA, DotEcon, RBB, JW/BSMGWorldwide, Halcrow and NERA)
* Law firms (Hogarth Chambers, Allen & Overy)
Overseas students have come from bodies such as:
* Japan Ministry of Telecommunications
* Pakistan Telecommunications Authority
* Turkish Competition Authority
* Kenya Ministry of Finance & Planning
* Ministry of Industry, Energy & Mining in Uruguay
* South Africa Competition Commission
* Mexico Federal Telecoms Commission
* Korea Telecom
* Gambia Divestiture Agency
* Defensoria de los Habitantes, Costa Rica
Contents
Course Content
Professionals prepared to address competition and market regulation issues are in high demand both in the public and private sectors, working for competition authorities and regulatory agencies, consultancies, regulated and non-regulated companies, and government departments. This activity now requires a high level of specialised in-depth training, beyond the general knowledge provided in a general economics degree or acquired on-the-job.
The course is available full-time and part-time, and all teaching takes place in the evenings, making it ideal if you want to work while you study.
Many of our students already have professional experience before starting. If you have professional experience, the course can give you a good opportunity to enhance your career development, change jobs or acquire new responsibilities and be promoted. Current and past students have come from all continents and many kinds of institutional bodies. If you are a recent graduate joining the MSc, you can also gain employment in a similar range of organisations.
Employers from the UK include:
* Regulators, competition authorities and consumer associations (OFT, CC, FSA, OFGEM, OFWAT, DTI, OFCOM, ORR, NCC, Which)
* Regulated companies (BBC, CBI, Centrica, Cable and Wireless, BT, One2One, MCI World and several regional water companies)
* Financial institutions (UBS, Lehman Brothers and Dresdner Bank)
* Consultancy companies (LECG, CEPA, DotEcon, RBB, JW/BSMG Worldwide, Halcrow and NERA)
* Law firms (Hogarth Chambers, Allen & Overy)
Overseas students have come from bodies such as:
* Japan Ministry of Telecommunications
* Pakistan Telecommunications Authority
* Turkish Competition Authority
* Kenya Ministry of Finance & Planning
* Ministry of Industry, Energy & Mining in Uruguay
* South Africa Competition Commission
* Mexico Federal Telecoms Commission
* Korea Telecom
* Gambia Divestiture Agency
* Defensoria de los Habitantes, Costa Rica
Course Structure Core modules:
* Economics of competition
* Economics of regulation
* Applied competition policy
* Sectoral competition and regulation: energy, telecoms, finance and health
* Quantitative techniques for competition and regulation
* Competition law
* Dissertation
Core elective modules:
* Quantitative methods
* Econometrics
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In general, we ask you to have:
* A good honours degree from a recognised institution. No formal training in economics is assumed. This requirement may be waived where there is evidence of appropriate professional experience and/or qualification.
* An equivalent qualification from an overseas university.
If your first language is not English you must show evidence that your command of the English Language is suitable for entry to Postgraduate study. You would be expected to have one of the following English Language qualifications:
* A first degree from an overseas institution recognised by the University as providing adequate evidence of proficiency in the English language, for example, from institutions in Australia, Canada or the USA.
* GCE O-level/GCSE English language or English literature, grade C minimum.
* Cambridge ESOL CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) at grade C or above.
* An overall score of 6.5 in the English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum of 6.0 for each subtest. A score of 600 minimum (computer score 250) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
* Satisfactory standard in the verbal section of the Princeton Test (GMAT).
* US SAT with 500 in verbal performance.
* Warwick English Language Test (WELT) with pass grades of BBC minimum.
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 C (Score: 60) |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 100 |
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