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M.Sc. Business Economics
University of Portsmouth
| Start date: | September 2013 |
| Duration full-time: | 12 months |
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| Delivery mode: | On Campus |
| Educational variant: | Part-time, Full-time |
Description
This course prepares you for a challenging business career by developing the skills that employers seek in economics graduates. It is designed for economics, accounting and finance graduates, but is also suitable for strong business and management graduates who wish to extend their economic knowledge in the business context.
The course aims to develop your understanding of theories and techniques that economists use to solve business problems, particularly pricing decisions and product development and promotion.
You will gain a deeper understanding of business strategy including investment, mergers and acquisitions. We will guide you in applying sophisticated forecasting techniques to help you understand and anticipate business trends, and with our guidance you will learn how to design and deliver research to the highest standards.
You will study the following units:
Business Economics
Applied Econometrics
Business Environment
Decision Making and Resources
Research Methods and Dissertation
The curriculum is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars and workshops that enhance your skills. The programme concludes with a written research project on a topic of your choice.
Contents
Teaching and assessment
We use a combination of teaching methods from lectures and tutorials to student presentations, in-class exercises and practical sessions in our Bloomberg Suite. Units are assessed in a variety of ways to reflect the individual topics. Our approaches to learning, assessment and feedback are varied and constructive, to help you build the personal management and employability skills that are essential for fulfilling careers.
Career prospects
Opportunities include business professionals and commercial, industrial and public sector managers, as well as many other jobs with responsibility for decision-making. We liaise closely with employers and professional bodies to help ensure that all our courses are relevant to their business and recruitment needs.
Requirements
A good honours degree in a relevant subject, or equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications.
English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 or equivalent, with a minimum score of 6.0 in all individual components.
English Language Requirements
| IELTS band: | 6.5 |
| CAE score: | 75(Grade B) |
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