Economics

Entry requirements

First Class undergraduate degree (or equivalent) and/or MSc with distinction, as well as GRE General Test quantitative section scores of 800/166.

Months of entry

September

Course content

The two-year MRes programme will equip you with advanced skills in the core areas of Economics and is excellent preparation for a research career. You will study core modules in advanced Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Econometrics in the first year along with a core module in The Practice of Economic Research.

In your second year you will specialise with a choice of two field modules and the completion of a dissertation (of up to 20,000 words). If you achieve the required progression criteria, you can progress to PhD Economics. Direct entry to the PhD is permitted. However, you must have completed an equivalent MRes to that offered at Warwick or another top institution.

Departmental Scholarships are available for the best students on the MRes.

Areas for PhD supervision

We have active research groups in: Applied Economics; Economic History; Development Economics; Economic Theory; Econometrics; Education; Industrial Economics; International Economics; Labour Economics; Macroeconomics; Political Economy; and Public Economics.

Department specialisms

Applied Economics; Economic History; Development Economics; Economic Theory; Econometrics; Education; Industrial Economics; International Economics; Labour Economics; Macroeconomics; Political Economy; and Public Economics.

Information for international students

English Language requirement: IELTS 7.0, Band B. For more guidance on English language requirements please visit this page.

Fees and funding

For more information on funding please visit our Postgraduate fees and funding page.

Qualification and course duration

MRes

PhD

Further details of qualification

The first two years of the MRes/PhD is an advanced taught component of the degree, with examined courses. Upon satisfactory completion of the MRes, students go onto undertake their independent PhD research.