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Study Details: 12 months full-time, 24 months part-time
Countries and governments face increasingly complex, multifaceted problems – from the cost-of-living crisis and rampant inflation to the climate emergency and the erosion of democratic institutions.
Political economy, in analysing the relationship between political systems, institutions and markets, is an invaluable discipline in understanding these complex problems, the multifaceted nature of their causes and routes to potential solutions.
Our Political Economy Masters will equip you with a systematic understanding of how political and economic systems interact. It encourages students to think of politics and economics as interdependent spheres in which governments, firms and citizens influence each other.
The programme brings together domestic and international analyses of economic policy processes, allowing you to develop a thorough understanding of the political dynamics involved in the making of economic policy.
First-class or Second-class Honours degree, or international equivalent, in social science.
MSc Political Economy graduates can pursue a career in the public and private sectors as policy advisors, researchers and data analysts.
Your training in quantitative methods will equip you with the necessary tools to undertake data work and econometric/statistical analysis. A substantive knowledge of domestic and international economy will equip you with the foundational knowledge to work in international organisations, public administration, local government and think tanks.
Core modules:
Comparative Political Economy
International Political Economy
Quantitative Methods 1
Quantitative Methods 2
Optional modules:
Policy Analysis
Principles of Research Design
Comparative Political Institutions
Political Behaviour
Politics of Non-democratic Regimes
International Institutions & Regimes
European Governance
Contemporary International Relations
Political Economy of Trade and Environment
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