MSc Political Economy of Development

SOAS, University of London

Master

In City of London

£ 11,545 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    City of london

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Start of programme: September intake only
Mode of Attendance: Full-time or Part-time
Course Profile
The MSc in the Political Economy of Development is the latest addition to a portfolio of Masters programmes offered by the Department of Economics, and is designed for economists who want to concentrate on applied theory and to expand their regional expertise.
The MSc is a taught masters degree consisting of eight course modules taught by lectures, classes and tutorials and an 10,000 word dissertation.
There are four core units and four optional modules that make up the course.
The precise modules available vary from year to year, but include units on Agriculture, Finance, the Environment, Industry and International Macroeconomics and Microeconomics.
Eight in-depth regional economic development modules are also available, covering:
Africa
The Asia-Pacific region
The Middle East
South Asia
All students are required to complete the compulsory preliminary course in Mathematics and Statistics (including Computing) to begin studying on this programme. This course is taught over a three week period from the beginning of September covering mathematics, statistics and computing. For further information about this course including a timetable please see here: Preliminary maths and Statistics Course
Convenors
Mushtaq Khan

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Subjects

  • International
  • Maths
  • Corporate Finance
  • Investment
  • Computing
  • Statistics
  • Mathematics
  • Economics
  • GCSE Mathematics
  • Development
  • Political Economy
  • International Finance
  • Macroeconomic
  • Growth & development
  • Microeconomic

Course programme

Students registered for this MSc must take all the core courses listed below. The only possible exception is that students who have already an adequate maths and stats background may drop the Statistical Research Techniques module and take instead Econometrics, this requires the written permission of the course convenor for Econometrics. Students who wish to apply for this alternative quantitative structure, which includes the option of taking Advanced Econometrics A and/or Advanced Econometrics B, must contact the convenor of Econometrics prior to the taking of the Preliminary examination. Students on this MSc must always take the Research Methods modules and the other core modules.

Core Modules
  • Growth and Development
  • Political Economy of Institutions
  • Statistical Research Techniques
  • Research Methods
  • Dissertation for MSc Political Economy of Development
IN ADDITION STUDENTS MAY CHOOSE FOUR FROM THE FOLLOWING:

- four optional modules from those on offer in the other Department of Economics MSc courses.

  • African economies 1: applied microeconomic analysis
  • African economies 2: applied macroeconomic analysis
  • Applied Economics of the Middle East 1
  • Applied economics of the Middle East 2
  • Economic development of South Asia a) the macroeconomy
  • Economic Development of South Asia B) Major Sectors & The International Economy
  • Economic development of the Asia Pacific region
  • Economic development of the Asia Pacific region 2
  • Capital markets, derivatives & corporate finance
  • China and World Development
  • China's Economic Transformation
  • Economics of Environment and Development
  • Economic Development of Japan
  • Financial Systems and Economic Development
  • Gender Economics (PG)
  • Global Economic Policy Analysis
  • Global Production and Industrial Policy
  • History of Economic Analysis
  • International Trade and Investment
  • International Finance
  • Macroeconomics
  • Institutions and Governance
  • Marxist Political Economy and World Development
  • Microeconomics
  • Political Economy of Agriculture and Food
  • Theory of financial institutions & policy
  • Limits to Growth? (PG)

This is the structure for 2018/19 applicants

If you are a current student you can find structure information on Moodle or through your Department.

Programme Specification
  • MSc Political Economy Of Development Programme Specification 2017-18 (pdf; 147kb)
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