Program Overview
The Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics at The University of Edinburgh is a MSc programme in Business & Management over 12 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of business & management. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 7
- Tuition: GBP 19,300 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 9,500 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics programme are prepared for diverse careers in business & management:
- Business Analyst
- Management Consultant
- Product Manager
- Strategy Analyst
- Operations Manager
- Entrepreneur
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- First semester: The first semester courses run for nine weeks from early October to late November. These are followed by a series of three class exams in December.
- Christmas break: There is a short break before classes resume in January.
- Second semester:\xa0The second semester core courses run for six weeks from \xa0early January. Option courses run for the next six weeks following this period.
- Dissertation period:\xa0This runs from after the April/May exams until you submit your dissertation in August.
- economic growth
- business cycles and monetary policy
- consumption and investment theory
- unemployment
- consumer and producer theory
- general equilibrium
- game theory
- decisions under uncertainty
- asymmetric information
- mechanism design
- signalling
- screening
- principal-agent problems
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
To be considered, your application must include:
- Official transcripts for all years of your undergraduate studies to date
- A degree certificate, if you have graduated. If you have not yet graduated then you may still apply without the degree certificate as long as your transcript is up to date.
- Contact details for your referee. You do not need to supply the reference at the time of making your application.
- If your transcripts or degree certificate are not in English, you must provide certified translated versions.
- A 250-500 word personal statement describing the relevance of your knowledge, skills and training to this programme as well as your academic interests, objectives and motivation for undertaking postgraduate study.
- Brief details of any maths, statistics and economics courses you have taken, including main topics studies and textbooks used. Use the box marked \xc2\x91Relevant knowledge/Training skills\xc2\x92 for this information.
Graduate admissions exams
You can apply without having a graduate admissions test (such as\xc2\xa0GRE\xc2\xa0or\xc2\xa0GMAT) result, but we may stipulate that you must attain a specified grade on one of these tests as a condition of entry. Most important to us is that you have good quantitative knowledge and skills. In general, we look for a quantitative reasoning result in the top 20th\xc2\xa0percentile.
English language requirements
If English is not your first language, you must have an English language certificate. You do not need to supply this at the time of application, but if we make you a conditional offer you will be required to supply the certificate before confirming your place on the programme.
English Proficiency: IELTS 7 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 19,300 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 9,500 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: GBP 19,300 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 9,500 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 7
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact The University of Edinburgh directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About The University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
University of Edinburgh (Universitas Academica Edinburgensis) is a historic and globally respected public research university in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, founded in 1583, making it one of the...
University Profile- Application Deadline 2030-06-18
- Start Date 2018-09-01
- Language English
- Duration 12 months