Course Overview
Our comprehensive 2+4 MRes/PhD research programme provides exceptionally high quality training in advanced economics. We aim to provide students with professional training in modern economics techniques as well as knowledge of their field. This includes tools and techniques of analysis at the forefront of the discipline and opportunities to apply this in extended research.
We offer a two week Mathematics and Statistics pre-sessional programme which starts two weeks before the official start of term. It is highly recommended that you participate in this programme (although not compulsory) as the pre-sessional course will provide you with a thorough grounding in the mathematical techniques required throughout the programme.
Teaching
You will be taught by leading academics in the major fields of Economics. Teaching consists of lectures and seminars. In year one you will have 9 hours of lectures per week and 4-5 hours of seminars. In year two teaching is mainly on a seminar basis (6 hours per week) with seminar groups of between 3 and 15 students maximum. You will also be heavily involved in developing your own research under the supervision of one of our leading academics in the form of your MRes dissertation.
Assessment
Assessment is a mixture of class tests exams presentations and referee reports.
Skills from this degree
Careers
Graduates from these courses have gone on to work for employers including: Accenture; Deloitte; European Central Bank; European Commission; HSBC; KPMG; Nielsen and UNESCO. They have pursued roles such as: economists; analysts; consultants; researchers; business and financial project management professionals; chartered and certified accountants; actuaries; statisticians; quality assurance and regulatory professionals.
Our Department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:
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September 2025
University of Warwick
Coventry,
CV4 7AL, England
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