Economic Development
Maestría
En Glasgow (Escocia)
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This Masters programme is intended for those with careers in teaching and/or research in economic development or the specialist areas covered by the programme; government officials concerned with economic development; and development workers in international agencies and similar organisations
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Entry requirements are a 2.1 Honours degree or non-UK equivalent qualification (for example, GPA 3.0 or above) in economics or in a relevant subject containing a significant amount of economics. If you do not have a background in economics but intend to purse further studies in the area of development, you are advised to apply for the MSc Development Studies
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Plan de estudios
- Every year a few students from this programme may be selected to collaborate with major development organisations including DFiD and Oxfam as part of their MSc dissertation.
- You will be encouraged to attend our annual series of practitioners' talks and annual Economics seminar series.
- The programme is offered by the Centre for Development Studies, a leading institution in the UK for postgraduate study and research in the area of economic development.
- Economics in the Business School at Glasgow is ranked in the top 10% worldwide in the fields of central banking, economics of strategic management, European economics, efficiency and productivity, international finance, international trade, macroeconomics, monetary economics, open macroeconomics, public economics, and transition economics; we are ranked in the top 25% of institutions worldwide in economics research.
- MSc: 12 months full-time
You will take four compulsory courses and select three optional courses from the list below. MSc candidates also write a 12,000-15,000 word dissertation.
Compulsory courses
- Development policy
- Growth and development
- The IMF, world bank and economic growth
- Research methods and dissertation training.
Optional courses
- Aid and development
- Basic econometrics
- Environmental economics
- Financial institutions and markets in developing countries
- Financial sector stability and growth
- Foreign direct investment and development
- International trade
- Money, finance and growth
- Policies for sustainability and development
- Project planning, appraisal and implementation
- Theory and principles of sustainability
- The economics of inequality and deprivation.
Career prospectsOur graduates go on to successful careers in international organisations, government ministries, academia and research institutions, non-governmental organisations, banks and other financial institutions.
Economic Development