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Financial and Business Economics at University of Essex at Colchester

Careers in business and finance often require an economic approach. The University of Essex MSc Financial and Business Economics allows students to study the economic principles that are at the heart of finance and business, and to develop an awareness of their applications.

Students investigate topics including

  • Topics in corporate finance
  • How to raise funds to maintain the activity of a firm
  • Asset pricing algebra
  • Defining debt and equity
  • Modigliani-Miller irrelevance theorems

The University of Essex is top 5 in the UK for research, with over 90% rated as “world-leading” or “internationally excellent”. Much of this world-class research is related to policy, and the University of Essex has particular strengths in the areas of:

  • Game theory and strategic interactions
  • Theoretical and applied econometrics
  • Labour economics

The quality of the University of Essex's work is reflected in the stream of publications in high-profile academic journals, including American Economic Review, Econometrica, and Review of Economic Studies.


 

Level Masters
Discipline Business & Management
Duration 12 months
Intakes Oct
Application Fees GBP 0
Tuition Fees GBP 21350
Campus Colchester
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Admission Requirements
Language proficiency (minimum)
IELTS 6
TOEFL 76
PTE 50
Duolingo Not Accepted
Exam proficiency (minimum)
SAT Not Required / Waiver
ACT Not Required / Waiver
GRE Not Required / Waiver
GMAT Not Required / Waiver
Requirements

Minimum GPA - 70.0%

Rankings
QS Ranking 472
Times Higher Education 301-350
ARWU 501-600
Webometrics 447
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