Political Economy MSc 12 months Postgraduate Programme By UCL |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

35,400 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

26 Jun, 2026Application Deadline

Programme overview

Main Subject

Economics and Econometrics

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This degree will equip you with the analytical, theoretical, empirical and critical skills to answer these questions, through a problem-based approach based on central contemporary political and economic challenges. This includes combining powerful analytical tools, many drawn from the discipline of economics, with empirical realism about people’s political motives and behaviour.

What have we learned from the political, economic and political economy analyses of major developments of our time – such as the rise of top income inequality in the advanced industrial democracies, waves of globalisation and deglobalisation, financial crises and institutional changes? What kinds of lessons can we take from these phenomena to the rising political economy opportunities and challenges of our time – like Artificial Intelligence and climate-policy-induced industrial change? Through the rigorous analysis of theory and evidence on these vital topics, you will acquire a comprehensive grasp not only of where politics and economics have intersected in the past, but how this interrelationship will shape the future.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Economics and Econometrics

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This degree will equip you with the analytical, theoretical, empirical and critical skills to answer these questions, through a problem-based approach based on central contemporary political and economic challenges. This includes combining powerful analytical tools, many drawn from the discipline of economics, with empirical realism about people’s political motives and behaviour.

What have we learned from the political, economic and political economy analyses of major developments of our time – such as the rise of top income inequality in the advanced industrial democracies, waves of globalisation and deglobalisation, financial crises and institutional changes? What kinds of lessons can we take from these phenomena to the rising political economy opportunities and challenges of our time – like Artificial Intelligence and climate-policy-induced industrial change? Through the rigorous analysis of theory and evidence on these vital topics, you will acquire a comprehensive grasp not only of where politics and economics have intersected in the past, but how this interrelationship will shape the future.

Admission Requirements

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A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in politics, economics or other social sciences with a significant quantitative component - i.e. an introductory module on inferential statistics / quantitative methods from a UK university, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Relevant practical or work experience in a related field may also be taken into account.

26 Jun 2026
1 Year
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
21,500 GBP
International
35,400 GBP

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