MSc Industrial Economics, Innovation and Policy
The MSc in Industrial Economics,Innovation and Policy aims to bring students to the frontier of knowledge about industrial dynamics, innovation, regulation and policy.The course benefits from the specialist expertise of the staff in the Industrial Economics Division, one of the largest groups of industrial economists in the UK. In addition to the academic research and teaching strengths, members of the division have wide experience of the application of industrial economics and innovation to government and business policy at both national and international levels.
Dissertations may be carried out in collaboration with private or public research centres.
Career Progression
This MSc is suitable for students who intend to pursue an academic or research career in the field and it will provide a strong foundation for students who want to become practitioners in Government Economic Services, in Consultancy or in Business.
Structure
Students must select 180 credits in total.
Semester One:
Core Modules
- Industrial Economics
- Research Methods for Industrial Economists
- Quantitative Techniques for Industrial Economists
- Managerial Economics
Core Modules
- The Economics of Innovation
- Industrial Policy and Regulation
- Accounting, Auditing and Control for Sustainability
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Risk
- Corporate Strategy
- Financial Econometrics
- Financial Reporting
- Innovation and Policy*
- Public Services Management
- Quantitative Risk Management
- Risk Management in Financial Institutions
- Theory of Risk and Insurance
- Venture Capital, Corporate Restructuring & Entrepreneurship
Summer
* Not all optional modules will necessarily run each session.