MSc programmes requiring a specialist degree

The following full-time programmes are for those planning careers as professional economists, or in finance. Economics programmes require a good degree in economics or economics and finance. Finance and investment programmes require a good degree in finance or mathematics.

• MSc Accounting and Finance
• MSc Banking, Regulation and Financial Stability
• MSc Economics
• MSc Economics and Finance
• MSc Finance and Investment
• MSc Global Operations and Supply Chain Management   (new)
• MSc Marketing

MSc programmes requiring a non-specialist degree

The following full-time programmes are for those planning careers in business, finance or consultancy and only limited prior knowledge is assumed. All of these programmes require a good undergraduate degree and, with the exception of MSc Management, evidence of mathematical ability.

• MSc Accounting, Finance and Management
• MSc Economics, Accounting and Finance
• MSc Economics, Finance and Management
• MSc Management
• MSc Management (Entrepreneurship)
• MSc Management (International Business)
• MSc Management (Marketing)
• MSc Management (Operations and Project Management)
• MSc Social Science Research Methods (Management)

Part-time MSc programmes

• MSc Strategy, Change and Leadership
  MSc: Two years part-time
  PG Diploma: March - November
  PG Certificate: September - February

Seeking an effective alternative to the MBA? The University of Bristol offers a part-time master's programme for busy professionals who want to improve their ability to deal with the complexities and challenges facing organisations today.

This very practical master's degree will give participants a thorough grounding in leading high performing teams, managing change and developing robust strategic direction. The programme has been designed with the current recession in mind to deliver a return on investment from day one.

• MSc Healthcare Management   (new)
  Two years part-time

Graduate Diploma in Economics

• Graduate Diploma in Economics
  Nine months full-time

The Graduate Diploma is a conversion course designed for students who wish to move into economics (or finance) and who have both a good degree in another subject and appropriate mathematical skills.

This programme would be ideal for someone who wanted to do a MSc in Economics and needed some undergraduate-level study as preparation (many of our students have gone on to do master's degrees or PhDs at Bristol or elsewhere), but can also be used as a stand-alone qualification for those who want an introduction to quantitative economics.

The programme is a 'crash course': students take second-year core undergraduate units (and one third-year optional unit) and are expected to have done some preparation of first-year level material in their own time before arriving at Bristol.