Course contact details
Postgraduate Admissions
Email:pgadmit@essex.ac.uk
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester
CO4 3SQ
Political Economy (Taught)
- Master of Research
- 24 Months
- Full-Time
- October 2027
- Postgraduate
- Colchester Campus
Course summary
Over the last three decades, political economy has been one of the fastest growing approaches in the social sciences. If you are interested in how institutions shape the behaviour of political actors and how political decisions influence markets and vice versa, then you will profit from our course.
Our MRes Political Economy is a two-year course, designed to give you additional training in research design and research methods compared to an MSc or MA. You study modules on political economics and research methods across your two years, while developing a 35,000-word dissertation.
Modules
Course Modules
You can tailor your learning experience with a choice of optional modules. More information about these can be found on the University of Essex website
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Entry requirements
Entry requirements for this course can be found on the course finder on the University of Essex website – www.essex.ac.uk
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Additional fee information
Our tuition fees for this course will be confirmed soon.
Sponsorship information
Scholarships and bursaries 2
Research councils and some University of Essex studentships available.
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