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Economics (Research)

  • PhD with Integrated Study
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time
  • 1 October 2025
  • Postgraduate
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2025-2026
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Course summary

The Integrated Economics PhD is a five-year PhD programme for students who have not yet acquired solid postgraduate training in economics.

Programme structure
In your first year, you will follow one of the two MSc Programmes run by the Department, either the MSc in Economics or the MSc in Money, Banking and Finance.

From your second year onwards, you will follow the regular Economics PhD programme. As part of this, there are two compulsory seminars in the first term which include an online test

  • Plagiarism

  • Ethics and Research

We accept applications in all fields of economics and particularly welcome applications in:

  • Labour, Education and Health Economics

  • Macroeconomics and Financial Markets

  • Industrial Organisation and Economic Theory

  • Behavioural and Experimental Economics

  • Political Economy and International Trade

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  • PhD with Integrated Study • Full-time • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 1 October 2025

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Entry requirements

2:1 Hons degree (UK or equivalent) in a relevant subject.

We may also consider non-standard applicants, please contact us for information.
We may ask you to provide a recognised English language qualification, dependent upon your nationality and where you have studied previously.

We normally require an IELTS (Academic) Test with an overall score of at least 7.0, and a minimum of 6.0 in each element of the test. We also consider other English language qualifications.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

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

For information about fees and funding please visit our website: www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding.

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