MA Financial Economics
About this course
MA (Hons) Economics, combining core economic skills with financial economics. Core topics include Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Financial Analysis, Accounting, Programming, and Policy Analysis. The programme shares its first year with the standard Economics degree before specialising in financial markets and forecasting.
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Entry requirements
A level: CCC IB: 28 points, including 5, 5, 4 at higher level Higher / Advanced Higher, SQA (standard): BBBC (View source data of all entry requirements for this course.).
What students say
Based on about 29 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 80%
- Learning opportunities: 77%
- Assessment and feedback: 74%
- Academic support: 84%
- Organisation and management: 63%
- Learning resources: 83%
- Student voice: 56%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 5 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Finance Professionals: 25%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 15%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 90%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 65%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 30 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 5%
- North West: 10%
- East Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 10%
- South East: 10%
- Scotland: 50%
- Northern Ireland: 10%
Who gets in
Based on about 40 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 75%
- Access course: 5%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- No formal qualifications: 15%
Modules
- Making of the Modern Economy
- Introductory Financial Accounting
- International Business Environment
- Business Information Systems
- Global Economic Perspectives
- Introduction to Business Accounting
- Environment, City and Society
- Social and Environmental Challenges in an Unequal World
- Revolutions in World History
- The Rise of Atlantic Empires, 1500-1750
- Core Mathematics I
- Core Mathematics II
- Applied French 1A (Beginner)
- Applied French 1A (non-beginner)
- Applied French 1B (Beginner)
- Applied French 1B (non-beginner)
- Plato and the Good Life
- Descartes, Thought and Reality
- Politics and Public Policy
- Applied Spanish 1A (Beginner)
- Applied Spanish 1A (non-beginner)
- Applied Spanish 1B (Intensive)
- Applied Spanish 1B (non-beginner)
- Introductory Psychology:1
- Introductory Psychology:2
- Microeconomics
- Skills for Economics and Finance
- Macroeconomics and Applied Policy
- Career Planning Module Online
- Intermediate Financial Accounting
- People and Organisational Behaviour
- Economics of an Unequal World
- Business Law
- Intermediate Financial Management
- Business Internship Module
- Earth Systems and Resources
- Earth System Function and Measurement
- Dynamic Human Worlds: Society, Culture, Economy
- Dynamic Physical Worlds: Earth, Water and Ice
- Scotland and the Wider World
- Core Mathematics III
- Applied French 2A (beginner)
- Applied French 2A (non-beginner)
- Applied French 2B (beginner)
- Applied French 2B (non-beginner)
- Thinking about life: Existentialism, Life World and Dasein
- Aesthetics
- Comparative Politics
- Applied Spanish 2A (beginner)
- Applied Spanish 2A (non-beginner)
- Applied Spanish 2B (beginner)
- Applied Spanish 2B (non-beginner)
- Understanding the Mind
- Principles of Econometrics
- Business Microeconomics
- Business Macroeconomics
- Portfolio, Asset Selection, and Valuations
- Behavioural Economics and Finance
- Applied Econometrics
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Financial Markets and Institutions
- Marketing Strategy
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Applied Human Resource Management
- Competition and Market Regulation
- Decision Science for Business
- Multinational Strategies for Global Markets
- Options, Futures, and Valuations
- Asset Pricing
- Financial Data Analysis and Modelling with AI
- Business and Economics in a Changing World
- Exchange Rates and the Foreign Exchange Market
- School of Business Dissertation
- Marketing Research Project
- Microeconomic Policy
- Macroeconomic Theory
- Principles of Marketing Research
- Macroeconomic Policy in Practice
- International Trade and Investment
- Data Mining for Business
- Predictive Analytics
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MA Financial Economics at University of Dundee earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 15 months, £29,500 after 3 years, £36,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £28,000 and £48,000. The £36,500 median after five years is £12,000 less than the UK median for Economics.
What do graduates of MA Financial Economics at University of Dundee do next?
95% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on MA Financial Economics at University of Dundee?
80% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MA Financial Economics at University of Dundee?
The typical offer is CCC at A level, or 28 points in the IB. The average entrant had 160 UCAS points.
Does MA Financial Economics at University of Dundee include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on MA Financial Economics at University of Dundee?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.