入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求： UK upper second-class (or equivalent) at degree level.
For information on international equivalent qualifications, please see our International Office website.
英语要求：IELTS score 6.5 in all bands or successful completion of the University of Bristol pre-sessional language course
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 overseas £12,400
课程特征 Course Features：
This MSc is an intensive one-year programme for students wishing to pursue careers as economists in the public sector or as academic researchers in the field of public sector economics.
The programme builds on substantial research strengths within the School of Economics, Finance and Management. The School houses the Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO), a research centre focussing on the economics of the public sector.
Members of the CMPO are regularly employed as advisers to the Government. Recently the CMPO attracted multimillion pound funding from the Economic and Social Research Council and is currently undergoing a period of substantial expansion.
As a student on the Economics and Public Policy programme, you will be an active participant in the research activity of the CMPO. You will attend the regular research seminars of the CMPO and undertake dissertations in areas under the supervision of senior CMPO staff.
课程内容 Course Content ：
First Term
Core Units:
•Applied Economics
•Microeconomics
•Macroeconomics
•Quantitative Methods in Economics
Second Term
Three compulsory units:
•Applied Public Policy Analysis
•Public Organisation
Chose two units from:
•Advanced Macroeconomics
•Advanced Microeconomics
•Microeconometrics
•Personnel Economics
•Time Series Econometrics
•Topics in Development Economics
Plus one of the following:
•Advanced Topics in Economics Analysis
•Financial Markets
•Growth, Trade and Structural Change
•Introduction to Microeconomic Modelling
•Introduction to Time Series Modelling
•Topics in Development Economics
•Personnel Economics
Third Term and Vacation
The MSc is completed with a research-based dissertation of up to 15,000 words. You determine your own research topic and employ techniques learned during the programme. The dissertation is written under the supervision of experienced research academics in the School.
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment：
Unit of Assessment 34 applies. See Complete RAE listings for University of Bristol for further details