This two-year programme is designed for students who have a sound quantitative background but lack the knowledge in economic theory or quantitative techniques for the one-year MSc Economics.To apply, you should have a strong academic qualification with an emphasis on quantitative subjects like mathematics and statistics. In your preliminary year, you’ll gain a solid foundation in economic theory and quantitative techniques. You’ll also develop your skills to the point that you can join the main MSc Economics programme.Graduates of the two-year MSc Economics programme enjoy successful careers as economists in a wide range of national and international organisations. For example, you could pursue a career in government, international institutions, business and finance. Or you might proceed to PhD study, at LSE or another leading institution.In recent years, several of our graduates have joined PhD programmes at institutions like MIT, Princeton, Stanford, Columbia and UCLA. Other graduates have gained employment in organisations such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Bank of America, NERA Economic Consulting, PwC, McKinsey, IMF, World Bank and the Bank of England.Graduate destinations:Our former students are employed as economists in a wide range of national and international organisations in government, international institutions, business and finance. In recent years, our graduates have gained employment in organisations such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Bank of America, Credit Suisse, NERA Economic Consulting, PwC, Deloitte, Compass Lexecon, McKinsey, IMF, World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Bundesbank, Bank of England, and HM Treasury.Approximately one third of students proceed to PhD programmes at LSE or other leading universities. In recent years, our MSc in Economics students have placed at MIT, Princeton, Stanford, NYU, Northwestern, Penn, Columbia, Yale, MIT Sloan, UCLA, Wisconsin-Madison, Cornell and many other top PhD programmes around the world.