Overview

The Economics from the University of Oxford provides a solid foundation for progressing to the DPhil (PhD) programme at Oxford or elsewhere. If you do not wish to progress to a doctorate, the MPhil provides the advanced knowledge and skills required for a career as a professional economist in public service or the private sector. Numerous MPhil graduates have gone on to distinguished careers in economics or related fields. This is the course recommended if you have not undertaken any previous graduate work in economics.

Supervision

The allocation of graduate supervision for this course is the responsibility of the Department of Economics and it is not always possible to accommodate the preferences of incoming graduate students to work with a particular member of staff. Where appropriate, a co-supervisor may be found outside the Department of Economics.

You will be assigned a member of the economics department to act as your academic supervisor to provide advice and support for your academic studies in the first year of the MPhil. In the second year, your MPhil thesis supervisor will act as your academic advisor.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

In the first year of the programme, there is a non-examinable preparatory course in mathematical methods, followed by three compulsory courses in the core areas of microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics taught in parallel throughout the academic year.

The three papers are examined at the end of the first year and progression to the second year is conditional on achieving the required grade in all three courses.

In the second year, you will take five option courses, each course taught in a single term. The option courses build on core training and prepare you to undertake research.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 21 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-03 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

110

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IELTS

7.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oxford, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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110

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General requirements

Official transcript(s)

CV/résumé

Statement of purpose/personal statement: A maximum of 1,000 words

Written work: Either one essay of a maximum of 4,000 words or two essays of a maximum of 2,000 words each

References/letters of recommendation: Three overall, generally academic

Tuition Fees

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31020 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

25930 GBP / year

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Living costs

Oxford

United Kingdom

939 - 1530 GBP / month

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Key information

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