Economics PhD
Entry requirements
A strong academic background in a field relevant to the proposed research - specifically, a 2:1 or higher Bachelor degree with honours (or equivalent). Applicants should also have, or expect to have by the beginning of the course, a Masters degree (or equivalent) with Merit or higher, in economics or in a related area.
A strong performance at the Masters level may compensate for a weaker one at the Bachelor’s level. Students may apply to one of the department’s Masters programmes prior to commencing a research degree.
Months of entry
Anytime
Course content
Undertake original research in a department with a strong international reputation and develop your qualitative and quantitative research skills.
Department of Economics research activities cover all the mainstream fields of economics, such as:
- economic theory
- econometrics
- finance
Our graduates have gone on to work in places as diverse as:
- Barclays Bank
- Guandong University of Technology
- Office for National Statistics
- Imperial College London
- Indonesian Central Bank
- Ford Motor Company in Shanghai
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- PhD
- part time48-72 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time24-48 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Admissions
- doctoraladmissions@bath.ac.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)1225 385949