Global Political Economy MRes

Overview

• Ideal for students interested in a variety of careers including academia, government, think tanks, charities and the private sector
• Focus on important contemporary issues such as globalisation, international relations and inequality as well as other public policy challenges
• Gain an incredibly diverse and intellectually stimulating perspective on how each area directly impacts on the global political economy
• Learn how to fully comprehend, analyse and address issues affecting the global political and economic landscape
• Acquire a wide range of quantitative and qualitative research skills.

Careers

We are very proud of our graduates who have careers across a broad range of sectors and are working all over the world. Example destinations of recent graduates of the School's postgraduate programmes include:

• Director, Strategic Matters UK
• Business Analyst, Dresdner Kleinwort
• Business Consultant, Transition Consulting
• Account Executive, IMG
• Financial Business Analyst, Reuters
• Chartered Financial Analyst, 7city Learning
• Equity Analyst, Japanese Bank
• Trainee Fund Manager, Scottish Widows
• Finance Analyst, The Arcadia Group
• Business Analyst, Dresdner Kleinwort
• Assistant Economist, Customs and Excise
• Economist, Bank of Estonia
• PhD Statistics, London School of Economics and Political Science
• Associate Lecturer, Universidad de Castilla, Spain (PhD Economics)
• Risk Analyst, GE Capita
• Trainee Accountant, Citibank
• Investment Analyst, Stamford Associates
• Account Manager, Renaissance Group, Nicosia
• Investment Analyst, Capital Finance
• Senior Executive, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Prague
• Economist, Civil Service
• Global Share Dealer, Deloitte
• Ship Broker, Ssy
• Banker, Standard and Chartered