Msc in Applied Economics AND Msc in Finance

GiacomoEc

Hi all,

I was thinking about doing the Msc in Econ e the Msc in Finance after my current undergrad, I intend on doing the Economics one first, and the Msc Finance the year after that.

Do you think that would be agood idea, or are the two degrees redundant or too different to put them together? Moreover, would already having a Masters degree hinder me in my application for the Msc in Finance?

vw2

Hi GiacmoEc,

MSc in economics and finance are offered together. The college that springs to mind where they offer both together is LSE in the UK.

Btw, I have applied for MSc in applied economics at UCD and I am just wondering has anybody else applied to their masters programme?

reason vs religion

I wonder what you'd hope to achieve by that. Both are only really of value in their particular fields.

vw2

Well, you can go into investment banking, consulting and the financial sector. Where do you prefer to work after obtaining a degree in these two fields?

Applying basic economics or finance to the decision - what return will you get for doing a second masters vs what is the cost.

What are the alternatives you have considered eg PhD, CFA etc?

vw2

I guess, it will be costly to do two different mastters courses; and it just requires a tremendous amount of energy and effort. Btw, do you intend to apply to masters courses in Ireland or overseas?

After obtaining my masters degree, I intend to work as a research economist either in Central Banks or tinktanks such as the ESRI and NERI Institute. I have profound interest in macroeconomics and its an area that i want to specialise in as a professional economist. I have to work for a few years to get some experience and after that i will make a decision to go into Phd in economics; because ultimately i want to get into academia where I have an opportunity to do research.