MA in Political Economy
London, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline *
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 31,600 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* first application deadline
** International students | UK students: £16,950 per year
Key Summary
Introduction
The Political Economy MA is a broad-based multidisciplinary course that will develop your critical understanding of the UK and global political and economic institutions. You will also acquire the theoretical and empirical skills necessary to engage with contemporary domestic and world affairs at an advanced level.
Key benefits
- An interdisciplinary course utilising elements from the fields of politics, philosophy and economics.
- Learn a wide range of theoretical approaches in political economy - both mainstream and heterodox.
- Intensive study based on the relationship between institutional/empirical analysis and standards of ethical evaluation.
- Located in the heart of London, the Department of Political Economy has a strong reputation for research-led teaching and links to industry.
Admissions
Curriculum
Structure
Required modules
You are required to take the following modules:
- Key Concepts in Contemporary Political Economy (30 credits)
- Dissertation (60 Credits)
If you are taking the part-time course, you will usually take Key Concepts in Contemporary Political Economy during the first year of your programme and the dissertation during the second year.
Optional modules
You will take an additional 90 credits from a range of optional modules that may typically include:
- Evaluating Public Policy (15 credits)
- Liberty, Equality and Justice: Political Theory and Public Policy (15 credits)
- The Politics of Regulation (15 credits)
- Media, Elections & Campaigning (15 credits)
- From Blair to Brexit: Britain since 1997 (15 credits)
- The Political Economy of Corruption (15 credits)
- Gender, Politics and Public Policy (15 credits) [Political Economy]
- The New Political Economy of the Media (15 credits)
- Ethics and Public Policy (15 credits)
- The Political Economy of Economic Policy (15 credits)
- Comparative Political Economy (15 credits)
- Game Theory & Political Economy (15 credits)
- Quantitative Methods in Political Economy (15 credits)
- Institutions & Economic Development (15 credits)
- Parties, Voters and Political Culture in Britain 1945-2010 (15 credits)
- Democracy in the United Kingdom (15 credits)
- Britain and Europe Since 1945 (15 credits)
- Issues in Economic History (15 credits)
- Political Economy of Discrimination (15 credits)
- Political Economy of Authoritarianism in the Middle East (15 credits)
- Theories of Politics (15 credits)
- Formal Political Economics (15 credits)
- Development Economics (15 credits)
- Advanced Microeconomics (15 credits)
- Advanced Macroeconomics (15 credits)
- Health Economics and Policy (15 credits)
- Using Economics in Government (15 credits)
- Identity Economics (15 credits)
- Advanced Econometrics (15 credits)
If you are taking the part-time course, the Department will allow you to select how many optional modules you wish to take during Year 1 and during Year 2.
Students may take a maximum of 30 out of the 90 optional credits from level 7 modules outside of their programme’s approved module list, subject to approval by the Programme Director.
Students may take an additional non-assessed credit language module in addition to the required 180 credits.
King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, the modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.
Please note that modules with a practical component will be capped due to educational requirements, which may mean that we cannot guarantee a place for all students who elect to study this module.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Studying for a degree with the Department of Political Economy equips students with certain skills required in the public and private sectors, and for work in civic organisations. A typical postgraduate student will gain strong theoretical and empirical skills for the analysis of complex economic and political phenomena. These skills are highly valued in fields such as finance, consultancy, law and the civil service.