I am a second year M.Sc student(2006-08) in Economics from Calcutta University.My special and optional fields are Intaernational Economics and Development Management.I have no prior work experience.I am looking for jobs(to acquire work experience) in UK,U.S.A ,Canada and Australia.Please let me know what are the eligibility criteria for this?I am looking for the BANKING AND FINANCE SECTOR as the industry to work for.Is there any work experience required for that?If yes then what is the minimum years of work experience is required?What kind of Companies do I need to work in?I was also looking for the course "Economics With Computing" from the University of Kent (U.K)?Given my academic qualifications please let me know whether I can apply for the course?And if yes then how ?

Asked by Adrija Banerjee on 31 December 2007 at 12:29 PM.

Answered by Studyplaces Counsellor UK Scotland

Masters of International Economics and Development Management is very vast field and has lot of scope in all the countries and even back in India. This course covers all the solid basis in analytic economics and specialized modules in international macroeconomics and trade theory, and through this course it will provide the further options in areas that will strengthen and augment those skills for examining international economic issues. In today’s world having the right knowledge of economics will lead you and your country very high in terms of every sector. In the UK for this course you need to have Bachelors in Economics in most of the universities like Nottingham, Lancaster, Manchester etc. with good % depends on the section of the universities in India and some do asks for the business related degree as well with 50% modules of business & Economics like Swansea, Sunderland, Bournemouth etc.. One should also have the IELTS of minimum 6.5 bands- 7.0bands. In USA & Canada Arts and business degree will do with some modules of economics including GRE and TOEFL score and 16 years of qualifications. In Australia one should have economics as a major degree and if not than Business degree will do with economics as a modules and some amount of work experience like ANU etc. If you are looking for Banking and Finance sector than the best options is that you should opt for the related courses like finance, investment and banking, financial accounting, insurance, actuaries, ACCA, CIMA, CFA etc. For Master courses you don’t need work experience but in few of the Australian universities it is a requirement of minimum 1-2years in relevant field. With the International Economics course you can target the international business – including trade, foreign investment, financial markets and cross border movement of labor and many m ore related sectors. In University of Kent there are economics related courses available like International Economics and financial economics, econometrics etc. In computing there are different courses available. As far as academic background is concerned for economics and computing you need the same background except one course which is called the conversion course. If you are looking for the course in Economics with computing please check with Swansea university and you will get the exact details.(www.swansea.ac.uk). As your qualification states that you are already doing your Masters than you need to provide an detail SOP that why are you looking for second masters. For applying you need to collect all the academic documents including current qualification, work experience certificates if any, Statement of Purpose(SOP), 2 Letters of recommendation(LOR’s), application form of the university you wish to go and if there is any application fee for the same. You need to check the entry requirement for the IELTS/TOEFL/GRE score and need to fulfill the same whatever is required. Once the offer comes you need to proceed further for the acceptance, accommodation and finally the Visa.