right- im writing purely out of curiosity
lets say someone did politics, or politics and philosophy, or politics and history- or something related to politics
LSE has a Political Economy MSC- the person with politics would be able to get onto that- right?
LSE also has a Mres/PHD in economics (again- ive tried economics, and prefer my different field, but im curious)- could they, with their unrelated degree, but related masters (provided a decent background in maths- I.E. As in A level maths/furhter maths)- get a PHD/MRES (which i think is
a doctorate) in economics- they say for their requirements:
"An upper second class honours (2:1) degree (or equivalent) in any field. Some preparation in economics, a strong mathematics background and evidence of research potential are essential. The goal of the MRes/PhD Economics is to train first class researchers. We will use all available information to assess research potential."
similarly, UCL only seems to say "masters in economics or closely related subject"_ so if someone does political economy MSC, they'd be able to do a doctorate?
so in theory- could someone go from politics- an unrelated field to economics- to economics via masters/doctorate:
1. can they do this?
2. would they be able to work in stuff like banking/finance- or could they only work in academia/governmental stuff
3. would this be possible/achievable
(i am not doing politics/any of the mentioned areas of study above/i do not go to the LSE- my friend is just looking at the requirements- and i was curious when it said "any field"- i thought "quanititive degree" when i saw "strong background in maths"- but then they wouldnt say "any", they'd say "any quantitive degree"- if this the case- could one go on to do stuff like banking with this really good doctorate- despite lacking a relevant degree= i know Oxford/Cambridge want Economics degree, masters, specifically to do a doctorate- so why doesnt the LSE?)