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Tier 1 Uni Msc Economics from Open Uni

hi all.
I am looking at gaining a second Bachelors, this time focused on Economics, with the sole purpose of allowing le to pursue a Msc in Economics from a Tier 1 Uni (and hopefully a Phd after that).

With this in mind, what are the chances of someone being admitted on a Msc in a Tier 1 Uni after completing a Bsc at Open Uni? Trying to understand if the choice of University provider will significantly impact it or not. For context, I am limited to online or part time universities only and I would be a mature student (late 30s).

Don't mean to trigger anyone, just not fully familiar with the Under/Post-graduate system in the UK. Former degree was attained in EU (Philosophy and Sociology).

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MindMax2000

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Original post by econcookie

hi all.
I am looking at gaining a second Bachelors, this time focused on Economics, with the sole purpose of allowing le to pursue a Msc in Economics from a Tier 1 Uni (and hopefully a Phd after that).
With this in mind, what are the chances of someone being admitted on a Msc in a Tier 1 Uni after completing a Bsc at Open Uni? Trying to understand if the choice of University provider will significantly impact it or not. For context, I am limited to online or part time universities only and I would be a mature student (late 30s).
Don't mean to trigger anyone, just not fully familiar with the Under/Post-graduate system in the UK. Former degree was attained in EU (Philosophy and Sociology).

I am looking at gaining a second Bachelors, this time focused on Economics
Have you considered doing a conversion course prior to doing the MSc? There are about 10 courses in the UK for this.

See the following:
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/postgraduate-study/conversion-courses
https://www.bbk.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/economics-graduate-diploma
https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/directory/ececadecn
https://warwick.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/courses/diploma-msc-economics/ (includes the MSc)
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/coursefinder/courses/banking-and-finance-conversion-msc/ (if you're into banking economics)
https://www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Graduate/degree-programmes-2024/MSc-Economics-two-year-programme (you would need 2 semesters of maths, which I don't think you have; also an MSc integrated degree)
https://www.london.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate/graddip-economics#general-entry-requirements
https://www.essex.ac.uk/courses/PG00542/3/Graduate-Diploma-Economics (your degree might need one module related to economics)
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/coursefinder/courses/2024/graduate-diploma-in-finance-and-economics/ (will require satisfactory level of maths in your undergrad)
https://www.uea.ac.uk/course/postgraduate/graduate-diploma-economics#entry_requirements
https://www.ul.ie/gps/courses/economics-and-public-policy-postgraduate-diploma

A one year diploma might save you 3 years of an undergrad.

with the sole purpose of allowing le to pursue a Msc in Economics from a Tier 1 Uni (and hopefully a Phd after that).
You can technically do a PhD in economics right after your undergrad or PGDip in economics, but it will depend on how competitive the application process is for that uni or institution (you can do PhDs outside of unis at specific places).

what are the chances of someone being admitted on a Msc in a Tier 1 Uni after completing a Bsc at Open Uni?
Yes, a BSc at Open Uni should be sufficient to allow you to do a MSc in economics, should you need to. However, I would also look further afield to explore your options.

just not fully familiar with the Under/Post-graduate system in the UK. Former degree was attained in EU (Philosophy and Sociology).
You might need to be specific about what you have then. As far as I know, the universities in the EU offers undergrad and postgrad qualifications, so the system should be somewhat similar.
If you need to do a statement of comparability in order to see what you sit with all of this, then I recommend :https://enic.org.uk/Qualifications/SOC/Default.aspx (it's the standard service that UK universities use for comparability between qualifications from different countries).