MSc in Quantitative Economics for Business and Management (QuEB)

QuEB is ideal for students who want a rigorous economics master’s with a clear consulting and professional edge. Alongside advanced quantitative training, the programme develops the skills employers value when they hire analysts, advisers and consultants: problem structuring, project delivery, evidence-based decision-making, communication, and the ability to work with organisational stakeholders.

The programme has been designed to help students bridge the gap between technical analysis and real-world action. Through modules in Consulting Skills, Project Management and Strategic Thinking, students learn how to move from economic diagnosis to implementation-focused recommendations. They also build experience in presenting sophisticated findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

The Economic Challenge Project is especially valuable for students who want to build consulting capability. Working in groups on a live external challenge, students learn how to investigate messy, ambiguous problems, gather and analyse relevant evidence, test the feasibility of possible solutions, and develop an implementation roadmap for decision-makers.

QuEB is designed to prepare graduates for roles where strong analytical ability must be matched by commercial awareness, professional judgement and client-facing communication. Graduates will be well placed for careers in economic consulting, management consulting, strategy, business analytics, forecasting, financial analysis and policy advisory work.

The programme is particularly relevant for students interested in consulting-style careers because it develops the ability to act as an analytical translator: someone who can connect economic reasoning, data and evidence to practical strategic decisions. That combination is valuable across consulting firms, financial institutions, multinational companies, public bodies, regulatory agencies, think tanks and NGOs.

DCU Business School is among the elite 1% of business schools worldwide to be accredited by EQUIS, AACSB, and AMBA. In addition to this ‘triple crown’ of accreditations, we are also the only business school in Ireland to have been awarded Small Business Charter.