Department of Economics

Welcome to the Department of Economics, with proven excellence in teaching and research, offering full-time undergraduate and postgraduate courses in business, economics and finance.

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Latest Success

In the past three-year average, we have been regularly ranked among the top three economics departments in the UK for overall student satisfaction among mainstream traditional pre-1992 universities.

High Quality Department of Economics

Photograph of the Economics BuildingWe provide inspirational undergraduate and postgraduate teaching delivered by academics who are passionate about their subjects and are leading cutting edge research in economics and finance. We welcome talented students and leading researchers from countries all over the world. The Department has a proud history in delivering exciting teaching and innovative research and we invite you to join our vibrant environment for learning and research in developing a successful future.

Our current successes include:         

  • Awarded a maximum teaching rating of 24/24 by the UK government's Quality Assurance Agency (QAA).        
  • We are the only Economics Department in the UK with CFA accreditation (and currently one of only 10 CFA programme partners in the UK) .

World-Class Accreditation

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The CFA - Chartered Financial Analyst Institute - accords the Department of Economics at the University of Leicester Partner status for MSc in Financial Economics. The Department has been recognized as a CFA Programme Partner Institution and is one of only seven elite departments in the UK to have gained Partner status for a course that is highly valued by employers.

 

The Money Macro and Finance Research Group

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42nd Annual Conference,
CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
1 - 3 September 2010

Professor Panicos Demetriades is the Programme Chair of the 2010 MMF Conference, being held at the Cyprus University of Technology.  Please visit MMF 2010 for further information.

Publicity Poster: MMF at CUT FINAL

The Department of Economics is pleased to announce the introduction of three new postgraduate programmes.

MSc Public Sector Economics

Pre-Masters Diploma in Economics with English as a Foreign Language

Pre-Masters Diploma in Economics

These courses will join the Departments existing distinctive programmes of study.

The programmes renew the Department's commitment to teaching and research excellence in the fields of Business, Economics and Finance and to offer a broad range of relevant Masters programmes to students.

 

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UPDATED: 9 February, 2010
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