Welcome
New UG courses
We now offer our BA and BSc Economics with an industrial placement year, enabling you to
gain valuable work experience that graduate employers want. Places are available for entry in 2013 through Clearing.
Our Department of Economics has a reputation among its
students and the many academics who visit from across the globe as
being a lively, enjoyable and stimulating place to study, research
and work.
Come and join our lively and multicultural department; take one of
our many courses at undergraduate,
postgraduate or
doctoral level, research
alongside some of the most prominent economists in the world, or
work with us to develop areas of your business. Your options are
endless.
What makes us unique?
- 93 per cent student satisfaction (NSS 2013), ranked in the top 12 for UK universities
- Learn key tools and skills to explore economic issues in depth
- Well-connected with international organisations and financial
centres
- Rated third in the UK for economic research
- Lively and multicultural environment
New students
Welcome to all new students who will be joining our University community. Our welcome information provides important pre-arrival updates and
will help you settle in to your new life at Essex.
New teaching staff
We are welcoming a number of new teaching staff to our Department as
we continue to expand our team of the most prominent economists of the time. Our new colleagues bring a wide variety of research interests.
Research excellence
Our internationally-acclaimed academics are working on a range of research projects covering all major fields of economics, including labour economics, econometrics, and networks.