An economic approach

The School of Economics at the University of Nottingham is one of Britain’s leading economics departments, dedicated to excellence in teaching and research

The School of Economics at the University of Nottingham offers nine MSc courses providing advanced-level training in core areas of theoretical and quantitative economics, plus an opportunity to specialise. Specific MSc courses include Behavioural Economics, International Economics, Development Economics, Econometrics and Financial Economics, often linked to one of the six Research Centres in the School.

The School is one of Britain’s leading economics departments, dedicated to excellence in teaching and research – with a 5A rating in the last research assessment exercise, placing it in the top eight in Britain, and the maximum score of 24 in teaching quality assessment in 2001. The School has over 50 members of academic staff, covering all areas of economics.

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Research activity

The major areas of research interest are associated with six research centres:

• The Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy (GEP) is the focus for work on international trade, FDI and labour markets, and China.
• The Centre for Research in Economic Development and International Trade (CREDIT) works on developing countries, especially on aid, trade and poverty.
• The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics (CeDEx) undertakes work in behavioural, decision and experimental economics.
• The Centre for Finance and Credit Modelling (CFCM) for research on consumer behaviour and financial economics.
• The Centre for Policy Evaluation (CPE) for analysis and microsimulation methods in public policy.
• The Granger Centre for Time Series Econometrics focuses on theoretical methods and developments.

Taught postgraduate courses

The School has an extensive Masters programme designed to appeal to different types of student with interests in different areas of economics. There are typically about 100 Masters students, about 30% are British, 20% from other EU countries and 50% international, most from Asia and Africa. All modules are taught by staff with research interests in the particular area.

There are nine MSc courses:

• Economics
• Behavioural Economics
• International Economics
• Development Economics
• Financial Economics
• Econometrics
• Applied Economics
• Economic Development and Policy Analysis
• Applied Economics and Financial Economics

Postgraduate research and facilities

The School has over 60 full-time postgraduate research students, and offers a number of scholarships each year (many linked to one of the research centres). All research students are provided with their own desk and high-quality computer, in shared offices.

Contact
Graduate Admissions School of Economics
University of Nottingham
Nottingham NG7 2RD
UK
Tel: +44 (0)115 951 5250
Fax: +44 (0)115 951 4159
E-mail: economicspgadmissions@nottingham.ac.uk (quoting GED)
Website: www.nottingham.ac.uk/economics/ps/postgraduate/

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