Welcome to the Department of Economics at the University of Birmingham. Economics teaching and research have a long tradition at Birmingham, dating back to the establishment of the Faculty of Commerce in 1903.
The modern department has about twenty five academic staff members, with a wide range of research interests in areas such as applied economics, economic theory, econometrics, environmental economics, finance and trade.
The department offers a variety of undergraduate programmes, and has an active graduate school involving research students and postgraduates on taught courses.
The department received a score of 23 out of 24 for the quality of its teaching in the QAA Subject Review (2001), as well as a grade 4 rating in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise.
Economics Department ranked 4th out of 63 by Guardian League Table 2009
The Department now offers MSc Programmes in Mathematical Finance, in Environmental and Resource Economics and in Economic Policy.
View pictures from the Economics Graduation Reception in July 2007
