Thank you for showing an interest in Economics at UEA. The School of Economics provides a wide range of degrees, both undergraduate and postgraduate, and I hope you will find something that interests you.
Whether you are interested in business, politics or simply how the world ticks, economics is a wonderful discipline for understanding how individuals make c
hoices, how those choices create markets, and how markets interact to create national and global economies. It also provides the essential understanding for how economic policies can be developed to improve social welfare
If you come here, you will find that we place a high priority on our teaching and we are proud of the learning experience offered at UEA. We keep on our toes by obtaining written feedback from all our students on every module they take, we develop ideas with our staff-student liaison committee, and we hold a thorough review of our teaching every June. You do not have to take my word for our commitment to teaching – there is plenty of external evidence to back this up. Students consistently rate our teaching and their overall satisfaction of the student experience among the highest of Economics departments in the UK, including placing us first in two of the last five years (source: HEFCE, 2005-09). Quite separately, our syllabus, quality assurance systems and facilities are rated excellent by the Higher Education Quality Assurance Agency, scoring 23 out a maximum 24 points. This year, one of our lecturers received a Special Commendation in the 2006 Teaching and Learning awards from the Higher Education Academy. At the graduate level, all our MSc courses are accredited by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for research training.
The School has around 400 students, of whom 300 are undergraduates, 80 are on taught postgraduate degrees and 20 are research students. Around 30% of our students are international. We plan to admit around 170 new undergraduates in 2010. One reason our teaching is at the forefront of knowledge is because of the original research we conduct here. For example, we have an internationally renowned research group on the economics of decision making, and our Centre for Competition Policy is the UK’s leading research group on this crucial dimension of business policy. You will have opportunities to find out more about such issues during your study here, particularly by your choice of optional modules.
You can find out about the social side of the campus from elsewhere on the UEA website. For example, the students union is famed for its live bands, and supports numerous clubs and societies. The 
University has some of the best and most modern sports facilities in the country. The city of Norwich has numerous pubs, clubs and cultural venues, for which The Independent newspaper recently placed it as one of the top 10 ‘coolest places’ for students
If you are interested in studying here, please look around this website. We hope it will provide all the information you need, but if not, feel free to talk to us. Just use the contact button on the left hand side of this message. I hope you choose to study Economics at university, and I would be very pleased if you chose to study economics at UEA. Whatever you choose, however, you have my very best wishes for your education and future career.
Professor Daniel Zizzo
Head of the School
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