Welcome to the Department of Economics

At Swansea we pride ourselves on our balance between innovative teaching and sector-leading research in a strong community environment. Providing a solid understanding of the core economics areas, you have the opportunity to choose from a range of optional modules so that you can tailor your degree to suit your interests.

Our award winning teachers immerse you in cutting-edge research and industry-led teaching to develop your transferable skills. With innovative means of assessments using digital media, interactive quizzes, presentations as well as mathematical and analytical sessions, this allows you to broaden your creative skill set.

We are proud of our sector-leading research across a range of Economic areas including productivity, regional economics, economic growth and development, labour economics, health economics, time series and monetary economics, microeconomics and game theory. We also play a leading role in regional economic development through the Welsh Markets Evaluation Research Centre (WELMERC).