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Seven reasons to choose Economics at Kent
1. Student satisfaction
The School of Economics has been ranked in the top five for overall satisfaction in the UK National Student Survey for three years running; first for teaching and seventh for overall student satisfaction in The Guardian University Guide 2013 rankings; third in the Complete University Guide 2013 and third in The Times rankings 2011. Click here for further information on league tables.
2. Staff who work at the cutting edge
Many of our staff act as advisers and experts to UK and international agencies, including the World Bank, the European Commission, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the UK Treasury, the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, and the UK Food Standards Agency.
3. Research excellence
Economics was rated in the top 20 UK academic departments in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. Our areas of strength are macroeconomics; labour economics; behavioural economics; applied microeconomics; time-series econometrics; agri-environmental economics; international trade and finance; and migration.
4. Quality teaching
Teaching within the School combines a solid grounding in core economics with final-year optional modules based on staff research interests. A number of our professors teach on our first year undergraduate programme.
5. A good choice of programmes
We offer almost 30 single and joint honours undergraduate degrees, and seven masters’ degrees, which provide the opportunity to specialise in different areas of economics (eg finance, econometrics, agri-environment), study abroad or combine economics with other subjects such as business, accounting or law.
6. A multicultural, cosmopolitan and active student body
Our students come from across the world: China, Africa, the USA, south-east Asia and Europe. Student activities include the Economics Society and a new student investing society.
7. Location
The School is located on a green and attractive campus overlooking Canterbury, with excellent transport links to London and continental Europe. Canterbury was named as the safest city for students in England and Wales in the Complete University Guide 2012.