The Department of Economics hosts a diverse staff with considerable experience in academia and applied economics work.
Our Department forms part of the Faculty of Economics, Management & Accountancy (FEMA) at UM. Besides servicing a number of departments across the University, we offer a rich undergraduate teaching curriculum comparable with those of leading universities, which is regularly updated to reflect developments in the field. Core subjects like microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics, applied topics such as public sector economics, monetary economics and international economics, are complimented by a range of other topics that reflect the expertise and research of interest of staff, such as health economics, environmental economics, small island and development economics, cost-benefit analysis and behavioural economics. The Department offers courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Our alumni can be found across the world working in multiple fields of expertise and industries.
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Typically, our students secure a job in the field within a few months of graduation (or before!)
You can find our alumni working at
The European Commission
The United Nations
The Central Bank of Malta
Various Public Sector organisations, including the Economic Policy Directorate
Private consultancies
Educational institutions
The media
In politics
Various commercial banks.
Several of our alumni have undertaken postgraduate degrees in universities like: