University of Cyprus aims to establish itself as a Pioneer Research Institution achieving International Scientific Recognition in European Higher Education, offering Competitive Programmes and to become a Centre of Excellence in the wider Euro - Mediterranean Region.
The Department of Economics of the University of Cyprus is offering a Masters program in Economic Analysis starting in September 2007. This program will be offered in the English language and can be completed in twelve months. It consists of rigorous graduate level courses in economic theory and econometric methods, aiming to equip students with tools useful in the modern economy and to prepare them for research at the Ph.D. level at UCY or other institutions. Our students have in the past been successful at entering top 20 US Economics Ph.D. programs.
In addition to the requirements described in the relevant
Admission and Attendance Regulations, candidates for the
graduate studies programme are required to have a grade
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of 550 in the TOEFL examinations or 213 in the TOEFL
computer-based format exam or B in the GCE O-Level
examinations or an equivalent qualification demonstrating
sufficient knowledge of the English language (by
previously obtaining a degree from an accredited U.K. or
U.S. academic institution, for instance).
For more information on applications to join the graduate
programme of economics, please referto the Admissionand
Attendance Regulations – Application Procedures.
An undergraduate degree in economicsis not necessary for
these programmes. All programmes have been designed to
accommodate students of diverse backgrounds, particularly
students in technical fields such as mathematics, statistics
and mechanics.