The School of Economics is established in 2001. The school has a faculty of 47 at present, including 14 professors and 15 associate professors. The school now offers four Bachelor’s Degree programs in International Economy & Trade, Finance, Logistics Management, and Marine Economics as well as ten MA programs for postgraduates majoring in Western Economics, Finance, International Economy and Trade, Regional Economics, Labor Economics, Industrial Economics, Fiscal Science, National Economics, Quantity Economics, Logistics Management and shares a MBA program with College of Management. The school engages into the characteristics of ocean related economic researches and education through accumulation of serial marine economic research programs and publications, and has been establishing widespread academic relations with both domestic and overseas counterparts.