Economics at Warwick

Dr Tom Martin, Admissions Tutor

The Department• Achieved the status as one of the top departments in

Europe in less than 50 years.• Aim to be the best by 2020.

Our department is made up of:

• 1200 Undergraduates• 200 MSc students• 70 PhD students• 65 Full-time academic staff - top class teachers and

researchers

from all around the globe.

Key Statistics

• Consistently in the Top 5• 3rd for Research in the 2008 RAE• £7.6million awarded in research grants• 94% of our graduates in

professional/managerial careers 6 months after graduation

• 12 undergraduates accepted for the Carroll Round in 4 years

What is Economics at Warwick?

• A way of thinking – not a set of rules or laws

• Learning how to think like an Economist• Learning technical skills (logical reasoning,

data analysis, econometrics, game theory)• Economics as a “Social Science”

• Then apply your learning anywhere.

Our Undergraduate Degrees

• BSc Economics• BSc Economics and Industrial Organisation• BSc Economics, Politics and International

Studies

• Economics is also involved in BSc Maths and Economics and BSc/BA Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE).

Teaching and Learning

• 3 year degrees• Cutting edge curriculum taught by world

leading academic staff• Teaching includes lectures and seminar

groups (mixture of large and small group teaching)

• Assessment is by exams, tests, assignments and the 3rd year RAE project

• Regular access to personal tutors.

What will you study?

Year 1 – BSc Economics– 5 modules including

• Microeconomics• Macroeconomics• Economic History• Quantitative module• One option module or a

language module.

What will you study?

Year 2 – BSc Economics– 4 modules including

• Microeconomics 2• Macroeconomics 2• Econometrics• An option module or

a language module.

What will you study?

Year 2 – BSc Economics– 4 modules including

• Microeconomics 2• Macroeconomics 2• Econometrics• An option module or

a language module.

What will you study?

Year 3 – BSc Economics• Research in Applied Economics (RAE)• Option modules • Language modules.

RAE (Year 3)

Examples:• Do video games make you more violent?• How house prices ripple through the UK• How to increase blood donations?• Attempting to explain obesity• What are the incentives to commit crime?• Why don’t males do their fair share of

housework?

Other Degrees

Economics and Industrial Organisation• Students take modules in Finance and Industrial

Economics

Economics, Politics and International Studies• In year two, student select to major in Economics or

Politics• Modules include Politics and International Relations

modules in each year.

Unique Student Experience

• Exciting Induction Week including Question Time, Reception, Trading Game

• Economics 360º• RSC Trip• Undergraduate Mentor Scheme• Study Abroad• Departmental Social Activities• Economics Summit• Economics Society.

Admissions

• Extremely competitive• Over 3000 applications, 50% overseas and 50%

Home/EU. Approximately 200 UK/EU students confirmed per year.

• We attract the brightest students in the world

• Students should show:• Superb academic achievements• Superb motivation (personal statement and

reference)• Commitment to Maths (Maths A level or equivalent).

Typical Offers

• A levels - A*AA plus a 4th subject (A at AS, B at A level) including Maths A level

• IB score 38 including grade 6 in Higher Level Maths

• IELTS 7.0 (min 6.5 in each component) or equivalent

• Preference for strong analytical subjects or essay based subjects. Try to avoid strong overlap if doing A levels such as Business Studies and Economics).

Options for Graduates

Undergraduate Economics

Masters Doctorate

Exit Economics

Other careers

‘City’ jobs Career MResCareer in academia

Alternative career

Where do our Graduates go?

• Warwick graduates are the most targeted by employers (High Fliers research 2013)

• Our graduates go on to great things • in financial-sector jobs• in government services• in social-service NGOs• in graduate school and • as entrepreneurs.

Recent Employers

Accenture, Aston Martin, Bank of America, Bank of England, Barclays, Capital, BNP Paribas, Bloomberg, Capgemini Consulting, Citigroup, Citizens’ Advice Bureau, Civil Service, Credit Suisse, Debenhams, Deloitte, De Vere, Deutsche Bank, Ernst and Young, Financial Services Authority, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JP Morgan, KPMG, Morgan Stanley, Nomura, Overseas Development Institute,  Price Waterhouse Coopers, Royal Bank of Scotland, Smith and Williamson, UBS.

Questions?