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Economics at the
University of Essex
Carlos Carrillo-Tudela
Visit DayWednesday 6 March 2013
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Economics at the University of Essex
What is it like?
What is it all about?
What will you learn?
Where does it lead to? (careers)
Specifics:
– Entry qualifications
– Study Abroad
– Course structure
– Degree courses
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What is it like?
New learning environment
– Learning styles
– Time schedule
Your responsibility
– Lectures and classes – Mastering material
Our responsibility
– Independence
– Feedback – Friendly environment
Fun
– Cosmopolitan, friendly societies, sports clubs,
Students’ Union, Sports Centre
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EC111 – Introduction to Economics
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What is it all about?
Everyday problems: how decision makers make choices and
respond to incentives, interactions among decision makers
Big and complex issues like: globalisation, climate change,
poverty Data analysis (statistics may lie but they can be revealing)
Open and inquisitive mind (challenge “conventional wisdom”)
Not as bleak as it looks…
“The theory of economics does not furnish a body of settled conclusions
immediately applicable to policy. It is a method rather than a doctrine, an
apparatus of the mind, a technique which helps its possessor to draw
correct conclusions.” (JM Keynes)
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What will you learn?
How to analyse problems
How to formulate models – conceptualisation
How to analyse data – statistical inference
Critical evaluation, develop independent inquiry
– Formulate a question and research strategy, structure an
argument (supported by theory and data) to answer the
question
Communication skills – how to explain (clear, precise writing)
Essex Economics Student Journal (EESJ): US credit crunch
and sub-prime mortgage; outsourcing and wage inequality;
foreign aid and growth.
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Our credentials
2001 QAA (Quality Agency for Higher Education) = 24/24 2001 RAE (In the top four economics departments in the UK) 2008 RAE (In the top three economics departments in the
UK)
Our research covers all major areas of economics.
We are particularly strong in
Labour Economics – Macro and Micro aspects. Economics of Networks and Game Theory Theoretical and applied econometrics Development Economics Experimental Economics
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Employability
“70 per cent of employers require applicants to have
meaningful work experience”
Essex Economics Employability 70 per cent.
Faculty Employability Coordinator.
Internship Schemes
– Internal – Frontrunners
– External – Inspiring Internships: placements in local
employers
Workshops: building CV, mock interviews, entrepreneurship
workshops and employability seminars.
Career fairs and leadership courses.
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Employability
Companies that have visited (are going to visit) Essex for
recruitment events during the academic year 2012/2013:
Barclays Capital
Bank of England
Bloomberg
Charles River Associate (Economic Consultancy)
Royal Bank of Scotland
Shell
European Bank of Reconstruction and Development
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Where does it lead to?
Wide variety of career opportunities
– Finance, banking, insurance (actuaries), accounting
– Economic consultancies
– Government Economic Service (GES)
– Management trainees, then onto MBAs – Teaching and postgraduate studies
Citigroup, Amazon, Standard Chartered, Ohal, E-On, Civil
Service, Santander, Price Waterhouse Cooper, Nationwide,
Tesco group, Accenture Shell, Equity Direct, among others.
Further education at LSE, Essex, Warwick, Oxford,
Cambridge, among others.
Essex graduate Prof. Chris Pissarides, Nobel Prize winner.
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Specifics: Entry qualifications
Our standard conditional offer is AAB - ABB at A-level
A-level Economics? Not required (but welcome)
A-level Mathematics? Not required (GCSE grade B is the
minimum)
What you do need:
– Good qualifications in academic subjects requiring
research and argumentation (eg history, languages,
social sciences, physical sciences)
A wide variety of qualifications are acceptable.
What we look for is evidence of sustained, intensive effort
and high academic achievement
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Scholarships and Grants
50th Anniversary Scholarship: £500 that includes all 1st
year textbooks, £80 Waterstones vouchers and either (i) one
year Bronze sport passport and £100 to spent on campus
catering or (ii) one year Gold sport passport and £50 to spent
on campus catering.
University of Essex Financial Support: (i) University of
Essex Bursary Scheme, (ii) National Scholarship
Programme, (iii) Academic Excellence Scholarship, and
others.
Faculty of Social Science Master Scholarship: Covers the
tuition fee of an MA or MSc in Economics or other social
science subject (Government, Sociology) at Essex.
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Study Abroad
The Study Abroad scheme is a great opportunity to learn from
other cultures and improve your employability skills.
Essex students can include a term or a year studying abroad
in their courses. The study abroad period after completing the 2nd year
courses.
We have over £70,000 worth of scholarships to help Essex
students to study abroad.
There are opportunities to study in Continental Europe, US
and Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand
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Course structure
First-year modules
– Introduction to Economics
– Introduction to Quantitative Economics (statistics)
– Methods of Economic Analysis
– An optional module (management, accounting, politics, languages,
history)
Second-year modules
– Intermediate Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
– Quantitative Methods:
– Introduction to Econometric Methods
– Mathematical Methods in Economics – An optional module (finance, management, international policy)
Final-year modules
– Final-year project (full-year research project)
– Optional modules.
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Some optional modules offered in the final year
International Trade, Institutions and Policy
Economics of the European Union
Financial Instruments and Capital Markets
Financial Innovations and Monetary Policy
Market Structure and Strategic Behaviour
Economics of Organizational Management
Economics of Negotiations
Public Economics
Labour Economics
Environmental Economics
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Variations
BA or BSc?
– Second-year quantitative methods modules optional for BA
BA/BSc Financial Economics, or Management Economics, or
International Economics
– Specialist subjects are required, rather than optional
BA Economics with French/German/Italian/Portuguese/Spanish
– Relevant language required each year
BA/BSc Economics (International/European Exchange)
– Four-year courses with a year abroad
Joint courses:
– Economics and Politics
– Philosophy, Politics and Economics
– History and Economics
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Economics Key points
We provide a set of very strong and flexible degrees
schemes with the chances to study abroad and undertake
internships.
You will be taught by leading experts in their fields. Essex is
ranked 3rd best Economics Department in the UK in terms of
the quality of its faculty’s research.
Consistently over 90 per cent on student satisfaction.
Economics at Essex gives you the right set of skills that willallow you to get a graduate job.
Employability at 70 per cent.
Active and engaging group of international staff and
students.
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Student Experience
“…I believe that my final year at Essex instilled a greater
interest in economics in me, which is of great benefit in my
current career” (BSc Economics ’08 )
To chat with one of our third year students Klaudia go to
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/KlaudiaEconStud
Good luck!
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Essex Economics Society
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What do we do?
• Academic talks given by lecturers and external speakers
• Careers events ( Presentations, networking events, etc.)
• Social events ( movie screenings, quiz nights, Christmas
dinner with Economics department, etc.)
• Trips ( Trip to New York, weekend in Warwick
Economics Summit, day trip to Bank of England, etc.)
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Student experience
• Great academics
• Range of opportunities for personal
development
• Friendly and diverse community
• Variety of activities
• Fantastic nightlife