economics
atwarwick
undergraduate
handbook
2014/15
BSc Economics
BSc Economics and Industrial Organisation
BSc/BA Economics, Politics and International Studies
BSc Mathematics and Economics
2
Warwick Economics Department
quick
reference
guide
It is important that you make sure that you are familiar with
Important contacts
the entire handbook over the course of your degree, however
These are the academic staff with responsibility for
we have included a quick reference guide at the beginning of
undergraduate students who will be the most appropriate
this handbook to provide you with the essential information
contacts for you during your first year in the department.
that you will need in the first few weeks of your first year in
the Department of Economics. For more detailed information
and guidance, you should refer to the appropriate section
Head of Department
in both this handbook and the online handbook on the
Department of Economics website.
The Undergraduate Office
The Undergraduate Office will be your first port of call for most
Director of Undergraduate Studies
initial enquiries. The Undergraduate Office is headed by
and is located in room S0.98.
The Undergraduate Office can answer most questions to
do with timetabling, assignment submission, absence from
seminars, and departmental policy.
Director of Year 1
Room: S0.98 (Open from 9.30am – 5pm, Monday – Thursday
and 9.30am – 4pm on Friday)
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+44 (0)24 7652 3933
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Year 1 Tutor
Year 1 Tutor
Economics Senior Tutor
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Your degree course in the first year
Code
Required Core Modules
CATS
BSc Economics (L100)
EC107
Economics 1
30
First Year Course Structure
In the first year students must take modules totalling between
EC120
Quantitative Techniques
30
144 and 150 CATS as follows: core modules worth 120 CATS
PO107
Introduction to Politics
30
and option modules worth at least 24 CATS.
PO131
World Politics
30
The core modules for the first year are detailed in the table
below. Details of the option modules available can be found in
BSc Mathematics and Economics (GL11)
section 2. The following core modules must be passed in order
to proceed to the second year. In addition, candidates must
The Examination Scheme for Mathematics and Economics:
achieve an average of at least 40% across all modules.
• The First, Second, and Third Years of study contribute to final
degree credit in the ratio 10:40:50.
Code
Required core modules
CATS
• All modules are examined in the year in which they are
taught in accordance with the patterns of assessment set out
EC108
Macroeconomics 1
30
in the appropriate departmental list.
EC109
Microeconomics 1
30
• Third Year modules provided by the Department of
EC120
Quantitative Techniques
30
Mathematics and taught in the Autumn Term are examined
in April, as are MA242 Algebra I and MA244 Analysis III. The
EC104
The World Economy:
30
remaining modules are examined in June.
History and Theory
First year course structure
BSc Economics and Industrial Organisation (L116)
The First Year is in common with the Mathematics degree
First Year Course Structure
(UCAS module no. G100), except that EC107 Economics 1 and
ST112 Probability B are normally taken. Students may take an
Students take modules totalling between 138 and 147 CATS as
overload (maximum 180 CATS). Students may choose to take
follows: core modules worth 102 CATS and optional modules
EC108 Microeconomics 1 and EC109 Macroeconomics 1 as an
worth at least 36 CATS.
alternative to EC107 Economics 1. Students are not permitted to
The core modules for the first year are detailed in the table
take EC106 Introduction to Quantitative Economics.
below. Details of the option modules available can be found in
section 2. The following core modules must be passed in order
Pre-requisites
to proceed to the second year. In addition, candidates must
Some first year modules are pre-requisites for certain second
achieve an average of at least 40% across all modules.
and third year modules, and it is your responsibility to adhere
to these pre-requisites and restrictions when choosing your
optional modules.
Code
Required core modules
CATS
For example, for quantitative modules in mathematical
EC108
Macroeconomics 1
30
economics, statistics and econometrics, the module pre-
EC109
Microeconomics 1
30
requisites are specified in the pre-requisites table in section 3.
For non-quantitative modules not specified in the table, note
EC120
Quantitative Techniques
30
that, normally, EC200 coded modules have the minimum pre-
requisite that students should have taken EC108 and EC109,
IB132
Foundations of Finance
12
or EC107 or EC106. EC300 coded modules have the minimum
pre-requisite that students should have taken either EC201 and
BSc/BA Economics, Politics and International Studies
EC202, or EC204.
(LM1D)
First Year Course Structure
eVision Module Registration (eMR) system
Students take core modules totalling between 144 and 150
When you arrive at the University in September you will need
CATS as follows: core modules worth 120 CATS and option
to register your module/exam choices for the 2014/2015
modules worth at least 24 CATS.
academic year using the eVision Module Registration (eMR)
system. The system will be open from Monday 22 September
The core modules for the first year are detailed in the table
to Friday 17 October 2014; to access it you need to sign in via
below. Details of the option modules available can be found in
start.warwick (
start.warwick.ac.uk) and then select the module
section 2. The following core modules must be passed in order
registration link.
to proceed to the second year. In addition, candidates must
achieve an average of at least 40% across all modules.
You will then be able to see a personalised page where you can
view any modules that may be core for your course, select any
optional modules and confirm your choices. Please note that your
choices are subject to checking and approval by the Department.
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Warwick Economics Department
WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMEnT Of ECOnOMICS
I am writing to extend a very warm welcome to you to the Department of Economics
at the University of Warwick! In choosing to take your degree with us, you are now
part of one of the very best economics departments in Europe. You will find your
time here to be exciting, challenging and rewarding. Our aim is to ensure that not
only will you graduate with a degree from one of the strongest and most successful
Economics departments, but that you will reach your full potential during your time
here. You will be taught by top class teachers and researchers. However, we also
work hard to make your experience memorable; to offer you valuable opportunities
to enhance your CV and provide you with a flying start to your career.
In less than 50 years, our department has followed a rocket-like trajectory in both
academic research and the training of the next generation of economists at the
bachelor’s, master’s and PhD levels. These accomplishments place us at the forefront of
economic research and education in the UK and beyond. Dynamism, vision and energy
were the essence of our founding mission; they remain at the core of our present and
our future.
Particularly since 2008/09 the Economics Department has undergone unprecedented
growth. The volume and range of activity across all of our areas has significantly
increased. The growth and expansion has come as a result of design and strategy,
aimed at achieving an ambitious set of objectives for the Department. Ultimately we
seek to become the best economics department in Europe by 2020!
To meet this objective, excellence in all we do is crucial. Consequently we have
significantly enhanced our standards in the calibre of students we seek and attract
– you and your fellow undergraduate students. The research reputation of the
department has as a result been significantly enhanced, nationally and internationally.
We expect this to be confirmed in the next Research Excellence Framework (REF). Our
undergraduate degree courses, MSc programme and our new MRes/PhD programme
will cement our reputation as a centre of excellence amongst the faculty of the future.
On behalf of the Department, I wish you every success and encourage you to engage
fully with everything on offer in the Department and University.
Head, Department of Economics
University of Warwick
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WELCOME fROM THE DIRECTOR Of STUDIES
Welcome to all undergraduate students taking courses in Economics at Warwick.
I very much hope that you find your degree course interesting, challenging and
rewarding.
As Director of Studies in Economics, my aim is to ensure that our courses are
designed and delivered to the very highest standards in all dimensions of teaching,
learning, development, assessment and feedback. As a member of academic staff,
I feel very fortunate to be teaching at Warwick – in large part because of the calibre
of our undergraduate students, whose energy, brightness and creativity continue to
inspire (and challenge!) us as teachers and supervisors.
For students, I believe that Warwick provides an excellent environment for learning
and for personal, professional and intellectual development. Teaching is informed by
the very latest developments in research, optional modules provide a great breadth
of choice across fields of Economics, and the level of support available to students
is second to none. It is little wonder that Warwick Economics students are so sought
after by graduate recruiters.
But one of the secrets of Warwick’s success is that we are never complacent.
We recognise that we live and work in a global and dynamic environment – we could
hardly not, given how international we are in the topics we teach and in terms of
the rich diversity of both our students and our staff. So a key aspect of my role as
Director of Studies is to seek to enhance all aspects of our programmes and thereby
to create the best possible conditions in which students can enjoy and gain from
their time at Warwick. A key input into this process is You! So I am always eager
to receive comments and feedback from students – either individually or through
the Student-Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC) – on where and how we can improve
further. Please don’t hesitate to approach me with your thoughts, reflections and
suggestions either by email or in my office hours.
I wish you the happiest and most rewarding of times during your studies with us
at Warwick.
Director of Studies
Department of Economics
University of Warwick
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Warwick Economics Department
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THE DEPARTMEnT AnD THE UnIVERSITY
38 YOUR MODULES AnD TIMETABLE
10 The Department of Economics
40 Types of modules
10 Mission statement
40 Module descriptions
10 What we expect from you
40 Core modules
11
Contact points
40 Optional core modules
11 Term dates and teaching weeks
40 Optional modules offered by the Department of Economics
12 Our location
40 “Unusual” options
14 Key contacts
40 Non-Economics (external) options
14 Departmental website
40 A guide to non-Economics departments
14 The Undergraduate Office
41 eMR (eVision Module Registration System)
14 The Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Manager
41 Autumn and Spring Term Modules
14 The Quality Assurance Manager
41 How to select optional modules
14 Exams Co-ordinator
41 Module availability
14 Academic staff with responsibility for undergraduate students
41 Timetable clashes
15 Year Directors
42 How your choice affects later years of your degree
15 Your Personal Tutor
programme
15 Year Tutors
42 First Year Plenary Meeting
16 Who to contact and when
42 Second and Third Year Module Fair
16 How to contact academic staff
42 Important dates
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How we communicate with you
42 Restrictions and Pre-requisites
43 Pre-requisites Table
46 Approved Options
46 Language Modules
46 History modules
2
46 Module registration procedures
46 Pre-registration of modules in the Summer Term
46 Procedure for Economics students
47 Procedure for Warwick Business School students wishing to
18 YOUR DEGREE COURSE
take an Economics module
20 Introduction to our Degree Courses
47 eVision Module Registration system (eMR)
20 Learning outcomes
47 Obtaining a place on a non-Economics option module
20 Rules and regulations
47 Changing your optional modules
20 The Honours Degree
47 Modules for Visiting Students
21 Degree Course regulations
47 Academic Year
21 Module codes
47 Assessment
21 CATS Points
48 Contact
21 BSc Economics (L100) regulations
48 Skills acquired throughout your modules
23 BSc Economics and Industrial Organisation (L116) regulations
48 Skill Set 1: Cognitive Skills
24 BSc/BA Economics, Politics and International Studies
50 Skill Set 2: Subject-specific and Professional Skills
(LM1D) regulations
50 Skill Set 3: Key General Skills
26 BSc Mathematics and Economics (GL11) regulations
50 Skill Set 4: Subject Knowledge and Understanding
27 Course specifications
50 Module evaluation
27 Teaching and learning
50 Why is feedback collected?
27 Lectures
50 What is useful feedback?
27 Classes
50 List the positives as well as the negatives
29 Reading lists, lecture handouts and examination papers
50 Be honest
29 Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR)
50 Try to separate content from personality
29 Study abroad
51 Be considerate
29 Erasmus Scheme
51 Be conscientious
29 University of California/Monash University scheme
51 What happens to your feedback?
29 Other study abroad opportunities
51 Annual module and course review
29 Voluntary year out for work experience
51 Your timetable
29 Contact points
51 How to resolve a clash
34 Meeting your contact points and what happens
if you miss them
34 Monitoring class absences
34 Changing Your Degree Course
37 Withdrawal from your Course
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contents
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52 ExAMInATIOnS AnD ASSESSMEnT
78 STUDEnT VOICE AnD HOW TO GET InVOLVED
53 Coursework and tests
79 Student Voice
53 Formative and summative assessment
79 Feedback
53 Assessed and non-assessed coursework
79 Student-Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC)
53 Class tests
80 Economics Student Ambassadors
54 Table of modules with assessment methods
81 Economics Careers Representative
56 Coursework
81 Warwick Economics Society
56 Deadlines, extensions and absences
81 Warwick Economics Summit
57 Extensions for Visiting and Erasmus students
57 Absence from class tests
58 Research in Applied Economics (RAE) project
58 Good Practice in Assessment
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58 Academic Referencing
60 Submitting your work
61 Examinations
61 Exam Methods
82 SUPPORT AnD PERSOnAL DEVELOPMEnT
62 Exam dates and timetable
84 Student Careers and Skills
62 Exams for Visiting and Erasmus students
84 University Library
62 Special arrangements for exams
85 Information Technology (IT) Services
62 Exam pass lists
86 Personal Development Planning (PDP)
62 Good practice in exams
86 Carroll Round
62 Use of PDAs or mobile phones in exams
86 The Undergraduate Research Scholarship Scheme (URSS)
63 Exam Boards, Progression and Resits
87 Reinvention: A Journal of Undergraduate Research
64 How degrees are classified
87 Private Tutoring Policy
65 Mitigating circumstances
67 Marking, moderation and feedback
68 External examiners
68 The appeals process
68 Plagiarism
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71 Prizes
88 STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUnITIES
89 Erasmus Exchange
90 Exchanges to the USA and Australia
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91 Other study abroad opportunities
72 PASTORAL CARE AnD WELfARE
74 Personal Tutor System
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74 Your Personal Tutor
75 Year Tutors
75 The Senior Tutor
76 Visiting Students
92 GEnERAL InfORMATIOn
76 References and Referees
92 Sexual and racial harassment
76 University support
92 Equal opportunities
77 Complaints and grievances
92 Health and safety
77 How to raise issues and how to complain,
93 Children on campus
informally or formally
93 Other policies and regulations
77 Informal channels
77 Formal channels
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Warwick Economics Department
introduction
10 The Department of Economics
11 Term dates and teaching weeks
12 Our location
14 Key contacts
16 Who to contact and when
17 How we communicate with you
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Warwick Economics Department
The Department of Economics
• Problem-solving and policy implications – to promote
understanding of national and international economic
The Department of Economics was one of the original
problems, policies and decision-making set within an
departments of the University of Warwick when it was created
appreciation of their political, social and historical contexts.
in 1965. In less than 50 years since its founding, the Department
has become one of the largest departments in the discipline
• Responding to employability needs – to meet national and
and is now widely regarded as one of the top economics
international demands for high-quality graduates:
departments not simply in the UK but across Europe too.
• in particular fields of employment, research and further
The Department has an academic staff of 70, including 25
study for which specialised training in economics is
professors. It has approximately 1,200 undergraduate students
required
and 300 postgraduates; around 60% of these are from the UK
or European Union.
• in broader fields of employment that require generic and
subject-specific skills including analysis, critical thinking
Both economics research and teaching emphasise modern
and quantitative skills
economic analysis and quantitative methods. These have been
• Responding to students’ aspirations in terms of:
key underpinnings of the work of the Department since its
inception. The Department of Economics designs and delivers
• studying in a supportive and intellectually challenging
top quality courses which enable students to achieve high
environment
levels of learning through suitable teaching methods; excellent
• developing their capacity to learn
learning resources; appropriate monitoring of students’
progress; assessment and providing effective feedback. These
• acquiring both subject-specific and generic skills
elements are combined to promote the academic development
• training for employment or further study as specialised
of our students.
economists or in wider fields in which skilled analysis and
Teaching is at the core of the Department’s work. We are proud
critical thinking are required
of our teaching record and of the achievements of our students
What we expect from you
who study our programmes. The design and teaching of our
In order to meet your full potential, the Department of
courses benefit greatly from the input of leading scholars with
Economics (which incorporates both the staff and your peers)
international reputations who are based in the Department.
has certain expectations of you – and in return you should
Drawing on the expertise of our staff, the teaching is research-
expect us to deliver on key activities.
led and of the highest standards in the field. We actively
encourage all students to engage fully with the learning
Engaging with your study
process to enhance their educational experiences.
Each academic department has the responsibility of monitoring
The Department’s breadth of expertise is underscored by the
the engagement of its students with their degree courses. In
number of prominent research centres that it hosts. These
Economics, in order to get the most out of their time here we
centres focus on how people, businesses and nations can
encourage all of our students to be fully engaged with their
compete effectively in the global economy; on enhancing the
course and to try to achieve the highest academic standards of
understanding of economic theories that address our real-
which they are capable.
world dilemmas and on analysing the decision making which
‘Engagement’ in this sense means several things, including:
lies at the heart of all economic pursuits.
• preparing for classes and lectures as advised by your
Mission statement
teachers
A key objective of the Department is to provide a research-
• attending and actively participating in all seminars, lectures
informed and research-led teaching environment. We
and tutorials
seek to equip all our students with key research skills and
• meeting your personal tutor
understanding. Key aspects include:
• submitting your assessments on time
• Economics as a discipline – to provide students with
a structured, cumulative and rigorous foundation in
• attending your tests and exams
economic concepts, analysis, techniques and knowledge
• adhering to University and Departmental regulations and
including, as appropriate, access to the outcomes of current
seeking guidance when unclear
economic research.
• using your initiative and asking for help when necessary at
• Economics with other disciplines – to encourage links
the earliest opportunity
between economics and cognate disciplines in order to
We have the strong belief that each student can contribute to
equip students with the ability to take different perspectives
the learning progress made by others – this is a further reason
and draw on a range of knowledge when tackling issues.
for encouraging attendance, participation and engagement.
In particular, the Department’s programmes link with
mathematics, finance, business studies, history, political
science, international relations, philosophy and psychology.
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Contact points
While the university environment is – and should be – very
We would like our students to take responsibility for their own
different from school/college, students should still expect their
engagement with their degree course. We have designed some
lecturers and tutors to have time to discuss any concerns or
systems on the interactive portal on the undergraduate section
questions they have about the module material. To this end,
of the economics website to help us work together in keeping
students should expect:
you on track during your time with us. When you log in you will
• All lecturers to have two office hours per week of term, in
be able to monitor our records regarding your engagement.
which they are available to see students to offer advice on all
These records are the basis for a system of ‘Contact Points’
matters relating to the relevant module.
operated by the Department and required by the University.
• All tutors to be available in their office for one hour per week
To be sure that you are coping with your work and not falling
of term to see students.
behind you are required to meet ELEVEN ‘Contact Points’
throughout the academic year. It is extremely important that
Term dates and teaching weeks
you do this or you may not be able to progress through your
degree course. Further details of these contact points can be
Term Dates 2014/15
found in section 2. Please ensure you completely understand
this and ask if further clarification is needed.
Autumn Term:
Monday 29 September 2014 – Saturday 6 December 2014
What you can expect from us
Spring Term:
We want to instil in our students the same passion for the
Monday 5 January 2015 – Saturday 14 March 2015
study of Economics that we have. Therefore, we aim to engage
our students with all course material and create an enjoyable
Summer Term:
environment in which to learn and develop. Students should be
Monday 20 April 2015 – Saturday 27 June 2015
aware of what they can expect from any module and it is the
role of the Department to ensure that this information is clearly
2015/16
set out and available.
Autumn Term:
Below are the key elements that all students should expect
Monday 5 October 2015 – Saturday 12 December 2015
from every Economics module that they take:
Spring Term:
• A module outline, detailing the module aims and objectives,
Monday 11 January 2016 – Saturday 19 March 2016
the learning outcomes and an indication of the material that
Summer Term:
will be covered.
Monday 25 April 2016 – Saturday 2 July 2016
• Details of core texts and further readings for every module to
give students the best opportunity to prepare for class.
2016/17
• Lecture notes will normally be available. If notes can be
Autumn Term:
collected prior to or after a lecture, students should be made
Monday 3 October 2016 – Saturday 10 December 2016
aware of when and where this can be done. Lecture notes
Spring Term:
may not be provided in cases in which, for example, a lecture
Monday 9 January 2017 – Saturday 18 March 2017
follows further reading material very closely.
Summer Term:
• A well-prepared lecture, which has the aim of engaging
Monday 24 April 2017 – Saturday 1 July 2017
students and encouraging participation in discussion beyond
the lecture.
• Students will be advised, with as much notice as possible, of
any changes or cancellations of lectures and/or classes.
• If seminars form part of the teaching of the module, the
material should be related to the module syllabus and tutors
should be well-prepared and confident with the material they
are teaching.
• Assessment details should be outlined, including the format
of the assignment, assessment rules, the submission dates
and the expectations of the module lecturer.
• Students can expect to receive their marked work with
feedback and/or annotations within 20 working days of
the submission date, unless extenuating circumstances
prevent this. If the date for returning work is missed, students
will be notified.
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Warwick Economics Department
Teaching weeks
The University uses a numbering system to cover the main
teaching weeks during the year. Week 1 of the Autumn Term
starts on Monday 29th September and runs for 10 weeks. The
Spring Term runs from week 15 – 24 and Summer Term is from
weeks 30 - 39.
AUTUMN TERM
SPRING TERM
SUMMER TERM
WEEK COMMENCING
WEEK COMMENCING
WEEK COMMENCING
1
29 September
15
5 January
30
20 April
2
6 October
16
12 January
31
27 April
3
13 October
17
19 January
32
4 May
4
20 October
18
26 January
33
11 May
5
27 October
19
2 February
34
18 May
6
3 November
20
9 February
35
25 May
7
10 November
21
16 February
36
1 June
8
17 November
22
23 February
37
8 June
9
24 November
23
2 March
38
15 June
10
1 December
24
9 March
39
22 June
CHRISTMAS VACATION
EASTER VACATION
SUMMER VACATION
The University has set times of the week for teaching activity,
Our location
as follows:
The administrative home of the Department of Economics
• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday – 8am – 7pm
is based in the Social Sciences Building (number 60 on the
• Wednesday – 8am – 1pm (Wednesday afternoons are set
campus map). Most University room numbers are in three parts
aside to enable students to participate in sporting activities)
each of which conveys information.
• Friday – 8am – 6pm
For example, to find S0.98
If you have a lecture or a class scheduled between these
S = Social Sciences building
times, you are expected to be available to attend. In addition
0. = the ground floor (0 = ground floor, 1 = first floor etc)
assessments such as tests and examinations may be set at any
of these times even if the lectures or seminars have not been
.98 = the room number
running at that specific time during the year.
Lectures and classes take place in a variety of places across
In practice, teaching sessions normally begin at five minutes
campus so make sure you keep a campus map handy. An
past the hour and end at five minutes to the hour, in order to
interactive campus map can be found at
go.warwick.ac.uk/
allow people to enter and vacate the room.
You should make
maps/interactive/. It is your responsibility to find the locations
every effort to be there on the hour so classes can start
of your lectures and seminars and to ensure you arrive at them
promptly. More information can be found on the timetable
on time.
policies at
go.warwick.ac.uk/centraltimetabling/policy/.
For other key dates and departmental events please see the
website
www.warwick.ac.uk/economics
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Warwick Economics Department
Key contacts
The Quality Assurance Manager
The Quality Assurance Manager is a member of the
Departmental website
administrative and IT team responsible for the management
Many of your questions can be answered by looking on
of quality assurance processes in the Department. The Quality
the website or on
my.economics so please try here initially.
Assurance Manager works closely with the Undergraduate
my.economics is a useful and very important part of your
Teaching and Learning Manager and key duties include:
study. It allows you to keep track of your progress throughout
management of information for students; committee
your course and gives you access to forms, web links, email
management and management of quality assurance policies
addresses and other information you may need. It is also where
and processes affecting the teaching programmes.
you will receive important announcements from us – you
Room S0.94
should check the
my.economics noticeboard on your home
page regularly.
t
+44 (0)24 7652 8415
w
www.warwick.ac.uk/economics
Adviser to Overseas, Visiting, and Erasmus Students
w
my.economics.warwick.ac.uk
as Director for Erasmus and Visiting Students,
has special responsibility for visiting overseas students.
The Undergraduate (UG) Office
acts as Personal Tutor to these students.
is aided in the
Your first point of call for most initial enquiries is the
management of visiting students by the Undergraduate
Undergraduate (UG) Office headed by
Teaching and Learning Manager.
If you have questions about your timetable or problems with
Exams Co-ordinator
clashes, you should go to the UG Office. The UG Office is a
If you have a particular concern regarding Examinations, then
friendly place to go for a chat and they can help you answer
your query should be referred to the Exams Co-ordinator
most questions, so it’s a good resource. If you have medical
at
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx.xx. In the
evidence that needs submitting, you should go there to do it;
first instance you might wish to speak with your Personal
assignments that need submitting (non-electronic) are also
Tutor or Year Tutor about such a concern and they can always
handed to this office.
forward you on to the Exams Co-ordinator.
If you have a question about departmental procedures, such
as requesting unusual options, deadline extensions, appealing
Academic staff with responsibility
against a coursework mark, etc., please check the website first.
for undergraduate students
If you cannot find an answer to your query, you should contact
the UG Office in Economics. If your degree is PPE, you should
Head of Department
contact the PPE Office (Room S0.96).
The Head of Department has overall
If you are unwell and hence feel unable to attend a seminar, you
responsibility for managing the Department
must fill out a self-certification form, which can be collected
of Economics.
from the Medical Centre or online via the Health & Wellbeing
pages of the University’s intranet. This then needs handing into
the UG Office and provided you have been able to supply the
medical evidence, your absence can be condoned. This applies
for all students in the Department, including those taking PPE.
However, if you are a PPE student, the PPE office is located
Deputy Head of Department
next door to the UG Office (S0.96); email: PPEoffice@warwick.
ac.uk and can be used in the same way. If you are ever in doubt
about who to contact regarding an issue and have not been
able to find the relevant information on the website, then the
UG Office is a good place to start.
Director of Studies
Room S0.98 (Open from 9.30am – 5pm, Monday – Thursday
and 9.30am – 4pm on Friday)
has strategic
t
+44 (0)24 7652 3933
responsibility for all of the teaching
e
xxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx.xx
programmes in the Department, including
the undergraduate courses, the MSc and the
The Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Manager
MRes/PhD programmes.
The Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Manager is a
member of the administrative and IT team responsible for
the administration of undergraduate teaching programmes
including: modules, courses, course transfers, student support,
and coursework extensions.
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• Advising students who wish to pursue the option of taking
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Temporary or Permanent Withdrawal.
is responsible for overall
• Reviewing students with poor attendance or study records.
implementation of the Department’s academic
policies in relation to
Things you may wish to discuss with your year tutor include:
undergraduate teaching.
is
• Illness that is or might affect your coursework, tests or exams
also responsible for making decisions or
recommendations in cases involving individual
• Family or personal circumstances that are affecting or might
undergraduate students. In this role,
affect your coursework, tests or exams
additionally has the responsibility
• Changing modules
of enhancing the student experience.
• Problems with managing your workload, which is starting to
cause you anxiety
• Discussing the potential of changing or temporarily or
permanently withdrawing from your course
Year Directors
You can find out more information about the responsibilities of
There is a Director of Year for each year. They work closely with
the Year Tutors in Section 5.
to provide respective support to students in the
relevant years.
Year 1 Tutor
Director of Year 1
Year 1 Tutor
Director of Year 2
Year 2 Tutor
Director of Year 3
Year 3 Tutor
Your Personal Tutor
Each student is allocated a Personal Tutor (PT), a member of
academic staff to whom the Personal Tutee can turn for advice
regarding academic matters. New students can find out who
has been assigned as their personal tutor on
my.economics.
Economics Senior Tutor
Your personal tutor can also signpost you to more appropriate
sources of personal support and guidance within the University.
is responsible for
You can find out more about the role of your personal tutor in
the personal tutor system, convening
Section 5.
the Undergraduate Student-Staff Liaison
Committee and overseeing the Year Tutors.
Year Tutors
There is a Year Tutor for each academic year, with the
responsibility of:
• Meeting with students who are experiencing personal/
health problems and advising these students on the sources
of support available to them inside the Department and the
University.
• Advising students with problems on Departmental rules,
regulations and mitigating circumstances.
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Who to contact and when
Contact a Student Representative if you wish to raise an issue
about an aspect of your course or more generally about the
If you have a query:
Department/University. Student representatives from all years
1. Check the Economics website:
www.warwick.ac.uk/
are elected at the start of each academic year and together
economics
with various members of staff, they comprise the Student
–Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC). The Chair of the SSLC is
2. Check the Undergraduate Handbook
invited to attend meetings of the Undergraduate Management
3. Contact the UG Office who can answer your query or put you
Committee.
in touch with the right person
Contact the Head or Deputy Head of Department only if other
Contact your seminar tutors about the material covered in
members of the Department have been unable to resolve your
the module. If there is something you do not understand, you
problem. While the Head of Department delegates various
should first speak with your seminar tutor in his/her office
roles to members of staff within the Economics Department,
hour and they will be able to offer you the help you need. It is
remains responsible for the overall running of the Department.
important to note here that allocations of students to seminars
If you wish to contact the Head of Department, you must do so
are determined by the UG Office and seminar tutors do not
via his PA/Executive Assistant.
have the authority to permit you to change seminar groups.
They cannot grant extensions to assignment deadlines or give
How to contact academic staff
permission for absences from tests. Seminar tutors can offer
By email:
advice on assignments and may also be involved in the marking
All members of the Economics Department have an email
of assignments and tests and the provision of individual
account and they will monitor it regularly. If you have a
feedback on such assessments.
question for a particular member of staff, an email will normally
Contact Module Leaders and lecturers about any academic
be the best way to get a quick and straightforward answer or
issues relating to the module, which seminar tutors are unable
to set up a meeting with the relevant person. If your enquiry
to answer. Module leaders are responsible for all academic
involves confidential personal information, it is best to email
aspects of modules, including lecture content, seminar
your Personal Tutor or your Year Tutor/Senior Tutor directly.
questions and solutions, setting assignments and tests and the
Please ensure that your emails are polite and do think about
provision of generic feedback on assessment. Module leaders
who you send your email to, using the guide above.
have no authority to change assignment deadlines, test dates,
to give extensions to assessment deadlines or to exempt you
During office hours:
from tests.
All academic staff have office hours at which they meet
students. Office hours are normally posted on office doors. You
Contact your Personal Tutor about any non-academic
should make every effort to see staff during their office hours.
problems you are experiencing during your time at University.
All students are allocated a Personal Tutor and they will be
If you are unable to meet a member of staff during the stated
able to direct you to the best person if the situation requires
office hours, you should make an appointment to meet at a
further guidance.
different time. Appointments should be made via email.
Contact your Year Tutor or Senior Tutor about any problems of
Telephone contact:
a more serious nature, both medical and personal that you feel
Each member of staff has a telephone number, listed online
may have a detrimental effect on your academic studies. This
in the University telephone directory. From a telephone
might include a physical or mental illness; a distressing family
connected to the University switchboard the number has five
situation or a traumatic personal experience. They will be able
digits, e.g. Ann Simper’s is 28417. When calling a number from
to offer you support, but can also direct you to other sources of
outside the University, all internal extensions starting with 2 or
support within the University.
7 have 024 76 5 in front of them and all extensions starting with
Contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies about any
5 have 024 76 1 in front of them (e.g. for Ann Simper dial
issues relating to the administration of undergraduate modules
024 7652 8417). If you don’t know the number, dial the
and Economics courses. They will be able to offer you advice
University switchboard (0 from an internal phone,
024 7652
if you wish to change degree programmes, withdraw from the
3523 from outside).
University (temporarily or permanently) or if you wish to take
A full list of all staff in the department can be found on the
an unusual module as one of your options.
Economics website.
Contact the Undergraduate Office for most initial enquiries.
You should also contact the UG Office if you have a clash
with one of your Economics seminars and they will be able to
re-allocate you to another time. Medical evidence should also
be submitted to this office. If you require an extension for an
assessment or permission to be absent for a test, you will need
the permission of the appropriate Director of Year.
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How we communicate with you
Notice boards
The notice boards are all in the Department of Economics on
• through the
my.economics electronic noticeboard
the ground floor of the Social Studies building. Through these
• by email
methods of communication you will be told about changes in
timetables, cancellations and re-locations, the membership of
• through social media
seminars, notes about examinations and essays, internal and
• through the First Year notice board
external mail. Changes are frequent at the start of the academic
year, so please check your email,
my.economics and the
my.economics
noticeboard daily.
The Department has developed a secure web-based portal
Check your email every day as it is the main way we will
to support teaching and learning on the undergraduate
contact you.
programmes, called
my.economics. This will allow you to
receive important announcements, check information on
classes and seminars, check assessment and test marks,
evaluate your degree course and individual modules, contact
your tutors, access forms, change your contact details, and
update your student log.
You can access
my.economics both on- and off-campus.
Further details and instructions are available upon logging into
my.economics.
Email
Every member of the University has a central email address
usually in the form x.x.xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx.xx. This is the
address that we will use to contact you. You may already have
your own email account, for example, on Gmail or Yahoo. If you
prefer to continue to use only your private email account, then
you must configure it to collect mail automatically from your
Warwick account. Details of how to do this can be found on the
Information Technology Services (ITS) website – www.warwick.
ac.uk/its
Keeping your details up-to-date
You will have enrolled for your course online and submitted
various personal and contact details. These include the
contact details we would use in the event that we needed to
contact you urgently. Therefore if any of your contact details,
especially your mobile telephone number, change it is vital that
you inform the University. Through enrolling you also confirm
that you have read the University’s policy on the use of your
personal data.
Social media
Important information will always be communicated to you via
email in the first instance. However, we also use social media to
keep our current students up to date with departmental news
and events. Like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter:
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www.facebook.com/warwickeconomics
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http://twitter.com/warwickecon
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Warwick Economics Department
your degree
course
20 Introduction to our Degree Courses
20 The Honours Degree
21 Degree Course regulations
21 BSc Economics (L100) regulations
23 BSc Economics and Industrial Organisation (L116) regulations
24 BSc/BA Economics, Politics and International Studies (LM1D) regulations
26 BSc Mathematics and Economics (GL11) regulations
27 Course specifications
27 Teaching and learning
27 Lectures
27 Classes
29 Reading lists, lecture handouts and examination papers
29 Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR)
29 Study abroad
29 Erasmus Scheme
29 University of California/Monash University scheme
29 Other study abroad opportunities
29 Voluntary year out for work experience
29 Contact points
34 Meeting your contact points and what happens if you miss them
34 Monitoring class absences
34 Changing Your Degree Course
37 Withdrawal from your Course
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20
Warwick Economics Department
Introduction to our Degree Courses
Learning outcomes
After passing this module, students will be able to:
The Department of Economics operates two single
honours degree courses and is involved in four joint honours
• Understand what is meant by plagiarism and how to avoid
degree courses.
doing it.
Single Honours Courses
• Demonstrate a range of key skills to enhance your
employability and improve your prospects when applying for
BSc Economics
internships and other jobs.
BSc Economics and Industrial Organisation
• Appreciate the application of economics to a wide variety of
Joint Honours Courses
careers in both the public and private sector.
BSc/BA Economics, Politics and International Studies
• Write a good essay, with a clear structure that is
correctly referenced and understand how these skills can
BSc Mathematics and Economics
be used in writing reports and completing other projects in
BSc/BA Philosophy, Politics and Economics
the workplace.
BSc Maths, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics
• Demonstrate your engagement with the Department and
(MORSE)
that you are an active member of the University community.
We aim to provide an advanced education in economics that
Rules and regulations
is both intellectual and professional. By the time you leave, you
In this section of the Handbook, you can access information
will not just know a lot about economics, you will also be able
on the rules, regulations, procedures and policies associated
to define and solve economic problems and take part in the
with your degree course. We would advise that you familiarise
advancement of economic ideas. The core modules in each
yourself with these.
course will enable you to acquire a grounding in the subject
of economics, including economic analysis and quantitative
techniques. The option modules may be used either to develop
The Honours degrees
a specialisation (for example in economic theory or statistics)
The undergraduate degree involves three years of study at
or to broaden your approach into various applied topics (for
Warwick and leads to a Bachelor of Science (BSc) or Bachelor
example history, development, or industry and labour). In the
of Arts (BA) degree. The first year is preparatory, so the results
process you will strengthen your existing skills (e.g. taking
are not classified (first class, upper second class, and so on)
notes and writing reports) and acquire new ones (e.g. the use
and, with the exception of Mathematics and Economics (GL11),
of specialised computer software).
do not count towards your final degree class. In some first year
For BSc Economics, BSc Economics and Industrial
modules the June examination is combined with a number of
Organisation, and BSc/BA Economics, Politics and International
other assignments, including tests and essays taken during the
Studies, students in the first year on these degree programmes
year and you need to achieve an overall pass. Students who fail
will be required to take a compulsory skills development
first year modules may resit the June examination once only,
module. With the graduate job market becoming more
usually in September.
competitive than ever, it is crucial that students are active in
Warwick degrees can be awarded with Honours or as Pass
enhancing their personal and professional development. Having
degrees. Honours are awarded in First, Upper-second, Lower-
an excellent academic record is essential for your future career,
second and Third classes. The class of Honours awarded
but you will also need to demonstrate active engagement in
depends upon coursework and examination results in the
developing your personal and professional skills.
second and third years. The second and third years carry equal
The aim of this module is to provide you with opportunities
weight, again with the exception of GL11 Mathematics and
to take part in a wide variety of activities that will help you to
Economics, and contribute cumulatively to your final result.
develop and apply your academic knowledge and enhance
Please see University rules on degree conventions at
your CV, by demonstrating an active engagement in becoming
www.warwick.ac.uk/aro/dar/quality/categories/examinations/
an effective learner. There will be opportunities to attend
conventions
sessions that prepare you for interviews and assessment
A Pass degree may be considered for those who fail several
centres, and a chance to engage with senior academics and top
second and third year modules, or whose second year
names in a range of areas.
performance suggests a reduced workload in the third year
It is a non-credit bearing module, which is made up of 2
may be appropriate. More information on classifications and
different areas: Economics-based activities, and Careers and
pass degrees can be found in the section on Examinations and
Skills-based activities. The module is compulsory and in order
Assessments.
to pass it, students must attend a sufficient number of sessions
within each area, some of which are compulsory. Further details
of the individual sessions and how to pass each area will be
made available at the beginning of the Autumn term.
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Degree Course regulations
BSc Economics (L100) regulations
Degree Course regulations are simply the rules by which each
First Year course structure
degree operates in terms of the structure of the programme.
In the first year students must take modules totalling between
The regulations exist to ensure that the content of the degree
144 and 150 CATS as follows: core modules worth 120 CATS
programmes remains relevant and the quality remains high; the
and option modules worth at least 24 CATS. Some first year
various rules and restrictions ensure that the degree content
modules are pre-requisites for certain second and third year
is not unduly diluted whilst allowing you the flexibility to make
modules. Some optional modules require approval from the
choices and to tailor your degree to your particular interests.
Director of Undergraduate Studies or his/her deputy.
You should ensure that you familiarise yourself with the
regulations for your degree by carefully reading the relevant
What is required to pass the first year and progress
pages below. Should you need advice on any aspect of your
to the second year?
degree course regulations, please contact the UG Office.
The decision whether you have passed your first year and
Degree course regulations, formatted differently, are also
may be permitted to proceed to the second year is made by a
published on the main University website; any student spotting
Faculty First Year Board of Examiners which sits in June and
a discrepancy between Departmental and University published
September each year.
regulations should contact the Quality Assurance Manager.
For the degree of BSc (Hons) Economics, the modules
Regulation 8 Regulations for First Degrees:
http://warwick.
marked below in the table as ‘Required Core Modules’
ac.uk/calendar/section2/regulations/reg8to8_5_1/
must be passed in order to proceed to the second year.
In addition, candidates must achieve an average of at
Module codes
least 40% across all modules. See
www.warwick.ac.uk/aro/dar/
Each University module has its own code, e.g. EC108 for
quality/categories/examinations/conventions/fyboe for
Macroeconomics 1. This code tells you three things:
details. First year students on this degree programme must also
take the compulsory skills development module, which is
EC – the two letters tell you the department (e.g. EC for
non-credit bearing.
Economics)
1 – The first digit tells you the year of study (1, 2, or 3 for
Code
Required core modules
CATS
undergraduate, 9 for postgraduate).
08 – the other digits are the module’s serial number
EC108
Macroeconomics 1
30
EC109
Microeconomics 1
30
CATS points
EC120
Quantitative Techniques
30
CATS stands for Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme, and
EC104
The World Economy: History and Theory 30
every UK university has one. Every module has a CATS rating.
Combinations of modules make up the subject requirements of
Optional modules
your degree course and also provide the CATS credits required.
EC112
The Industrial Economy: Its Global Shift 15
In reading your degree course regulations you will find that
EC132
The Industrial Economy: Strategy
15
there are two kinds of requirements: subject requirements and
workload requirements. Subject requirements are requirements
EC119
Mathematical Analysis
15
to take a particular pattern of modules, for example to take
EC133
Linear Algebra
15
modules in macroeconomics, microeconomics, and quantitative
techniques. Workload requirements are requirements to
EC134
Topics in Applied Economics 1a
15
accumulate a particular number of CATS credits as an outcome
EC135
Topics in Applied Economics 1b
15
of your module choices.
An approved language module
24/30
Economics modules are a mixture of full-weight and half-
weight modules:
Any other module on the List of
Minimum
Approved Modules for First Year
of 24
• a full-weight module is taught over a full academic year and
Students
or 2 x 12
is worth 30 CATS credits
• a half-weight module is taught over one term (either Autumn
The list of approved modules for first year students is not
or Spring) and is worth 15 CATS credits.
exhaustive. If outside options not on the list appeal to you,
please ensure that you complete an Unusual Options Request
Form available through
my.economics and obtain permission
from the department offering the module. Note that normally
you are permitted to take only 100-coded modules in Year 1,
with the exception of languages.
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First year students in Economics are not permitted to take
The list of approved modules for second year students is
modules worth less than 12 CATS. Where there is the option
not exhaustive. If outside options not on the list appeal to
to take a module worth either 12 or 15 CATS, students in
you, please ensure that you complete an Unusual Options
Economics should choose the 15 CAT option.
Request Form available through
my.economics, and obtain
permission from the department offering the module. Note that
Second Year course structure
normally you are permitted to take only 200-coded modules
Candidates for Honours take modules during the second and
in Year 2, with limited exceptions, such as in the case of some
third years to make a total of 240 CATS as follows: in the
language modules.
second year, core modules worth 90 CATS and option modules
Second year students are not normally permitted to take
worth 30 CATS, and in the third year core modules worth 30
modules worth less than 15 CATS for credit.
CATS and option modules worth 90 CATS.
An asterisk (*) indicates that certain restrictions may apply to
The following restrictions apply:
your choice of module.
Within the 120-CATS total of option modules chosen in the
second and third years combined, candidates must include i)
Third/Final Year course structure
EC-coded modules worth at least 60 CATS and ii) 300-coded
Candidates for Honours take modules during the second and
modules worth at least 60 CATS. Candidates are not permitted
third years to make a total of 240 CATS as follows: in the
to take 100-coded modules in years 2 or 3, unless specified
second year, core modules worth 90 CATS and option modules
otherwise in information on Restrictions, Requirements and
worth 30 CATS, and in the third year core modules worth
Approved Options.
30 CATS and option modules worth 90 CATS. The following
restrictions apply:
Certain combinations of modules are not permitted, and there
are pre-requisites for some modules (see information on
Within the 120-CATS total of option modules chosen in the
Restrictions, Requirements and Approved Options for details).
second and third years combined, candidates must include
i) EC-coded modules worth at least 60 CATs credits and ii)
300-coded modules worth at least 60 CATs credits. Candidates
Code
Core modules
CATS
are not permitted to take 100-coded modules in Years 2 or
EC201
Macroeconomics 2
30
3, unless specified otherwise in information on Restrictions,
Requirements and Approved Options.
EC202
Microeconomics 2
30
Certain combinations of modules are not permitted, and there
EC226
Econometrics 1
30
are pre-requisites for some modules (see information on
Optional modules (totalling 30 CATS)
Restrictions, Requirements and Approved Options for details).
EC205
Development Economics
15
Code
Core modules
CATS
(Macroeconomics)
EC208
Industrial Economics:
15
EC331
Research in Applied Economics
30
Market Structure
Optional modules (totalling 90 CATS)
EC220
Mathematical Economics 1a* and
15
EC301
Mathematical Economics 2: Dynamics,
15
EC221
Mathematical Economics 1b*
15
Uncertainty and Asymmetric Information*
EC224
War and Economy in
15
EC303
The British Economy
15
the Twentieth Century
in the Twentieth Century
EC228
Collective Decisions*
15
EC306
Econometrics 2: Time Series*
15
EC230
Economics of Money and Banking
15
EC307
Macroeconomic Policy in the EU
15
EC231
Industrial Economics 1:
15
EC310
Topics in Development Economics
15
Strategic Behaviour*
EC312
International Economics
15
EC233
Development Economics
15
EC313
The International Economic System
15
(Microeconomics)
Since 1918
EC235
Topics in Applied Economics 2a
15
EC314
Topics in Economic Theory
15
EC236
Topics in Applied Economics 2b
15
EC320
Economics of Public Policy
15
Any approved language module
30
EC326
Industrial Economics 2: Practice
15
Any other module from the List
30
and Strategy*
of Approved Modules for Second
or 2 x 15
EC333
Topics in Financial Economics:
15
Year Students
Theories and International Finance
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EC334
Topics in Financial Economics:
15
Code
Required core modules
CATS
Corporate Finance and Markets*
EC336
International Trade
15
EC108
Macroeconomics 1
30
EC337
Industrial Economics 2: Market
15
EC109
Microeconomics 1
30
Economics, Competition and Regulation*
EC120
Quantitative Techniques
30
EC338
Econometrics 2: Microeconometrics
15
IB132
Foundations of Finance
12
EC339
Applied Macroeconomics
15
Optional modules (up to three modules,
EC340
Topics in Applied Economics (3a)
15
jointly worth between 36 and 45 CATS)
EC343
Topics in Applied Economics (3b)
15
EC104
The World Economy: History and Theory 30
An approved language module
30
EC112
The Industrial Economy: Its Global Shift 15
Any other modules from the List
30 or 2
EC132
The Industrial Economy: Strategy
15
of Approved Modules for Third Year
x 15
EC119
Mathematical Analysis
15
Students, subject to regulations
EC133
Linear Algebra
15
The lists of approved modules for second and third year
EC134
Topics in Applied Economics 1a
15
students are not exhaustive. If outside options not on the list
appeal to you, please ensure that you complete an Unusual
EC135
Topics in Applied Economics 1b
15
Options Request Form available via
my.economics, and obtain
An approved language module
24/30
permission from the department offering the module. Note
that normally you are permitted to take only 200-coded or
Any other module on the List
Minimum
300-coded modules in Year 3, with limited exceptions, such as
of Approved Modules for First Year
of 24
in the case of language modules.
Students
or 2 x 12
Please note that Final Year L100 students are not permitted
The list of approved modules for first year students is not
to take EC200-coded modules. Third year students are not
exhaustive. If outside options not on the list appeal to you
normally permitted to take modules worth less than 15 CATS
please ensure that you complete an Unusual Options Request
for credit.
Form available through
my.economics and obtain permission
An asterisk (*) indicates that certain restrictions may apply to
from the department offering the module. Note that normally
your choice of module.
you are permitted to take only 100-coded modules in Year 1,
with the exception of languages.
BSc Economics and Industrial Organisation (L116)
regulations
First Year students are not permitted to take modules worth
less than 12 CATS.
First Year course structure
Second Year course structure
Students take modules totalling between 138 and 147 CATS as
follows: core modules worth 102 CATS and optional modules
Candidates for Honours take modules during the Second and
worth at least 36 CATS. Some first year modules are pre-
Third Years to make a total of 240 CATS as follows: in the
requisites for certain second and third year modules. Some
Second Year, core modules worth 120 CATS and in the Third
optional modules require approval.
Year core modules worth 60 CATS and option modules worth
60 CATS. The following restrictions apply:
What is required to pass the first year and progress
• Within the 60 CATS of optional modules taken in year
to the second year?
3, candidates must include no more than 30 CATS of
The decision whether you have passed your first year and
200-coded modules.
may be permitted to proceed to the second year is made by a
Faculty First Year Board of Examiners which sits in June and
• Candidates are not permitted to take 100-coded modules
September each year.
in Years 2 or 3, unless specified otherwise in information on
Restrictions, Requirements and Approved Options.
For the degree of BSc (Hons) Economics and Industrial
Organisation, the modules marked below in the table as
Certain combinations of modules are not permitted, and there
‘Required Core Modules’ must be passed in order to proceed
are pre-requisites for some modules (see information on
to the second year. In addition, candidates must achieve an
Restrictions, Requirements and Approved Options for details).
average of at least 40% across all modules. See
www.warwick.
ac.uk/aro/dar/quality/categories/examinations/conventions/
fyboe for details. First year students on this degree programme
must also take the compulsory skills development module,
which is non-credit bearing.
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EC334
Topics in Financial Economics:
15
Code
Core modules
CATS
Corporate Finance and Markets*
EC201
Macroeconomics 2
30
EC336
International Trade
15
EC202
Microeconomics 2
30
EC338
Econometrics 2: Microeconometrics
15
EC208
Industrial Economics 1: Market Structure
15
EC339
Applied Macroeconomics
15
EC231
Industrial Economics 1: Strategic Behaviour 15
EC340
Topics in Applied Economics (3a)
15
EC226
Econometrics 1
30
EC341
Mathematical Economics 2: Auctions,
15
Political Economy
Third /Final Year course structure
EC343
Topics in Applied Economics (3b)
15
Candidates for honours take modules during the second and
third years to make a total of 240 CATS as follows: in the
IB253
Principles of Finance 1*
15
second year, core modules worth 120 CATS, and in the third
IB254
Principles of Finance 2*
15
year core modules worth 60 CATS and optional modules worth
60 CATS. The following restrictions apply:
Any EC200-coded module
30
• Within the 60 CATS of optional modules taken in Year
3, candidates must include no more than 30 CATS of
An approved language module
30
200-coded modules.
Any other modules from either the List 30
• Candidates are not permitted to take 100-coded modules
of Approved Modules for Second Year
or 2 x 15
in Years 2 or 3, unless specified otherwise in information on
Students, or the List of Approved
Restrictions, Requirements and Approved Options.
Modules for Third Year Students subject
to regulations
Certain combinations of modules are not permitted, and there
are pre-requisites for some modules (see information on
The lists of approved modules for Third Year students are not
Restrictions, Requirements and Approved Options).
exhaustive. If outside options not on the list appeal to you,
please ensure that you complete an Unusual Options Request
Code
Core modules
CATS
Form available via
my.economics, and obtain permission from
the department offering the module. Note that normally you
EC326
Industrial Economics 2:
15
are permitted to take only 200-coded or 300-coded modules
Practice and Strategy*
in Year 3.
EC337
Industrial Economics 2: Market
15
Third Year students are not normally permitted to take modules
Economics, Competition and Regulation*
worth less than 15 CATS for credit.
EC331
Research in Applied Economics
30
BSc/BA Economics, Politics and International Studies
Optional modules totalling 60 CATS
(LM1D) regulations
EC301
Mathematical Economics 2: Dynamics
15
First Year course structure
Uncertainty and Asymmetric Information
Students take core modules totalling between 144 and 150
CATS as follows: core modules worth 120 CATS and option
EC303
The British Economy
15
modules worth at least 24 CATS. Some First Year modules are
in the Twentieth Century
pre-requisites for certain Second and Third Year modules.
EC306
Econometrics 2: Time Series*
15
What is required to pass the first year and progress
EC307
Macroeconomic Policy in the EU*
15
to the second year?
EC310
Topics in Development Economics*
15
The decision whether you have passed your first year and
may be permitted to proceed to the second year is made by a
EC312
International Economics
15
Faculty First Year Board of Examiners which sits in June and
EC313
The International Economic
15
September each year.
System Since 1918
For the degree of BSc (Hons) Economics, Politics and
EC314
Topics in Economic Theory
15
International Studies, the modules marked below in the table
as ‘Required Core Modules’ must be passed in order to proceed
EC320
Economics of Public Policy
15
to the second year. In addition, candidates must achieve an
EC326
Industrial Economics 2: Practice
15
average of at least 40% across all modules. See
www.warwick.
and Strategy*
ac.uk/aro/dar/quality/categories/examinations/conventions/
fyboe for details. First year students on this degree programme
EC333
Topics in Financial Economics:
15
must also take the compulsory skills development module,
Theories and International Finance
which is non-credit bearing.
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Optional modules totalling 30 CATS
Code
Required core modules
CATS
A second year module in Economics
30 or 2 x
EC107
Economics 1
30
15 or 1 x 15
EC120
Quantitative Techniques
30
EC235
Topics in Applied Economics 2a
15
PO107
Introduction to Politics
30
EC236
Topics in Applied Economics 2b
15
PO131
World Politics
30
A second year module in Politics
30
Optional modules (up to 2 modules,
and International Studies
jointly worth between 24 and 30 CATS)
An approved language module
30
EC104
The World Economy: History and Theory 30
Any other module on the List of
30 or 2 x
EC112
The Industrial Economy: Its Global Shift
15
Approved Modules for Second
15 or 1 x 15
Year Students
EC132
The Industrial Economy: Strategy
15
EC119
Mathematical Analysis
15
The list of approved modules for Second Year students on the
Department’s Undergraduate web-pages is not exhaustive. If
EC133
Linear Algebra
15
outside options not on the list appeal to you, please ensure
EC134
Topics in Applied Economics 1a
15
that you complete an online Unusual Options Request Form
available through
my.economics, and obtain permission from
EC135
Topics in Applied Economics 1b
15
the department offering the module. Note that normally you
An approved language module
24/30
are permitted to take only 200-coded modules in Year 2,
with limited exceptions, such as in the case of some language
Any other module on the List of
Minimum
modules. Note that Third Year students are not permitted to
Approved Modules for First Year
of 24
take PO200-coded modules.
Students
or 2 x 12
Second Year students are not normally permitted to take
The list of approved modules for First Year students on the
modules worth less than 15 CATS for credit.
Department’s Undergraduate web-pages is not exhaustive.
Politics and International Studies Major
If outside options not on the list appeal to you please ensure
that you complete an online Unusual Options Request Form
Candidates take core modules worth 90 CATS and optional
available through
my.economics and obtain permission from
modules worth 30 CATS.
the department offering the module. Note that normally you
are permitted to take only 100 coded modules in Year 1, with
Code
Core modules
CATS
the exception of languages.
EC204
Economics 2
30
First Year students are not permitted to take modules worth
less than 12 CATS.
PO201
Political Theory from Hobbes
30
Second Year course structure
PO219
Theories of International Relations
30
Candidates choose between an Economics major (leading to
Optional modules totalling 30 CATS
BSc) and a Politics and International Studies major (leading
A second year module in Economics
30 or 2 x
to BA). Candidates for Honours take modules totalling 120
15 or 1 x 15
CATS. Candidates may take a maximum of 30 CATS of optional
modules from outside Economics and Politics in each of their
A second year module in Politics
30
Second and Third Years.
and International Studies
Economics Major
An approved language module
30
Candidates take core modules worth 90 CATS and optional
Any other module on the List of
30 or 2 x
modules worth 30 CATS.
Approved Modules for Second Year
15 or 1 x 15
Students
Code
Core modules
CATS
The list of approved modules for Second Year students is not
EC204
Economics 2
30
exhaustive. If outside options not on the list appeal to you,
EC203
Economic and Social Statistics
30
please ensure that you complete an Unusual Options Request
or
EC226 Econometrics 1*
30
Form available through
my.economics, and obtain permission
from the department offering the module.
PO201
Political Theory from Hobbes
30
or
PO219 Theories of International Relations
30
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Note that normally you are permitted to take only 200-coded
Code
Core modules
CATS
modules in Year 2, with limited exceptions, such as in the case
of some language modules. Note that Third Year students are
EC304
The Making of Economic Policy
30
not permitted to take PO200-coded modules.
Optional core modules
Second Year students are not normally permitted to take
modules worth less than 15 CATS for credit.
Any PO300-coded modules
1 x 30
Optional Modules (totalling 60 CATS)
Third Year course structure
A Second or Third Year Module
30 or 2 x 15
Economics Major
in Economics (see rule above)
or 1 x 15
Candidates for Honours take modules totalling 120 CATS,
which comprises 30 CATS of core modules and 90 CATS of
A Third Year Module in Politics
30
optional modules. Within the 90 CATS of optional modules, at
and International Studies
least 60 credits should be contributed by 300-coded modules.
An approved language module
30
Candidates may take a maximum of 30 CATS of optional
modules from outside Economics and Politics in each of their
Any other module on either the
30 or 2 x 15
Second and Third Years.
List of Approved Modules for Second or 1 x 15
Year Students (except for PO200
coded modules), or the List of
Code
Core modules
CATS
Approved Modules for Third Year
Students subject to regulations
EC304
The Making of Economic Policy
30
Optional modules totalling 90 CATS
The list of approved modules for Second and Third Year
A Third Year Module in Economics
30 or 2 x 15
students is not exhaustive. If outside options not on the
and A Second or Third Year Module in 30 or 2 x 15
list appeal to you, please ensure that you complete an
Economics (see rule above) and
online Unusual Options Request Form available via
my.economics, and obtain permission from the department
Either
A Second or Third Year Module in
30 or 2 x 15
offering the module. Note that normally you are permitted to
Economics (see rule above)
or 1 x 15
take only 200-coded or 300-coded modules in Year 3. Note
A Third Year Module in Politics
that Third Year students are not permitted to take PO200-
and International Studies
30
coded modules.
An approved language module
30
Third Year students are not normally permitted to take modules
worth less than 15 CATS for credit
Any other module on either the
30 or 2 x 15
List of Approved Modules for Second or 1 x 15
BSc Mathematics and Economics (GL11) Regulations
Year Students (except for PO200
Course co-ordinator:
coded modules), or the List of
Approved Modules for Third Year
The Examination Scheme for Mathematics and Economics:
Students subject to regulations
• The First, Second, and Third Years of study contribute to final
degree credit in the ratio 10:40:50.
The list of approved modules for Second and Third Year
• All modules are examined in the year in which they are
students is not exhaustive. If outside options not on the list
taught in accordance with the patterns of assessment set out
appeal to you, please ensure that you complete an Unusual
in the appropriate departmental list.
Options Request Form available via
my.economics, and obtain
permission from the department offering the module. Note
• Third Year modules provided by the Department of
that normally you are permitted to take only 200-coded or
Mathematics and taught in the Autumn Term are examined
300-coded modules in Year 3, with limited exceptions. Note
in April, as are MA242 Algebra I and MA244 Analysis III. The
that Third Year students are not permitted to take PO200-
remaining modules are examined in June.
coded modules.
First Year course structure
Third Year students are not normally permitted to take modules
The First Year is in common with the Mathematics degree
worth less than 15 CATS for credit.
(UCAS module no. G100), except that EC107 Economics 1 and
Politics and International Studies Major
ST112 Probability B are normally taken.
Candidates for Honours take core modules worth 60 CATS
Students may take an overload (maximum 180 CATS). Students
and optional modules worth 60 CATS. At least 30 CATS of the
may choose to take EC108 Microeconomics 1 and EC109
optional modules must be contributed by 300-coded modules.
Macroeconomics 1 as an alternative to EC107 Economics 1.
Candidates may take a maximum of 30 CATS of optional
Students are not permitted to take EC106 Introduction to
modules from outside Economics and Politics in each of their
Quantitative Economics.
Second and Third Years.
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Transfers to the L100 Economics degree course
Third Year course structure
at the end of the First Year
For the final year of their studies, candidates transit from the
At the end of the First Year, students may apply to transfer
Mathematics to the Economics Department for the purposes of
degree course from Mathematics and Economics (GL11)
administration and personal tutoring. Candidates for Honours
to Economics (L100). Such transfers are approved only in
take one core module worth 30 CATS and optional modules
exceptional circumstances, and students should contact
worth 90 CATS (of which at least 60 CATS must be at least
for further information. Candidates who transfer
300 coded and at least 60 CATS should be EC or MA coded).
from Mathematics & Economics to Economics at the end of
You are not permitted to take more than 120 CATS
their first year will undertake the Economics syllabus detailed in
in the Third Year.
the BSc Economics (L100) regulations section of the handbook.
Candidates will graduate with a BSc in Economics, not a BSc in
Optional modules for Year 3 include most EC200 and EC300
Mathematics & Economics.
modules (including EC226 Econometrics 1 but excluding EC203
Economic and Social Statistics) and MA200 and MA300 modules.
Second Year course structure
Candidates for a Pass Degree take one core module and
The normal load is 120 CATS. The maximum load is 180 CATS.
choose optional modules that total 60 CATS and include at
Candidates for Honours take six core modules and choose
least 30 CATS of EC-coded modules.
optional modules including modules totalling 12 CATS from List
A. Candidates for a Pass Degree take six core modules only.
Final Year GL11 students are not normally permitted
Students take 48 CATS of Mathematics core modules, 60 CATS
to take any 100-coded modules
of Economics core modules and between 12 and 72 CATS of
optional modules as shown in the table below.
Code
Core module
CATS
During this year, students retain their Mathematics Department
Personal Tutor and are administratively part of the Mathematics
EC331
Research in Applied Economics
30
Department. At the end of the year, they move to the
Economics Department for administrative and Personal Tutor
Course specifications
purposes. The second year exam board is run by the Economics
Department.
There is a course specification for every undergraduate and
taught Master’s course. Each course specification sets out the
aims of the course, the skills and knowledge a graduate from
Code
Core modules
CATS
that course will possess, and how it is taught and assessed.
Each course specification can be found on the University
EC204
Economics 2
30
website.
www.warwick.ac.uk/services/aro/dar/quality/
MA222
Metric Spaces
12
coursespecs
MA242
Algebra I
12
Teaching and learning
MA244
Algebra II
12
The main elements of the teaching process in our Department
are lectures, classes, assessed work, and examinations.
MA225 Differentiation
12
Optional core modules
Lectures
In most modules lectures take place twice a week. Lectures
EC226
Econometrics 1
30
transmit information and define the syllabus. What happens
or
in a lecture depends partly on the lecturer, the content and
EC220/21 Mathematical Economics 1a and 1b*
30
the size of the group. A larger audience makes a more cost-
Optional modules
effective process of transmitting information to many students
simultaneously but cuts down the scope for interaction. With
List A
As List A for the Second Year of G100 Mathematics.
larger numbers, the lecture tends to be more formal and to
Students taking EC226 as an optional core module
follow the lecturer’s script more rigidly.
should consider as recommended options, ST202
Stochastic Processes, and/or ST213 Mathematics
Taking notes in lectures will help you stay alert; the experts call
of Random Events. Students taking EC220/21
this “promoting concentration”. Studies show that going over
as an optional core module should consider as
your notes later on the day of the lecture produces a significant
recommended options, MA240 Modelling Nature’s
improvement in understanding and retention. But attending
Nonlinearity and/or MA209 Variational Principles
lectures alone is not sufficient for you to acquire an active
grasp of economics.
List B
As List B for the Second Year of G100 Mathematics.
Please see the Maths website for more details.
Classes
“Classes”, “seminars”, “tutorials” and “supervisions” are all
different names for essentially the same thing; teaching in
small groups. Classes allow for more informal, less scripted
interaction. Each class is managed by a tutor who will:
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• invite you to raise problems;
academic year between their 2nd and 3rd Years of study at
Warwick. This year of studying abroad transforms the original
• lead discussion, or
degree from three to four years’ duration.
• invite you to lead discussion, usually after some preparation;
Spending a year studying abroad greatly enhances a
• assign and grade coursework;
student’s CV in a way that employers find extremely valuable.
As well as offering an opportunity to experience an alternative
• record your attendance, participation, and marks;
university system, the scheme can also provide the chance
• offer you any individual advice, in or out of the class.
to improve language skills and to gain an understanding of a
country that can only be obtained through living and working
Your preparation for classes and participation in class
in it. Above all, the personal development aspect is obvious.
discussions are essential to your economics education.
Participants in the study abroad schemes have reported their
Here are some reasons for this:
great enjoyment of the experience and emphasised their view
• Through your independent reading and discussion with
of the value of the opportunity.
others you will be exposed to a variety of viewpoints, learn
to choose among them, and you will be better prepared to
Erasmus scheme
develop your own distinctive ideas;
In a context in which the UK economy is becoming more
integrated with EU countries, and issues related to Europe
• By discussing the module materials with other students you
become more central to British economic, business and political
will identify common problems and misunderstandings and
life, the advantages of studying in another EU country through
overcome them;
the Erasmus scheme are self-evident and powerful.
• Studies show that students remember a far higher proportion
of the material they have actively discussed, compared with
University of California/Monash University scheme
the proportion of material they have heard passively;
The University of California is a prestigious institution
with which Warwick has formed an exchange partnership.
• By preparing presentations, collaborating with others,
Economics is one of only five departments at Warwick
and engaging in debate you will develop your own
which has been allocated an exchange place with California.
transferable skills which will prove invaluable in post-
In previous years, the Department has been successful in
university employment.
obtaining placement opportunities for our students to spend a
Reading lists, lecture handouts
year studying at one of the eight UC campuses. Each year, we
and examination papers
have one placement opportunity.
Copies of reading lists and other module handouts are normally
Recently, the University of Warwick has formed a close alliance
distributed during or ahead of lectures and classes and are
with Monash University in Australia. This alliance has many
available on the individual module webpages on the Economics
academic benefits and also allows the two institutions to
website. Past examination papers are available online, in the
undertake study exchange placements. There are opportunities
Student Reserve Collection in the Library and Warwick Study
for a number of students to undertake such a placement.
in the Student Union. You will be able to view the previous
two years’ papers in this way. Most lecturers place notes, other
Other study abroad opportunities
module documentation and older examination papers on
Students from Economics are also able to apply for an
module web pages.
exchange programme at some institutions, notably in South
Korea and Japan, which are available at a university level and
Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR)
students compete for these places. Each year, the International
The University of Warwick issues a Higher Education
Office also publicises summer schools at various universities
Achievement Report (HEAR) to all undergraduate students.
overseas and many of these are suitable for students
The HEAR has replaced the printed academic transcript
from Economics. See:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/study/
of studies and the Examinations Office no longer provide
studyabroad/outgoing/opportunities. For more information on
transcripts to those undergraduate students who graduated
study abroad opportunities, see section 8.
after July 2011. This is the official record of your academic
achievements, including module marks, from your time
Voluntary year out for work experience
at the University of Warwick. The HEAR is issued as an
Please note that the University has a policy whereby students
electronic document and also provides information about
may apply to take a Voluntary Year Out for Work Experience.
your programme of study and some additional achievements
For more information see
www.warwick.ac.uk/services/
undertaken whilst at university. It is hoped that the information
academicoffice/studentrecords/students/placements/
provided on the HEAR will prove useful both to graduates
voluntary.
entering the job market and to potential employers, as well as to
current students as a formative document. Further information
Contact points
about the HEAR is available at
go.warwick.ac.uk/hear
As a student, you have some responsibilities to the Department,
just as we have responsibilities to you. We want to be sure that
Study abroad
you are coping with your work and not falling behind and so
The Department of Economics can offer an exciting range
we ask that you meet ELEVEN ‘Contact Points’ throughout
of opportunities for undergraduate students to spend a year
the academic year. Different degree programmes and years of
studying in a higher education institution overseas. Students
study have differing Contact Points and details are as follows:
from this department can apply to go abroad for a whole
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L100 – YEAR 1, L116 – YEAR 1
CONTACT POINT
DESCRIPTION
TIMING
AUTUMN TERM
1.
Attendance at departmental induction meeting
Week 1
2.
Meeting with Personal Tutor
Between Weeks 2-5
3.
Attendance at seminar for
EC108
Week 4
4.
Attendance at seminar for
EC109
Week 6
5.
Attendance at seminar for
EC123
Week 8
6.
Submission of assessment 1 for
EC125
Week 10
SPRING TERM
7.
Attendance at seminar for
EC108
Week 17
8.
Attendance at seminar for
EC109
Week 20
9.
Meeting with Personal Tutor
Between Weeks 15-20
10.
Attendance at test for
EC124
Week 21
SUMMER TERM
11.
Attendance at an examination
Between weeks 35-37
L100 – YEAR 2, L116 – YEAR 2
CONTACT POINT
DESCRIPTION
TIMING
AUTUMN TERM
1.
Meeting with Personal Tutor
Between Weeks 2-5
2.
Attendance at seminar for
EC201
Week 3
3.
Attendance at seminar for
EC202
Week 5
4.
Attendance at seminar for
EC226
Week 7
5.
Attendance at seminar for
EC201
Week 9
6.
Attendance at test for
EC226
Week 10
SPRING TERM
7.
Submission of assessment 1 for
EC226
Week 16
8.
Attendance at seminar for
EC202
Week 19
9.
Meeting with Personal Tutor
Between Weeks 15-20
10.
Attendance at test for
EC226
Week 24
SUMMER TERM
11.
Attendance at an examination
Between weeks 36-38
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L100 – YEAR 3, L103 – YEAR 4, L116 – YEAR 3, L117 – YEAR 4, LV13 – YEAR 3, GL11 – YEAR 3, GL12 YEAR 4
CONTACT POINT
DESCRIPTION
TIMING
AUTUMN TERM
1.
Meeting with Personal Tutor
Between Weeks 2-5
2.
Attendance at
EC331 tutorial
Week 3
3.
Attendance at
EC331 tutorial
Either Week 5 or 6
4.
Attendance at
EC331 tutorial
Either Week 7 or 8
5.
Attendance at
EC331 tutorial
Either Week 9 or 10
6.
Submission of assessment 1 (Literature Review) for
EC331
Week 10
SPRING TERM
7.
Data presentation 1 (assessment 2) for
EC331
Between Weeks 15-17
8.
Attendance at
EC331 tutorial
Either Week 18 or 19
9.
Meeting with Personal Tutor
Between Weeks 15-20
10.
Data presentation 2 (assessment 3) for
EC331
Between weeks 20-23
SUMMER TERM
11.
Attendance at an examination
Between weeks 34-36
LM1D – YEAR 1
CONTACT POINT
DESCRIPTION
TIMING
AUTUMN TERM
1.
Attendance at departmental induction meeting
Week 1
2.
Meeting with Personal Tutor
Between Weeks 2-5
3.
Attendance at seminar for
EC107
Week 4
4.
Attendance at seminar for
PO107
Week 5
5.
Attendance at seminar for
PO131
Week 8
6.
Submission of assessment 1 for EC125
Week 10
SPRING TERM
7.
Attendance at seminar for
EC107
Week 17
8.
Attendance at seminar for
PO107
Week 21
9.
Meeting with Personal Tutor
Between Weeks 15-20
10.
Attendance at test for either
EC122 or
EC124
Week 20 or 21
SUMMER TERM
11.
Attendance at an examination
Between weeks 35-37
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LM1D – YEAR 2 ECOnOMICS MAjOR
CONTACT POINT
DESCRIPTION
TIMING
AUTUMN TERM
1.
Meeting with Personal Tutor
Between Weeks 2-5
2.
Attendance at seminar for
EC204
Week 3
3.
Attendance at seminar for
PO201 or
PO219
Week 5
4.
Attendance at seminar for
PO201 or
PO219
Week 7
5.
Attendance at seminar for
EC204
Week 9
6.
Attendance at test 1 for either
EC203 or
EC226
Week 8 or week 10
SPRING TERM
7.
Submission of assessment 1 for
EC204
Week 15
8.
Attendance at seminar for
PO201 or
PO219
Week 19
9.
Meeting with Personal Tutor
Between Weeks 15-20
10.
Attendance at test 2 for either
EC203 or
EC226
Week 23 or week 24
SUMMER TERM
11.
Attendance at an examination
Between weeks 36-38
LM1D – YEAR 2 POLITICS AnD InTERnATIOnAL STUDIES MAjOR
CONTACT POINT
DESCRIPTION
TIMING
AUTUMN TERM
1.
Meeting with Personal Tutor
Between Weeks 2-5
2.
Attendance at seminar for
EC204
Week 3
3.
Attendance at seminar for
PO201 or
PO219
Week 5
4.
Attendance at seminar for
PO201 or
PO219
Week 7
5.
Attendance at seminar for
EC204
Week 9
6.
Submission of formative assessment for
PO201 or
PO219
Week 9 or week 10
SPRING TERM
7.
Submission of assessment 1 for EC204
Week 15
8.
Attendance at seminar for PO201
Week 19
9.
Meeting with Personal Tutor
Between Weeks 15-20
10.
Attendance at seminar for
PO219
Week 23
SUMMER TERM
11.
Attendance at an examination
Between weeks 36-38
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LM1D – YEAR 3 ECOnOMICS MAjOR, LM1H – YEAR 4 ECOnOMICS MAjOR, LM1D –
YEAR 3 POLITICS AnD InTERnATIOnAL STUDIES MAjOR, LM1H – YEAR 4 POLITICS AnD InTERnATIOnAL STUDIES MAjOR
CONTACT POINT
DESCRIPTION
TIMING
AUTUMN TERM
1.
Meeting with Personal Tutor
Between Weeks 2-5
2.
Attendance at seminar for
EC304
Week 3
3.
Attendance at seminar for
EC304
Week 5
4.
Attendance at seminar for
EC304
Week 7
5.
Attendance at seminar for
EC304
Week 9
6.
Seminar presentation 1 for
EC304
Between weeks 3-10
SPRING TERM
7.
Attendance at seminar for
EC304
Week 17
8.
Attendance at seminar for
EC304
Week 19
9.
Meeting with Personal Tutor
Between Weeks 15-20
10.
Seminar presentation 2 for
EC304
Between weeks 17-24
SUMMER TERM
11.
Attendance at an examination
Between weeks 36-38
ECOnOMICS BASED STUDEnTS On ERASMUS AnD STUDY ABROAD PLACEMEnTS
L100 – YEAR 3, L116 – YEAR 3, LM1D – YEAR 3, V7ML – YEAR 3, GL11 – YEAR 3
CONTACT POINT
DESCRIPTION
TIMING
AUTUMN TERM
1.
Email contact with Erasmus Co-ordinator in Economics
Week 1
2.
Skype conversation with Erasmus Co-ordinator in Economics
Week 3 or 4
3.
Submission of mid-term diary/blog entry
Week 6
4.
Email contact with Erasmus Co-ordinator in Economics
Week 8
5.
Skype conversation with Erasmus Co-ordinator in Economics
Week 9
6.
Submission of end of term diary/blog entry
Week 10
SPRING TERM
7.
Email contact with Erasmus Co-ordinator in Economics
Week 17
8.
Skype conversation with Erasmus Co-ordinator in Economics
Week 21
9.
Submission of mid-term diary/blog entry
Week 19
10.
Submission of end of term diary/blog entry
Week 24
SUMMER TERM
11.
Submission of final report on placement
Week 39
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Meeting your Contact Points and what
If you are taking a module in another department, you should
happens if you miss them
inform yourself of that particular department’s procedures
regarding class absences. However, you should note that it is
As you progress through the academic year you will be able
still the Department of Economics (your home department)
to see on your
my.economics page how many Contact Points
who will either condone or uphold your absence accordingly.
you have successfully made and how many you have missed.
We ask that you meet the Contact Points as listed above.
Please keep this tally in mind and inform the UG Office should
Changing your Degree Course
you believe a mistake to have been made in your Contact
Almost all students complete the degree course on which
Points record.
they were first registered. However, a few find that they wish
Please be aware that you will be contacted should we become
to change degree course. You should not be surprised to feel
concerned about your missed Contact Points.
some occasional doubts about whether or not you are following
the right degree course. They are as common and normal as
After three Contact Points are missed we will contact you to
wondering if you are in the right job or personal relationship. It is
investigate whether you are having any problems that are
usually a bad idea to act on such doubts in a rush. You may need
preventing you from fully engaging with your course. After
time to discover what economics is really like.
four Contact Points are missed we may refer you to the
relevant professional within the University welfare system who
If you have persistent doubts about whether you are in the
could help you, such as the Senior Tutor, University Support
right degree course you should first consult with your Personal
Services, as appropriate. After five Contact Points are missed
Tutor or Year Tutor. If you decide that you wish to change to
you will be contacted to make you aware that you are at
another degree course you should complete the degree course
serious risk of being recommended for termination of your
transfer form which can be found on the Economics website.
registration at the University.
This form should be returned by Monday of Week 3 of Term 1 to
the UG Office.
After six Contact Points are missed the Department is likely
to invoke Regulation 36 to begin termination of registration
Degree course transfers are normally permitted only at the
proceedings and your case will be handed over to the
beginning or end of the first year of study, and in any case
Academic Office.
will depend upon the exact change proposed. No transfers
involving other departments are ever automatic. All transfers
International students should be particularly aware of the
to degree courses outside Economics require the specific
consequences of missing Contact Points: the Academic Office
agreement of the department to which you wish to transfer.
is obliged to report to the UK Borders Agency of the Home
Within the Department of Economics it is sometimes possible
Office if any students have been found not to be engaging with
to transfer from one of the degree courses to another. More
and attending their degree course. This has serious implications
details on this are below.
for your visa status.
Please be aware that:
Monitoring class absences
• requests are sometimes refused
You are required to attend all of your allocated classes/
seminars. You can see which class groups you have been
• approval of transfers at the end of the First or Second Year
allocated by logging into
my.economics. In order to keep class
will always be subject to confirmation in the light of your
groups stable, you are not permitted to swap your group unless
examination results
you have the prior express permission of the UG Office and you
• You cannot transfer into the Mathematics & Economics
have a compelling reason, like a timetable clash. If you attend
degree course from any degree course other than
a different group to the one to which you have been allocated,
Mathematics
you will simply be marked as absent from your group. Seminar
Tutors do not have the authority to give permission for
• If your application to transfer course is successful, your
students to swap between classes.
timetable will probably be disrupted
At each class meeting your seminar tutor will record your
Which transfers are possible?
attendance or absence and input this data into
my.economics.
• Note that all transfers depend on availability of places.
If you have been marked ‘absent’ you will see an ‘Absent’
flag appear on your
my.economics page next to the class
• Early transfers from Economics to Economics & Industrial
in question. It is then your responsibility to complete the
Organization are straightforward. We do not impose any
my.economics form, within one week, to explain your absence,
special conditions other than ensuring that you have thought
providing evidence as to why you could not attend. For short-
about the consequences and are willing to take responsibility
lived illnesses, you should provide a self-certification form as
for the impact. Requests are normally refused only if they are
evidence. Self-certification forms can be collected from the
so late that we believe you are more likely to struggle in your
Medical Centre. Please note that the Department will monitor
new course than in your old one.
the number and frequency of episodes of self-certified illness.
• Early transfers from Economics & Industrial Organization to
The UG Office will decide whether or not your reason is valid
Economics are also straightforward.
and either condone or uphold your absence accordingly. If you
believe an error has been made, you should contact the UG
Office immediately.
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DEGREE COURSE TRAnSfER MInIMUM CRITERIA fOR fIRST YEAR
To
To Economics,
To
To
To
Economics
Politics &
Philosophy,
Mathematics
Economics
& Industrial
International
Politics &
& Economics
Organisation
Studies
Economics
From
A
C
C
F
Economics
From
Economics
A
C
C
F
& Industrial
Organisation
From
Economics,
Politics &
B, C, D
B, C, D
C
F
International
Studies
From
Philosophy,
B, C, D
B, C, D
C
F
Politics &
Economics
From
Mathematics
B, E
F
F
F
& Economics
• Transfers out of Economics and Economics & Industrial
C) This will be approved only with the agreement of the
Organization altogether into courses administered by other
Department of Politics and International Studies and/or
departments are possible only with the specific agreement of
the Department of Philosophy, which you must obtain, and
the department to which you wish to transfer. If you obtain that
subject to any special conditions imposed by them; you
agreement we will not normally refuse a request to transfer.
must also pass your first year at the first or second attempt.
The grid above shows the criteria required for transfers into our
D) For students taking EC123 and EC124, this will be
various degree courses at the end of the first year.
approved subject to passing EC120 overall. Students taking
EC121 and EC122 would normally be required to sit and pass
The feasibility of any transfer depends also on the availability of
EC121 and EC122 with a mark in each of at least 60% at the
places on the course into which you wish to transfer.
first attempt.
Key
E) This will be approved only with the agreement of the
A) This will be approved subject to you passing your first year
Department of Mathematics.
at the first or second attempt (this is the same condition
F) This will not normally be permitted.
as for you to proceed to the Second Year of your existing
degree course).
NB: You must have met the minimum entry standards for the
degree course to which you wish to transfer or you may be
B) This will be approved subject to three conditions (1) you
asked to meet additional requirements as set by the Director of
must pass your first year at the first or second attempt
Undergraduate Studies or the Admissions Tutor.
(2) you must obtain a mark of at least 65% in EC107
Economics 1 at the first attempt (3) you must agree to
carry out recommended reading in macroeconomics and
microeconomics over the summer vacation between your
First and Second Years (please obtain reading lists from the
module leaders for EC201 Macroeconomics 2 and EC202
Microeconomics 2).
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Withdrawal from your Course
Note that requests for retrospective temporary withdrawal,
typically so that you effectively restart the academic year
Temporary withdrawal
when you return will only be considered in exceptional
A temporary withdrawal is an approved period of time when a
circumstances. Such requests must include a clear rationale
student is not studying for his/her award and is governed by
from the Department outlining why you were unable to make
University Regulation 36.1. For more information, also see the
the request earlier.
guidance from the Academic Office.
Students returning after a period of temporary withdrawal
Students may request periods of temporary withdrawal for the
If you are returning part-way through an academic year, e.g.
following reasons:
at the start of Term 2 or Term 3, you will be assessed on the
1) Financial (Student proactively seeks a period of temporary
basis of the syllabus you have personally followed during your
withdrawal in order to make arrangements to cover tuition
period of residence or study at Warwick. If the syllabus of a
fees and maintenance for the remainder of his/her period of
module has changed during your absence, then you will be set
study);
a special examination paper which covers the material you have
followed.
2) Medical (e.g. long-term illness, including depression;
surgeries that prevent a student from attending his/her
Restarts
course of study for an extended period of time);
Students may be permitted to restart their course if their first
3) Maternity;
attempt had been affected by issues beyond their control (e.g.
if medical problems or personal factors negatively affected
4) Personal (non-exhaustive list), for example, family
their ability to study). Students may also be permitted to
circumstances (including childcare, care for a family
restart University the following year on a different course if they
member), work/other commitments (often result of
find their first choice was not the right one for them. Students
appointments to new roles and/or significant changes to
allowed to restart will be treated as a new student when they
a job description, resulting in the student being unable to
return. For more information on restarting your course, please
dedicate required time to his/her studies);
contact the Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Manager.
5) Visa (for overseas nationals who fail to obtain visa in good
Permanent withdrawal
time to attend their course).
If you feel that you would like to permanently withdraw from
You may request, in the first instance, a maximum of 12 months
your course, whether after a period of temporary withdrawal or
of temporary withdrawal from your course of study. It is usual
not, please make an appointment to see your Personal Tutor or
that an entire 12 months is granted rather than part of the year.
Year Tutor, who will be able to discuss this important decision
In order to make this request, you should first talk with your
with you and advise you of the implications. If, after discussion
Personal Tutor or Year Tutor, and then complete a Temporary
with your Personal Tutor or Year Tutor, you are resolved to
Withdrawal Request Form, available from the Undergraduate
withdraw from your course, you must complete the Permanent
Resources section of the website, which should be submitted,
Withdrawal Form, available from the Undergraduate Resources
along with the relevant medical or other evidence, to the UG
section of the website. Please sign and send this form to the
Office. The Director of Undergraduate Studies will recommend
Director of Undergraduate Studies, via the UG Office who will
that the request be approved or declined. If it is recommended
then arrange to inform the Academic Office of your departure.
for approval, the request will be sent to the Academic Registrar
Please note that you should seek advice from the Student
for final approval or decline. Please note that if you are
Finance Office on any implications for your fee payments.
requesting temporary withdrawal on medical or health-related
grounds you must supply a recent medical note in support of
your request.
During a period of temporary withdrawal or resit without
residence, students are not permitted to attend classes either
formally or informally. However, in order to help students
prepare for their return to study or sitting examinations, access
to University IT facilities and the Library will normally continue
during these periods.
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your
modules
and
timetable
40 Types of modules
41 Autumn and Spring Term modules
41 How to select optional modules
42 Restrictions and Pre-requisites
43 Pre-requisites Table
46 Approved options
46 Language modules
46 History modules
46 Module registration procedures
47 Changing your optional modules
47 Modules for Visiting Students
48 Skills acquired throughout your modules
50 Module evaluation
51 Annual module and course review
51 Your timetable
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40
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Types of modules
“Unusual” options
If you wish to take an option module not listed explicitly as “an
What is a module?
approved option” under your degree course regulations, please
A module is typically based on a series of lectures and/or
submit an unusual option form through
my.economics. You
seminars covering a specific field or set of fields in Economics.
must have a case based on special individual circumstances,
Your choice of degree course commits you to a particular set
because permission will not necessarily be granted under
of core (compulsory) modules and it may pre-condition your
normal circumstances. Your request will be considered on
choice of option modules. There are good academic reasons
its merits, by the Director of Undergraduate Studies, who
for this and we normally refuse to allow variations. It is your
will decide after checking for consistency and fair treatment.
responsibility to ensure that you register for the correct options
However, please note that a request to take an option
and ensure that you have been registered for the correct core
module in order to obtain exemption from examinations for
modules.
professional qualifications in the future will not be sufficient.
Module descriptions
non-Economics (external) options
Descriptions of all the Economics modules can be found on our
Depending on what modules you have taken in your First
website at
www.warwick.ac.uk/economics
Year and on your degree course regulations, you may wish to
consider the possibility of taking modules in other departments
Core modules
in the University, especially from other Social Sciences
Core modules are compulsory. You do not need to register
departments.
for core modules; simply check your timetable on Start.
In practice most modules offered in the Faculty of Social
warwick. Everyone must take core modules in economic
Science are approved, provided they are of the appropriate
analysis and quantitative techniques. Depending on your
level (e.g. “any approved Third Year option” means modules
degree course, in your first year, for example, you will take
with 300 codes). Thus, for many degree courses and cohorts
either EC107 Economics 1 or EC108 Macroeconomics 1 and
the range of choice of options is wider than the Lists published.
EC109 Microeconomics 1. All first-year students take EC120
For example, many modules offered by Warwick Business
Quantitative Techniques.
School and the Department of Politics & International Studies
Optional core modules
may be available to you, though it is your responsibility to
ensure that you have met all relevant pre-requisites and have
Optional core modules are modules which are compulsory
obtained permission from the department offering the module.
but which offer an element of choice within a subset of two or
more modules, meaning that you are asked to choose between
The University compiles a Module Catalogue to help students
one module or another or, for example, two modules from a
view the modules that are taught across campus. If you are
subset of five.
considering an external option you are advised to see the
department concerned for more information. In some cases
Optional modules offered by
there are limitations on numbers and applications have to be
the Department of Economics
made by a given date. You are therefore advised to confirm
Optional modules are non-compulsory modules which offer
with the relevant department that you may be registered
you the chance to study an aspect of Economics in more
for the module(s) chosen. Note that some departments
depth. You should make your selection taking account of the
hold ballots and if your chosen option is one that is balloted
constraints imposed by your degree course regulations.
then you must await the result before returning your form.
Most other departments, including Politics & International
There will be a short period during which you can notify us of
Studies, produce handbooks which can be obtained from their
any amendments, but the module registration system will close
undergraduate offices. Some departments, such as Warwick
to students at the end of Week 3 of the Autumn and Spring
Business School, make details available on their website.
term respectively, and students must note the restrictions
below. You will also have to specify your choice of examination
Before finalising your choice of non-Economics options,
and assessment scheme at this time. Students are not
you must confirm with the relevant department that you are
permitted to drop a module after the end of Week 3 of Term 1
accepted for the option and that the timetable is feasible for
and Week 3 of Term 2. Additionally, if you have submitted any
you, across the whole year, not just the Autumn term.
assessments which are worth 10% or more of a 30 CAT module
or 20% or more of a 15 CAT module, you will not be permitted
A guide to non-Economics departments
to drop the module. Your choices must also respect restrictions
The module code tells you which Department is responsible
on the balance of modules across the Autumn and Spring Term:
for teaching any particular module. To obtain more details of
see later.
the module you must go to the undergraduate office of the
department concerned.
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Code Department
Room Building
Autumn and Spring Term modules
All modules with an examination component, whether
EN English
H5.06 Humanities
they are taught in the Autumn, Spring, or throughout the
FI
Film & TV Studies
H0.35
Humanities
whole academic year, will be examined in the Summer term
examination period.
FR
French Studies
H4.42
Humanities
Note that you are not permitted to drop any module if either of
GE German
H2.05 Humanities
the two criteria apply: 1) you have already submitted assessed
HI
History
H3.05 Humanities
work for that module that is worth 10% or more of the total
mark for that module or 2) it is now beyond the third week of
IB
Warwick Business School
E0.23
Social Sciences
the Spring Term (week 17).
IE
Institute of Education
Institute Avon
For students in all years the Department strongly advises
Office Building
students to take an approximately balanced CATS load across
IT
Italian
H4.05 Humanities
both terms. Should students wish to take an imbalance of CATS
across terms the Department advises that it is better to take
LA
Law
S2.06
Social Sciences
the greater number of CATS in Term 1 than in Term 2, in order
LL
Language Centre
Ground Humanities
to leave the possibility of rectifying any choices in Term 2. For
floor
final year students, the Department stipulates a maximum of 75
CATS in any one term. The Department advises that final year
MA
Mathematics
B0.01
Maths and Stats
students do not take more than 60 CATS in Term 2.
PH
Philosophy
S2.72
Social Sciences
How to select optional modules
PO
Politics and International
S1.44
Social Sciences
Studies
When considering which optional modules to take, please
ensure you take account of the following:
PS Psychology
H1.41 Humanities
SO Sociology
R2.17A Ramphal
Module availability
For the current academic year we will be running the modules
ST
Statistics
C0.03
Maths and Stats
listed on this web page:
www.warwick.ac.uk/economics/current/
ug/modules/. However, under certain circumstances modules
eMR (eVision Module Registration System)
may have to be withdrawn either because demand is too low or
You will then be asked by the University to register your final
staffing is not available. The Department retains the right to alter
module choices at the beginning of the Autumn term, on the
the modules listed on the above web page as necessary.
University-wide eMR (eVision Module Registration) system.
Timetable clashes
However, for 2nd and 3rd Year modules in some departments
you will have had to pre-register in the previous academic year,
Particularly in the Third Year it is impossible to guarantee that
e.g. at the end of your 1st Year in order to take the module in
every permitted combination of options is feasible in terms
your 2nd Year. For example pre-registration for Law modules
of the timetable. Before finalising your choice of options, and
is in March and for Warwick Business School (WBS) modules,
particularly if your choice involves non-Economics modules,
registration is at the start of May for the following academic
you are advised to check this year’s timetable. It is the best
year.
available guide as to what will happen next year, but please
note that the timetable can and will change from year to
WBS uses its own programme and module system, my.wbs and
year. When checking the timetable it is very important that
for modules in that School you will need to use that system. Be
you check the whole of the year, and not just term 1. This is
aware that WBS modules fill up very quickly and places cannot
because modules are sometimes scheduled at different times in
be guaranteed to any students from Economics.
different terms; you need to check that you are able to attend
If you wish to apply to study language courses as part of your
modules in all three terms. In particular final year students
degree programme, you need to go in person to the Language
taking EC331 need to ensure that they can attend the seminars
Centre in the Humanities Building at the start of the Autumn
for their particular EC331 group across the three terms. If you
term to register. If you want to amend a language course with
sign up for a module that you later discover your timetable
the Centre, again you must do this in person. It is always best
does not permit you to take, there may be little that can be
to start a language in your 1st Year. Some programmes run by
done to change your registration.
Economics, but not BSc Economics and Industrial Organisation
It is also important to check your email, the
my.economics
(L116), allow you to start an accelerated language module in
noticeboard or the corridor noticeboards for information on
your 2nd Year.
changes to times and places of lectures and classes. If you
have any queries discuss them with the module lecturer (at the
first lecture) or in the UG Office. Attending the first lectures of
optional modules is a good way of making sure you make the
right choice.
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Timetabling complexities can delay the posting of class
with the module leaders exactly what this will mean in terms
membership lists and times of meetings as well as forcing last-
of extra input from you, especially regarding the nature of the
minute changes, so check
my.economics regularly and watch
assessment methods. If you are a Second or Third Year student
the noticeboards.
on a degree course other than GL11, you may not take a module
which is available only at 24 or 12 CATS. Furthermore, modules
How your choice affects later years
weighted at less than 15 CATS are not permissible.
of your degree programme
Certain combinations of modules are not permitted,
In some cases your choice of first year options can affect
while others require certain pre-requisites (please read this
your range of choice in other years. To give you an idea of
section carefully).
what lies ahead, please see the full degree course regulations
for the Second and Third Years of your degree course. The
It is your responsibility to check that your choice of options
examples are:
satisfies these criteria. The UG Office will check your final
choices of modules in the early part of the Autumn term. If your
If you are in the Economics or Economics & Industrial
choices are found to contravene the degree course regulations
Organization degree courses and think you might want to take
and restrictions, you will be required to change your choices.
one of the more mathematical options in your Second or Third
Year, then opt for EC119 Mathematical Analysis for Economists /
• First Year modules have codes of the type EC100, Second
EC133 Linear Algebra for Economists in your First Year.
Year modules have codes EC200, and Third Year modules
have codes EC300. Unless your degree course regulations
If you are in the Economics degree course and think you
specify otherwise, you will usually NOT be permitted to take
might want to take Second or Third Year options in
Economics modules coded for a year of study other than
accounting and finance offered by the Business School, opt
your own.
for IB132 Foundations of Finance, which is a prerequisite for
many such modules.
• For quantitative modules in mathematical economics,
statistics and econometrics, the module pre-requisites
first Year Plenary Meeting
are specified in the pre-requisites table below. For non-
We host a Plenary meeting for all First Year students to offer
quantitative modules not specified in the table, note
advice regarding choice of Second Year modules in May.
that, normally, EC200 coded modules have the minimum
pre-requisite that students should have taken EC108 and
Second and Third Year Module fair
EC109, or EC107 or EC106. EC300 coded modules have
We also hold a Second and Third Year Module Fair. Leaders of
the minimum pre-requisite that students should have taken
Third Year modules give brief introductions to their modules
either EC201 and EC202, or EC204.
to help you make your choices. This session is open to both
• External students wishing to take Economics modules
Economics and non-Economics students in their first and
should note that, typically, EC200-coded modules assume
second years. The Module Fair takes place in May each year
that students have taken appropriate EC100-coded modules
and the time and venue will be advised nearer the time.
and that EC300-coded modules assume that students have
Important dates
taken relevant EC200-coded modules. External students
wishing to register for either an EC200 or an EC300-coded
In the Summer term, both First and Second Year students
module should check with the UG Office on the nature of
should inform the Department of their module choices for the
the appropriate pre-requisites.
upcoming year by completing the relevant online form. You will
be informed of the deadline.
Restrictions and pre-requisites
In each of your Second and Third years, you are required to
achieve 120 CATS.
It is important that you register for modules with the correct
CATS weightings. You may not over- or under-load on CATS
points in the Department of Economics.
Because of historical differences among departments, there are
sometimes discrepancies in the weights which departments
attach to their modules. For example Warwick Business School,
which provides IB-coded modules, many of which are taken by
Economics students, values them at 24 CATS for a full-weight
module or 12 CATS for a half-weight (one-term) unit. Some
departments (e.g. Warwick Business School and Language
Centre) offer modules approved for students on Economics-
related degree courses in both 24-CAT and 30-CAT variants. In
this case, you must select the 30-CAT variant. You should check
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RESTRICTIOnS AnD PRE-REQUISITES fOR MODULES 2014/15
May not be
May not
Code
Title
Pre-requisites
Notes
combined with
be taken by
One of the following:
EC108
or
EC107 with a mark
EC201
EC204
Macroeconomics 2
-
-
of 55% plus guided reading
EC229
in summer vacation
One of the following:
EC109
or
EC107 with a mark of 55%
EC202
EC204
Microeconomics 2
-
-
plus guided reading in summer
EC229
vacation
One of the following:
EC121
Economic and
GL11 Maths and
EC203
and
EC122 and
EC125 or
EC123
EC226
-
Social Statistics
Economics students
and
EC124 and
EC125
One of the following:
EC106
(for MORSE Students) or
EC107
WBS students in their
EC204
EC201
Economics 2
or
EC131 and
EC229 with a mark
EC202
second year.
-
of 55% in each plus passes in
L100 and L116 students
IB121 and
IB122
One of the following:
EC106
Development
or
EC107 or
EC108 and
EC109
EC205
Economics
-
-
-
or
EC131 and
EC229 and
IB121
(Macroeconomics)
and
IB122
Industrial Economics 1:
EC120 (except MORSE or GL11)
EC335 Managerial
EC208
-
-
Market Structure
EC107 or
EC109
Economics
Mathematical
EC220/21
EC120
-
-
-
Economics 1a and 1b
One of the following:
EC121
GL11 students are
or
EC123 and
EC124 or
EC107
EC226
Econometrics 1
EC203
-
permitted to take
(for GL11 students)
IB122
EC226
(for WBS students)
One of the following:
EC106 or
EC228
Collective Decisions
-
L100 3rd year students
-
EC107 or
EC109 or
EC131
One of the following:
EC107
or
EC108 and
EC109 or
EC131
Economics of Money
EC230
with a mark of 60% in final
IB235 Finance 1
-
-
and Banking
examination plus either
EC229 or
EC204 as a co- or pre- requisite
Industrial Economics 1:
EC208 for all students except
EC335 Managerial
EC231
-
-
Strategic Behaviour
for
L100 students
Economics
Development
EC106 or
EC107 or
EC108 and
EC233
Economics
-
-
-
EC109 or
EC204
(Microeconomics)
May only be taken
Topics in Applied
by
L100, L116, LM1D,
EC235
-
-
Economics (2a)
V7ML, V7MP/V7MR
students
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RESTRICTIOnS AnD PRE-REQUISITES fOR MODULES 2014/15
May not be
May not
Code
Title
Pre-requisites
Notes
combined with...
be taken by...
May only be taken by
L100,
Topics in Applied
EC235
-
-
-
L116, LM1D, V7ML, V7MP/
Economics (2b)
V7MR students
Mathematical
Economics 2:
EC301
Dynamics, Uncertainty
EC220 and
EC221
-
-
-
and Asymmetric
Information.
A Politics 200-coded
L100, L116, LV13, GL11
May only be taken by
LM1D
EC304
The Making of
Economic Policy
-
Political Theory module
students
and
V7ML students
One of the following:
Econometrics 2:
EC306
EC226 or
E107 or
ST217
-
-
-
Time Series
Mathematical Statistics
EC304
Macroeconomic
One of the following:
EC201
EC307
Making of
-
-
Policy in the EU
and
EC202 or
EC204
Economic Policy
One of the following:
EC204
Topics in
or
EC201 and
EC202 plus one
EC310
Development
-
-
-
from the following
EC203
Economics
or
EC226
EC231 and
EC208 are
recommended though not
a formal pre- requisite. For
One of the following:
Industrial Economics
PO327
those without
EC231 or
EC202 or
EC204 with
EC326
2 – Strategy and
Comparative
-
EC208, it is recommended
EC208 and
EC231 being
Practice
Industrial Policy
that material covered in the
recommended in addition
EC231 and
EC208 syllabus
is the basis for private study
during the summer vacation.
Topics in Financial
Core first- and second-year
IB253
Economics: Theories
Economics modules, i.e. either
EC333
Principles of
-
-
and International
EC121 or
EC123 and either
Finance 1
Finance
EC204 or
EC201 and
EC202
Topics in Financial
One of the following:
IB254
EC334
Economics: Corporate
EC333 or
ST339 or
IB215
Principles of
-
-
Finance and Markets
or
IB253
Finance 2
Any student who is
not registered for
BSc Management or
BSc Accounting and
EC335
Managerial Economics
-
EC208
-
Finance International
Business, International
Management, Law and
Business
One of the following:
EC204
EC336
International Trade
-
-
-
or
EC201 and
EC202
EC231 and
EC208 are
recommended though not
a formal pre- requisite. For
Industrial Economics
One of the following:
those without
EC231 or
2 – Market Economics,
EC202 or
EC204, with
EC337
-
-
EC208, it is recommended
Competition and
EC208 and
EC231 being
that material covered in the
Regulation
recommended in addition
EC231 and
EC208 syllabus
is the basis for private study
during the summer vacation.
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RESTRICTIOnS AnD PRE-REQUISITES fOR MODULES 2014/15
May not be
May not
Code
Title
Pre-requisites
Notes
combined with...
be taken by...
Econometrics 2:
One of the following:
EC226 or
EC338
-
-
-
Microeconometrics
ST217 Mathematical Statistics
One of the following:
EC204 or
EC340
Topics in Applied
EC201 and
EC202 plus one from
-
-
-
EC343
Economics (a) and (b)
the following:
EC203 or
EC226
Mathematical
EC341
Economics 2;
EC220
-
-
-
Political Economy
IB133
Foundations of
Accounting
-
-
-
-
Foundations of
IB132
-
-
-
-
Finance
Students not in their
second year of study
IB253
Principles of Finance 1
IB132
-
(with the exception
-
of final year
L116
Students)
Students not in their
second year of study
IB254
Principles of Finance 2
IB253
-
(with the exception
-
of final year
L116
Students)
Any Economics-based
IB320
Simulation
-
-
-
student
Any Economics-based
IB321
Forecasting
-
-
-
student
IB121
QA for Management 1
-
-
Any Economics-based
student
-
Any Economics-based
IB122
QA for Management 2
-
-
-
student
May not be combined
with
IB206. More than
For further
30 CATS of any other
IB313
Business Studies 1
-
-
restrictions please
IB-coded modules in
visit WBS UG Office.
the 2nd or 3rd years
of study
May not be combined
with
IB206. More than
For further
30 CATS of any other
IB314
Business Studies 2
-
-
restrictions please
IB-coded modules in
visit WBS UG Office.
the 2nd or 3rd years
of study
One from the following:
Mathematical Statistics
EC121 or
EC123 plus one from
ST217
-
-
-
(Parts A and B)
the following:
EC124 or
ST101
Probability
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Approved options
• Not more than 30 CATS of language options may be taken in
each year.
For any outside module, you must make sure that you follow
the advice and requirements of the department offering the
• Any language module taken in the final year must be in the
module. In some cases, numbers of places might be capped,
same language as any language module taken in the second
you might need to obtain the department’s permission to take
year and must show progression.
the module, and there might be pre-requisites. You are very
• Second year students: in languages in which there are
likely to need to register your choice of the module with the
accelerated beginners’ modules, students are not permitted
offering department as well as through eMR.
to take non-accelerated Level 1 (LL100-coded) modules but
The links below provide lists of modules taught by other
are permitted to take the accelerated beginners’ modules.
departments that have been taken in recent years by first,
The only anomaly is LL129 – Japanese 1, which, despite its
second and third year students, respectively, on one or more
code, is an accelerated module.
of the following degrees: L100 (Economics), L116 (Economics
• Final year students: students are permitted only to
and Industrial Organisation), LM1D (EPAIS), V7ML (PPE) and
take accelerated modules. Students cannot begin a new
Mathematics and Economics (GL11).
language if they have already studied language modules
The modules are all approved for students on these degree
in another language.
courses and year of study. The list is not exhaustive – if
• A language option may not be taken in a student’s first
other outside options appeal to you please complete an
language under any circumstances.
online Unusual Options Request Form available through
my.economics and obtain permission from the department
History modules
offering the module. Typically, the principle we adopt in
Economics is that, within your course regulations, we will
The following rules apply to the choice of History options.
permit you to choose any year-specific option offered by any
department in the University, provided that you satisfy the pre-
• Second Year students may take HI100 modules, but will be
requisites or other requirements for that module and that the
examined separately from First Year students.
offering department permits you to take the module. NB – you
• Third Year students are not normally allowed to take HI100
will usually NOT be permitted to take 100-coded modules in
modules.
your Final Year.
• However, History does regard some of their 100 – coded
When selecting your optional modules, please make sure
modules as being available to honours level Third Year
that your choices are consistent with your degree course
students. If you wish to pursue such a module, please
regulations. Note that some of the modules in the lists are core
ascertain from the History Department the status of your
or optional core on some Economics-based degree courses.
chosen module.
Lists of approved modules can be found on the economics
website:
www.warwick.ac.uk/economics/current/ug/modules/
Module registration procedures
Language modules
There are two separate processes for registering your modules
in the Department of Economics; pre-registration, which takes
If you are interested in one of the exchange schemes with
place in the Summer term, and registration with the University
institutions abroad offered by the Department of Economics,
at the start of the Autumn term.
one of our partner departments in respect of joint degree
students or at the university level, it is clearly useful to take an
Pre-registration of modules in the Summer Term
appropriate language option in your First Year.
Current Economics students who will be entering their Second
Language modules are offered by the University’s Language
or Third years of study, and external students wishing to take
Centre, and also by the French, German, and Italian Departments. A
an Economics module as an option, are asked to pre-register
list of approved language modules for Economics-based students
their module choices in the Summer term. This helps the
can be found at
www.warwick.ac.uk/economics/ug/modules/
Department to plan the timetable and other resources needed
languagemodulesforeconomicsstudents . However, you should
for each module. The choices that you make at this stage
also consult the relevant language Department for the full range of
are provisional only; the Department reserves the right to
modules and pre-requisites: Language Centre modules are coded
subsequently withdraw or change a module if necessary. When
LL100, LL200 and LL300, reflecting their level. Language Centre
you re-enrol in October, the central University eVision Module
staff advise students to select the level most suitable for their
Registration (eMR) System will open as normal to allow you to
background and existing language ability. However, this must be
register your final choices.
within the parameters of the rules below regarding the permitted
Procedure for Economics students
level of modules taken in the 2nd and 3rd Year.
From the start of the third week of the Summer term, i.e.
The following rules govern the choice of all language modules
Week 32, you will be asked to complete an online module pre-
in the Second and Third Years of Economics courses, regardless
registration form. For students entering into their Second Year
of whether they are offered by Language Departments or
of study please complete the pre-registration form for ‘second
the Language Centre. They are intended to ensure that, if
year students’. For students entering into their Third Year of
languages are to make up a significant proportion of your final
study, please complete the forms linked to your degree course.
degree credit, you will have reached a level of proficiency in
that language which measures up to the standards employers
expect of a Warwick degree in an Economics-related subject.
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You will be contacted by email when this system is open.
Modules for Visiting Students
Please consider your choices carefully; although there will be a
chance to change them later in the year, it is important that we
Academic Year
gather as much meaningful information on what you want to
Our system differs from most continental universities in that
study next year as we can.
the year is split into three terms, each of ten weeks. These run
Warwick Business School will also be running an on-line
approximately from October – December, January – March,
module pre-registration system for their modules and we
and April – June. Most of the teaching takes place in the first
will provide you with further information regarding this in
two terms, with examinations taking place in June. For 1st and
due course.
3rd Year modules this means that there is usually no teaching
between the middle of March and the exam in June.
Procedure for Warwick Business School students
wishing to take an Economics module
Modules
Please visit
my.wbs to register your modules.
Visiting students can take first, second and third year modules
in Economics. Be aware that some modules will have pre-
Procedure for all other external students
requisites and that you will need to be able to show you
If you are a student from an external department, other than
have appropriate knowledge and skills in order to take these
Warwick Business School, you will need to complete an online
modules. Typically you will have to confirm your choice with
form to register your interest in taking an Economics module.
your home university. They will have to accept what is a feasible
Please bear in mind that many of our modules are very popular
pattern here and the fact that modules may be changed or not
and an early expression of your interest will give you a better
run in a specific year. As modules for different years are taught
chance of being accepted onto the module. You need to check
in the same slots in the week, you may find if you mix 2nd
your degree course regulations carefully to make sure that
and 3rd Year modules that there will be clashes. Please note
taking an external option is permitted and that there are no
that our modules are in economics, not in business studies. It
restrictions on particular modules.
is sometimes possible for you to take some modules run by
Warwick Business School or other departments . However, this
eVision Module Registration system (eMR)
depends upon the consent of the member of staff teaching
You must register your modules on the University’s intranet,
the module, and it is not possible to make any commitments
called the eVison Module Registration system. Initial selections
in advance. We cannot accept as Economics-based students
must be made by the end of Week 3 of the Autumn term.
those who wish to do a majority of non -EC coded modules.
In this Department, modules run either for one term or the
Obtaining a place on a non-Economics option module
whole year. In both cases, however, students are only examined
You cannot take an “outside” option unless you have been
at the end of the year i.e. in the third term; the Summer term. It
accepted on the module concerned by the department
is however, possible to enrol as a visiting student for only one
that offers it. When you have been accepted by the outside
or two of the terms. Not all modules are available to students
department, checking that you have fulfilled any conditions
who are with us only for the Autumn and/or the Spring terms. It
they set, complete your online eVision Module Registration
is likely that if you only study the modules for one or two terms
(eMR) page.
that you will receive fewer credits than students studying it for
Some departments (Politics & International Studies, Warwick
the entire year. Look at the Module Thumbprint on the module
Business School, History, and Law, among many) limit the
webpages and check the booklet for Assessment methods for
number of students allowed to take some modules; the
part year students for details. The booklet is available from the
situation is one of rationing. Places are allocated sometimes
International Office. Students who come for more than one
by ballots, sometimes on the basis of “first come, first served”.
term are not permitted to change modules after the third week
To find out whether rationing is in operation on a module you
of the first term they are studying here.
wish to take, visit the department concerned as soon as you
Number of modules: Our own students do a certain amount of
can. If there is no rationing, please make sure that you inform
modules each year; these must add up to 120 CATS (60 ECTS)
the relevant department’s undergraduate office that you are
and it is a government requirement that visiting students fit
registered on their module.
as closely as possible with the amount of study undertaken by
a 2nd or 3rd Year student. It may mean that visiting students
Changing your optional modules
accrue more credits than are required by their home university.
Each module will usually consist of two one-hour lectures a
Note that you are not permitted to drop any module if either of
week, and usually a small class every two weeks or so. Some
the two criteria apply: 1) you have already submitted assessed
third year modules do not have classes
work for that module that is worth 10% or more of the total
mark for that module or 2) it is now beyond the third week
Assessment
of the Spring Term (week 17). However, you are advised to
For second and third year modules, our students will usually do
make any changes as soon as possible, as you may find it too
approximately two pieces of work during the year which count
difficult to catch up if you change. You must first find a place
for 20% of the module mark, with the June examination counting
on a new module by contacting the relevant module organiser
for the remaining 80%. Unless a visiting student is present for
and amend your online registration as well as informing the
the entire academic year, module marks for visiting students
Undergraduate Office.
are based on assessed work: for non-quantitative modules this
usually means essays. Visiting students should be aware that this
will be the case. If you come for just one term, then the norm is
that you will do one essay.
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Help in essay writing and other study skills for your time at
standards we set. In some universities, assessment is solely by
Warwick are available from the Library:
www.warwick.ac.uk/
way of end of year (or even end of course) exams. The Warwick
library/students/undergraduates/ And from Careers & Skills:
tradition is to give some weight to other forms of assessment
www.warwick.ac.uk /scs/skills/
partly to reduce the pressure of final exams.
As well as extensive online support these two services also
These also enable you to gauge your progress over time from
offer short courses and face-to-face advice. Visiting students
the comments and marks you receive at regular intervals.
are encouraged to make use of this support soon after arriving
Having compulsory seminars and a regular timetable of strict
at Warwick and certainly well before they have to write their
submission deadlines over your degree programme is an
first essay. While you may feel you have strong scholarly
important signal to potential employers that our graduates are
skills, it can be important to get in tune with expectations for
conscientious and work well under the pressure of deadlines.
academic work at this university.
We recognise and celebrate the fact that you are all different
Contact
and will develop differently through study. We try to offer a
learning framework which permits and encourages this. But we
also hope that at the end of your time at Warwick you will all
Director for Erasmus and Visiting Students (Economics)
share some common characteristics which we think important
in our graduates. We hope that you will be able to approach
complex problems in a rigorous, careful and analytical way;
Skills acquired throughout your modules
that you will have a command of both theoretical and empirical
techniques for solving problems; that you will be able to work
We thought it might be helpful if we were to summarise some
jointly with others towards finding solutions to problems, and
of the key skills and experiences we think you are taking from
that you will be able to communicate your understanding to
your Warwick degree. You might be able to cite some of these
both specialists and non-specialists alike.
in your applications and/or interviews. More importantly, we
hope that the list might be something you can base your
Skill Set 1: Cognitive Skills
reflections on as you review what your studies mean to
1)
Analytical thinking and communication. Your study
you and how you have grown personally, academically, and
of Economics has required you to develop a deep
professionally in your time in the Department.
understanding of often complicated issues using a variety
As you go through your degree course at Warwick and as you
of analytical frameworks, tools and approaches and to
consider the various skill sets below, you might want to reflect
communicate your understanding in a variety of ways,
on how the level of difficulty of the tasks set for you in your
including through verbal, graphical, mathematical and
time at Warwick has increased from the start of Year 1. You
statistical techniques. You have demonstrated your ability
also may want to think about how your capacity to approach
to understand formal analysis and to communicate your
complicated problems, to reason and to communicate your
understanding through: engagement and contributions
answers and views has grown. It is useful to relate this to the
in compulsory seminars and group project presentations,
context of the teaching and learning environment you have
completion of exercise sheets, problem sets, and
experienced at Warwick.
non-assessed essays, and through tests and formal
examinations.
Has your degree challenged you? In what ways? Have you risen
to the challenges? How? Are you able to impress potential
2)
Analytical reasoning. Some key concepts in Economics
employers or course selectors, not just with the knowledge
have wider significance in aiding analytical reasoning:
you have gained, but also with your development as an
e.g., the ceteris paribus method, counter-factual analysis,
independent learner? Are you ready to tackle the challenges
the concepts of opportunity cost, trade-offs, and
ahead with a good set of skills and capacities? What features
comparative advantage.
of your specific degree course at this particular university have
3)
Critical thinking. Developing the habit of questioning
enabled you to grow and develop?
received ideas, forming judgements and making
In designing and delivering your degree course and modules,
evaluations. E.g., comparing Keynesian with neo-classical
we aim to enable you to develop in a variety of ways, as
approaches to macro; evaluating the case for or the
indicated by the different skill sets below. In particular, we
efficiency of government interventions.
have introduced a compulsory module for first year students
4)
Creative thinking. E.g., if there is no model to explain some
which will provide you with opportunities to take part in a
observed behaviour, we need to develop an appropriate
wide variety of activities that will help you to develop and
model. Economics provides tools with which to build
apply your academic knowledge and enhance your CV, by
models of behaviour.
demonstrating an active engagement in becoming an effective
learner. We also aim to enable you to reflect on your learning
5)
Strategic thinking. E.g., through game theory with multi-
and development as you proceed. In your first year and second
agent decision making where payoffs depend on the
year, your contact hours are greater than in the final year as we
endogenous actions of others.
think that the opportunity for you to have contact, discussion
6)
Problem solving. Knowing how to approach various types
and feedback through seminars is especially important. We
of problem, determining whether a solution exists.
also give you more exercise sheets, tests and problems sets on
the core modules in Years 1 and 2 to enable you to have more
7)
Abstraction. Judging how to balance simplification
continuous feedback on how you are performing against the
against ‘realism’. Knowing how to isolate separate
effects of different factors – as with marginal or ceteris
paribus effects.
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8)
Policy evaluation. Being aware of the policy context and
4)
Research and debate: Familiarity with contemporary
also of methodological issues involved in evaluation –
theoretical and empirical debates and research outcomes in
such as with the identification of causal effects of policy
some more specialized areas of economics. Understanding
interventions.
of how to approach an economic problem from the
perspective of a researcher in economics.
9)
Analysis of institutions. Understanding the roles of
institutions and through political economy analysis of the
A useful exercise you might want to conduct is that of
origins and behaviour of these institutions.
identifying how your different module choices contribute to the
acquisition of these different skills.
10)
Analysis of incentives. Understanding economic
motivations of individuals and the limits of economic
explanations.
Module evaluation
11)
Concepts of simultaneity and endogeneity. Understanding
We evaluate you by marking your coursework and exams. In
complex inter-reactions between economic variables and
turn, you evaluate us. In each of the Autumn and Spring terms
behaviours.
you will be asked to fill in an online evaluation questionnaire
for each Economics module that you take. This gives you
12)
Analysis of optimization. Understanding choice and
the opportunity to express your views on various aspects of
decision-making based on analysis of the interplay of
the module. Feedback is most useful when it is provided in a
preferences, objectives and constraints.
considered and thoughtful way.
13)
Understanding of uncertainty and incomplete information.
Probability, expectation and risks asymmetric information
Why is feedback collected?
The Department is seeking to improve its teaching provision
Skill Set 2: Subject-specific and Professional Skills
and your learning experience on a continuous basis. . We need
1)
Research skills: Use of library and internet as information
to identify problems in order to mitigate or eliminate them. We
sources. Knowledge of how to locate relevant data, extract
need to know what you find helpful so we can disseminate best
appropriate data, analyse and present material.
practices in teaching and learning throughout the Department.
Your responses are an essential input into these processes. If
2)
Numeracy and quantitative skills: Use of mathematics and
you treat it seriously and responsibly, so will we.
diagrams; statistical analysis of data.
3)
Data-based skills: downloading, filtering, managing, coding,
What is useful feedback?
analysing data.
You receive feedback whenever your coursework is marked and
returned to you with the marker’s comments. Thinking about
4)
IT skills: Word processing, spreadsheets, specialised
what you like and dislike as feedback on your coursework will
econometric and statistical packages, drawing and
help you recognise what is useful feedback for your module
equation-writing skills, internet applications.
teachers.
Skill Set 3: Key General Skills
List the positives as well as the negatives
1)
Written communication skills: through submission of
You probably like to be told what you got right; being told only
essays, problem sets, seminar work, tests, projects and
what you got wrong is discouraging. When you comment on a
examination scripts.
module, please try to mention those features that you enjoyed
2)
Oral communication skills: through participation in
or found helpful.
seminars and group work.
Be honest
3)
Team work skills: through engagement in group project
The process of “teaching and learning” requires participation by
work and in seminars.
two people — the teacher and the student. The benefit to you
4)
IT skills: as above under Skill Set 2 (iv).
from taking a module will depend in part on your own input.
This is not just your physical presence at lectures and classes
5)
Mathematical, Statistical, data-based research skills: as
and the number of essays you have submitted. Amongst other
above under Skill Set 2 (i), (ii), and (iii).
things it is also your preparation in background reading, your
Skill Set 4: Subject Knowledge and Understanding
participation in discussion and joint work, and so on. . If you feel
you did not get much out of a module, ask yourself honestly
1)
Economic Principles: Economic Principles. Knowledge and
how much you put in. Learning new things is rarely achieved
understanding of core concepts and methods in micro- and
without effort and discomfort, and is normally accompanied by
macroeconomics.
temporary confusion. If you experienced boredom or a failure
2)
Applied Economics: Knowledge and understanding of
of motivation, consider how you should apportion responsibility
standard economic models and quantitative techniques
between your teachers and yourself.
with application to problems arising in public policy and the
Try to separate content from personality
private sector.
During your time at Warwick you may be taught by dozens of
3)
Economic information: Knowledge of economic trends
members of staff. It would be surprising if you liked them all
and patterns; understanding of problems and solutions in
equally as people or if some, at least, didn’t have habits that
economic measurement.
are irritating to you. Try to distinguish between your reactions
to their personality and to their teaching. It is possible for you
to regard someone as a total pain but still derive benefit from
their teaching (and the other way round, of course).
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Be considerate
Annual Module Review Reports are considered by the Director
Lecturers have feelings too. Sometimes criticism is justified,
of Undergraduate Studies, who then summarises key points
but try to offer criticism in a sensitive way. Comments such
and presents them to the Undergraduate Management
as “X is the worst lecturer I’ve ever had” aren’t useful or
Committee.
constructive. Think what it would mean to you to be told: “This
Annual course review
is the worst essay I’ve ever marked”. It would hurt your feelings.
Then you might get angry and think: “That says more about
Annual Course Review is the process by which every course
you than me”.
run in the Department is reviewed each year. One single annual
course review report, relating to the previous academic year, is
Be conscientious
produced each Autumn term. This report encompasses all of
Please complete the online evaluation forms. If only a small
the undergraduate degrees (including the joint degrees, except
proportion of forms are returned, our perceptions of students’
for PPE, which has a separate Annual Course Review Report)
views may be biased as a result. Don’t lose your chance to be
run in the Department. It is submitted to the University for
heard.
further scrutiny within the committee system. Annual Course
Review examines issues such as recruitment and admissions,
What happens to your feedback?
quality assurance procedures, cases of student plagiarism and
Our module evaluation form is online, and includes space for
cheating, changes made to and planned for the programme,
written comments.
and issues raised at SSLC.
• The written comments are retained by the module leader,
Your timetable
though they are also read by the Head of the Department
Your timetable comes from two sources. First is the lecture
• At the end of the year each module leader writes an
timetable, which can be found on the Economics website. You
annual module report, incorporating both qualitative and
can also see the timetable for your chosen lectures through
quantitative feedback results.
visiting Start.Warwick from the University’s main webpage. The
• These reports are reviewed by the Director of Undergraduate
lecture timetable is also displayed on the Urgent Notice board.
Studies, who summarises the main issues for the
Second, class times and other smaller group teaching activity
Department’s Undergraduate Management Committee. This
can be seen by visiting your
my.economics page. By checking
identifies causes for concern, suggests action to overcome
my.economics you will see that you have been assigned to
problems, and monitors trends from year to year. Reports
classes for core modules; you also have a choice of classes for
may also be made available to outside agencies such as QAA
your optional modules.
subject review assessors.
How to resolve a clash
• At the end of the year the department produces an annual
Check your timetable for clashes as you build it up. Make
course report covering all the modules within the degree
sure that you check Spring term as well as Autumn term, as
courses, identifying any positive features and issues for
sometimes lecture and class times are at different times in
action where improvement is needed.
different terms. If there is a clash, you need to take action to
• Finally, sections of both module and course reports will be
resolve it. If a lecture for an optional module you wish to take
made available to your Student-Staff Liaison Committee and
clashes with a lecture for one of your core modules, this cannot
will be uploaded to module web pages.
be resolved and you will have to choose another option. But if it
clashes with a class, or one class time clashes with another, you
The feedback you provide is an essential input into our quality
may be able to solve this problem. You should start by seeking
management. It will help to improve the teaching and learning
advice from the staff in the UG Office (room S0.98). They will,
environment for yourselves and for future students. We ask you
if possible, resolve the problem for you by switching you to
to take part in it thoughtfully and seriously.
another class group. Keep your current timetable printed and
close at hand, as some clashes can be resolved only by making
Annual module and course review
(or re-making) the class allocations when everyone is together
at a lecture.
As part of our efforts to monitor the quality and standards
of our teaching programmes, the Department engages in an
annual process of review at the module level and at the course
level. Annual Module Review and Annual Course Review are
two linked and important processes, and form the cornerstone
of the internal scrutiny of our teaching programmes.
Annual module review
At the end of each academic year, each module leader is
required to complete a report on the operation of their
module during that year, commenting on aspects such
as the performance of the student cohort, any changes
introduced that year and proposed for next year, any issues
raised in relation to this module at the SSLC, and the data
and comments generated by Module Evaluation. A summary
section of the Report is then published, along with the Module
Evaluation data, to the web page for that module.
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examinations
and
assessment
53 Coursework and tests
53 Formative and summative assessment
53 Assessed and non-assessed coursework
53 Class tests
54 Table of modules with assessment methods
56 Coursework
56 Deadlines, extensions and absences
57 Extensions for Visiting and Erasmus students
57 Absence from class tests
58 Research in Applied Economics (RAE) project
58 Good Practice in Assessment
58 Academic Referencing
60 Submitting your work
61 Examinations
61 Exam methods
62 Exam dates and timetable
62 Exams for Visiting and Erasmus students
62 Special arrangements for exams
62 Exam pass lists
62 Good practice in exams
62 Use of PDAs or mobile phones in exams
63 Exam Boards, Progression and Resits
64 How degrees are classified
65 Mitigating circumstances
67 Marking, moderation and feedback
68 External examiners
68 The appeals process
68 Plagiarism
71 Prizes
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Coursework and tests
Assessed and non-assessed coursework
Much of your time at the University will be spent engaged in
There are different types of assessment that we use in the
coursework. Coursework includes locating information, taking
Department of Economics. Formal assessment means that
notes, carrying out calculations and analysis, preparing reports
the mark given enters into the first year or Honours credit
for class discussions, completing exercises, and writing essays
of the student. Some coursework is informally assessed. For
and projects.
example in most first-year modules, while formal assessment
of the student’s performance is limited to mid-term tests and
In addition to formal and informal types of assessment,
a June exam, some class assignments and essays are assessed
coursework can also be either “assessed” or “non-assessed”.
informally so that both tutor and student can monitor the
Assessed coursework forms part of your final mark for the
student’s progress.
module you are taking. For example, in most second and third
year Economics modules, essays contribute 20% of the final
formative and summative assessment
mark; the other 80% is made up by the June examination.
• Summative assessment defines the progress a student has
Non-assessed coursework is often also marked, and the marks
made towards the module’s learning objectives.
are recorded. However, the procedures for submission and
marking are less stringent, and the marks are simply additional
• Formative assessment provides the student with feedback on
information for you and your tutor and do not enter directly
their progress and advice on how to maintain or improve it.
into your final module grade.
Formal assessment often combines both formative and
In most Economics first year modules there is some non-
summative elements, for example when an essay is returned to
assessed coursework. This gives you time to learn about
a student with a mark and some comments. Only in end of year
the standards that will be applied to your coursework in the
exams is assessment purely summative. However, even here,
second and third years, and to make a few mistakes without
examiners are required to produce comments on exam scripts.
damaging your prospects. Non-assessed coursework is not less
Informal assessment is purely formative; a first-year essay may
important than assessed coursework, and is just as compulsory,
receive a mark, but the mark, like the marker’s comments, is
forming an essential part of the learning process in all first
just for guidance.
year modules. Students who fulfil non-assessed coursework
We aim to enable you to reflect on your learning and
requirements benefit from it intellectually, psychologically, and
development as you proceed through your degree at Warwick.
in their examination performance.
We give you more exercise sheets, tests and problem sets on
the core modules in Years 1 and 2 to enable you to have more
Class tests
continuous feedback on how you are performing against the
A number of modules have mid-term tests that contribute to
standards we set. You need to submit all work whether formal
students’ final marks in the modules concerned.
or informal by the deadlines set. Working to deadlines is a skill
Please note that the Department reserves the right to take
which employers look for from graduates.
group photographs of students attending a test, in order to
discourage cheating through assuming false identities.
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TABLE Of MODULES WITH ASSESSMEnT METHODS
CODE
TITLE
ASSESSMENT
EXAM
(WEIGHT)
(WEIGHT)
EC104
World Economy: History and Theory
30%
3-hour (70%)
EC106
Intro to Quantitative Economics
4 tests (25%)
2-hour (75%)
EC107
Economics 1
1 assessment (10%)
3-hour (90%)
EC108
Macroeconomics 1
1 test (10%)
3-hour (90%)
EC109
Microeconomics 1
2 tests (20%) +
3-hour (80%)
EC112
Industrial Economy: Its Global Shift
1.5-hour (100%)
EC119
Mathematical Analysis
5 problem sets (20%)
1.5-hour (80%)
EC121
Mathematical Techniques A
2 test (25%)
1.5 hour (75%)
EC122
Statistical Techniques A
2 test (25%)
1.5 hour (75%)
EC123
Mathematical Techniques B
2 test (25%)
1.5 hour (75%)
EC124
Statistical Techniques B
2 test (25%)
1.5 hour (75%)
EC125
Computing and Data Analysis
2 assessments (100%)
EC131
Economics for Business
2-hour (100%)
EC132
Industrial Economy: Strategy
1.5-hour (100%)
EC133
Linear Algebra
5 problem sets (20%)
1.5-hour (80%)
EC134
Topics in Applied Economics (1a)
1.5-hour (100%)
EC135
Topics in Applied Economics (1b)
1.5-hour (100%)
EC201
Macroeconomics 2
2 tests (20%)
3-hour (80%)
EC202
Microeconomics 2
2 tests (20%)
3-hour (80%)
EC203
Economic and Social Statistics
2 tests (10%) + 1 assessment (10%)
3-hour (80%)
EC204
Economics 2
2 assessments (20%)
3-hour (80%)
E
C205
Dev Economics: Macroeconomics
1 assessment (20%)
1.5-hour (80%)
EC208
Ind Ec: Market Structure
2 problem sets (10%) + 1 assessment (10%)
1.5-hour (80%)
EC220
Mathematical Economics 1a
1 test (20%)
1.5-hour (80%)
EC221
Mathematical Economics 1b
1 test (20%)
1.5-hour (80%)
EC224
War and Economy 20th Century
1 assessment (20%)
1.5-hour (80%)
EC226
Econometrics 1
2 tests (13.33%) + Problem sets (6.67%)
3-hour (60%)
+ 2 assessments (20%)
EC228
Collective Decisions
1 test (20%)
2-hour (80%)
EC229
Economics of Strategy
2-hour (100%)
EC230
Economics of Money and Banking
1 assessment (20%)
1.5-hour (80%)
EC231
Ind Ec: Strategic Behaviour
2 problem sets (10%) + 1 assessment (10%)
1.5-hour (80%)
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CODE
TITLE
ASSESSMENT
EXAM
(WEIGHT)
(WEIGHT)
EC233
Dev Economics: Microeconomics
1 assessment (20%)
1.5-hour (80%)
EC235
Topics in Applied Economics (2a)
2-hour (100%)
EC236
Topics in Applied Economics (2b)
2-hour (100%)
EC301
Mathematical Economics 2a
1 test (45%) + seminar presentation (5%)
1.5-hour (50%)
EC303
The British Economy in the 20th Century
1 assessment (20%)
1.5-hour (80%)
EC304
The Making of Economic Policy
2 assessments (20%) + 2 presentations (10%)
3-hour (70%)
EC306
Econometrics 2: Time Series
1 assessment (20%)
1.5-hour (80%)
EC307
Macroeconomic Policy in the EU
1 assessment (20%)
1.5-hour (80%)
EC310
Topics in Development Economics
1 assessment (20%)
1.5-hour (80%)
EC312
International Economics
1 test (20%)
1.5-hour (80%)
EC313
Int Economic System Since 1918
1 assessment (20%)
1.5-hour (80%)
EC314
Topics in Economic Theory
2 tests (20%)
1.5-hour (80%)
EC320
Economics of Public Policy
1 assessment (20%)
1.5-hour (80%)
EC326
Ind Ec 2: Strategy and Practice
4 problem sets (20%)
1.5-hour (80%)
EC331
Research in Applied Economics
1 assessment (10%) + 2 presentations (10%)
Project (80%)
EC333
Financial Ec: Theories and International Finance
1 assessment (20%)
1.5-hour (80%)
EC334
Financial Ec: Corporate Finance and Markets
1 assessment (20%)
1.5-hour (80%)
EC335
Managerial Economics
2-hour (100%)
EC336
International Trade
1 test (20%)
1.5-hour (80%)
EC337
Ind Ec 2: Market Economics, Competition
2 problem sets (20%) 10% each
1.5-hour (80%)
and Regulation
EC338
Econometrics 2: Microeconometrics
1 assessment (20%)
1.5-hour (80%)
EC340
Topics in Applied Economics (3a)
2-hour (100%)
EC341
Mathematical Economics 2: Political Economy
2-hour (100%)
EC343
Topics in Applied Economics (3b)
2-hour (100%)
Please note this table does not include non-assessed work. Assessment methods in this table are subject to change.
Please ensure that you check the online handbook for the latest version of this table.
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Coursework
With some departments the Director of Undergraduate
Studies or Director of Year will need to email or telephone
Deadlines, extensions and absences
the appropriate person in that department. Given the inter-
Deadlines
departmental communication approval is likely to take longer
than for an assessment within Economics. Note that extensions
Each piece of work must be submitted by a particular date
and exemptions can be applied retroactively, lifting any late
set by the UG Office and approved by the module leader. You
penalty or absence record you might have already received for
will be given notice of these deadlines. The Department’s
that assessment.
guidance to markers specifies a minimum of four term-time
weeks’ notice of deadlines. It is your responsibility to arrange
Nature of evidence required for deadline extensions
your own schedule and manage your time accordingly. We
The nature of evidence that you will need to supply to back up
advise you always to leave a safety margin in case of last-
a deadline extension or test exemption request is dependent
minute difficulties in obtaining books, printing files, and so on.
on the type of assessment, as follows:
Aim to submit the piece of work a day or more before the final
deadline. No reduction in late penalties will be made if you find
University exams, term papers and assessed essays
you cannot upload the material before the deadline. Also bear
For major assessment events you will require a medical
in mind that demand on the system is liable to be high in the
certificate signed by a doctor or other medical professional
last hours before the final deadline.
to avoid late penalties or a mark of zero. There should not be
Assessment deadlines for the academic year 2014-15 can be
a delay of more than one week between submitting a request
accessed through
my.economics
for an extension and submitting medical evidence. Should
there be an unexplained delay of one week before submitting
Extensions
medical evidence, the Department may not be able to agree to
Deadline extensions and exemptions from tests are approved
your extension request. This includes University-administered
or refused by the Director of Undergraduate Studies or the
formal exams, and more substantial assessed essays and term
relevant Director of Year, not by your module tutor or lecturer.
papers of the sort that is usually worth at least 10 per cent of
To seek an extension you must fill in an extension request form,
module credit and is due no more than twice in the year in
available on
my.economics. Evidence should be sent to the UG
each module. These are events for which you have lengthy
Office (
xxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx.xx) or the PPE Office
notice and plenty of time to prepare. Low-level illness should
(
xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx.xx) as appropriate for your programme
not prevent attendance and short-lived illness should not get
of study. Bear in mind that your request will not be the only one
in the way of timely submission. More serious illness will easily
coming in, especially during periods of numerous submissions
entitle you to a formal medical certificate. Therefore, there is no
deadlines. Allow a reasonable time to pass for the situation to
role for self-certification. In the event that non-submission of
be resolved before contacting the staff involved again.
coursework is condoned on medical grounds, the credit for the
coursework will be transferred to the June examination.
For assessments that are spread out over a long period of time
such as dissertations, there is an expectation that almost every
Problem sets, mid-session tests and presentations
student will encounter some difficulties in their lives during this
For lesser assessment events we will normally accept self-
period. As a result, it is anticipated that they will handle these
certification of illnesses that are relatively short-lived, i.e., of
situations without impacting on their final submission. Thus,
less than 7 days’ duration. This includes problem sets that are
low-level and short-term illnesses, let alone factors such as
submitted more frequently than once a term, mid-session tests
problems with computers, will not be considered as a basis for
administered by the Department, and assessed presentations.
an extension for this work. This differs from assessments which
Such events are normally worth between 5 and 10 per cent
have a shorter time to complete and for tests that have to be
of module credit. Students are given shorter notice or less
taken at a specific time.
time to prepare. Short-lived illness may disturb preparation or
Please ask for an appointment to see the Director of
performance. If you are not sure into which category a given
Undergraduate Studies or appropriate Director of Year only
assignment falls, ask your lecturer.
if your request relies on highly personal information. Personal
lobbying will not benefit your case at all.
Problem sets
If you self-certify illness for failure to submit work on time,
If you are taking a module that is offered by a different
you will normally be granted an extension that may vary with
academic department, for example, Warwick Business School
circumstances but which will always be short.
(WBS), it is still your home department (Economics) which
makes the decision on an extension or an exemption from a
Mid-session tests
test. In the case of an outside module, you need to e-mail the
If you self-certify for illness, the credit for the test will be
Director of Undergraduate Studies or appropriate Director
transferred to the June examination. Your test will not
of Year directly and include your evidence. S/he will consider
be re-scheduled.
your request, and if it is approved, you will then need to collect
and complete the form (if there is one) from the outside
RAE (EC331) presentations
department, ask the Director of Undergraduate Studies or
If you self-certify for illness for failure to present, your tutor
Director of Year to sign it and take it to that department so
will re-schedule your presentation and/or accept late
they are aware of your extension.
submission of any written work that is associated with it, within
appropriate limits.
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Note that the Department will not regard frequent use of self-
“I submitted the wrong file to the e-submission web-site, but
certification as normal. We will maintain a register of all cases.
didn’t notice at the time/I submitted the file for the wrong
Students who self-certify frequently will be required to produce
assessment/to the wrong department’s system.” Comment:
more formal documentary medical evidence.
You should review your submission before confirming or
submitting. Students doing this will receive a 10% penalty to their
All applications are considered against the criteria of force
mark even if they can prove it was submitted by the deadline.
majeure and evidence. If your application is necessitated by
It is the responsibility of the student to check that they have
factors over which you have no control, and which you could
submitted the correct file to the correct assessment/department.
not have reasonably anticipated, and if these factors can
be documented in some way, your request will normally be
Extensions for Visiting and Erasmus students
approved. Requests on grounds of illness should be supported
In principle the rules applying to you if you are a visiting or
by a medical certificate. Extensions may also be granted on
Erasmus student are the same. In practice we treat visiting
compassionate grounds, e.g. death or serious illness in the
students a little differently for two reasons.
student’s immediate family.
1) Most Warwick degree students do not face formal assessed
If you are thinking of asking for an extension, you should first ask
coursework deadlines and penalties for late submission
yourself whether you could have reasonably foreseen the reason
affecting their degree classification until their second
for your late submission and taken avoiding action. If so, in fairness
year. Therefore, they have had a whole first year to learn
to those students in similar situations who took the necessary steps
about good practice, library access, the computer network,
or precautions, your request is unlikely to be granted.
juggling home and overseas travel and family commitments,
Regularly refused reasons for extensions
and so on. Visiting students may face assessed coursework
deadlines almost immediately on arrival, with less
If you are thinking of applying for a coursework extension or
opportunity to adjust beforehand.
exemption from a test, you should be aware that, if your reason
is the same or similar to those given below, your request is
2) Warwick degree students are working to obtain a Warwick
likely to be refused.
degree. Visiting students are here partly to work for a degree
from their home institutions, partly to gain broader educational
“I travelled abroad over the vacation and was unable to obtain
benefits from living and studying in another country.
references from local libraries.”
Comment: The University doesn’t require you to do academic
In considering visiting students’ requests for short assessed
work in the vacation. It may be a good thing if you do, but
coursework deadline extensions the Department will start from
some students have to undertake paid employment. You could,
the same rules as those applying to Warwick degree students.
and in this case should, have at least completed your research
However, we will also take into account the two factors listed
for the essay in term time.
above. We will not agree such requests automatically or
without a case being made. However, we will agree visiting
“I travelled abroad over the vacation and as a result I returned
students’ requests for extensions, particularly concerning those
late to the University.”
first items of coursework normally submitted in December
Comment: The University requires you to be in residence in
and January, more readily than similar requests from Warwick
term time.
degree students.
“I have a last-minute invitation to an important job interview
Absence from class tests
for which I need to prepare a presentation.” Comment:
If you miss a mid-session test you will normally be given a
You knew you’d applied for the job, and building
mark of zero in that test. Exceptions to this rule are considered
in some slack for interviews is just part of normal time
against the twin criteria of force majeure and evidence. If your
management. You should plan to research and write assessed
absence was necessitated by factors over which you had no
coursework with a margin to spare, so that complications like
control, and if these factors can be documented in some way,
this, which are really predictable, don’t put you into a spin.
your absence may be condoned. Normally this means that the
However, your request will be viewed sympathetically if you get
percentage weight that your test mark would have attracted
several last-minute invitations to interviews in quick succession.
will be redistributed to the end-of-year examination.
“I had too many other important things going on and forgot
to submit my essay on the right day, but my file is dated the
Requests to condone absence from a test on grounds of illness
day before the deadline, proving that my essay was ready
should be supported by a medical certificate; the requests
beforehand.”
are via
my.economics. Evidence should be sent to the UG
Office (
xxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx.xx) or the PPE Office
Comment: You have to give the right degree of priority to your
(
xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx.xx) accordingly. Absence may also be
academic work. The date on an electronic file is easily manipulated.
granted on compassionate grounds, e.g. death or serious illness
“I was about to submit my essay on the day of the deadline
in the student’s immediate family, supported by an appropriate
when my computer crashed/was stolen, meaning I could not
letter from home or a medical certificate. Evidence that is in
access the e-submission website/access my file to upload.”
any other language aside from English must be accompanied
Comment: Don’t leave essential tasks to the last minute; please
by an official translation. It is your responsibility to ensure that
leave plenty of time to upload your work via e-submission,
the UG or PPE Office receives these documents within one
leaving a margin of error in case of technical difficulties. Always
week of the date of the absence. We will not chase you for
make regular backup copies of files both physically such as on
them, and if you do not provide this evidence, your absence
a memory stick and using online facilities.
will not be condoned.
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You should notify the UG or PPE Office if you have missed a
• Departmental guidance:
www.warwick.ac.uk/economics/
test or expect to miss one. The Director of Undergraduate
current/ug/resources/essay/
Studies will then rule on your request on the basis of
• Your class tutor
supporting documentary evidence. Please note that requests
made to condone absences from tests due to attendance
• The study skills sessions organised by Careers & Skills:
at an interview or an assessment centre will not normally
www.warwick.ac.uk/services/scs/skills/
be accepted. The Department expects you to make clear to
• Online provision from the Library:
www.warwick.ac.uk/
potential employers who may invite you to attend interviews
services/library/students/undergraduates/
and assessment centres that you have certain commitments
throughout the academic year, and that attending tests is
• Online provision from Careers & Skills:
www.warwick.ac.uk/
a compulsory part of your course. There is a standard letter
services/scs/skills/
available on the website that you should use when liaising with
During your first year, you will have the opportunity to develop
potential employers. See
www.warwick.ac.uk/economics/
a range of skills through the Professional Skills Development
current/ug/resources/
Module. One compulsory session will be on essay writing,
These reasons for absences will not normally be condoned:
which will include how to structure and reference your essays,
• Interviews
and another will be on plagiarism and how to avoid it. Having
participated in these sessions, you will then be able to apply
• Open Days / Assessment Centres
these skills across your modules in all years of your Degree.
• Family celebrations
You are advised to back up your disk files regularly to minimise
the risk of losing documents. Please make sure that you do not
• Holidays
leave the submission of your work until the last minute; build
• Mistake with travel arrangements
in some time to put things right if your computer crashes. You
will find more precise advice on submission conditions and
Please note that this list is not exhaustive.
procedures on the department website. Note that submission is
Research in Applied Economics (RAE) project
typically online through e-submission though for many modules
you will also need to submit a physical copy to the UG Office.
Research in Applied Economics (EC331) is a core (obligatory)
module for final-year students in BSc Economics, BSc
Presentation
Economics and Industrial Organisation, BSc Mathematics and
Coursework should normally be printed on one side of the
Economics, and optional for other Economics joint degrees.
paper only. Double line spacing is required as this makes
The module is unusual in the Department, in that it is assessed
reading easier and leaves space for comments by the tutor.
entirely by coursework (3 assessments and the final project).
In all modules equations may normally be hand-written and
We have received feedback from External Examiners and
diagrams hand-drawn, however you should make sure that any
employers that this is a valuable module in terms of challenging
hand-written equations and hand-drawn diagrams are clear.
the student, providing a bridge into an MSc degree, and
It is advisable for students to draw diagrams with computer
through giving the student a platform to demonstrate the
packages where possible, in order to further enhance their skills
accumulation of learning from their economics degree.
in this area. Pages should be numbered.
RAE provides a vehicle for our students to apply their knowledge
Further details regarding the formatting rules relating
and skills to a project of their own choosing, in order to deepen
to e-submission, are available here:
www.warwick.ac.uk/
and broaden understanding of that knowledge, develop expertise
economics/current/ug/handbook/examinations-and-
in a specific area of interest, build self-confidence through the
assessments/#submitting-your-work
development of an idea to fruition and discover how economic
ideas can be applied to specific problems.
Word limits
Over the last years a number of our RAE students have been
Please remember that work is judged on quality rather than
selected to present their final project at the Carroll Round – an
quantity, and you must adhere to word limits. If you feel
International Conference for Undergraduate Research held at
you can say what you need to say in fewer words then do
Georgetown University, alongside students from other leading
so. Excessive length will be penalised as follows: the marker
economics programmes around the world, including Harvard,
may ignore any material in excess of the word limit. Module
NYU, LSE and Oxford. Others have had the opportunity
leaders will indicate any exceptions to the standard word limit
to present their final project at the British Conference of
regulations. Do not include additional material in the form
Undergraduate Research.
of lengthy footnotes or appendices unless this is specifically
authorised by the coursework assignment.
Good practice in assessment
Academic referencing
Essay-writing guidance
It is important that all students, no matter what their
Essays are often a major source of uncertainty for incoming
background, familiarise themselves with the approaches used
students. To understand the criteria which your tutors will
at Warwick. The fact that you may have not written essays
use to mark your written coursework, you should familiarise
before coming to this university is not an acceptable excuse.
yourself with the information here. Not every module requires
You must take the initiative to ensure you have all the skills
coursework in the form of essays, but the rules that apply to
needed to produce good work as it is expected here.
essays can often help in relation to other kinds of coursework
too. Sources of advice on essay writing include:
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Bear in mind that there will be slight differences between
What goes in the bibliography?
what departments require so do not assume that the
Complete references belong at the end of the essay. These
approach will be exactly the same if you are taking a module
should contain precisely those articles and books that you
in another department.
cite in the text, no more and no less. In particular markers will
There are numerous online resources to help you grasp proper
be alert to students including references to sources that they
academic referencing:
have not used and have only listed to make their bibliography
appear larger.
The Library:
www.warwick.ac.uk /library/using/getmore/
bibliographic-citation-referencing/
Your bibliography might comprise books, chapters, and journal
articles, alphanumerically by author and publication date, with
Careers & Skills:
www.warwick.ac.uk /scs/skills/asd/
the book title or journal title underlined or in italics, and article
referencing/
or chapter titles in quote marks. The principle here is that it’s
If you are ever in doubt about referencing and avoiding
the library catalogue entry that gets italicised or underlined
plagiarism speak to your module tutor or your Personal Tutor,
Place of publication and publisher are optional for University
before you submit your piece of work.
coursework, though not if you aspire to publishable scholarship.
Note that if you cite articles or chapters you should also give
When should you acknowledge sources?
first and last page numbers. For the above examples:
• When you quote directly using other people’s words.
Howlett, W.P. (1994). “The Wartime Economy, 1939-1945.” In
Text taken directly from someone else must always be in
Floud, R., and McCloskey, D., eds,
The Economic History of
quotation marks
Britain Since 1700. 2nd edn, vol. 3, 1-31.
• When you paraphrase the ideas, arguments or theories of
Keynes, J.M. (1951).
Essays in Biography. 2nd edn.
others in your own words
Lucas, R.E. (1972). “Expectations and the Neutrality of Money.”
• When you use evidence from the work of others to support
Journal of Economic Theory, vol. 4, 103-24.
your own arguments
For further guidance on reference style consult a well-known
• When you rework published data or use it as the basis of
economics journal such as the
Economic Journal.
your own calculations.
• When you include charts, tables and diagrams produced by
When you don’t need to acknowledge sources
other people. If the source you have taken the material from
Any textbooks you do use should be included in the
has copied it from someone else, you must reference both
bibliography at the end of your coursework. However, you
the original person and the source you have used yourself.
don’t need to give references for ideas and theories which
have passed into the public domain and appear in any number
• When you reuse material that comes from work you have
of textbooks: for example, “Economic theory suggests that
previously submitted for assessment whether at Warwick or
demand curves for normal goods are negatively sloped.” The
elsewhere.
same logic means that you can refer to a vacuum cleaner as a
In each of these cases you need to incorporate a specific
hoover, even if it is made by Panasonic or Miele, because the
citation into the text or tables of your coursework. You must
Hoover Corporation failed to register its name as a trademark
also include the source in your bibliography, but it’s not enough
before it entered the public domain.
just to include the source in a bibliography or list of references
at the end.
Some examples of misuse
Citations and bibliographies can be misused. Here are some
How should you acknowledge sources?
points on which to take care.
There are many possible forms of citation. The one we favour
• An essay is an exercise in writing, not in using other people’s
takes the form of abbreviated references in the text (rather
words. This means that, unless something is extremely
than footnotes or endnotes) coupled with a list of references
effective, you should not quote. You can summarise the
with full detail at the end. Each text reference is limited to the
thoughts of others, but make sure that the writing is your
author, date of publication, and page reference. For example:
own style. Don’t use citations as a substitute for argument.
According to Howlett (1994, p. 3), the need for rapid mobilisation
What gives your argument authority is logic and evidence,
is a crucial reason why market institutions may not sufficiently
not the number of scholars you can find who agree with you.
adjust the allocation of resources to wartime priorities.
The marker does want to know that you have read widely,
but to read widely without understanding benefits no one.
“We were five months in Palermo ... One day [Alfred] came
Tossing in quantities of references can sometimes actually
down from the roof to tell me he had just discovered the notion
signal to the marker that you do not really grasp the topic in
of ‘elasticity of demand’” (Mary Paley Marshall, cited by Keynes,
detail. Use references selectively, as proof of your good faith
1951, p. 334).
as a scholar, not to batter down disagreement or bury points
The original application of rational expectations to
of difficulty.
macroeconomics is usually attributed to Lucas (1972).
• Only cite what you yourself have used. For example, you
Avoid the use of footnotes to add extra comments and asides.
may read something that itself refers to another source. Thus
If what you need to say matters it should go in the text. If it
Gordon (1998), Macroeconomics, p. 490, discussing excess
doesn’t belong in the text, leave it out.
volatility in aggregate consumption, refers to an article by
Marjorie Flavin (1981) in the Journal of Political Economy.
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Suppose the point matters to your essay. Whom do you
E-Submission guidance
cite: Flavin or Gordon? If you cite only Flavin it makes you
With the exception of a small number of modules offered by
look good: here’s a student who seems to have gone into
the Department of Economics, you are required to submit
the subject in depth. But you run the risk of making an
your assessed work electronically. For this to be done the
inappropriate citation: you have to trust Gordon; was his
assignment must be a 100% electronic submission and so any
purpose in making the citation really the same as yours?
object such as graphs, figures or equations will have to be
The correct form is “Flavin (1981), cited by Gordon (1998, p.
incorporated into your electronic document. As a last resort
490)”. That makes Gordon, not you, responsible should the
this may entail having to scan in from a hard copy (e.g. a
citation prove incorrect or inappropriate. Better still, if the
picture you have drawn), although this should, where possible,
point really matters, go to the original reference and read
be avoided as such scanned documents take a lot of space and
it yourself. Then you can cite it confidently without risk of
there is a limit on the size of the file you can upload. If needed,
being caught out.
scanners are available in the Learning Grid and in the ground
It is particularly important to note when a table, chart or
floor of the computer centre next to the Library.
diagram has been reused by someone you are citing.
1) In submitting your electronic copy we recommend you
You must include reference to the source you used but also
submit your work on the deadline day prior to 3:30pm, in
show that the author themselves took the material from
order that you can inform us of any problems that arise
someone else.
during the working day; however, a penalty will not be
• Don’t pad the bibliography out with stuff you haven’t used
applied to electronically submitted work until after 11:55pm
because you think it might impress the marker. It won’t!
of the due date for that assessed work. Computer difficulties
will not be accepted as a reason for granting any extension.
Submitting your work
Students taking modules from outside the department
Please note that most modules will require submission
should also ensure that they are familiar with that specific
of assessment by e-submission, but there may be some
department’s e-submission deadlines as they are likely to be
assessments that will also be submitted as a paper copy. It is
different from those in this department.
your responsibility to make sure you check the module web
2) To submit your document online, once you have produced
page and/or with the module leader about the submission
your final electronic file as e.g. a Word document, you will
arrangements for each module. If you are not able to bring
need to create a PDF document from that Word document.
your work to the UG Office you may send it in by recorded
Advice on creating a PDF can be found on the online
delivery. However, make sure you post it with sufficient time
economics handbook.
that it arrives in the department before the deadline. Take into
consideration that the department is not open at the weekends,
3) Name the resultant pdf file as follows:
University closure days or during public holidays.
module code-assignment number.pdf
For example, ec208-a1.pdf would be the name for your 1st
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assignment for EC208-Industrial Economics 1. ec307-a2.
Students will submit assessed coursework via electronic
pdf would be the name for your 2nd assignment for EC307-
submission, accessed via Tabula:
tabula.warwick.ac.uk/
Economic Policy in the UK.
coursework/ . Staff in the UG Office then print off the
submitted work which is stored only by University ID number.
Upload that PDF via this web page (
tabula.warwick.ac.uk/
All work is date and time-coded. It is distributed to the
coursework). If you have a technical problem with your
designated marker.
submission then you should print off the error page and then
email the PDF submission to
economics.ugoffice@warwick.
E-submission is open to access up until 11.55pm on the
ac.uk. However, given that you should have left enough time to
deadline day. Students are strongly encouraged to complete
resolve any difficulties, this will not be accepted as an excuse
e-submission earlier than the specified assessment deadline.
for a late submission.
You are asked to carefully read the guidance on the
e-submission system before using it. Students submitting
Paper submission
assessed coursework to other departments should also
You must submit two identical copies of your work to the UG
check that they are familiar with that department’s particular
Office, S0.98. One copy is for the internal markers and will be
submission deadlines as these may differ to those in the
returned to you with a mark and comments. The other copy
Department of Economics.
will be retained for the external examiner.
The Economics Department uses both Tabula for submissions
Submission must take place on specified dates. The UG Office
and
my.economics for recording submission dates/times
will accept assessed work from the start of the working day, at
and grades. If you are granted an extension it will not appear
9.30am, through to the submission deadline of 3.30pm.
on Tabula when you submit the work. However, it will be on
my.economics meaning a late penalty will not be imposed. If
A submission and evaluation form supplied on
my.economics
you are taking modules outside the department, ensure you are
or by the Department must be attached to both copies of
familiar with how that specific department wants you to submit
your work. This includes a declaration that you have read the
the work. It is likely to be different from the approach used in
assessment guidelines on the Economics website. All work
this department.
will be date-stamped on receipt. In particular you are stating
that you understand the rules regarding plagiarism and have
properly referenced the content of your submission that you
have taken from someone else or reused yourself.
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Submission and evaluation are anonymous. Anonymisation is
Do not leave your e-submission too close to the last minute.
based on the University ID number on your library card. You
Penalties cannot be removed in situations where the network
must ensure that this number is printed on every page of both
was busy around the time of the submission deadline. You
copies of your work. You must not print your name anywhere
must also check your submitted work as invited to do so
on your work.
when e-submitting. Penalties cannot be removed if you or we
later find that you have submitted a wrong file or a corrupted
The UG Office will require your University library card when you
document. A 10% penalty will be imposed anyway if you submit
submit your work. Your submitted work will then be recorded
the wrong piece of work or submit your work to the wrong
on the Departmental database.
assessment or department.
Late submission
Examinations
Work submitted late will be marked subject to a penalty, in
the form of a deduction of percentage points from the
Exam methods
awarded mark.
Most 15 CATS second and third year Economics modules are
For e-submission, the penalty clock typically starts ticking
assessed under a “standard scheme” which combines a 1.5-hour,
after midnight on the required day of submission and remains
closed-book, unseen examination contributing 80% of the
5 percentage points for work submitted on the day after
credit for the module, with one piece of assessed coursework
the due date. It then increases by 5 percentage points per
contributing 20%. The number of pieces of coursework can
day (excluding Saturdays and Sundays, Bank Holidays and
vary from one module to another; this is indicated in the
University closure days) thereafter, with a minimum mark for
module descriptions. Some non-standard schemes apply, and
that assessment of zero.
you are advised to check the individual module web pages for
the definitive information.
For paper submission, work submitted on the due date but
after 3.30pm will incur a 5 percentage points penalty in marks.
In some departments where modules are assessed by a
All late work must be submitted to the UG Office to be date-
combination of coursework and examination, examiners
stamped accordingly. Late work must not be submitted to
prohibit students from answering exam questions that overlap
anyone else.
with coursework previously submitted. This is not the case in
Economics. In all EC-coded examination papers, candidates
The following table shows how the penalty system works
may answer any question subject to the restrictions (rubric)
(penalties are given in percentage points):
written on the question paper itself, regardless of the assessed
work they have submitted.
PEnALTY SYSTEM WORKS (penalties are given in percentage points)
DAY SUBMITTED
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
After deadline Mon & Before deadline Tues
5
After deadline Tues & Before deadline Weds
10
5
After deadline Weds & Before deadline Thurs
15
10
5
After deadline Thurs & Before deadline Fri
20
15
10
5
After deadline Fri & Before deadline successive Mon
25
20
15
10
5
After deadline Mon & Before deadline successive Tues
25
20
15
10
5
After deadline Tues & Before deadline successive Weds
30
25
20
15
10
After deadline Weds & Before deadline successive Thurs
35
30
25
20
15
After deadline Thurs & Before deadline successive Fri
40
35
30
25
20
With a further 5 points for each day, excluding weekends
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It is important that you answer the number of questions
Exam pass lists
indicated in the examination rubric, whether for a formal
Pass lists for exams are posted in University House first. You
examination or a class test. If you answer more questions
can elect to have your name withheld from the pass list. The
than are prescribed by the rubric, and fail to provide a clear
classified pass list is subject to confirmation by the Senate.
indication of which answers should be discarded by the marker
Detailed results are posted on
my.economics as soon as
(e.g. by crossing them out), then the marker will mark answers
practicable after the pass list has been posted (usually about a
in the order in which they appear in the exam booklet. After the
day). Compliance with the Data Protection Act (1998) means
prescribed number is reached, the marker will discard the rest.
that we will not give out examination or assessment marks
Modules offered by other departments have their own
over the telephone, by email, or to any third party without the
examination methods. It is your responsibility to inform yourself
student’s prior written permission.
of these, particularly regarding their rules and procedures for
Good practice in exams
assessed work.
To maximise your chances of success in an examination, there
Exam dates and timetable
are a number of pointers for good practice, such as:
For undergraduates, there are two examination periods, with
• familiarising yourself with what happens in the exam room by
the main exams being held in June and resit exams held
reading the Examination Regulations 10.2;
in September. For more information on the exam periods,
• familiarising oneself of the rubric beforehand and doing what
please see the Examinations Office website. Please note that
the rubric asks;
undergraduate examinations are scheduled centrally by the
Examinations Office and, as such, the Department has no
• answering only the required number of questions – not more,
control on which exams are held on which day.
otherwise you leave yourself at the discretion of the examiner
in deciding which questions will be marked;
Exams for Visiting and Erasmus students
• filling in the question numbers on the front page;
Visiting and Erasmus students coming for just the Autumn
• not wasting time writing out the question – but do write
term; just the Spring term or the Autumn and Spring terms
down the question number;
but not the Summer term, will not take examinations. Thus,
• striking out any material that is not to be read (e.g. unwanted
when registering for a module, normally they will put in ‘VA’
attempts);
(which means Visiting Assessment) or another alternate
assessment indicator.
• writing as legibly as possible;
• showing your working in mathematical/quantitative answers
Any Visiting or Erasmus students studying in the Department
– enough to be awarded method marks if you get the wrong
either for the Spring and Summer terms or for the entire year,
answer. In any case full marks ought not to be awarded for
will take the examinations. Thus, at the start of the year they
correct ‘bottom line’ answers – we are also interested in
need to register for the standard form of assessment just like
checking reasoning and understanding;
permanent students in the Department. If this is not done it can
lead to difficulties at the examination time.
• answering only the number of questions indicated in the
examination rubric. If a candidate answers more questions
For some modules there will be separate examinations for
than are prescribed by the rubric, and fails to provide a
2nd Years and for 3rd Years. The 3rd Year examination will
clear indication of which answers should be discarded by
usually come first. For such modules, all Visiting and Erasmus
the marker (e.g. by crossing them out), then the marker will
students must ensure that they are registered for the 3rd Year
mark answers in the order in which they appear in the exam
examination.
booklet and, after the prescribed number is reached, will
Special arrangements for exams
discard the rest;
• Make sure that if you use more than one answer booklet, you
If you have a properly-documented and approved need for
label them appropriately. Ensure that the separate booklets
special arrangements for your examinations (e.g. you are
are tightly bound together so that they will not come apart
allowed extra time to compensate for a condition) then these
before they reach the markers;
arrangements can be made. If your condition will last more
than 12 months, typically evidence will be provided by
• Other advice on how to tackle exams is available on the
Disability Services. But you do still need to notify us when
following websites:
asked to do so – otherwise late requests may not be granted.
• Students’ Union
www.warwicksu.com/advice/academic/
If you have a serious condition which will affect you sitting an
examinations/
exam but it will last less than 12 months, you will need to send
• University Counselling Service
www.warwick.ac.uk/
medical evidence from a doctor or hospital to the UG Office.
services/tutors/counselling/informationpages/
If it is in a language other than English then an official
managingexamanxiety/
translation is required.
• Student Careers and Skills
www.warwick.ac.uk/services/
Please contact the UG Office with the details of any special
scs/skills/recipes/revision/revisiontips/
arrangement requests.
Use of PDAs or mobile phones in examinations
The use of PDAs or mobile phones, or any other hand-
held devices that facilitate wireless communication are not
admissible in examination conditions.
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Exam boards, progression and resits
• to proceed to the Second Year
Exam Boards in each of the three years fulfil different roles. The
• to proceed to the Second Year of a Pass degree course
Final Year Exam Board is the most important, in the sense that
as long as you pass and proceed through the earlier boards
• to be required to withdraw.
(and most students do!) then it is only in this final board that
Medical and other documented information affecting
your degree class is determined.
performance is noted in June, but will usually affect decisions
Examination boards are obliged to adhere to Examination
only at the September Board. This is because any student who
Regulations.
is unable to take the June examination through illness is offered
the chance to sit exams “in a first attempt” (i.e. retaining the
The examination regulations are designed to establish quality
right to resit in the event of failure) in September.
standards for all Warwick degrees and to ensure equity of
treatment across all candidates.
The Second Year Board of Examiners
The Second Year Board of Examiners comprises a subset of
The First Year Board of Examiners
full-time members of the academic staff in the Department
The first year of all single and joint honours degree courses
of Economics. It makes recommendations that are subject to
in Economics (except for Mathematics & Economics) is a
confirmation by the Senate.
qualifying year. Students who fail to progress to the second
year at the first attempt in June have the right to make one
The Second Year Board does not classify candidates. Its only
further attempt, which normally involves a resit exam in early
purpose is to consider whether and how candidates should
September.
proceed to the final year. The Board usually meets in the first
week of the summer vacation. Please note that all marks are
Results are considered by a Board of Examiners for the
provisional and may be raised or lowered by the exam board.
Faculty of Social Science: i.e. decisions are taken at the level
The decisions available to it are normally for each candidate:
of the Faculty, not the Department. The Board’s members
are representatives of each department in the Social Studies
• to proceed to the final year of an Honours degree course
Faculty. Please note that all marks are provisional and may be
• to proceed to the final year of a Pass degree course
raised or lowered by the exam board.
• to resit failed modules the following June, without residence,
For candidates admitted in 2013-14 or later, the criteria for
in order to proceed to the Third Year but with marks capped
proceeding are as follows: “A candidate who achieves passes
at 40%
in whole modules weighted at 80 credits, who has also passed
in all required modules and has also achieved an overall
• to be required to withdraw.
average mark of 40 should proceed. Note also that at the
If you fail a module you will not normally be allowed to resit it.
June examination board, a candidate who is not permitted
However, in case of illness or other very special circumstances
to proceed, but has achieved an average of at least 40, will
a first attempt may be declared null and void and a subsequent
be required to resit all failed required core modules.” Full
first sit allowed. The University publishes rules on progression
conventions are available at:
www.warwick.ac.uk/aro/dar/
for intermediate year students online at:
www.warwick.ac.uk/
quality/categories/examinations/conventions/fyboe
aro/dar/quality/categories/examinations/conventions/
The Board meets first after the June examinations. At this
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time, the decisions available for each candidate on an Honours
Medical and other documentary evidence potentially affecting
degree and taking First Year exams for the first time are
performance is noted by the Second Year Board and carried
normally for the candidate:
forward to the Final Year Board. It is not normally considered
• to proceed to the Second Year
by the Second Year Board in any detail, unless special
circumstances make it relevant to the Board’s decision. It is
• to resit exams in failed modules, normally in September
very important that you make available to your Personal Tutor
If you have failed the criteria for proceeding to the 2nd year,
or to your Year Tutor any evidence that provides documentary
you will be given the chance to resit them. The First Year
support for any mitigating circumstances (usually medical)
Board of Examiners may recommend that you withdraw from
affecting your performance – and to do so before the
University, but you still have the right to resit. Secretaries to
Examination Boards meet.
First Year Boards of Examiners will inform you of the modules
The Final Year Board of Examiners
that you are required to resit and when the resits are (normally
September). If you fail your resits, you will normally be asked to
The Final Year Board comprises a subset of full-time members
withdraw from the University. Under defined circumstances you
of the academic staff in the Department of Economics,
have the right to appeal against this decision. More information
together with external examiners (three at present) appointed
on the appeals process can be found online
by the Senate. It makes recommendations that are subject to
confirmation by the Senate.
There is a second meeting of the Board after the September
examinations. At this time, the decisions available to the Board,
The external examiners are experienced senior academics from
for each candidate on an Honours degree and resitting First
other universities whose role is to monitor our standards, to
Year exams, are normally for the candidate:
advise us on issues including borderline cases, and generally to
act as independent arbiters and scrutineers. Please note that
all marks are provisional and may be raised or lowered by the
exam board.
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The Board usually meets in the last week of the Summer term
Discretion
and considers the results of each candidate’s second and third
Although the Examination Boards follow standard guidelines, in
year modules. The decisions available to it are normally for
exceptional circumstances, they can exercise discretion when
each candidate:
awarding a particular class of degree to take into account
• to be awarded an Honours degree of first, upper second,
relevant individual circumstances such as health. However, the
lower second or third class
Boards do not exercise discretion lightly or arbitrarily. Nor
do they alter marks, unless specifically authorised to do so
• to be awarded a Pass degree
by the external examiners on academic grounds. Exercising
• to resit failed modules the following June, without residence,
discretion may mean placing more weight than usual on some
in order to be awarded a Pass degree
parts of a student’s performance than others – for example, on
• to fail.
the third year, if the second year was known to be affected
If you fail a module you will not normally be allowed to resit
by illness. Any departure from guidelines is always based on
it. In case of illness or other very special circumstances a first
properly documented evidence (usually a medical certificate
attempt may be declared null and void and a subsequent first
or counsellor’s report), and taking into account the need to
sit allowed. If you fail your degree overall, you will normally be
treat all candidates consistently and fairly. Thus the Boards do
permitted to resit failed exams the following summer, without
not (and do not have the right to) waive rules or adjust marks
residence (which means without attending at the University), in
without good reason. In particular, the Boards will not award a
a final attempt to obtain a pass degree (an honours degree is
higher degree class just because of illness if there is insufficient
no longer possible).
evidence in a candidate’s record to justify the higher class.
Medical and other documentary evidence potentially affecting
How degrees are classified
performance is noted by the Final Year Board. It is very
The Examination Board works with a set of conventions that
important that you make available to your Personal Tutor
determine each student’s degree class in a consistent and fair
or, to your Year Tutor, any evidence that provides relevant
way. The conventions are based partly on the average mark
documentary support for any mitigating circumstances (usually
across all modules and partly on the profile of marks across
medical) affecting your performance – and to do so before the
modules. The conventions are harmonised for use in all degree
Examination Boards meet.
courses within each Faculty and are available online:
www.warwick.ac.uk/aro/dar/quality/categories/examinations/
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All undergraduates currently studying in the Department will
The Department is aware that in some cultures it is considered
be graduated under the “harmonised” conventions. Degree
shameful or embarrassing to disclose the details of these kinds
classification is related not only to your overall average
of circumstances to those outside one’s family. This is not the
(arithmetic mean) over eight modules, but also to the profile of
case in the prevailing UK culture and you should be aware
marks. There are no limits on the numbers of candidates who
that the Department and the University are fully supportive
can obtain a particular degree classification.
of students in difficult circumstances and want to assist if at
all possible. If you feel inhibited from talking to your Personal
Exam conventions have a language of their own. Read them
Tutor or other member of staff in the first instance, you may
carefully. Most of your questions will be answered by the fine
also consider talking to a member of your SSLC, the Students’
print.
Union, the University Senior Tutor or a member of staff in
You may also wish to read guidance on the marking scales used
Student Support for initial, informal advice.
in the University.
Clearly, though, in order for your circumstances to be
Pass degrees
considered as mitigating by the Department, they must
be conveyed formally to someone in the Department
A Pass degree may be considered for those students who have
(the UG Office, a Personal Tutor, Year Tutor, the Director
displayed several failures and who would appear to require a
of Undergraduate Studies, the Dean of Students, for
reduced workload. There are a number of points in a student’s
instance). The Department expects that you will discuss your
career where transferral to a Pass degree might be considered
circumstances before Exam Boards meet, so that they may be
necessary, as follows:
taken into account in good time. You should be aware that, in
First year: A student may be transferred to a Pass degree at
the event you feel you need to appeal the outcome of an Exam
the end of their first year by decision of the First Year Board of
Board, offering extenuating or mitigating circumstances at that
Examiners in Social Studies, upon the recommendation of the
point will need to be accompanied by a good reason why you
student’s department.
withheld the information earlier. Without wanting to invade
your privacy, the University does expect that you bring such
Second year: A student who has performed poorly in their
circumstances to the Department’s attention in a timely manner,
second year may be permitted, by decision of the Second-
despite the discomfort you might feel in so doing. Failure to
year Board of Examiners, to proceed to the third year of a
disclose such circumstances at a time when you could have
Pass degree. Students permitted to proceed to a Pass degree
done so may subsequently be problematic. The Department
course by the Second Year Board of Examiners will normally
will do all it can to support you in difficult situations.
be required to pursue a full load of four modules (120 CATS).
Alternatively, the student may be required to resit their second
Absence from an examination normally means a mark of zero
year ‘without residence’ which means that they do not attend
in that examination. Exceptions to this rule are considered
the University but return the following June to resit specified
against the twin criteria of force majeure and evidence. If you
examinations for a Pass degree. Very poor performance may
are unlucky enough to be ill or suffer adverse circumstances
result in a recommendation to withdraw.
(e.g. bereavement) or to be ill in such a way as to affect your
performance either during the year or at exam time, you must
Final year: If you fail your degree overall, you will normally be
ensure that you do the following:
permitted to resit failed exams the following summer, without
residence, in a final attempt to obtain a Pass degree (an
• make sure that either your Personal Tutor or your Year Tutor
honours degree is no longer possible).
knows the circumstances;
Please see the Senate Examination and Degree Regulations on
• be sure to produce a medical certificate or other relevant
Pass degrees for more information.
document. If medical evidence is provided then the Board of
Examiners may be able to exercise its discretion. The Board
Mitigating circumstances
might take different sorts of action, depending on whether
Extenuating or mitigating circumstances are those events
you are a First Year, or Second/Third Year student. It might
which have had a detrimental effect on your study, to the point
recommend that you sit in September or the following June
that it is in your interest to draw the Department’s attention
(as a first sit), or base a grade for a module on (possibly
to them and ask for them to be considered in mitigation of
adjusted) assessment marks, etc. Note that self-certification,
poor performance. Such circumstances include (but are not
unsupported by a medical consultation, will not be
limited to) illness, both bodily and emotional; the severe illness
acceptable in these circumstances.
or death of a close family member; a shocking or traumatic
Regulation 12 Absence for Medical Reasons from a University
personal experience. In addition, sudden, unexpected changes
Examination for First Degrees:
http://warwick.ac.uk/
in family circumstances might affect your ability to make
regulation12
academic progress as a consequence of their demonstrable
emotional impact upon you, and may also be considered as
mitigation.
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Marking, moderation and feedback
• seminar meetings complementing module lectures are
intended to give students the opportunity to test their
Marking and moderation
understanding of material. Most module seminars are
A percentage mark will be awarded and recorded on each
often based on exercises or problem sets which should
piece of assessed coursework. All marks that contribute
be prepared in advance. Seminar time is given to working
towards end of first-year or final degree credit are moderated
through answers so that students can see what they did well
across the range of marks and across the first markers. Usually
and what less well. We try to keep the number of students in
this involves taking a preliminary sample, then sampling
a class as small as possible so that each student’s needs can
more thoroughly where the preliminary sample indicates
be accommodated.
discrepancies. The agreed marks remain provisional until
• pieces of non-assessed work, in addition to assessed work
confirmed by the external examiner at the end of your final year.
and tests, are collected periodically and feedback given by
Thus, you are told your marks on a provisional basis.
tutors on these.
Return of marked assessed work
• tutors and lecturers advertise office hours at which they are
Marked assessed work will normally be returned to you within
available to students to go over individual problems with them.
20 University working days after the submission deadline, and
• tutors and lecturers are accessible by email to receive and
should be collected within four weeks thereafter. Depending on
respond to individual questions.
the module, your marked work will either be returned to you
by the lecturer, within a tutorial meeting or will be available to
• lecturers are often available to students at the end of lectures
collect from the UG Office. The UG Office will announce days/
to respond to questions.
times for the collection of specific pieces of assessed work. The
• a number of modules run online blogs or forums by which
Department does not accept responsibility for work which is
lecturers can respond to issues raised by students.
not collected by students within four term-time weeks of its
being made available for collection. After four weeks work that
• the Department has a policy of making marked examination
is left uncollected in the UG Office will be discarded.
scripts accessible to students.
Please also see the University Policy on the Timing of the
• where students wish to have feedback on more general
Provision of Feedback to Students on Assessed Work:
issues beyond module-specific questions, feedback can be
www.warwick.ac.uk/quality/categories/examinations/
obtained from a variety of sources including the UG Office,
goodpractice/assessment/timeliness
the Director of Undergraduate Studies, the Personal Tutor,
the Year Tutors and the Departmental Senior Tutor.
Feedback on your assessed work
The Department takes very seriously the provision of feedback
Querying of assessed work marks
to students on assessed work. We are sensitive to the
University regulations state that students may not query a
importance of this and have mechanisms in place to enhance
mark awarded on a piece of assessed work or examination
the quality of the feedback on assessed work. The Warwick
on the basis of academic judgement. The Department will
tradition is to give some weight to assessed work submitted
reject any requests by students to have their work reviewed
through the year partly to reduce the pressure of final exams
on the basis that they disagree with the marker’s evaluation
but also to enable students to gauge their progress over time
of their performance. Students are entitled to approach the
from the comments and marks you receive at regular intervals.
module leader or lecturer to discuss their performance in the
assessment, but not to lobby for a re-mark. The Department
When work is submitted, the Department’s anonymous
will, however, allow a student who believes that the marks for a
submission and evaluation sheet is attached (automatically
piece of work in a module run by the Department of Economics
in the case of e-submission). On this sheet the marker will
have been totalled incorrectly, to request an arithmetic check
indicate your provisional mark together with an evaluation
on the paper. The Department has the right, after such an
of your coursework on a range of relevant criteria including
arithmetic check, to adjust the mark upwards or downwards.
comprehension, analysis, critique and presentation.
Should you wish to request an arithmetic check of your
You may also receive written comments on the form and/
marks for an assessment, please complete an Assessed
or in the margins of your work. These should enable you to
Work Mark Check form (downloadable from
www.warwick.
understand the basis of the mark you have been given and how
ac.uk/economics/current/ug/resources/forms/) and submit
you may improve your work in the future.
it, together with the marked copy of the assessed work in
If you are not satisfied with the quality of the feedback you
question, to the UG Office within seven working days of the
have received, you should approach the module lecturer or,
date the assessment was made available for you to collect.
alternatively, the UG Office, who will forward your request for
The Department will then carry out a check of the marks. If no
more feedback to the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
discrepancy is found, you will be advised of this and asked to
collect your work. You will be advised that there is no right to
Other types of feedback
a further check or questioning of marks. Should a discrepancy
Feedback comes in a variety of ways. There are many channels
be discovered, the Department will calculate the correct mark
through which we aim to give feedback other than only at the
for the work and adjust this on our systems. You will then be
point of returning assessed work.
contacted to collect your work, which will have the corrected
mark annotated on it.
Here are some of the different ways in which we provide you
with feedback:
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External examiners
Plagiarism
One or more external examiners (i.e. examiners of professorial
What is plagiarism?
or equivalent status from another university) must be present
In University Regulation 11, cheating is defined as “an attempt
at the Final Year Board and must confirm its decisions. One
to benefit oneself or another, by deceit or fraud. This shall
of the most important functions of external examiners is to
include reproducing one’s own work or the work of another
ensure that the Board’s decisions are fair. External Examiners
person or persons without proper acknowledgement.”
also contribute towards the upkeep of standards of marking by
moderating a sample of student assessments.
Under the same regulation, departments may add more
detailed definitions. We define plagiarism as a specific form
The role of the External Examiner is to ensure that:
of cheating: the attempt to pass off the theories, inferences,
• degrees awarded are comparable in standard to those in
reasoning, computations or work of others as if they were your
similar degree programmes in other universities in the United
own.
Kingdom;
Work submitted to the University of Warwick for official
• the assessment system is fair and is fairly operated in the
assessment must be all your own work and any parts that
classification of students;
are copied or used from other people or from work you
have previously submitted at Warwick or elsewhere must be
• degrees awarded are at the appropriate level as set out in the
appropriately acknowledged. Failure to properly acknowledge
Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (Chapter A1
any copied work is plagiarism and may result in a mark of zero.
of the UK Quality Code) and take appropriate account of the
relevant Subject Benchmark Statement;
A significant amount of unacknowledged copying shall be
deemed to constitute prima facie evidence of plagiarism, and in
• students achieve the learning outcomes for the degrees set
such cases, the onus will be on you to establish otherwise.
out in the relevant Course Specifications.
Each year a few students step across the line that separates
External Examiners also write a report on their views of the
poor scholarship from cheating. The penalties for cheating are
quality and standards of the assessments and examinations
severe and when we detect cheating we apply them rigorously.
conducted in the Department and on the administrative
The penalties normally range from a mark of zero on the work
processes behind this. The Department considers these reports
concerned to a smaller deduction of marks. In the most severe
at the Undergraduate Management Committee, sends a formal
cases these can even threaten your place on your course. There
response back to the External Examiner, and considers how to
are also wider implications that can affect your future. For
incorporate any suggestions made into Departmental provision.
example, most employers expect a job reference to confirm
For more information on the role of External Examiners, please
that an applicant is honest, to the referee’s knowledge. If you
see the website of the Quality Assurance Agency at
www.qaa.
have cheated in a piece of Honours-level coursework, your
ac.uk
referee may be unable to provide this assurance.
The appeals process
All of the practices on the following list constitute plagiarism:
• reproducing ideas from another published work without
First Year and intermediate-year appeals
citing the source;
First Year and intermediate-year undergraduates also have the
right to appeal only against a decision that they be required to
• reproducing words from another published work without
withdraw from their course of study, and then only if they are
quotation marks and a citation of the source;
in possession of relevant evidence which was not available to
• copying another student’s work and pretending it is yours,
the Board of Examiners when its decision was reached. You are
with or without their permission, and whether they are a
required to complete a form if you wish to appeal. An appeal
present or past student at this or any other university;
must be lodged in writing within 10 days of the publication of
the exam results.
• including sections from a piece of work that you have
submitted previously at Warwick or another institution,
Final Year appeals
including school, without referencing that you are
Under certain defined circumstances Final Year undergraduate
reproducing them;
students may appeal against the award of a particular degree
• downloading part or all of a document or ready-made essay
class or if they have not been awarded a qualification. You are
from an internet website and pretending it is your own work.
required to complete a form if you wish to appeal. An appeal
must be lodged in writing within 10 days of the publication of
Why is plagiarism penalised?
degree results.
Plagiarism is damaging. It damages the perpetrator, who
• The appeal procedures may not be used to challenge the
does not learn how to be an economist, but learns how to be
academic judgement of examiners nor to dispute marks
dishonest. It damages relations between tutors and students,
awarded in individual modules or pieces of work.
because it generates suspicion. It damages all students when
they leave, because the perpetrator will eventually devalue the
• Further appeals information and forms can be found on the
reputation of a Warwick degree. It damages all academic staff,
Academic Registrar’s webpages.
who have to spend time policing the rules in place of teaching
and research.
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Plagiarism is regularly detected and penalised and the
Students have the right to appeal against the decision/s of the
penalties are severe. Effort taken to conceal plagiarism will
Investigating Committee, but only on very specific grounds:
usually be taken as evidence of the perpetrator’s intention.
please see Regulation 11 (6) and Regulation 11 (10).
Therefore, the greater the effort, the more severe the
punishment when it is detected. The vast majority of students
Good practice and unfair practices
would not even contemplate any kind of plagiarism. If you
It is not plagiarism to cite without attribution ideas and
are tempted, please understand that the penalties and other
theories that have passed into the public domain and appear
repercussions can be severe.
in any number of textbooks: for example, “Economic theory
suggests that demand curves for normal goods are negatively
How is plagiarism penalised?
sloped.” The more widely you read and research your
The procedure is described in University Regulation 11. The
coursework, the quicker and better you will know what is and is
Department also has its own policy and procedure document
not in the public domain, and the more safely you will be able
used in the investigation of any case of suspected plagiarism.
to determine what can go without a supporting reference.
This document is available at
www.warwick.ac.uk/gov/archive-
It is important for you to avoid the suspicion of plagiarism
calendar/calendar-0910/section2/regulations/cheating/
or cheating in your assessed work. The best way is to ensure
As a summary of our Departmental plagiarism procedure,
that you adhere to good practice, represented by the rules for
if a marker decides that he or she suspects plagiarism in a
references and citations above. Usually this means that when
piece of coursework, he or she will report it to the Director
you first take notes from a book or article you should be careful
of Undergraduate Studies, or his/her deputy. A review of
to preserve the details of author, title, date, and page numbers.
the work will take place, and the student will be invited to a
Such precision is an important transferable skill in itself, and
meeting to discuss the work and the allegation. The Director
shows that you are acquiring a professional approach. For more
of Undergraduate Studies will then make a recommendation
detail on how to present references and citations, please see
to the Head of the Department about whether plagiarism
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/current/ug/
has occurred and the penalty to be exacted. Where the
handbook/examinations-and-assessments/%20-%20good-
Head of Department decides an offence has occurred and
practice-in-assessment.
exacts a penalty, there are a number of different types of
Students who lack confidence in writing sometimes prefer
penalty available to the Department, with a maximum penalty
copying or quoting from the textbook to expressing ideas
of a mark of zero on the relevant piece of assessed work.
in their own words. Why should they use their own words
Alternatively, in cases involving students beyond their first
when somebody else’s words are better? Such students do
year of study, in cases where the plagiarism offence is felt to
not intend to cheat. They escape serious consequences by
be severe, or in cases where a first-year student has previously
scattering quotation marks and references, sometimes, in large
been found guilty of some form of cheating, the Head of
quantities. The marker is uneasy because it is not clear that
Department may report the matter to the Academic Registrar
the student has done more than a bit of intelligent cutting
for consideration by an Investigating Committee of the Senate.
and pasting. It is impossible to be sure that the student has an
If the Committee finds an offence has been committed it has
independent understanding of the topic. Such work may pass,
the power to impose a mark of zero for the entire module unit
but will not get a good mark. It may, however, be brought to a
or some more severe penalty. At each point the student has
plagiarism meeting.
rights of representation and defence which are described in the
regulation and departmental procedure.
Copying or paraphrasing lecture notes, even with quotation
marks and citations, is something we would especially
It should also be noted that the Investigating Committee can,
discourage. When you copy from a published source at least
and does, refer serious cases of cheating on to the Discipline
you have the security of knowing that the work which you
Committee. The Discipline Committee can impose further
are copying has been scrutinised by referees (of journals)
penalties, including the termination of a student’s registration
and reviewers (of books). Lecture notes are not subject to
at the University.
independent scrutiny and have no such guarantees of quality.
What if I’m accused of plagiarism, but wish to appeal?
Notes provided by lecturers should be only a starting point of
your research, not your finishing point. Again, work based on
If you are accused of plagiarism, the Director of Undergraduate
lecture notes will not get a good mark.
Studies will give you the opportunity to make representations
before a decision is taken.
Helping others to plagiarise or collaborating?
Please note that if the Department finds that you have
Discussing your work with your colleagues can be a positive
committed plagiarism, but you believe the Department’s
and fruitful learning experience. Often it is enhanced by
decision to be incorrect, you have the right to refer the matter
showing your colleagues what you have done. However, there
to the Investigating Committee. A meeting of the Investigating
is no good reason for another student to ask to borrow a file
Committee will then consider the case and take a decision
on which your essay or project work is recorded. If your work
as to whether it believes cheating has taken place or not. If
is copied by another student, and the copying is detected, you
it determines cheating has taken place, the Committee will
lay yourself open to accusations of abetting or colluding with
decide on an appropriate penalty, which may or may not be the
their cheating, or even of engaging in cheating yourself. The
penalty previously imposed by the Department.
same will occur if you do not use the material yourself but pass
it on to a third person, because without your involvement the
cheating would not have been able to take place.
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Collaboration, or working cooperatively with other students, is
Where should I go for advice on these matters?
an excellent way of acquiring knowledge. Teamwork enables
If you have read all of the above and are still not sure what
you to cover material more quickly and more efficiently. Having
constitutes plagiarism, collusion or other forms of cheating,
to explain things to others clarifies them and fixes them in
you should seek advice in good time from either the module
your mind. But collaboration can give rise to two concerns.
leader, your module tutor, or your Personal Tutor. For advice
Sometimes students fear that collaboration may lead to
on the Department’s Plagiarism Procedure, please refer to the
accusations of plagiarism, in the sense of passing off others’
Department’s Quality Assurance Manager.
work as your own. We think there is a clear distinction between
the co-operative acquisition of knowledge and the copying
Prizes
of another’s work and submitting it as your own. Your module
The Department of Economics awards several prizes
tutor may supply you with further guidance. If you find yourself
throughout the three years for outstanding performances.
in a situation where co-operation with another student has
Previous examples have included the Deutsche Bank Prize
become so close that you find yourselves working towards a
for the top performing first-year student in Economics and
joint result, discuss it with your tutor before submitting your
the Department Examiners’ Prize for the Best Performance in
work.
Research in Applied Economics. See below prizes awarded;
Another fear is that students may damage their own prospects
1)
Deutsche Bank Prize for the best performance in first-year
of a high mark by helping others. This fear is groundless. Our
examinations in an Economics-based degree.
examination system is not competitive; there is nothing in the
regulations to prevent every student from getting a first (or
2)
Departmental Examiners Prize for second year students
every student failing). Helping other students cannot work
in Economics or related degrees (£150 cheque). The
to your detriment; strategies intended to disadvantage other
award winner(s) are chosen by the Second Year Board of
students cannot work to your benefit.
Examiners and may share the prizes in some years.
Other forms of cheating
3)
The Giving to Warwick Economics Prize for the student
who made the largest academic and non-academic
Plagiarism and collusion are just two forms of cheating. There
contribution to the department (£150).
are, of course, other kinds, such as cheating in tests or exams.
This can take several forms, some of which are listed below:
4)
Greenlite Prize for best second-year performance in
Economics and Economic History (£100 cheque).
• concealing information on or near your person during a test
or exam and then referring to this information during the test
5)
2011 Peggy Ford Memorial Prize for final year students for
or exam;
outstanding performance in Economic History (£25 cheque).
• by using electronic devices to retrieve information in a test or
6)
Rohin Modasia Prize – an enterprising approach to
exam;
Economics in application to the real world business or public
sector – i.e. a practical project or a practical application of
• copying another student’s work or communicating with other
the subject making a potential usable contribution towards
students in a test or exam;
the wider community (promoting sustainability, alleviating
• arranging for another student to take a test or exam on your
poverty etc).
behalf.
7)
Departmental Examiners Prize for final year students for
The above list is not exhaustive and any form of cheating can
best performance in EC331 Research in Applied Economics
and will be punished by the University. As with plagiarism, the
(£100 cheque) and best performance in Economics-based
penalties for cheating in a test or exam can be severe. Please
degrees (not EPAIS or PPE) (£100 cheque). The award
refer to the University’s Regulation 11 for more information.
winner(s) are chosen by the Final Year Board of Examiners
and may share the prizes in some years.
As is stated in Regulation 11, suspected instances of cheating
in a test or exam will be referred to the Academic Registrar
8)
Shiv Nath Prize (£100 cheque) for final year students for
and on to the Investigating Committee of the Senate. It
best performance in BSc or BA in Economics, Politics and
should be noted that, whereas plagiarism is dealt with in the
International Studies.
Department and may be passed on to the Academic Registrar
and the Investigating Committee, cases of cheating in a test
or exam are not dealt with in the Department, i.e. they are
reported directly to the Academic Registrar by the invigilator.
If an invigilator suspects a student of cheating in an exam,
the invigilator should let the student know that they will be
submitting a report to the Academic Registrar. Once the
invigilator has warned the student that a report will be made,
the student will be allowed to complete the test or exam.
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pastoral
care and
welfare
74 Personal Tutor System
74 Your Personal Tutor
75 Year Tutors
75 The Senior Tutor
76 Visiting Students
76 References and Referees
76 University support
77 Complaints and grievances
77
How to raise issues and how to complain, informally or formally
77 Informal channels
77 Formal channels
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Personal Tutor system
It is important that you know your Personal Tutor and that he
or she knows you, as this will enable them to provide you with
There are various sources of student support and guidance
much more effective feedback on your academic and personal
available to you within the Department and the University,
development. By discussing your personal and academic
but the one that you might find most easily accessible is the
development, as well as your future career plans, your Personal
pastoral care system within the Department.
Tutor will be in a much better position to write you a reference
In the Department of Economics, there is a network of
and you will be in a stronger position having benefited from
Personal Tutors (PT), and three Year Tutors (YT), headed by
their expert feedback and advice. Your Personal Tutor will
a Senior Tutor (ST). Each of these three roles carries specific
respect any confidences (subject to University guidelines on
responsibilities.
confidentiality).
PPE students are not covered by a Year Tutor as they have
The Personal Tutor has a number of major responsibilities, as
direct access to the PPE Director,
follows:
(whose role includes that of Senior Tutor for PPE).
•
To meet their Personal Tutees once per term. This could be
Your Personal Tutor
in a single meeting of the Tutor’s entire group of Personal
Tutees – or in individual meetings. We have identified Week
Each student is allocated a Personal Tutor (PT), who is the
3 of each term as a Personal Tutor week. For first year
member of academic staff to whom the Personal Tutee can
students the initial PT meeting is in Week 2 rather than in
turn for confidential advice regarding personal matters. New
Week 3 of Term 1. Typically, these initial meetings will be
students can find out who has been assigned as their personal
group gatherings but first year students who wish to have an
tutor on
my.economics. Visiting and Erasmus students will
individual meeting with their PT are also welcome to call in
be assigned to
the Director of Visiting and
on their PT’s office hour.
Erasmus Students or
deputy, however this will not appear
on
my.economics; the information is available from the UG
•
To take a registration of attendance at the termly PT group
Office. Your Personal Tutor is one of your most important
meeting and to log this in
my.economics to serve as a
contacts with the Department and University.
Contact Point;
Your Personal Tutor is there to help you when things are not
•
To be available in office hours. Availability in office hours
going as well as you would like. Perhaps you have concerns
is intended to provide occasions for the Tutee to maintain
about your academic work or personal development. However,
some form of connection to the PT in order to (i) sign-post
your Personal Tutor is also there to talk with you when things
students to other sources of support, (ii) provide ‘low-level’
are going well! You might like to arrange an appointment with
pastoral support and (iii) generate material which can ‘flesh
your Personal Tutor to discuss some of the following things:
out’ reference letters. It will be the Tutee’s responsibility to
determine the extent to which they avail themselves of this
• How to prioritise your module work
opportunity. The PT log within
my.economics will have two
• Concerns about application forms for internships/jobs
specific roles: for the PT to log each tutee’s attendance at the
termly PT group meeting (or at an office hour) and to store
• Gaining feedback on your academic progress and areas that
information that might be helpful for completing references;
can be improved
•
To share the departmental responsibility for pastoral care
• Gaining feedback on your personal development, such as
with the Year Tutor (YT) and Senior Tutor. At Warwick, PTs
skills that you should develop
have a pastoral role which is built in to University procedures.
• Changing modules
In Economics, however, we distinguish between low-level
and high-level student needs for pastoral support. If the PT
• Your non-academic achievements to help your tutor write
perceives that a tutee simply needs someone to listen to a
your reference
short-term, minor concern, then the PT should be able to
• How your modules are progressing – which subjects you
deal with this. However, as soon as the PT believes that the
enjoy and which you find more challenging and prioritising
student might have a higher-level need for support, then
your workload
the YT should be informed of this – provided the tutee gives
permission.
• Your wish to go on an exchange or take up another study
abroad opportunity – Personal Tutors will be asked to
The student will retain the right of choosing in whom they
provide a reference for you if you apply for such schemes
wish to confide – this might be the PT or the YT or the ST
or someone from the University’s counselling service, as
• Gaining advice on further study, such as Masters Degrees.
appropriate. Note that the YT will have the responsibility
of collating evidence on mitigating circumstances. Under
University procedures, part of pastoral care involves
‘advocacy’ for students having to appear before panels such
as the Investigating Committee. The Warwick tradition is that
it is the responsibility of the PT to represent the student on
these occasions.
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Within the Department, we have found that this role of
•
To liaise with the UG Office in keeping up-to-date records
advocacy or representation is often more effectively
on mitigating circumstances for each student. We have
undertaken by a senior tutor. Accordingly, under the
a well-established system of maintaining file evidence on
new arrangements, we see the PT as transferring the
mitigation. Accurate file evidence is important in order
responsibility of advocacy to the YT. There might be
to give appropriate welfare support to students; for the
exceptions to this; for example, where the individual PT-
purposes of Exam Board decisions and for consideration of
tutee relationship is such that the student would have a clear
issues such as temporary withdrawal.
preference for being represented by the PT.
•
To present mitigating circumstances file evidence in
•
To sign-post Tutees to more appropriate sources of
Mitigating Circumstances Committees (MCCs) ahead of
support and guidance. The Department will use a number
the respective Exam Boards in June (and in September
of methods to direct students to appropriate sources of help
in the case of re-sits). In the case of the First-Year Exam
and information;
Board, the Year 1 Tutor should liaise with the 1st year Exam
Secretary about the generation of file evidence for students
•
To act as a reference-writer.
failing modules – replacing the role of the Personal Tutor in
You will normally retain the same Personal Tutor throughout
producing a report on the individual student. The YT will seek
your undergraduate career. If your Personal Tutor goes on
to gather information from the PT, module tutors and from
study leave or is seconded temporarily elsewhere, you will be
file evidence.
allocated a temporary replacement except when the interests
•
To advise students in their year cohort who wish to
of continuity suggest a permanent change would be better.
pursue the option of taking Temporary Withdrawal. In
If you wish to change your Personal Tutor for any reason
such cases, the Year Tutor should liaise with the Director of
you must complete the form on
my.economics and submit
Undergraduate Studies.
your request.
•
To review students with poor attendance or study records.
Year Tutors
The Quality Assurance Manager has responsibility for
management of the Contact Points system. Where this – or
The main responsibility of the Year Tutors is to act in the role
other sources of Department information – identifies cases
of a senior tutor for their respective year groups. Thus the
of students with poor attendance records or with other
role of each of the Year Tutors will be based on the following
apparent study problems, the relevant Year Tutor will have
responsibilities:
the responsibility of contacting the students to suggest a
•
To meet with students who are experiencing personal/
review meeting. The student might choose to involve the PT
health problems affecting their capacity to study effectively
in this discussion.
and advising these students on the sources of support
•
To represent students in University processes. There are
available to them inside the Department and the University.
a number of situations in which the University expects the
Students will be referred to Year Tutors through a variety
Personal Tutor to represent personal tutees in University
of channels, including by direct approach from students
processes – such as in the investigation of plagiarism,
themselves, by referral from Personal Tutors, from the
other sorts of cheating and in investigating or disciplinary
Director of Undergraduate Studies, et alia. When Contact
committees. In Economics, this role will be transferred
Points data or other evidence of student absence or difficulty
from the Personal Tutor to the relevant Year Tutor. The Year
emerges, the Year Tutors will be involved pro-actively in
Tutor will assemble relevant information, which will include
making contact with students who appear to be experiencing
conferring with the PT. If the student has a close working
difficulties. Year Tutors will have a responsibility for following
relationship with the PT, then it might be appropriate for the
the progress of students with difficulties and this might
YT to delegate the case to the PT.
involve referring them to the Counselling Service, via liaison
with the Senior Tutor in Economics. When cases have been
•
To advise students who are studying abroad. The Year
referred from PTs, the student might opt to confide only in
2 Tutor, liaising with the Director of Visiting and Erasmus
the PT and hence the YT will work with the PT in managing
Students and the UG Office Team, will have departmental
the case, respecting the confidential nature of the PT-tutee
responsibility for Warwick students studying abroad under
relationship. The student will have the choice regarding
Erasmus or other schemes.
the person in whom they wish to confide. On occasion,
students have to appear before University panels such as
The Senior Tutor
the Investigating Committee (for example in cases involving
The Senior Tutor has overall responsibility for the operation
serious charges of cheating): the default position is that YTs
and design of the Personal Tutor system in Economics.
will liaise with PTs about the handling of these cases.
Personal Tutors and Year Tutors may defer cases needing
higher-level support, particularly those in which advocacy or
•
To advise students with problems on Departmental
representation at a University committee are warranted, to the
rules and regulations, working in liaison with the Director
Senior Tutor. The Senior Tutor is also a member of the Student-
of Undergraduate Studies and the UG Office Team –
Staff Liaison Committee.
e.g. concerning having absences or late submission of
work condoned.
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The University has a very detailed web page describing how
Health Centre – access health advice and register at the
Warwick operates its personal tutor system that you also may
Practice.
wish to access.
International Office – guidance for students from overseas and
Visiting Students
visiting students, including visa and immigration advice.
The Director of Visiting and Erasmus Students has special
Nightline – an independent listening service open all night
responsibility for Visiting and Erasmus students.
every night of term from 9pm to 9am ext
22199, or
024 7641
7668, or drop in at Rootes P-Block.
References and Referees
Nursery – friendly and professional childcare for Warwick
When you apply for jobs, postgraduate training, and
University members.
scholarships, you will usually need at least one academic
referee who has some general familiarity with your work
Residential Life Team – The Residential Life team work and live
and progress over a period of time. Your Personal Tutor is
alongside students within the Halls of Residences and are a key
one person who will normally do this. You can also ask other
part of the University’s welfare and support network.
members of academic staff (i.e. lecturers and professors) to
Security Services – The University Security Team works 24
act as referees as well as or instead of your Personal Tutor;
hours a day to support the University’s overall aims by ensuring
however, graduate teaching assistants and tutors will refer you
there is a safe, secure and friendly environment for all.
to a member of academic staff.
Senior Tutor – The University’s Senior Tutor, Stephen Lamb, has
Before citing anyone as a referee you should seek their advice
overall responsibility for student welfare and the Personal Tutor
and permission. This is both a matter of courtesy and also to
system.
give your referee that permission to divulge information about
you to third-parties seeking a reference. Please note that if your
Student Support Services, located on the ground floor of
Personal Tutor or other nominated referee receives a reference
University House, can be contacted by telephone on
024 7657
request from, say, a potential employer, the nominated referee
5570 or email on
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx.xx
will be able to report only if they have previously received your
Students’ guide to Student Support Services entitled
Need
explicit permission to produce a reference for that employer.
Help Finding Your Way? (Available online from
http://warwick.
The Department has introduced an online request form for
ac.uk/supportservices/student-support-services-brochure.
reference letters for final year students. This can be accessed
pdf) offers more information on the services provided above.
through
my.economics.
Academic Office:
In order that references can be as accurate and supportive
as possible, please supply your referees with copies of your
a) Examination Office
curriculum vitae (CV), let them know why you are applying,
http://warwick.ac.uk/services/academicoffice/
and keep them informed of your triumphs and tragedies. If
examinations
you believe that you have some quality or experience that is
b) Student Records
especially relevant to a particular application, please make a
http://warwick.ac.uk/studentrecords
point of telling your referees.
c) Awards and Ceremonies
University support
http://warwick.ac.uk/congregation
There are many different sources of support across the
d) Student Finance
University. We list and describe some of the important ones
http://warwick.ac.uk/services/academicoffice/finance
here:
e) Student Funding
Accommodation Office – advice on campus residences and on
http://warwick.ac.uk/services/academicoffice/funding
finding accommodation off-campus.
f) Graduate School
Advice and Welfare Services at the Students’ Union – practical
http://warwick.ac.uk/graduateschool
advice on all aspects of student life.
Academic Registrar’s Office:
Chaplaincy – welcomes students and staff of any or no faith.
g) International Office
Counselling Service – service offering free counselling to all
h) Teaching Quality
staff and students.
http://warwick.ac.uk/quality
Disability co-ordinator – support for disabled students.
Further information on all of these services can be found on the
The University’s Mental Health Coordinators – help and advice
University website. If you can’t find what you are looking for,
for students enduring mental health difficulties.
please contact the UG Office or your Personal Tutor in the first
instance.
Financial Advice – information and advice on tuition fees,
accommodation fees, library fines and any other charges
students may have whilst they are at Warwick.
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Complaints and grievances
If, having contacted the Head of Department, you remain
dissatisfied with the outcome of consideration of your
How to raise issues and how to complain,
complaint, the University has a Student Academic Complaints
informally or formally
Procedure to deal with complaints about the teaching and
There may be occasions during your time in the Department
learning process, provided that the complaint is received within
when things do not work out quite as you would wish or
three months of the occurrence about which the complaint
something may go wrong. The information below explains how
is made. For further details, please see
www2.warwick.ac.uk/
to raise any issue and/or to make a complaint, either informally
services/aro/academiccomplaints/procedure
or formally.
Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA)
It is important to note that you should always feel free to
Complaints which have exhausted the University’s internal
contact the Head of Department,
,
procedures can, at the discretion of the individual submitting
directly at any point via email on
the complaint, be submitted to the Office of the Independent
Here are the normal procedures to address any issue or
Adjudicator. The OIA has the power to investigate complaints
concern, or to complain:
and make recommendations to the University where
procedures need changing. The OIA can also recommend
Informal channels
financial compensation be offered to the individual submitting
You may wish to contact the member of staff in the
the complaint.
Department whose actions have caused the issue to occur.
To see if your complaint qualifies under the OIA
Alternatively, complaints may be raised directly with the
regulations, please see:
www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/aro/
Head of Department at any time and particularly if you do
academiccomplaints/oia
not feel comfortable contacting the person responsible
directly or where you have done so and the matter has not
Not sure what to do? Who to talk to?
been satisfactorily resolved. You may want to also talk to
If you are unsure about your next step, it is always best to
your Personal Tutor for advice. If you believe the issue is of a
talk to someone about it. There are a host of different people
general nature relating to the teaching and learning provision
available to have such a conversation with, depending on your
in your department, you may alternatively contact your SSLC
situation and who you feel comfortable talking to in the first
representative, who can raise the matter on your behalf.
instance.
Occasionally there are disputes of a personal nature. These
You could try:
are rare, but cannot be ruled out in a large organisation like
• Sabbatical officers at the Students’ Union
a University. Personal difficulties may arise if you believe that
another student or a member of staff is discriminating against
• Professional advisors who work at the Students’ Union
you or harassing you on grounds of personal dislike or broader
• The University Senior Tutor
prejudice. In such circumstances you may take the matter up
with your Personal Tutor, who will help you refer the issue to
You may also wish to look at the University’s procedure on
the appropriate authority, or with the Head of Department. If
complaints and feedback on the website:
www.warwick.ac.uk/
you do not feel comfortable doing this, you may contact the
gov/complaintsandfeedback
Students’ Union’s Education Officer or the Student Advice
Centre for support.
In the event of a personal dispute involving your Personal Tutor,
we recommend that you contact the Senior Tutor (who will
assign you a new Personal Tutor at your request and without
requiring you to give reasons if you do not wish to do so).
formal channels
Student Academic Complaints procedure
A complaint should initially be made in writing to the
person responsible for the action which has given rise to the
complaint. Where this is not appropriate (e.g. where you do
not feel comfortable contacting the person responsible directly
or where there has been previous unproductive discussion/
disagreement) or where such action has been taken and the
matter has not been satisfactorily resolved, it should be raised
with the Head of Department,
via
email at
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79 Feedback
79 Student-Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC)
80 Economics Student Ambassadors
81 Economics Careers Representative
81 Warwick Economics Society
81 Warwick Economics Summit
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Student voice
The Economics SSLC can make recommendations to the
Economics Undergraduate Management Committee (UMC),
There are a number of ways in which you can get involved
and the Chair of the SSLC is invited to attend the UMC and the
in the life of the Department, and contribute towards its
Department Staff Meeting.
successes. Not only does this benefit the Department,
but it’s interesting, and a fantastic opportunity for you
What kind of issues does the SSLC discuss?
to develop some skills that you might not ordinarily use.
The SSLC provides you with the opportunity, as a student, to
Through contributing in this way you can demonstrate your
raise any issues you would like to bring to the attention of the
resourcefulness, adaptability and willingness in your CV.
Department of Economics staff. The agenda of the SSLC is
feedback
varied and determined on request by students and staff of the
Department. It includes issues such as
You can provide feedback to us through a number of
• Teaching issues – lecture and seminar content or timing, new
mechanisms such as Module Evaluation, through your Personal
module development etc.
Tutor or Year Tutor, through the SSLC (see below) and in the
third year through the National Student Survey (NSS). We
• Education quality – difficulties on availability of the expected
encourage you to participate in all of these activities fully. It is
standard by the staff or other facilities like content for a
your feedback which helps us to improve.
module
Student-Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC)
• Assessment issues – marks distribution, examination
policy, feedback mechanism, and results appeal, degree
SSLCs are committees made up of elected student
classification etc.
representatives and members of staff. They provide an
accessible arena for students to discuss with staff issues
• Library – issues with availability of course books, power
connected to teaching, learning and student support. They
sockets, quiet areas for study, etc.
also provide an opportunity for the department to consult with
• Student Careers & Skills – CV checks, economics centred
students and receive feedback on new proposals. The SSLC
career advice, etc.
should always be consulted on any major changes to course
structures or content.
Please note that the above list is not exhaustive. The SSLC
is a platform to address any issues that is deemed to be
important in improving the teaching quality and overall student
experience of the Department of Economics.
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Membership of the Economics Undergraduate SSLC
How to get involved in the SSLC
There is one main SSLC for all undergraduate level degree
• Stand as a candidate in the Autumn term elections
courses within the Department. There are a maximum number
• SSLC Economics Undergraduate Study
of student SSLC members per year and per degree course
based on the total number of students that are part of the
• Vote for your preferred candidates in the elections
course. In certain cases there may be more than one member in
• Use the electronic forum for discussing SSLC matters outside
the same year and degree course to ensure due representation.
of normal meetings.
The exact number varies annually and students are informed
about this at the beginning of the academic year. However
• Follow the official Economics Undergraduate SSLC Facebook
every effort is made to ensure maximum number of members
page. SSLC members are added to this page and are
is accommodated.
encouraged to invite any economics students to join. The
aim of the page is to allow free flowing discussions on issues
Student representatives from each degree course and each
about the Department; it should not be used for derogatory
year are elected during the first three weeks of the Autumn
or irrelevant purposes.
term. Please take part in this election, feel encouraged and
confident to stand as a candidate, and be aware who your
• Submit an item for the agenda of the SSLC meeting by
representatives are. Representatives from the PPE and
contacting one of your SSLC representatives.
Economics, Politics & International Studies degree courses also
• Keep up to date with the agenda and minutes of your
sit on the Politics SSLC.
SSLC meeting.
The committee is led by an SSLC chair and secretary, elected
Please remember that personal problems or grievances are not
from amongst and by the student SSLC representatives. For a
a matter for the SSLC; these should instead be addressed by
full list of duties of the Chair and Secretary of the SSLC see the
following the Department’s Complaints and Grievances Policy.
SSLC Handbook.
For more detailed information and previous minutes
There are various members of staff who attend the SSLC to
and agendas please see the SSLC information on the
make sure every aspect of student life is represented and
Economics website.
to respond to issues raised in an effective way. The Director
of Undergraduate Studies (DUGSE) and a Director of Year,
SSLC Convenor, Senior Tutor, Undergraduate Teaching and
Economics Student Ambassadors
Learning Manager Quality Assurance Manager, Undergraduate
The Department has a great opportunity for our students to
Coordinator, Undergraduate Secretary are certain members of
become Economics Student Ambassadors and promote the
the staff who may attend.
Department and enhance their own student experience.
Meetings and attendance
We are looking for students to assist in the running of
There are two SSLC meetings every term, making it a total
numerous events including:
of six meetings in the academic year. They are placed evenly
• Open Days
through term in order to conduct effective follow-ups on
any issues as required. Each meeting is to be kept within 90
• Taster Events
minutes, unless pressing matters demand an extension.
• School/College Events and Visits
As the committee only meets twice a term, representatives are
• Alumni events and
expected to be present at all meetings. In the event of absence
or an early departure, all members are expected to send their
• Induction
apologies to the SSLC Secretary, before the meeting, clearly
stating the reason for their absence. This will be kept
Activities may include conducting campus tours; talking to
on record for future reference. In extenuating circumstances,
visitors and prospective students, as well as new students
with prior information, one absence may be condoned. If a
especially during the first weeks of term; signposting visitors
student representative misses more than one meeting, the
and running sessions on student life. We are also looking for
attendance policy dictates that the said representative must
Ambassadors who can participate in focus groups and help us
be re-elected into the committee and will not be allowed to
with case studies and student videos.
extend their membership to the following year. This is subject
We will provide training and briefings for Ambassadors. There
to a case-by-case review and exceptional circumstances are
are numerous benefits including:
taken into consideration.
• Further opportunities to engage with staff in the Department
Agenda, minutes and annual reports
• A chance to gain work experience
The meeting details, agendas, minutes, annual report and any
other publications relating to the current and previous year’s
• An addition to your CV that will enhance your employability
SSLCs can be found on our website.
• A chance to share your passion for Economics and Warwick
University
• A chance to meet and help other students
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If you would like to be considered for this rewarding and
The weekend offers the chance to meet and learn from a truly
exciting opportunity, please contact
diverse group of students, and to socialise with delegates from
) to express your interest.
around the world at our black tie ball.
Our vision for the 2015 Economics Summit is to continue to
Economics Careers Representative
improve on the extremely high calibre of speakers that has
As a career rep you will communicate Careers and Skills
come to be expected of the Warwick Economics Summit.
information to fellow students at all levels of study in the
Working closely with our team, we would like to ensure that
Department – through Facebook and notice boards, as well
each and every delegate has a great experience, making them
as involvement in SSLC meetings and other careers events,
feel welcomed to the University of Warwick.
both Department specific and general. Regular liaison with
The Summit is not just an event for delegates. We are fully
Careers and Skills will facilitate early knowledge of campus
student run and would encourage you to apply to join our
events, visiting organisations, paid jobs and career planning
successful and highly diverse team. Being involved is a great
innovations, such as new software and other initiatives. This
way to get to know people who share similar interests, whilst
position is organised through the Centre for Student Careers
developing key skills. Organising the Summit is not all work,
and Skills and opportunities will be advertised through
we have many social activities to develop friendships and
my.Advantage.
memorable shared experiences. If you would like to join the
team, then look out for more information from us in term one
Warwick Economics Society
or visit us at the freshers’ fair.
Warwick Economics Society is one of the largest societies on
If there’s anything you’d like to know about the Summit, then
campus with over 1200 members. Its aim is to give its members
don’t hesitate to contact us. You can find the summit on
a diverse range of events that helps them to progress not only
Facebook and Twitter. You can also visit our website for more
academically but also along their chosen career path. With
information at:
www.warwickeconomicssummit.com
sponsors including top law, accountancy and banking firms
We look forward to seeing you at the 2015 Warwick
there is something for everyone. The society hosts the most
Economics Summit!
talked about socials on campus, that never fail to sell out, and
also boasts some of the strongest sports teams in Warwick,
, Warwick Economics
providing opportunities to get involved with football and
Summit 2015 Coordinators.
netball in the earlier terms and cricket and mixed rounders later
on. The society provides students with an opportunity to make
the most out of their university experience including signing up
to our mentor scheme or becoming a fresher rep, which entails
making active decisions that shape the future of the society.
If you would like to know more visit us at
www.warwickeconomicssociety.com and give us a like on
Facebook!
Will Robinson and James da Costa, President and Vice
President, Warwick Economics Society
Warwick Economics Summit
The Warwick Economics Summit is one of the largest student-
run academic conferences in Europe, set out from the rest by
world-renowned figures, engaging debates and educational
workshops. It touches on a range of global issues including
politics, development, finance and psychology. The Summit is
not just an engaging platform for economics students, but an
opportunity for anyone with an interest in economic affairs and
politics to discuss the latest worldwide developments.
Last year’s summit welcomed distinguished speakers such
as
as well as inspirational talks from
. In the past, the summit has
hosted leading academics such as
, along with key policy makers such as
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development
84 Student Careers and Skills
84 University Library
85 Information Technology (IT) Services
86 Personal Development Planning (PDP)
86 Carroll Round
86 The Undergraduate Research Scholarship Scheme (URSS)
87 Reinvention: A Journal of Undergraduate Research
87 Private Tutoring Policy
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Student Careers and Skills
• Use the Library Catalogue to find what you need. The
Catalogue contains details of the books and journals (print
The Centre for Student Careers and Skills exists to enable you
and electronic) held by the Library. You can also use the
to devise and implement plans which will help you get where
search box in the centre of the Library Home page:
you want to be in terms of work and careers once your studies
www.warwick.ac.uk/services/library
here are over. Support is available to you regardless of which
year you are in (and for up to three years after you graduate)
• Most electronic resources are available from any PC with
and wherever you are in your career thinking, from being
internet access, so you can use them from home. Usually,
extremely focused to having no ideas at all. Support includes:
you’ll need your University username and password (the one
you use to login to a PC on campus) to access these.
• A Careers Consultant linked to each department. The Careers
Consultant for Economics is Chris Manley. You can make a
• The Library website provides lots of information on using
30 minute appointment to talk through your ideas, or attend
the Library, as well as information on useful resources for
one of the workshops organised specifically for Economics
Economics research, under the heading “Students”.
students.
• DataStream is one of the main sources for finding
• The Centre for Student Careers and Skills website contains
macroeconomic time series or data on equity markets,
up-to-date careers information designed specifically for
bonds, futures, exchange rates and interest rates. DataStream
Warwick students, and the popular blog is at
is only available in the Library. At busy times, you may need
http://careersblog.warwick.ac.uk
to book to use the terminal. You will also find a very wide
range of international macroeconomic time series, plus
• A huge range of opportunities to meet organisations and
social data, on the UK Data Service, available online through
employees, from large careers fairs to alumni meetings to
the Library web pages for Economics
www.warwick.ac.uk/
employer-led skills events.
library/subjects/socsciall/economics/
• Support with finding internships and other work experience.
• If you find a useful book or journal article which Warwick
• Skills development workshops and opportunities.
does not have, we can try to obtain it for you from another
library. Collect a form from the Library or download it from
• Support with the practical process of application, including
the Document Supply section of the website, under ‘Using
bookable 20 minute application form/CV checks and mock
the Library’. There is also a free scheme to obtain journal
interviews.
articles, called Article Reach.
Details and booking for all events and appointments run by
• If you are having trouble finding what you need, there is an
Student Careers and Skills are at
myAdvantage.
Economics Academic Support Librarian to help you. The
t
024 7652 4748
contact details are below.
e
xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx.xx
• The Learning Grid, which is part of the Library, is located
f
024 7652 4220
in University House. This is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a
Visit: Learning Grid, Ground Floor, University House (Weekdays
week and offers a range of resources, including access to IT
10.00am – 6.00pm, reduced hours in vacations).
facilities and a collection of reference-only key textbooks.
There are also extra facilities; Learning Grid Rootes and
Your Student Careers and Skills representatives for Economics
Leaning Grid Leamington
www.warwick.ac.uk/library/using/
are Jonathan Chu and Abdul Gabbar.
libspaces/
An economics careers page has been created and is
Contacting the Library
maintained by your representatives for all the Economics
students on Facebook.
General Enquiries
In Person:
The University Library
Help is generally available between 9.00am – 5.30pm Monday –
The main Library provides you with a wide range of resources
Thursdays and 9.00am – 4.30pm on Fridays.
to support you with your studies, including printed and
t
024 7652 4103
electronic books, journals and subject databases. These will all
e
xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx.xx
help you find research in your area. They also provide online
resources about academic skills and work with Economics to
Economics Enquiries
provide input into modules on these.
Your Academic Support Librarian is happy to help you find the
Here are a few quick tips to help you get started in the Library:
information you need for your research, show you how to use
specific resources, or discuss any other issues you might have.
• Use the Get Started online Library orientation programme
to find out how to use the library effectively.
www.warwick.
In Person:
ac.uk/library/using/practicalinfo/newusers
General Library assistance is available between 8.30am –
9.30pm every day.
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can be contacted email or telephone, 9.00 am –
network and the internet, and provide access to printers,
5.30pm Monday to Thursday, and 9.00am – 4.30pm on Fridays.
the Library online catalogue and a wide range of software
applications. All computers in open access areas run on the
t
024 7657 2712
Windows 7 operating system (except room A0.01 – SUSE
e
Linux). Further information can be found at:
www.warwick.
The general Library email address may also be used, and your
ac.uk/workareas
enquiry will be dealt with by Academic Support colleagues, or
Printing
passed on to the specialist.
To print from printers in the University, you will need to register
Information Technology (IT) Services
your University ID card with the printing system (you only need
to do this once). To do this, visit a Kyocera printer (situated
Your email address
on all floors in the Library and in other IT Services work areas)
Once you have registered with IT Services and your account
and swipe your University ID card against the printer card
has been activated you will have an email address which is
reader. Press Cancel at the PUK screen. Type in your IT Services
usually in the format:
username and password on the printer screen and press OK.
xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx.xx or
You will also need enough credit in your printing account to
xxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx.xx
print to other printers in the University. You can buy printer
credits online with a debit or credit card at
warwick.ac.uk/
This address will be your ‘official’ University email address
printercredits. You can also buy credits in person at the IT
which the Department will use, in the future, for all email
Services Help Desk on the first floor of the Library or at the
communications. It will be the responsibility of students to
International Office reception.
ensure that they check this email account. You can access
this account using the appropriate IT Services delivered
A3, colour, duplex and transparency printing are also available
applications or via webmail at
warwick.ac.uk/mymail
but can only be obtained from the printers located at the Help
and Advisory Counter in the Student Computer Centre. Printing
Help Desk
costs are as follows:
IT Services provide a dedicated Help Desk which you can
A4 black and white (per sheet): 5p single sided, 8p double sided
phone, email or visit for assistance with all aspects of student
computing. Further information on how to contact IT Services
A4 colour (per sheet): 20p single sided, 38p double sided
can be found at:
www.warwick.ac.uk/helpdesk
A3 black and white (per sheet): 9p single sided, 16p double
ATHENS Authentication
sided
When you register for an IT Services account at
warwick.ac.uk/
A3 colour (per sheet): 40p single sided, 78p double-sided
register you can choose to request an ATHENS account. This
will then give you access to the national facilities described
You can check your printing credit at
www.warwick.ac.uk/
below.
printercredits. Any credit remaining in your printer account will
be lost when you leave the University. No refund of remaining
Once you have your IT Services account, you can create your
credit will be given.
ATHENS account at any time by visiting the Library website at:
www.warwick.ac.uk/library/electronicresources/passwords
Further details can be found at:
www.warwick.ac.uk/
studentprint
Network access from student residences
Software
The University provides a network connection from every
room in student residences enabling you to access the internet
The University has a wide range of software for economists.
and files saved on the network. Use of the residential network
Besides generic software such as Microsoft Office, email and
is subject to an Acceptable Use Policy. You will require a
web browsers, the econometric software we use includes Stata,
network cable, also known as RJ45 Ethernet Cable, in order
Eviews, and SPSS. You will be given appropriate guidance on
to connect to the Residential Network. There is Wi-Fi in some
software use when the time comes.
student residences.
Other software which may be of particular interest to students
Computer security
in Economics are described below:
Any computer attached to a network is susceptible to attacks
Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac Software
from viruses and spyware. IT Services provides free anti-virus
GiveWin (win), Maple (win/mac), Mathematica (win/mac),
and firewall software to help keep your computer safe:
MATLAB (win/mac), NVIVO (win), SAS (win), Scientific Word /
www.warwick.ac.uk/its/servicessupport/software/antivirus
Workplace (win), SPSS (win/mac), S-PLUS (win), Statistics for
Open access areas
the Terrified (win) and WinEcon (win) are all available for use.
The majority of this software is available from the University
There are many open access areas operated by IT Services.
network, although some titles will need to be installed onto
(You will need your University ID card to enter some of the
your computer. For assistance with locating and installing
open access areas.) The computers are all connected to the
software, please contact the IT Services Help Desk:
www.warwick.ac.uk/helpdesk
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UNIX Software
• It can help you put together a CV and express your goals at
A wide range of software is available on the UNIX systems
interview, including those with your personal tutor
at Warwick including GAMS, LIMDEP, Maple, Mathematica,
• It will be a part of your course and key moments will be
MATLAB, SAS, S-Plus. Further information can be found here:
highlighted from time to time. You should reflect and record
www.warwick.ac.uk/software/unix
your thoughts when essay feedback is returned, after
Access to economic datasets online
contentious seminars, after key lectures, after professional
training, after syndicate or group work, before or after
The UK Data Service provides a unified point of access to data
assessed tasks, prior to presentations, research papers or
from the Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS), the Census
key experiments
Programme and the Secure Data Service.
• It is tailored to your personal needs, and it’s private
ESDS gives access to the NS Databank, OECD Economic
Indicators, IMF and UNIDO datasets as well as Longitudinal,
• Your records will be a good place to keep your incomplete
Large Scale and Qualitative datasets.
thoughts about research/your course to revisit later
CASWEB (Census Area Statistics on the Web) provides access
• Your PDP can include reflections on literature you found
to UK census data and associated geographical boundary data.
useful, e-bibliographies and annotated reading lists
This website requires Athens Authentication. The first time you
• PDP helps you keep track of your personal progress – it can
use these services you will be asked to register so have your
be encouraging to see how far you have come!
Athens username and password ready.
Find out more on the Warwick Advantage website:
National Statistics Online provides many UK statistics, including
www.warwick.ac.uk/services/scs/services/myadvantage
Census 2001 data. Registration is not required.
Software to download
The Carroll Round
It is now possible to download several of the software packages
The Carroll Round is an annual international economics
offered by IT Services. Details can be found at:
www.warwick.
conference at Georgetown University that provides a unique
ac.uk/software/list
forum for research and discussion among the world’s top
undergraduates. The goal of the Carroll Round is to foster the
(Prices subject to change)
exchange of ideas among leading undergraduate international
Getting help
economics and political economy students by encouraging and
If you have general problems logging in to IT Services open
supporting the pursuit of scholarly innovation in the field.
access areas you should follow the procedures published
The Department has a strong track record of supporting
for these rooms. If you have specific problems relating to
exceptional final-year students to participate in this conference,
the computers or printers in S2.81a you should contact the
usually in connection with their final projects for the EC331
Department’s Computer Support Staff on extension 23501 or
Research in Applied Economics module. You can read some of
visit room S2.136.
the past reports from Carroll Round attendees on the Carroll
Round website:
www.warwick.ac.uk/economics/current/
Personal Development Planning (PDP)
modules/ec331/carrollround
The University views PDP as a structured process undertaken
Those eligible to be considered for participation in the Carroll
by an individual to reflect upon their own learning, performance
Round will be contacted in the Autumn term.
and achievement and to plan for their personal educational
(and career) development.
The Undergraduate Research Scholarship
Which means?
Scheme (URSS)
‘PDP means Personal, Professional and Academic Development
The URSS offers undergraduate students the opportunity to:
by encouraging reflection and planning: in the end, it should
• take part in original research;
produce for you a record, which you can revisit, to assist you in
the planning and development of our ideas to make you more
• achieve substantial outcomes;
effective and successful both now and in the future’.
• develop a range of research and transferrable skills;
• PDP makes you more organised and more motivated by
• work as a member of a research team or department and
helping you appreciate your own values, goals and methods
develop an awareness of the research environment;
of study/research – which, in turn, influence the way you
study and the conclusions you reach
• enhance discipline-specific skills or knowledge;
• The emphasis is on helping you to see for yourself how you
• where possible, participate in interdisciplinary work.
can succeed or improve upon existing results
• The URSS opens for applications in December, in preparation
• PDP is a method for understanding how to make yourself
for projects undertaken in the summer, and is open to all
more effective in your studies and set goals
undergraduates, usually non-finalists.
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Reinvention: A journal of Undergraduate
d) The Graduate Teaching Assistant must assume
Research
responsibility for ensuring the tutee is aware that
the tutoring arrangement does not form part of the
Reinvention: a Journal of Undergraduate Research is an online,
tutee’s Warwick degree, that it is not governed by any
peer-reviewed journal, dedicated to the publication of high-
of the University’s or Department’s quality assurance
quality undergraduate student research. The journal welcomes
mechanisms, and that the Department will not be
academic articles from all disciplinary areas. All articles in this
accountable for any misinformation given out as part of
journal undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor
the private arrangement.
screening and refereeing by two or three anonymous referees.
Reinvention is published through the Institute for Advanced
Teaching and Learning, a department at the University of
Warwick designed to support the University’s unequivocal
commitment to teaching and the development of innovative
programmes and modes of delivery which have a real impact
on student experience. More here:
www.warwick.ac.uk/fac/
cross_fac/iatl/reinvention
Private Tutoring Policy
Purpose of Policy – to clarify the Department’s position on
private tutoring arrangements between its Graduate Teaching
Assistants and undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Applicability – Applicable to all undergraduate and
postgraduate students based within the Department of
Economics and all Graduate Teaching Assistants employed to
teach on Economics modules.
Point of Contact for Policy Queries – Quality Assurance
Manager in Department of Economics
Policy content
1) The Department of Economics actively discourages
private tutoring arrangements between undergraduate/
postgraduate students and Graduate Teaching Assistants,
but does not prohibit it.
2) Undergraduate or postgraduate students who are
experiencing study difficulties are encouraged to make
full use of University and Departmental resources, such
as advice from their personal tutor, year tutor, and other
academic staff, and the guidance provided by Student
Careers and Skills, which should be sufficient to meet
student needs.
3) However, we recognise that private tutoring arrangements
are likely to persist; hence the Department imposes the
following regulations:
a) A Graduate Teaching Assistant employed in the
Department of Economics is not permitted to tutor
privately on an undergraduate or postgraduate module
on which they are employed to teach or have previously
been employed to teach.
b) A Graduate Teaching Assistant who tutors privately is not
permitted to access any materials not available to other
students registered for the module.
c) Any private tutoring arrangement must not be conducted
on University premises, with the exception of within
campus student accommodation.
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study
abroad
opportunities
89 Erasmus Exchange
90 Exchanges to the USA and Australia
91 Other Study Abroad opportunities
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Erasmus Exchange
Eligibility
The Economics Department is an active member of the EU’s
To be considered for an Erasmus placement through the
Erasmus programme which offers opportunities for students
Department of Economics, you should:
in EU countries to study abroad at other universities in EU
1) Be in the first term of your second year in either BSc
countries. Students enrolled on: L100, L116, LM1D, V7ML and
Economics, BSc Economics and Industrial Organisation,
GL11 are able to apply to spend a full academic year abroad
BSc/BA Economics, Politics and International Studies, BSc/
between their second and third years of study, with placement
BA Philosophy, Politics and Economics or BSc Mathematics
providers who are partners of the Economics Department.
and Economics. Students studying BSc/BA Economics,
If you are successful in gaining a placement with an Erasmus
Politics and International Studies, BSc/BA Philosophy,
partner, your degree programme becomes a four year
Politics and Economics and BSc Mathematics and
programme, and, assuming you pass sufficient modules, the
Economics are also eligible to apply for Erasmus through
title of your course changes to add the suffix ‘with Study
the other departments contributing to their degree; different
Abroad’ to the existing title (e.g. BSc Economics with Study
departments have different rules for applications.
Abroad).
2) Be achieving 60% or above across their first and second
On returning to Warwick the final year of studies continues in
year modules. In some cases a student achieving a lower
the normal way. You will be expected to produce a Returner’s
score in some modules can be considered if they are
Report for the Economics Department in addition to the one
achieving high level grades in other modules. This is judged
you have to provide to the International Office.
on a case-by-case basis.
The Economics Department offers a choice from a range of
3) For study in France, Germany or Spain, you need to have
universities for undergraduate students. These are:
language skills at or above Level 5 on Warwick’s Language
Centre programme of courses; this is equivalent to skills
•
Universiteit Antwerpen (Belgium)
beyond ‘A’ Level. Universität Konstanz is the exception as it
•
Universiteit van Amsterdam (Netherlands)
is happy to accept students who have attained Level 4, i.e.
‘A’ Level equivalent; they will put you on an intense German
•
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (France)
course when you arrive. For other institutions, you will need
•
Sciences Po – L’Institut d’études politiques (IEP) de Paris
to gain a working knowledge of the local language in order
(France)
to live there effectively.
•
Université Catholique de Lille (France)
Please note: each application is judged holistically so if you
have a weakness in one area, for example, in terms of language
• Ludwig-Maximilian Universität München (Germany)
skills, this may be counter-balanced by other strengths such as
• Universität Mannheim (Germany)
experience living or studying abroad or living independently in
a challenging context in the past.
• Universität Konstanz (Germany)
The Department will also take into account the view of your
• Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain)
Personal Tutor in terms of your suitability to undertake a year
abroad; your general attendance and performance so far. Thus,
• Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)
you are advised to discuss you desire to study abroad with
• Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Spain)
your Personal Tutor as soon as possible.
• Ca’Foscari in Venice (Italy)
Programme of study while on Erasmus placement
• Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi in Milan (Italy)
Whilst on your Erasmus placement you are expected to take
the equivalent of a full year’s study at Warwick. Here you would
Financial aspects
take 120 CATS worth of modules; this equates to 60 European
You will pay a reduced fee to the University of Warwick while
Credit Transfer System (ECTS) points. The detailed programme
studying abroad. The precise figure is liable to change and so
of study must be approved by the Erasmus Coordinator once
it is best to check with the International Office. You receive the
you are on placement, but should reflect the degree course
student loan to which you are normally entitled. If you receive
you are enrolled on at Warwick. For example, we would expect
any grants or bursaries for studying your degree at Warwick
those taking BSc Economics to take most of their modules
these will continue while you are studying abroad. You are also
while on placement in Economics, at least 50%. However, we
offered an Erasmus travel grant. You may also be eligible to
are prepared to allow some flexibility in choice of modules.
apply for some funds from the institution that is hosting you.
In particular, Warwick recognises the ECTS of short language
courses that you may take while abroad, even if the host
As this is an exchange scheme you do not pay fees to the host
institution does not include these on your transcript for your
university. You will have to pay for your travel to and from the
year with them; do ensure you come back with a certificate
university; your accommodation while living in the country and
from the module if you have taken such a course.
living expenses. If you are a citizen of an EU country you are
also advised to ensure you have your EHIC health card with
you. However, all students are strongly advised to take travel
and health insurance for the duration of their stay abroad.
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Students studying BSc/BA Economics, Politics and
Please use the application form found here:
www.warwick.
International Studies, BSc Mathematics and Economics or
ac.uk/economics/current/ug/resources/studyabroad .
BSc/BA Philosophy, Politics and Economics should discuss
Completed forms should be emailed to the UG Office via:
the precise balance between different subject areas with their
xxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx.xx
various departments.
Contacts
Modules taught in English are available at the host institutions,
For queries about Erasmus and other Study Abroad
though to a lesser degree at Lille and Paris Sorbonne than at
opportunities through the Economics Department contact the
the other universities. In some cases, Warwick students have
Undergraduate Teaching & Learning Manager.
taken modules at Master’s level, but have coped quite well. You
should aim to have balanced study across the two semesters,
The International Office oversees all Study Abroad and can help
i.e. 30 ECTS/30 ECTS or 20 ECTS/20 ECTS/20 ECTS for
you with general queries regarding the process. For questions
universities with trimesters. However, this is not always possible
about Erasmus, contact the International Office on
erasout@
given the range of modules available. You do need to recognise
warwick.ac.uk or on
024 7657 4429.
the workload implications of having imbalanced semesters and
also ensure that you take a total of 60 ECTS of modules across
the year as whole.
Exchanges to the USA and Australia
Background
Assessing your Erasmus performance
Through connections with the University of California, the
Transcripts of the marks you attain during your Erasmus
Department has one place allocated for students wishing to
placement are forwarded to the Department. A sub-committee
study there. The university alliance with Monash University in
of the Final Year Examination Board reviews these marks to
Melbourne, Australia, means that the University of Warwick
ascertain whether you have passed the appropriate number
as a whole currently has tens of places for students to apply
of ECTS points. You need to pass a minimum of 45 ECTS to
for; students from the Economics Department are certainly
be considered to have passed the year. The marks you achieve
encouraged to apply to Monash. In 2013/14, the Department
do not count towards your final Warwick degree classification.
offered 9 places at Monash and a larger number may be
However, an unsatisfactory performance may be taken into
available in the future.
account by final-year Boards of Examiners in considering
cases at the borderlines of degree classes. Failure to achieve
For the year abroad successful applicants will pay a reduced
the appropriate number of ECTS points will result in your
tuition fee to the University of Warwick – check with the
reverting to your original degree course. We do not, however,
International Office for the current rate. Tuition fees will not
ask a higher standard from fourth year students at Warwick
need to be paid to the University of California or Monash
than third year students – they are judged by the same
University under the reciprocal exchange agreement. All other
standards. Job prospects are substantially improved where an
expenses incurred during the year in California or at Monash
academically successful year abroad can be shown.
will be met by you. This includes travelling to and from the
university; your accommodation while living in the country and
The second part of our assessment of your performance during
living expenses. All students are strongly advised to take travel
your Erasmus year is the Returner’s Report which you are
and health insurance for the duration of their stay abroad. The
asked to complete for the Department upon your return to
Australian government has made it compulsory for students
Warwick. This report is in addition to any reports you provide
travelling to the country to have insurance before they arrive,
to the International Office. It is intended to help you reflect
this can cost £300-500. In addition, for Australia, you will have
on your placement experiences and to demonstrate what you
to pay for a visa which costs around £800. However, this visa
have learned and how you have developed during the year
does permit you to do up to 20 hours paid work during the
abroad. Without the submission of this report, you cannot be
term and work full-time during the vacations.
considered for the ‘with Study Abroad’ degree title. Previous
students’ Returner’s Reports are available for you to read.
On returning to Warwick the final year of studies continues in
the normal way. You will be expected to produce a Returner’s
How to apply
Report for the Economics Department in addition to the one
The application process opens in October and details on how to
you have to provide to the International Office.
apply are communicated to students at an introductory session. If
you miss this session, contact the Director of Visiting and Erasmus
Students who can provide you with the relevant resources.
There is a two-stage process. First you apply to the Economics
Department to be selected as one of the students to study
abroad. If you are selected you then have to apply directly
to the institution abroad that you hope to study at. You will
receive support in making this application from the Department
and the International Office. It is rare for a student to be
rejected by the foreign university, but it is best for you if you
ensure that your application is accurate and submitted on time.
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The application process
Please use the application form found here:
www.warwick.
To be eligible for the schemes through the Economics
ac.uk/economics/current/ug/resources/studyabroad .
Department you need to:
Completed forms should be emailed to the UG Office via:
xxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx.xx or to the Undergraduate
1) Be in the first term of your second year in either BSc
Teaching & Learning Manager.
Economics, BSc Economics and Industrial Organisation,
BSc/BA Economics, Politics and International Studies, BSc/
What to study and how assessment works
BA Philosophy, Politics and Economics or BSc Mathematics
You will be expected to study the equivalent of a full year’s
and Economics. Students studying BSc/BA Economics,
academic load whilst in California or at Monash. Study
Politics and International Studies, BSc/BA Philosophy,
programmes will be agreed before you leave the UK. Thus, you
Politics and Economics and BSc Mathematics and
need to access the resources of the university to determine
Economics are also eligible to apply for Erasmus through
which modules you will be taking. Students on an Economics
the other departments contributing to their degree; different
programme will be expected to take at least 50% of their
departments have different rules for applications.
modules in Economics subjects. Students studying BSc/BA
2) Be achieving 60% or above across their first and second
Economics, Politics and International Studies, BSc Mathematics
year modules. In some cases a student achieving a lower
and Economics or BSc/BA Philosophy, Politics and Economics
score in some modules can be considered if they are
should discuss the precise balance between different subject
achieving high level grades in other modules. This is judged
areas, with their various departments.
on a case-by-case basis.
Performance over the year in California or at Monash will be
Please note: each application is judged holistically so if you
monitored, and candidates performing at a satisfactory level
have a weakness in one area, for example, in terms of grades
will be permitted to graduate with the following suffix to
in some modules, this may be counter-balanced by other
their degree: ‘with Study Abroad’. A Returner’s Report will be
strengths such as experience living or studying abroad or living
required from candidates on these schemes.
independently in a challenging context in the past.
Please note that as Monash is in the southern hemisphere, its
The Department will also take into account the view of your
seasons are reversed to those of Europe. Consequently you
Personal Tutor in terms of your suitability to undertake a year
will start your study there in July, just weeks after you will have
abroad; your general attendance and performance so far. Thus,
completed your second year at Warwick. The summer vacation
you are advised to discuss your desire to study abroad with
at Monash runs through December and January.
your Personal Tutor as soon as possible.
The application scheme is very similar to that for Erasmus.
Other study abroad opportunities
It starts in October and details on how to apply are
Students in the Department can also apply for Study Abroad
communicated to students at an introductory session. If you
opportunities offered at a university level, for example to study
miss this session, contact the Director of Visiting and Erasmus
in South Korea or Japan for a year. There are also a range of
Students who can provide you with the relevant resources.
summer school opportunities, many of them outside Europe,
There is a two-stage process. First you apply to the Economics
which you can apply for without altering your programme of
Department to be selected as one of the students to study
study at Warwick. Applications for these schemes are handled
abroad, using the same form as for Erasmus applications. If you
by the International Office but you will be supported by the
are selected you then have to apply directly to the University of
Economics Department if you make such applications. You
California or Monash University itself. You will receive support
will also need to speak to your Personal Tutor about these
in making this application from the Department and the
applications as they are likely to be approached to provide a
International Office. It is rare for a student to be rejected by the
reference for your application.
foreign university, but it is best for you if you ensure that your
Contacts
application is accurate and submitted on time.
For queries about Erasmus and other Study Abroad
The candidate selected for the University of California will be
opportunities through the Economics Department contact the
asked at this stage to specify their three preferences from the
Undergraduate Teaching & Learning Manager. The International
eight campuses within the University of California. Potential
Office oversees all Study Abroad and can help you with general
applicants are advised that the application process for the
queries regarding the process. For questions about studying
University of California exchange scheme requires significant
at the University of California or Monash University, contact
commitment on the part of the applicant, especially since the
the International Office on
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx.xx or on
final part of the process occurs during the summer examination
024 7652 4133. They can also provide details of exchange
period. Students are therefore advised to be aware of the time
opportunities in East Asian universities that are available for
commitment involved and, should they be successful, to be
Warwick students.
prepared to plan their time carefully. Successful applicants
to this exchange scheme will receive a travel grant from the
American Study and Student Exchange Committee, worth
about £300.
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general
information
Sexual and racial harassment
Health and safety
The University and Department are opposed to sexual and
The Head of Department has executive responsibility for
racial harassment. We will support those subjected to it
the health and safety of anyone entitled to be on premises
and, where appropriate, will take disciplinary action against
under his control. The Head of Department is assisted in
offenders. Within the Department, help and support will be
the formation, implementation and development of safety
provided by all members of staff and specifically by your
policy by the Departmental Safety Officer (DSO). The DSO
Personal Tutor, the Advisor to Women Students, The Senior
is
(email:
Tutor and the Director of Taught Postgraduate Programmes.
) and any enquiries relating to health and
Outside the Department you may seek help from the University
safety within the Department should be referred to him. In the
Senior Tutor, the Counselling Service, and the Students Union
absence of the DSO, queries should be addressed to the Head
Welfare Office.
of Department.
If you are a victim of harassment, you may feel able to make it
The Department of Economics considers that high
clear to the person causing you offence that their behaviour
standards of health and safety are of paramount importance
is unacceptable. This, in itself, may be enough to put an end
in enabling it to achieve its objectives. The Department views
to the harassment. You may not feel able to confront the
compliance with legal requirements as the minimum acceptable
person responsible for harassing you. Failure to confront the
health and safety standard. The Department is committed
perpetrator does not amount to consent to the harassment,
to planning, review and development of health and safety
and you are entitled to seek assistance from those listed above
arrangements in order to achieve a continual improvement in
of from fellow students to put an end to it.
performance. The following people have been appointed as
Fire Evacuation Wardens: Bhaskar Dutta, Fiona Brown and Lei
The University publishes guidelines on sexual and racial
Zhang. All staff, students and others working in the Department
harassment on this web page:
www.warwick.ac.uk/
are expected to adopt a positive attitude to health and safety
humanresources/newpolicies/dignity/
issues and must:
You may also wish to look at the University’s procedure on
• Comply with appropriate legal requirements and University
complaints and feedback here:
www.warwick.ac.uk/aro/
requirements as laid down in the publications that make up
academiccomplaints/procedure
Safety in the University (SITU).
Equal opportunities
• Take reasonable care for their health and safety and that of
The University of Warwick, recognising the value of sustaining
others exposed to their activities.
and advancing a safe and welcoming learning environment,
• Inform the DSO of any situations that, within the limits of
strives to treat both employees and students with respect
their competence, they consider could give rise to serious
and dignity, treat them fairly with regards to all assessments,
or imminent danger or are shortcomings in
choices and procedures, and to give them encouragement to
safety arrangements.
reach their full potential. Therefore the University strives to
treat all its members on the basis of merit and ability alone
The Department will make suitable arrangements for health
and aims to eliminate unjustifiable discrimination on the
and safety within the limits of available financial and physical
grounds of gender, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin,
resources. Any relevant information on health and safety will be
political beliefs, religious beliefs or practices, disability, marital
communicated to people working in the Department.
status, family circumstances, sexual orientation, spent criminal
convictions, age or any other inappropriate ground.
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Children on campus
Data Protection Policy:
www.warwick.ac.uk/services/
The Department is a ‘designated work area’ and is covered
legalservices/dataprotection
by the Shops, Offices and Railway Premises Act 1963. Among
University Calendar:
www.warwick.ac.uk/calendar/
other things, this means that the building is designed and
equipped to be safe when used by responsible adults, but it is
• Regulation 10 Examination Regulations
http://warwick.ac.uk/
not a safe environment for children. When children are brought
regulation10
into the Department their escorts are personally responsible
• Regulation 11 Procedure to be Adopted in the Event of
for ensuring that they are at all times safe and protected from
Suspected Cheating in a University
Test http://warwick.
the hazards of a working environment and from the behaviour
ac.uk/regulation11
of people who do not expect children to be around. Under
no circumstances should children be allowed to wander
• Regulation 23 Student Disciplinary Offences
http://warwick.
unaccompanied or to operate office equipment. Members of
ac.uk/calendar/section2/regulations/disciplinary/
staff are not empowered to accept responsibility for children
• Regulation 31 Regulations governing the use of University
and must not be asked to do so.
Computing Facilities
http://warwick.ac.uk/regulation31
Other policies and regulations
• Regulation 36 Regulations Governing Student Registration,
University Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy Statement:
Attendance and Progress
http://warwick.ac.uk/regulation36
http://warwick.ac.uk/services/healthsafetywellbeing/
university_health_and_safety_policy_statement_as_
approved_by_council_dec_2012.pdf
Warwick Student Community Statement:
www.warwick.ac.uk/
quality/categories/wscs
Policy on Recording Lectures by Students:
www.warwick.
ac.uk/quality/recordinglectures
Smoking Policy:
www.warwick.ac.uk/services/
healthsafetywellbeing/guidance/smokingpolicy
The information in this Handbook is as accurate and up-to-
date as we can make it. Statements of departmental policy
are made in good faith and are an honest attempt to describe
current practices, but they do not replace entries in university
regulations. In the event of uncertainty the University Calendar
and Regulations take precedence.
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