World class department
Cutting edge research
Our high quality research has an international reputation. The Department was ranked 8th in the UK and 70th in the world in the latest Tilburg University Economics Schools Research Rankings. In 2009 the Department was included in the Centre for Higher Education Development's excellence group. In the lastResearch Assessment Exercise, 60% of our research was defined as 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent', and 100% was considered to be of international quality. In terms of 'research power', we were ranked 8th in the UK.
High quality teaching
The research interests of our staff directly inform our teaching syllabus, so that students receive the immediate benefit of their tutors' research work. The Department achieved the maximum score of 24/24 in the most recent Teaching Quality Assessment, and was ranked 9th out of 61 UK economics departments for teaching in the 2009 National Student Survey.
Large and diverse department
As one of the largest economics departments in the UK, with over 50 academic faculty membersassembled from around the world, we possess a great diversity of expertise, as well as international experience.
Internationally renowned alumni
Alumni of the Department include the President of Portugal, Professor Anibal Cavaco Silva, and the Prime Minister of South Korea, Han Seung-Soo, as well as many leading figures in business, finance, and academia.
Student support
Strong student support system
The Department and the University support every individual student through:
Small class tutorials
Most modules are taught by lectures and supporting tutorials and seminars, typically of around 20 students.
Students are invited to join discussions on topics related to lectures, which are led by a tutor.
Work submitted by students is returned with grades and feedback each term.
Supervisory system
On registration, every student is assigned to a member of the department, who acts as their supervisor. Students are encouraged to take academic or personal problems to their supervisor, who will do all they can to assist them.
Choice and flexibility
13 different programmes to choose from
The Department runs 5 internal BSc programmes and 8 joint BSc programmes with the University's Politics, Philosophy, Mathematics,History, and Sociology Departments.
Flexibility
An additional measure of choice is the opportunity to hand-pick modules from different programmes, and even to transfer to an entirely different programme in year two, dependent upon successful completion of the first year and the availability of places.
Visiting universities abroad
Students also have the option of visiting distinguished universities in Europe, the USA, and Asia, via exchange schemes with our partner universities. These include the University of California, Columbia University (NY), the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Sydney, and more.
Career prospects
Graduate jobs
The analytical, empirical, and interpretative skills developed within our programmes are highly valuable in a wide variety of careers. Employers who have recently recruited our graduates include Ernst & Young, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, the World Food Programme, KPMG, Goldmans Sacs, the European Parliament, HM Revenue & Customs, and Barclays.
Further study
About a third of our graduates go on to postgraduate study in internationally respected Universities, with a further quarter of these choosing to study in our own postgraduate department.
Strong support for your career
The University's careers service is strongly committed to supporting our students by helping in career planning, job applications and preparation for interviews. In particular the service offers mock interviews, psychometric tests and support in producing CVs.
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