The Undergraduate Handbook 2011/12

Note. The information contained in this guide is drawn from the University Charter, Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations published in the University of Warwick Calendar and Course Regulations, both of which are available for consultation in the Department, online and in the Library. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. However, in the event of a difference between the information contained herein and that in the current Calendar and Course Regulations, the latter will prevail.

Contents
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4

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FOREWORD ..................................................................................................5 SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION FOR NEW STUDENTS ........................................6

Induction and Orientation Meetings ................................................................... 6 Your Degree Course, Modules, and Timetable .................................................. 6 Communications ................................................................................................. 7 Whos Who in Economics: Vital people ............................................................. 9

SECTION 2: ESSENTIAL INFORMATION FOR ALL STUDENTS 10 2.1 The Degree Courses.......................................................................................... 10 2.2 Changing Your Degree Course ......................................................................... 11 2.3 Temporary Withdrawal......................................................................13 2.4 Teaching and Learning: Lectures and Classes .................................................. 14 2.5 Coursework....................................................................................................... 17 2.6 Your Modules ................................................................................................... 18

SECTION 3: SUPPORT AND WELFARE ..........................................................22

3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 Illness and Coursework, Tests, and Exams....................................................... 22 Student Feedback .............................................................................................. 23 The Personal Tutor System............................................................................... 24 Staff-Student Liaison Committees .................................................................... 26 The Library ....................................................................................................... 26 Careers Support ................................................................................................ 28 Visiting and Overseas Students ........................................................................ 29 Complaints and Grievances .............................................................................. 29 Personal development planning (PDP) ............................................................. 31 Our Feedback to You.. 34 Health and Safety.............................................................................................. 35

SECTION 4: EXAMINATIONS .......................................................................37

4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Regulations and Exam Boards .......................................................................... 37 How Degrees Are Classified ............................................................................ 38 Degree Results .................................................................................................. 39 Examination Methods ....................................................................................... 40 Good practice in exams .................................................................................... 41 Marking, marking conventions and feedback ................................................... 41 Access to Exam Scripts .................................................................................... 41

SECTION 5: DEGREE COURSE REGULATIONS ..............................................43

5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 Important information on degrees, CATS and module restrictions .................. 43 L100 - Economics ............................................................................................. 45 L116 - Economics & Industrial Organization................................................... 49 LV13 - Economics & Economic History.......................................................... 43 LM1D - Economics, Politics & International Studies ...................................... 56 GL11 - Mathematics & Economics .................................................................. 59 V7ML - Philosophy, Politics & Economics ..................................................... 61 Restrictions and Prerequisites ........................................................................... 64

SECTION 6: APPROVED NON-ECONOMICS OPTIONS ...................................72 SECTION 7: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ............................................75

FOREWORD
This Handbook is for students in the Department of Economics following the undergraduate degree courses in Economics, Economics and Industrial Organization, Economics & Economic History, Economics, Politics & International Studies, Mathematics & Economics, and Philosophy, Politics & Economics. Students taking 2Plus2 or Part-time degree courses should use this Handbook to supplement the information provided by their home departments. Visiting students, including those visiting through the ERASMUS programme, should also familiarise themselves with its contents.

TO FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS
The aim of this Handbook is to provide you with the information you need as a student in the Department of Economics at Warwick. Section I of this Handbook is your survival guide for the first few days of term, and during this time you should carry it with you. The Undergraduate Handbook updated each academic year remains an important source of vital information for you throughout your period of study in the Department. Please make sure you are familiar with its contents. It can also be downloaded from the Departmental undergraduate web pages. Follow the link on your my.economics portal once you are logged onto the network at Warwick. You will soon find out that my.economics is a crucial electronic facility, enhancing your access to important information and communications in the Department. You should read Sections 1, 2, 4 and 5 of this Handbook now. If there is anything you do not understand seek guidance from an appropriate member of the Undergraduate Team (which comprises staff in the Undergraduate Office, the Programmes Manager, the Director and Deputy Directors of UG Studies, your Year Tutor and the Departmental Senior Tutor). There are two other documents that you should also keep with you during the first few days. The document Induction and Orientation Arrangements gives you information about the times and places of the various meetings you have to attend in the first few days of term. You will see that these meetings begin on Monday 3rd October. http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/ug/induction/induction_and_orientation_arrangeme nts.pdf The document To New Undergraduate Students: Before You Arrive advises you of two matters that you must consider before arriving at Warwick in order to avoid subsequent disappointment or disruption of your studies: if you are already considering whether to change your degree course; and if your arrangements for overseas travel clash with dates of University terms. http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/ug/induction/before_you_arrive_leaflet.pdf

TO SECOND- AND THIRD-YEAR STUDENTS

The aim of this Handbook is not only to remind you of a number of things you probably already know, but also to provide you with information specific to the requirements of your second- and third-year degree courses. It should be read in conjunction with the Choosing Your Second- and Third-Year Modules in Economics 2011-12 and the Departments Assessment Handbook. Note that the Choosing Your Second- and Third-Year Modules in Economics 2011-12 is available on the web (http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/ug/current/current_version_yr2-3_apl_11-12.doc) and is subject to periodic updating. All this information has been thoroughly revised for the current academic year, and some of it is new. Please read it thoroughly. I am sure that you will all find studying Economics at Warwick both challenging and rewarding. I wish each of you an interesting and successful time here.

Professor Abhinay Muthoo

Head of Department of Economics

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION FOR INCOMING FIRST YEAR

STUDENTS
Getting Started: What You Need To Know When You Arrive
Your first few days at University can be confusing. During the first few days you will need to have with you two documents at all times: This Undergraduate Handbook Our leaflet Induction and Orientation Arrangements If you find you do not have either of these please obtain a copy from the Undergraduate Office, Room S2.132, or from the Departments undergraduate web pages. Go to
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/ug/induction

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Induction and Orientation Meetings

In the first days of term you will be expected to attend one or more induction and orientation meetings. There you will meet staff and other students, and find out the essentials of being a student in Economics at Warwick. For details, please see the Induction and Orientation Arrangements information at:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/ug/incoming/induction_and_orientation_arrangements. pdf.

The Welcome Lunch Reception will take place on Monday 3rd October in the Chancellor's Suite, Rootes Building from 1.30 3.30pm.

1.2

Your Degree Course, Modules, and Timetable

Among your first tasks is to work out your weekly timetable. In order to do this you need to know your core (or compulsory) modules, and to choose your option modules. These depend on your degree course. You have been admitted to one of five degree courses: BSc in Economics BSc in Economics and Industrial Organization BSc in Economics & Economic History BA/BSc in Economics, Politics & International Studies BA/BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics N.B. GL11 Mathematics and Economics students are based in the Mathematics Institute in their first year and should follow guidelines issued by Mathematics. Degree course regulations for GL11 can be found later in this Handbook.

A general introduction to these degree courses starts below on page 10. The regulations for these degree courses are set out starting on page 43. These regulations explain which modules you must take or may choose to take in your first year. We also provide you with detailed instructions concerning how to select and, if necessary, register your choice of option modules.
How to locate an office or lecture room Most University room numbers are in three parts each of which conveys information. For example, to find S2.132 you need first the Social Studies building (the letter S), then the second floor (the number 2 before the decimal point) and lastly the room itself (132). A guide to the location of lecture rooms will be posted on the first-year notice board at the start of term. University telephone numbers Each member of staff has a personal telephone number, listed in the University telephone directory. From a telephone connected to the University switchboard the number has five digits, e.g. Ann Simpers is 28417. If the internal number begins with 28 or 24, you can dial it from outside by adding 024 765 (e.g. for Ann Simper dial 024 7652 8417). If you dont know the number, dial the university switchboard (0 from an internal phone, 024 7652 3523 from outside.

1.3

Communications

We Contact You
through the my.economics electronic noticeboard, later on, by email. through the first-year notice board to the left of the main staircase. through the urgent notice board outside room S2.131 The notice boards are all in the Department of Economics on the second floor of the Social Studies building, close to room S2.140. Through these methods of communication you will be told about changes in timetables, cancellations and relocations, the membership of seminars, notes about examinations and essays, internal and external mail. Changes are frequent at the start of the academic year, so please check them daily.

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 change it is vital that you inform the university at https://my.warwick.ac.uk/osis/home.htm Through enrolling you also confirm that you have read the Universitys policy on the use of your personal data.

You Contact Us
By e-mail. Address enquiries about departmental arrangements and your learning programme either to your module lecturer, or to the Undergraduate Office, as appropriate. If your enquiry involves confidential personal information, it is better to address it to an individual member of staff, such as to your Personal Tutor or to your Year Tutor. By knocking on the doors of academic staff and module tutors - all academic staff have office hours posted on their doors. That doesnt preclude your seeing them at other times, but, unless your reason is urgent, it is best to make an appointment by e-mail.
Your email address. Every member of the University has a central email address usually in the form A.N.Other@warwick.ac.uk. This is the address that we will use to contact you. You may already have your own email account, for example, on Hotmail 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 website.

My.economics The Department has developed a secure webbased portal to support teaching and learning on the undergraduate programmes, called my.economics. This will allow you to receive important announcements, check assessment and test marks, sign up for support classes, give course and module feedback, contact your lecturers and tutors, access forms, change your contact details, and update your student log. You can find my.economics at http://go.warwick.ac.uk/myeconomics accessible both on- and off-campus. Further details and instructions are available upon login.

Important messages and official documents can be handed in to the Undergraduate Office (room S2.132).

Undergraduate Office
(Email: economics.ugoffice@warwick.ac.uk ) The Undergraduate Office is located in Room S2.132 and is staffed by Mrs Ann Simper, Miss Emily Nunan and Miss Leanne Bird. They have responsibility for many initial enquiries: for most queries you should see them first (what to do, where to go, requests for handouts, information sheets, etc). They may refer you to Mr Tom Bell, the Programmes Manager, or to other staff, as necessary.

Your details Please check that the Undergraduate Office has correctly recorded your family name (surname) and the given name that you prefer to use.

1.4 Whos Who in Economics: Vital people

The following are people who can answer questions and help if anything goes wrong:

The Undergraduate Office

The Undergraduate Office is your first port of call for most initial enquiries; for most problems or questions you should contact them first. The Undergraduate Office is located in Room S2.132, Social Sciences Building, and is staffed by Mrs Ann Simper, Miss Emily Nunan and Miss Leanne Bird. Ann Simper has the responsibility for co-ordination of the Undergraduate Office. Staff in the Undergraduate Office may be contacted by email: economics.ugoffice@warwick.ac.uk or by telephone: +44 (0) 24 765 23933 or in person by calling at room S2.132.

The Programmes Manager

Mr Tom Bell, Room S2.131, ext. 23276, email, Tom.Bell@warwick.ac.uk is a member of the administrative and IT team responsible for the administration of graduate and undergraduate teaching, including student information, feedback systems, and coursework extensions. Tom Bell has responsibility for the management of the Undergraduate Office therefore, some queries may be referred to Tom from the Undergraduate Office.

The Director of Undergraduate Studies

Professor Robin Naylor, Room 2.123, ext 23529, economics.dugs@warwick.ac.uk is responsible for overall implementation of the Departments academic policies in relation to undergraduate teaching. Professor Naylor is also responsible for making decisions or recommendations in cases involving individual undergraduate students.

The Deputy Director of Undergraduate Studies

Associate Professor Dr. Natalie Chen, Room S2.102, ext 28419, N.A.Chen@warwick.ac.uk works with Professor Naylor in his role of Director of Undergraduate Studies.

The Economics Senior Tutor

Professor Jonathan Cave (S2.126) is responsible for the personal tutor system and convening the Undergraduate Student-Staff Liaison Committee economics.seniortutor@warwick.ac.uk

Your Year Tutor

Each of the three undergraduate cohorts has a Year Tutor. For first-year students, this is Michela Redoano, Room 2.106, ext 23070, Michela Redoano@warwick.ac.uk. The Year 2 Tutor is Dr Anandi Mani, Room 1.134, ext 22545, A.Mani@warwick.ac.uk and the Year 3 Tutor is Dr Jennifer Smith, Room 2.125, ext 23469, Jennifer.Smith@warwick.ac.uk The related roles of Senior Tutor in Economics, Year Tutor and Personal Tutor are described on page 24. Essentially, if you feel that your ability to study effectively is being affected by personal circumstances or difficulties or if you feel you might benefit from additional support, your Year Tutor is an important source of help and information.

Your Personal Tutor

New students can find out who is their personal tutor from notices posted on the first-year notice board. Your personal tutor is one of your most important contacts with the Department and University. The role of a personal tutor is described more fully on page 24.

Adviser to Overseas, Visiting, and Erasmus Students

Mr Tom Bell (S2.131) has special responsibility for visiting and overseas students.

SECTION 2: ESSENTIAL INFORMATION FOR ALL STUDENTS

2.1 The Degree Courses The Structure of the Honours Degree
The undergraduate degree involves three years of study at Warwick and leads to a Bachelor of Science (BSc) or Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. The first year is preparatory, so the results are not classified (first class, upper second class, and so on) and, with the exception of GL11 Mathematics and Economics, do not count towards your final degree class. You must pass all of your five first-year modules in order to proceed to the second year of study. In some firstyear modules the June examination is combined with a number of short tests taken during the year and you need to achieve an overall pass. Students who fail first-year modules may resit the June examination once only, usually in September. Warwick degrees can be awarded with Honours or as Pass degrees. Honours are awarded in first, upper-second, lower-second and third classes. The class of Honours awarded depends upon coursework and examination results in the second and third years (see page 39). The second and third years carry equal weight, again with the exception of GL11 Mathematics and Economics, and contribute cumulatively to your final result. In the British tradition of Honours degrees you have only one attempt at each second- or third-year module. If you fail a second- or third-year module for reasons other than ill health or force majeure, resit marks can be taken into account only if a Pass degree is under consideration. Marks and grades A Pass degree may be considered for The University uses a marking scheme for those who fail several second- and third- individual pieces of undergraduate work based year modules, or whose second-year on percentage points; the pass mark is given as performance suggests a reduced workload 40%, and other critical values are as follows: 70-100 First class in the third year (see page 39).

Course Objectives

We aim to provide an advanced education in economics that is both intellectual and professional. By the time you leave, you will not just know a lot about economics, you will also be able to define and solve economic problems and take part in the advancement of economic ideas. The core modules in each 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 a specialisation (for example in economic theory or statistics) or to broaden your approach into various applied topics (for example history, development, or industry and labour). In the process you will strengthen your existing skills (e.g. taking notes and writing reports) and acquire new ones (e.g. the use of specialised computer software). Some implications of these objectives for your first year are: The first-year core modules dont stand alone, but are really the first half of two-year sequences in economic analysis and quantitative techniques that are examined at the end of the second year. While you just have to pass the first-year examinations in these subjects to qualify for subsequent years, a good performance in the first year will also help your future performance when it counts towards your Honours class. Technical modules such as first-year EC120 Quantitative Techniques, and second-year EC226 Econometrics 1 and EC203 Economic and Social Statistics, are not only core components of the degree but also allow you to acquire some of the most important skills of an economist. These modules teach the mathematics and statistics you need for second and third year Economics. 10

60-69 Upper-second class 50-59 Lower-second class 40-49 Third class 0-39 Fail To find out more about what these marks are intended to convey, please see page 42

There is an initial concentration upon analytical techniques which continues beyond the first year. Sometimes it may seem easy to conclude that economics is nothing more than the mechanical solution of mathematical problems. None of us believes that. Its because we know real-world economics to be so complicated that we also appreciate the honing down of problems to their bare essence that is made possible by formal analysis. To bring you back to the real world, we recommend that you also read widely, not only from textbooks but also from academic journals, the serious newspapers, and magazines such as The Economist. The Undergraduate Office will be taking orders commencing in Week 3 of the first term for the Financial Times, please contact the office for further information.

2.2 Changing Your Degree Course

Almost all students complete the degree course on which they were first registered. However, a few find that they wish to change degree course. Such changes are normally permitted only at the beginning or end of the first year of study, and in any case will depend upon the exact change proposed. No transfers involving other Departments are ever automatic. All transfers to degree courses outside Economics require the specific agreement of the Department to which you wish to transfer. Within the Economics Department it is sometimes possible to transfer from one of the five degree courses to another. More details on this are set out in subsequent pages. You should expect to feel some doubts about whether or not you are following the right degree course. They are as common and normal as wondering if you are in the right job or personal relationship. It is usually a bad idea to act on such doubts in a rush. You may need time to discover what economics is really like. If you have persistent doubts about whether you are in the right degree course you should first consult with your personal tutor. If you decide that you wish to change to another degree course you should complete the degree course transfer form: (http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/ug/resources/forms) and return it to S2.132 by Monday of Week 3 (17th October), together with a note listing all the modules you have completed or are currently taking, a brief account of your reasons for wanting to transfer, and your contact details (e.g. email address). Please be aware that: requests are sometimes refused approval of transfers at the end of the first or second year will always be subject to confirmation in the light of your examination results you cannot transfer into the Mathematics & Economics degree course from any degree course other than Mathematics.

Transfers at the Beginning of the First Year

Sometimes new students arrive at the University already feeling that they are embarking on the wrong degree course. This can arise for several reasons, for example: you may feel that you made the wrong choice many months ago when you first applied you may have been refused a place on the course of your first-preference, and have taken up your second- or third-preference option you may be content with your existing degree course, except that it does not let you take an option in a minority subject on which you are especially keen; you are attracted towards another degree course because it would allow you to do so. Suppose you fall into one of these categories. First, remember that you should expect to feel some doubts about whether or not you are following the right degree course. You may just need time to gain experience and confidence. Second, remember that whatever you may hope to gain from transferring to another course, the attempt will be costly to you. Your request may be refused. If you succeed, you will have to throw away much of your first days or

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weeks work. Your timetable will be disrupted; you may lose one set of new friends and have to acquire another. You will also impose costs on other students and tutors. You may find that in the end it wasnt worth it. So please dont attempt to change your degree course in the first weeks of the year unless you are absolutely convinced that it is right for you. Which transfers are possible? Note that all transfers depend on availability of places. Early transfers from Economics to Economics & Industrial Organization and Economics & Economic History are straightforward and we do not impose any special conditions other than ensuring that you have thought about the consequences and are willing to take responsibility for the consequences. Requests are normally refused only if they are so late that we believe you are more likely to struggle in your new course than in your old one. The same applies to early transfers between Economics & Industrial Organization and Economics & Economic History. Early transfers from Economics & Industrial Organization and Economics & Economic History to Economics are also straightforward, provided you have appropriate prior qualifications. Transfers out of Economics, Economics & Industrial Organization, and Economics & Economic History altogether into courses administered by other Departments are possible only with the specific agreement of the Department to which you wish to transfer. If you obtain that agreement we will not normally refuse a request to transfer.

Transfers at the end of the first year:(students entered in October 2011 or later)
To: From: Economics Economics & Industrial Organization Economics & Economic History Economics Politics & International Studies c c Philosophy, Politics and Economics Mathematics and Economics

Economics Econ. & Indust. Org. Econ. & Econ. Hist. Econ., Pol. & Int. Philosophy, Politics and Economics Mathematics and Economics a

a a

c c

f f

b, c, d b, c, d

b, c, d b, c, d

b, c, d b, c, d c

f f

b, e

The feasibility of any transfer depends also on the availability of places on the course into which you wish to transfer.

Key:
This will be approved subject to your passing all your first-year modules at the first or second attempt (this is the same condition as for you to proceed to the second year of your existing degree course).
a

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This will be approved subject to three conditions (1) you must pass all your firstyear modules at the first or second attempt (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). c This will be approved only with the agreement of the Department of Politics and International Studies and/or the Department of Philosophy, which you must obtain, and subject to any special conditions imposed by them; you must also pass all your first-year modules at the first or second attempt. d For students taking EC123 and EC124, this will be approved subject to passing EC120 overall. Students taking EC121 and EC122 would normally be required to sit and pass EC121 and EC122 with a mark in each of at least 60% at the first attempt. e This will be approved only with the agreement of the Department of Mathematics. f This will not normally be permitted. NB: You must have met the minimum entry standards for the degree course to which you wish to transfer or you may be asked to meet additional requirements as set by the Director of Undergraduate Studies or the Admissions Tutor.

2.3

Temporary Withdrawal

A temporary withdrawal is an approved period of time when a student is not studying for his/her award and is governed by University Regulation 36.1. For more information, also see http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/academicoffice/studentrecords/twd. Students may request periods of temporary withdrawal for the following reasons: 1. Financial (Student proactively seeks a period of temporary withdrawal in order to make arrangements to cover tuition fees and maintenance for the remainder of his/her period of study.); 2. Medical (e.g. long-term illness, including depression; surgeries that prevent a student from attending his/her course of study for an extended period of time); 3. Maternity; 4. Personal (non-exhaustive list): Family circumstances (including childcare, care for a family member) Work/other commitments (often result of appointments to new roles and/or significant changes to a job description, resulting in the student being unable to dedicate required time to his/her studies); 5. Visa (for overseas nationals who fail to obtain visa in good time to attend their course). Students may request, in the first instance, a maximum of 12 months of temporary withdrawal from their course of study. Only the Academic Registrar may approve requests for temporary withdrawal. Students requesting temporary withdrawal on medical or healthrelated grounds must supply a recent medical note in support of their request. Note that requests for retrospective temporary withdrawal will only be considered in exceptional circumstances. Such requests must include a clear rationale from the supporting Department outlining why the student was unable to make the request earlier.

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Students Returning After a Period of Temporary Withdrawal

If you are returning part-way through an academic year, e.g. at the start of Term 2 or Term 3, you will be assessed on the basis of the syllabus you have personally followed during your period of residence or study at Warwick. If the syllabus of a module has changed during your absence, then you will be set a special examination paper which covers the material you have followed.

2.4

Teaching and Learning: Lectures and Classes

The main elements of the teaching process in our Department are lectures, classes, coursework, and examinations. On examinations, see page 37.

How Lectures Work

In most modules lectures take place twice a week. Lectures transmit information and define the syllabus. What happens in a lecture depends partly on the lecturer, partly on the size of the group. A larger audience makes a more cost-effective process (in terms of expensive staff hours per student) but cuts down the scope for interaction. With larger numbers, the lecture tends to be more formal and to follow the lecturers script more rigidly. Taking notes in lectures will help you stay alert; the experts call this promoting concentration. Studies show that going over your notes later on the day of the lecture produces a significant improvement in understanding and retention.

Classes and their Importance

Classes, seminars, tutorials and supervisions: all are different names for the same thing, teaching in small groups. Classes allow for more informal, less scripted interaction. Each class is managed by a tutor who will: invite you to raise problems lead discussion, or invite you to lead discussion, usually after some preparation assign and grade coursework record your attendance, participation, and marks offer you any personal advice, in or out of the class. Lectures are a cost-effective way of transmitting the same material to a large number of students simultaneously. But attending lectures is not sufficient for you to acquire an active grasp of economics. Your preparation for classes and participation in class discussions are essential to your economics education. Here are some reasons for this: Through your independent reading and discussion with others you will be exposed to a variety of viewpoints, learn to choose among them, and develop your own distinctive ideas. By discussing the module materials with other students you will identify common problems and misunderstandings and overcome them. Studies show that students remember a far higher proportion of the material they have actively discussed, compared with the proportion of material they have heard passively. By preparing presentations, collaborating with others, and engaging in debate you will develop your own transferable skills which will prove invaluable in post-university employment.

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Note that it is vital that you attend your allocated seminars/classes. For more information on attendance see page 17.

Reading Lists, Lecture Handouts and Examination Papers

Copies of reading lists and other module handouts are normally distributed during lectures and classes and are available on module web-sits. Past examination papers are available online, in the Student Reserve Collection in the Library and Warwick Study in the Student Union. You will be able to view the previous two years papers in this way. Most lecturers place notes, other module documentation and older examination papers on module web pages linked from the Department website (www.warwick.ac.uk/go/economics/).

Attending and Engaging: Your Responsibilities as a Student

Under university procedures, each academic department has the responsibility of monitoring the engagement of its students with their programmes of study. In Economics, we encourage all of our students to be fully engaged with their course; only by being so will you get the most out of your time here. Engagement in this sense means several things, including your attendance at seminars, meeting your personal tutor, submitting your assessments on time and attending your tests and exams. We have the strong belief that each student can contribute to the learning progress made by others this is a further reason for encouraging attendance, participation and engagement. We would like our students to take responsibility for their own engagement with their degree course, and we have designed some new systems on my.economics to help us work together in keeping you on track during your time with us. When you log-in to my.economics you will be able to monitor our records regarding your engagement. As explained below, these records are the basis for a system of Contact Points operated by the University.

Contact Points1
As a student, you have some responsibilities to the Department, just as we have responsibilities to you. We want to be sure that you are coping with your work and not falling behind and so we ask that you meet TEN out of the following ELEVEN Contact Points throughout the academic year. Autumn term: 1. Attend no less than 80% of your allocated seminars2 in term 1 (for first- and second-year students). Your class tutor will mark you as absent if you do not attend and this will appear on your record on my.economics. If you attend less than 80% of your allocated seminars, you will be regarded as having failed to meet this Contact Point. (see page 16 for more details on class attendance). 2. Submit all assessed work on time in term 1 (unless you have been granted an extension or condonement of non-submission (for more details on assessment submission see page 16) 3. Attend your term 1 test/presentation for either EC121, EC123, EC203, EC226, EC331 or EC304, as applicable to your programme of study. 4. Engage with the Autumn term online module evaluation questionnaire. This will be available on my.economics. Completing the questionnaire is not compulsory, but
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For details of Contact Points for PPE and our 1 st Year GL11 students, please refer to separate documentation. 2 Seminars in this context means the seminar classes you have been allocated to in your Economics modules, and not any modules taken outside of the Economics Department.

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we require that you let us know if you do not wish to complete the questionnaire by ticking the relevant option available to you on the system. 5. Meet with your personal tutor in the Autumn term. It is your responsibility to make sure that you meet at least once with your personal tutor each term; your tutor will make a note on my.economics that you have attended a meeting with him/her. This may be a group meeting or a one-to-one meeting. Spring term: 6. Attend no less than 80% of your allocated seminars in term 2 (for first- and second-year students). Your class tutor will mark you as absent if you do not attend and this will appear on your record on my.economics (see page 17 for more details on class attendance) 7. Submit all assessed work on time in term 2 (unless you have been granted an extension or condonement of non-submission (for more details on assessment submission see page 17) 8. Attend your term 2 test/presentation for either EC121, EC123, EC203, EC226, EC331 or EC304, as applicable to your programme of study. 9. Engage with the Spring term online module evaluation questionnaire. This will be available on my.economics. Completing the questionnaire is not compulsory, but we do ask that you let us know that you do not wish to complete the questionnaire by ticking the relevant option available to you on the system. 10. Meet with your personal tutor in the Spring term. It is your responsibility to make sure that you meet at least once with your personal tutor each term; your tutor will make a note on my.economics that you have attended a meeting with him/her. This may be a group meeting or a one-to-one meeting. 11. Attendance at the Summer Examinations.

Meeting your Contact Points and what happens if you miss them
As you progress through the academic year you will be able to see on your my.economics page how many Contact Points 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 Undergraduate Office should you believe a mistake to have been made in your Contact Points record. Please be aware that you will be contacted should we become concerned about your missed Contact Points. After three Contact Points are missed we will contact you to investigate whether you are having any problems that are preventing you from fully engaging with your course. After four Contact Points are missed we may refer you to the relevant professional within the University welfare system who could help you, such as the Senior Tutor, the Disability Co-ordinator or Mental Health Co-ordinator, as appropriate. After five Contact Points are missed you will be contacted to make you aware that you are at serious risk of being recommended for termination of your registration at the University. After six Contact Points are missed the Department is likely to invoke Regulation 36 http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/gov/calendar/section2/regulations/reg36registrationatte ndanceprogress/ to begin termination of registration proceedings and your case is handed over to the Academic Office.

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International students should be particularly aware of the consequences of missing Contact Points: the Academic Office is obliged to report to the UK Borders Agency of the Home Office if any students have been found not to be engaging with and attending their degree course. This has serious implications for your visa status.

Monitoring class absences

You are required to attend all of our allocated classes/seminars. You can see which class groups you have been allocated by logging into my.economics. In order to keep class groups stable, you are not permitted to swap your group unless you have the prior express permission of the Undergraduate Office and you have a compelling reason, like a timetable clash. If you attend a different group to the one to which you have been allocated, you will simply be marked as absent from your group. At each class meeting your class tutor will record your attendance or absence and input this data to my.economics. If you have been marked absent you will see an Absent flag appear on your my.economics page next to the class in question. It is then your responsibility to complete the online form, within one week, to explain your absence, providing evidence as to why you could not attend. The Undergraduate Office will decide whether or not your reason is valid and either condone or uphold your absence accordingly. Should you miss more than 20% of your seminars/classes in any one term, you will be deemed to have missed a Contact Point. For more information on contact points and their importance, see pages 15 17, above.

2.5

Coursework

Assessed and Non-Assessed Coursework

Much of your time at the University will be spent engaged in coursework. Coursework includes locating information, taking notes, preparing reports for class discussions, completing exercises, and writing essays and projects. The Department of Economics publishes a guide to coursework called the Assessment Handbook, and every student should acquire a copy from the Departmental website at http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/ug/. At Warwick coursework can be either assessed or non-assessed. Assessed coursework forms part of your final mark for the module you are taking. For example, in most second and third year Economics modules, essays contribute 20% of the final mark (the other 80% is made up by the June examination). Non-assessed coursework is often also marked, and the marks are recorded, but the procedures for submission and marking are less stringent, and the marks are simply additional information for you and your tutor and do not enter directly into your final module grade. In most Economics first-year modules there is some non-assessed coursework. This gives you time to learn about the standards that will be applied to your coursework in the second and third years, and to make a few mistakes without damaging your prospects. Non-assessed coursework is not less important than assessed coursework, and is just as compulsory. Non-assessed coursework is an essential part of the learning process in all firstyear modules. Students who fulfil non-assessed coursework requirements benefit from it intellectually, psychologically, and in their examination performance.

Essays
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essays, but the rules that apply to essays can often help in relation to other kinds of coursework too. Sources of advice on essay writing include: What Makes a Good Essay?, available from http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/ug/resources/essay your class tutor the study skills sessions organised by the Centre for Student Development and Enterprise: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/study/csde An important resource is the Economic Review website (www.warwick.ac.uk/go/economics/er/), from which you can download useful references from back issues of this journal. When asked for a user code and password enter your University login code and password as used to log on to the computer network. During the first term you will have the opportunity to become familiarised with Microsoft Word and Excel through part of the EC120 Quantitative Techniques module. With these skills you will be able to produce word-processed essays. Note that it is good practice to use double-line spacing to make reading easier and leave space for comments by the tutor; Number the pages; Back up your disk files regularly to minimise the risk of losing documents. Please make sure that you do not leave the submission of your work until the last minute; build in some time to put things right if your computer crashes. You will find more precise advice on submission conditions and procedures in the Assessment Handbook. Note that submission is typically online through e-submission.

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Your Modules

Core Modules
Core modules are compulsory. You do not need to register for core modules; simply check the first-year notice board for information on the times and places of lectures and classes. Everyone must take core modules in economic analysis and quantitative techniques. Depending on your degree course you will take either EC107 Economics 1 or EC108 Macroeconomics 1 and EC109 Microeconomics 1. All students take EC120 Quantitative Techniques.
Module codes Each University module has its own code, e.g. EC108 for Macroeconomics 1. This code tells you three things. The two letters tell you the department (e.g. EC for Economics, PO for Politics and International Studies). The first digit tells you the year of study (1, 2, or 3 for undergraduate, 9 for postgraduate). The other digits are the modules serial number.

Options Offered by the Economics Department.

These modules are all EC-coded. Make your selection taking account of the constraints imposed Module registration by your choice of degree course. Look at the notice You must register your modules on the board for information on the times and places of Universitys intranet, called the eVison Module lectures and classes. If you have any queries discuss Registration system, following the link from them with the module lecturer (at the first lecture) or my.warwick on the Universitys home page. in the Undergraduate Office. Attending the first Initial selections must be made by the third lectures of optional modules is a good way of week of the first term, although, on occasion, amendments can be made through the making sure you make the right choice. Undergraduate Office at a later date. Timetabling complexities can delay the posting of class membership lists and times of meetings as well as forcing last-minute changes, so check my.economics regularly and watch the notice boards.

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Note that second/third year students taking some 15 CAT modules are not permitted to take more than 75 CATS of modules in any one term, and are advised to opt for an even load of 60 CATS in each term to avoid work overload.

Option Modules Offered by Other Departments

These are modules with an identification code other than EC. For details of the modules offered by other departments, please visit the websites and/or the undergraduate offices of the departments in question. You can get further advice on options outside the Economics Department by approaching the Undergraduate Office or by visiting the department offering the module. A few options impose prerequisites; for example, you cannot take the option GE101 Modern German Language unless you have a grade B or better in German at A-level. Any such prerequisite is stated in the module details. We encourage students to take foreign language options; you need them for a number of jobs in the European Union, and they help you take advantage of opportunities to study abroad under the ERASMUS scheme (see page 21). In the language options you will also find few limits on numbers, flexible timetabling and language teachers who are enthusiastic and successful. Language module tutors will take care to ensure that the level of difficulty of the module is appropriate to your previous experience not too difficult, and not too easy either. The Department has regulations governing what language modules you are allowed to take in the second and third year (see page 70). In particular students are not allowed to take first year language modules in the third year. Please ensure you take this into account when considering taking a language option. The full regulations can be found in the Guide to Second and Third year Modules and Courses in Economics 2011-12 which is available on the Departmental website. In some degree courses your choice of options is restricted. In such cases there are good academic reasons for our restricting your choice, and we are reluctant to permit variations. If you wish to follow an unusual option (i.e. an option not approved within the regulations of your degree course), you must have a case based on special individual circumstances, because permission will not be granted under normal circumstances. In particular, a desire to take an option module in order to obtain exemption from examinations for professional qualifications in the future will not be sufficient. If you believe you have a sufficient case, you should complete an unusual option form on my.economics.

Obtaining a Place on a Non-Economics Option Module

You cannot take an outside option unless you have been accepted on the module concerned by the department that offers it. When you have been accepted by the outside department, checking that you have fulfilled any conditions they set, complete your online eVision Module Registration (eMR) page.

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Some departments (Politics & International Studies, the Business School, History, and Law, among many) limit the number of students allowed to take some modules; the situation is one of rationing. Places are allocated sometimes by ballots, sometimes on the basis of first come, first served. To find out whether rationing is in operation on a module you wish to take, visit the department concerned as soon as you can. If there is no rationing, please make sure that you inform the relevant departments undergraduate office that you are registered on their module.

A guide to non-Economics departments The module code tells you which Department is responsible for teaching any particular module. To obtain more details of the module you must go to the Undergraduate Office of the Department concerned. Code Department Room Building
EN FI FR GE HI IB IE IT LA LL MA PH PO PS SO ST English Film & TV Studies French Studies German History Business School Education Italian Law Language Centre Mathematics Philosophy Politics & International Studies Psychology Sociology Statistics H506 H035 H442 H205 H305 E0.23 Institute Office H405 S2.06 Ground floor B0.01 S2.72 S1.44 H1.41 R2.17A C0.03 Humanities Humanities Humanities Humanities Humanities Social Studies Avon Building Humanities Social Studies Humanities Maths and Stats Social Studies Social Studies Humanities Ramphal Maths and stats

Changing Your Option Module

If you find that you dont like your option you can change it, but you must do so inside three weeks from the start of the year or you will find it too late to start another. You must first find a place on a new module by contacting the relevant module organiser and amend your online registration as well as informing the Undergraduate Office. Please note that you may not drop a module after following it beyond the first three weeks of teaching.

Optional Module and Looking Ahead

In some cases your choice of first year option can affect your range of choice in other years. To give you an idea of what lies ahead, please see the full course regulations for the second and third years of your degree course in Section I of this Handbook. The examples are: If you are in the Economics or Economics & Industrial Organization degree courses and think you might want to take one of the more mathematical options in your second or third year, then opt for EC119 Mathematical Analysis for Economists / EC133 Linear Algebra for Economists in your first year (you need A-level Maths or its equivalent to take this). If you are in the Economics degree course and think you might want to take second- or third-year options in accounting and finance offered by the Business School, opt for IB132 Foundations of Finance, which is a prerequisite for many such modules.

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Language Modules and Study Abroad

You may combine any of our three-year degree courses, and the BSc/BA Economics, Politics and International Studies, and the BA/BSc PPE with Study Abroad. This makes up a four-year degree course in which students spend a year abroad between their Our ERASMUS PARTNERS second and final years of study at Warwick. The year The Department has arrangements that allow suitably qualified students to abroad is enabled by the ERASMUS scheme, a European spend one year at one of the following: Union programme to encourage student mobility within Antwerp, Belgium the EU and the European Economic Area. The EU Lille, France provides grants to eligible students to help cover extra Lisbon, Portugal expenses, travel, language preparation and increased Amsterdam, The Netherlands living costs, but the grants do not cover all normal Carlos III, Madrid student living expenses. The ERASMUS coordinator, Mr Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona Tom Bell (S2.131) is available for informal advice. If Barcelona Autonoma you are interested, it is clearly useful to take an LMU Munich, Germany Paris IEP appropriate language option in your first year. Paris I, France If you wish to transfer into a course with Study Abroad you may apply to do so in the first term of your second year. Please note that places are limited, and your application will be judged on your academic merit, language skills, and general citizenship. If your place is supported financially by a UK local education authority, you may need to seek guidance from the Universitys Student Finance section regarding the timescale for notifying them. Failure to notify your local authority in time will leave you liable to pay a University fee during your year abroad. Acceptance onto a with Study Abroad degree is also conditional on attendance, coursework and satisfactorily passing all of your first and second year modules at 2:1 standard. Further information can be found at: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/ug/current/erasmus The Department also offers three students the opportunity to study at the University of California, courtesy of The American Study and Student Exchange Committee. Further details on this scheme are available at: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/ug/current/erasmus

Your Timetable and Timetable Clashes

Your timetable comes from two sources. First is the lecture timetable. You can see the timetable for your lectures through visiting My.Warwick from the Universitys main webpage. The lecture timetable is also displayed on the Urgent Notice board and should be considered fixed and immovable. Second, class times and other smaller group teaching activity can be seen by visiting your my.economics page. By checking my.economics you will see that you have been assigned to classes for core modules; you also have a choice of classes for your optional modules. Check your timetable for clashes as you build it up. Make sure that you check term 2 as well as term 1, as sometimes lecture times are at different times in different terms. If there is a clash, you need to take action to resolve it. If a lecture for an optional module you wish to take clashes with a lecture for one of your core modules, this cannot 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 may be able to solve this problem. You should start by seeking advice from Ann Simper in the Undergraduate Office (room S2.132). She will, if possible, resolve the problem for you by switching you to another class group. Keep your timetable close at hand, as some clashes can be resolved only by making (or re-making) the class allocations when everyone is together at a lecture.

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SECTION 3: SUPPORT AND WELFARE

3.1 Illness and Coursework, Tests, and Exams
The Universitys regulations recognise that students will sometimes be forced to miss June exams and mid-session tests for medical reasons. Since exams carry more weight, missing exams is more serious than missing tests. The following guidance and procedures applies to Economics modules only. For external options, please refer to the department concerned.

Missed Exams
If you miss an exam through certified illness in the first and second years of your degree course, the Board will normally make provision for you to sit the exams you missed in June the following September. In the first year, such September exams are treated as a first attempt (i.e. retaining the right to resit in the event of failure). Medical reasons for missing an exam must always be documented by a doctors certificate or letter from a counsellor, verifying that you were too ill to sit the exam, which you should forward to the Undergraduate Office. Absence may also be granted on compassionate grounds, e.g. death or serious illness in the students immediate family. Selfcertification, unsupported by a medical report or other independent evidence, is not sufficient. If you miss third-year exams through medically certified illness, and the exams missed for medical reasons in both your second and third years together amount to not more than 30% of your overall final degree credit, you may still be awarded a classified Honours degree under certain conditions. Alternatively, if the exams missed amount to more than 30% of your overall final degree credit, then your case may be considered for an unclassified aegrotat Honours degree. If the other conditions for these are not met, then you will be given the chance to come back and sit your examinations for the first time the following September or the following June.

Missed Tests
If you miss a midsession test through illness your reasons must be documented in exactly the same way as for a missed exam, i.e. by a doctors certificate or letter from a counsellor. If your absence is condoned by the Programmes Manager, you will not normally be asked to sit the test at a later date, but the percentage weight that your test mark would have attracted will be redistributed to the endofsession examination. Should you have to miss a test through medical reasons, please ensure that you complete the Request to miss a test form on my.economics and bring in the appropriate medical evidence to the Undergraduate Office within seven days of the test. The Programmes Manager will then approve or decline your request. The Departments policy is not to condone absences from tests for the purposes of attending interviews, assessment centres, or family occasions. All of our test dates are published at the start of the academic year, and are made available to all students. We ask you to download a copy of our standard letter to prospective employers explaining the importance of your being in the Department on these dates, and ask you to forward this letter as part of your job application form. This letter may be found here: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/ug/resources/

Missed or Late Coursework

If you miss a coursework deadline through illness your reasons must again be documented by a doctors certificate or letter from a counsellor. To request a coursework extension, please complete the form in my.economics pertaining to an extension request and upload the necessary evidence for your lateness within seven days of the submission deadline. If your

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request is approved, you will normally be given more time to complete your work. Late submission which is not supported by appropriate evidence will incur severe penalties, in the form of mark deductions. More detail on our procedures is given in the Assessment Handbook.

3.2

Student Feedback

We evaluate you by marking your coursework and exams. In turn, you evaluate us. In each of the autumn and spring terms you will be asked to fill in an online evaluation questionnaire for each Economics module that you take. This gives you the opportunity to express your views on various aspects of the module. Feedback is most useful when it is provided in a considered and thoughtful way. This section answers some frequently-asked questions about the feedback process, and suggests how you can make your contribution as effective as possible.

Why is Feedback Collected?

The Department is seeking to improve its teaching provision on a continuous basis. This means we are continually looking for ways to improve your learning experience. We need to identify problems in order to mitigate or eliminate them. We need to know what you find helpful so we can disseminate best practices in teaching and learning throughout the Department. Your responses are an essential input into these processes. If you treat it seriously and responsibly, so will we.

What is Useful Feedback?

You receive feedback whenever your coursework is marked and returned to you with the markers comments. Thinking about what you like and dislike as feedback on your coursework will help you recognise what is useful feedback for your module teachers.

List the Positives As Well As the Negatives

You probably like to be told what you got right; being told only what you got wrong is discouraging. When you comment on a module, please try to mention those features that you enjoyed or found helpful.

Be Honest
The process of teaching and learning requires participation by two people the teacher and the student. The benefit to you from taking a module will depend in part on your own input not just your physical presence at lectures and classes and the number of essays you have submitted, but also your preparation in background reading, your participation in discussion and joint work, and so on. If you feel you did not get much out of a module, ask yourself honestly how much you put in. Learning new things is rarely achieved without effort and discomfort, and is normally accompanied by temporary confusion; if you experienced boredom or a failure of motivation, consider how you should apportion responsibility between your teachers and yourself.

Try to Separate Content from Personality

During your time at Warwick you may be taught by dozens of members of staff. It would be surprising if you liked them all equally as people or if some at least didnt have bad or irritating habits. 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).

Be Considerate
Lecturers have feelings too. Sometimes criticism is justified, but try to offer criticism in a sensitive way. Comments such as X is the worst lecturer Ive ever had arent useful or constructive. Think what it would mean to you to be told: This is the worst essay Ive ever marked. It would hurt your feelings. Then you might get angry and think: That says more about you than me.

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Be Conscientious
Please complete the online evaluation forms. If only a small proportion of forms are returned, our perceptions of students views may be biased as a result. Dont lose your chance to be heard.

What Happens to Your Feedback?

Our module evaluation form is online, and includes space for written comments. The written comments are retained by the module leader, though they are also read by the Head of the Department At the end of the year each module leader writes an annual module report, incorporating both qualitative and quantitative feedback results. At the end of the year the department produces an annual course report covering all the modules within the degree courses, identifying any positive features and issues for action where improvement is needed. Both module and course reports are reviewed by the Departments Undergraduate Management Committee, which identifies causes for concern, suggests action to overcome problems, and monitors trends from year to year. Reports may also be made available to outside agencies such as QAA subject review assessors. Finally, sections of both module and course reports will be made available to your Staff Student Liaison Committee and will be uploaded to module web pages. The feedback you provide is an essential input into our quality management. It will help to improve the teaching and learning environment for yourselves and for future generations of students. We ask you to take part in it thoughtfully and seriously. The Autumn and Spring term online evaluation questionnaires also form two of your contact points (see pages 15 17 for further information).

3.3

The Personal Tutor System

Students can obtain advice on academic and course-related matters for a number of courses: from module lecturers and tutors, the undergraduate office, the Programmes Manager, the Directors of Undergraduate Studies, inter alia. Additionally, the Department provides a system of support and guidance on welfare and more personal issues. For example, often through no fault of their own, students may find themselves in difficulty for personal or family reasons (for example, illness or bereavement), or for academic reasons (which can range from difficulty with a particular piece of work or module to a desire to do something completely different), or for a mixture of the two (such as not getting on with an individual lecturer). Each student is allocated a Personal Tutor, who is the member of academic staff to whom the Personal Tutee can turn for confidential advice regarding personal matters. A key role of the Personal Tutor is to direct the Personal Tutee to the appropriate person(s) to deal with matters raised. For example, should the Personal Tutor think that the Personal Tutee is facing circumstances that might affect the quality of his/her work and which should be considered for mitigation, then the Personal Tutor will suggest that the Tutee takes the matter to the relevant Year Tutor. The Personal Tutee is also free to approach the Year Tutor directly. The Year Tutors have the responsibility of raising all potential cases of mitigation with the relevant end-of-year Examination Board typically through their role on pre-Board Committees which consider Mitigating Circumstances. In cases where substantial personal support might be needed, the Year Tutor will liaise with the departmental Senior Tutor and referral might be made to the University Senior Tutor and the University Counselling Service. A second important role of the Personal Tutor is as the most obvious member of the academic staff from whom students might ask for a reference letter when applying for internships, graduate jobs, further courses, etc. For this reason, it is advisable that students

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organise Personal Tutorial meetings in order for the Personal Tutor to be able to write as informative a reference as possible. Your Personal Tutor has other roles too such as: signing various forms that might be required the Department or others within the University or representing you at any university investigating or disciplinary hearing. In the Economics Department, the latter role is likely to be undertaken by the relevant Year Tutor. . Liaising with the Year Tutors, the Senior Tutor has overall responsibility for the operation and design of the Personal Tutor system in Economics. Your personal tutor will need to see you at least once a term during Personal Tutor Weeks (see below). Your Personal Tutor will also advertise office hours when he or she is regularly available for routine matters. On urgent matters you should feel free to call on either your Personal Tutor or your Year Tutor; he or she will either see you immediately or make a mutually convenient appointment. If your problem is urgent and you cannot find either your Personal or your Year Tutor, or if you feel you need more specialist advice, you may ask to see if the Economics Senior Tutor, Director of Undergraduate Studies, or, if appropriate, the Advisor to Visiting Students are available (see page 9). You will normally retain the same Personal and Year Tutors throughout your undergraduate career. If your Personal Tutor goes on study leave or is seconded temporarily elsewhere, you will be allocated a temporary replacement except when the interests of continuity suggest a permanent change would be better. If you wish to change your Personal Tutor for any reason you must complete the form on my.economics and submit your request.

Personal Tutor Weeks

Personal Tutor weeks are held frequently and regularly in the Department, as we are committed to the support and guidance of our students. Dates of this years Personal Tutor weeks will be notified to you at the start of term 1. Shortly before each Personal Tutor week you will be reminded to make an appointment with your Personal Tutor. Alternatively, your Personal Tutor or the Undergraduate Office might contact you with a notification regarding an appointment with your Personal Tutor. On some occasions, Personal Tutors might meet with all their Personal Tutees in a single Group meeting. This can have a number of benefits. However, Personal Tutees should not regard these as a perfect substitute for additional meetings when the need arises. Following any individual Personal Tutorial meetings, you and your Personal Tutor will be encouraged to add to an online log of your discussions via my.economics.

Privacy and Confidentiality

Your Personal Tutor will, if asked, keep your personal information confidential and not divulge it to others. We will assume that any medical certificates or other documentation that you provide concerning any personal difficulties during the year may be used on your behalf in exam boards and other university committees, unless you have explicitly expressed a wish to the contrary.

The University Senior Tutor and Counsellors

The University Senior Tutor and University Counsellors provide help and advice to students from all Departments. The help and advice can take the form of both individual counselling and group sessions on topics ranging from study skills to relaxation. These services are entirely confidential; and nothing is passed to any third party (for example, to your Department) without your permission. The University Senior Tutors offices are located in the Student Support Section of University House. You can also contact them on internal telephone extension 22761. Soon after the beginning of the first term you will receive your own copy of the Senior Tutors handbook, What to Do If You Need Help. http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/studentreception/studentsupportservices/

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Referees and References

When you apply for jobs, postgraduate training, and scholarships, you will usually need at least one academic referee who has some general familiarity with your work and progress over a period of time. Your Personal Tutor is one person who will normally do this. You can also ask other members of academic staff (i.e. lecturers and professors) to act as referees as well as or instead of your Personal Tutor; however, graduate teaching assistants and tutors will refer you to a member of academic staff. Before citing anyone as a referee you should seek their advice and permission. This is both a matter of courtesy and also to give your referee that permission to divulge information about you to third-parties seeking a reference. In order that references can be as accurate and supportive as possible, please supply your referees with copies of your curriculum vitae, let them know why you are applying, and keep them informed of your triumphs and tragedies. If you believe that you have some quality or experience that is especially relevant to a particular application, please make a point of telling your referees. Please note that if your personal tutor or other nominated referee receives a reference request from, say, a potential employer, the nominated referee will be able to report only if they have previously received your explicit permission to produce a reference for that employer. The Department is introducing an online request form for reference letters for final year students. More information on this will be provided in due course.

3.4

Student-Staff Liaison Committees

Student-staff liaison committees (SSLCs) provide an important forum where general matters relating to lectures, tutorials, coursework, examinations, and support services can be discussed. SSLCs can make recommendations to the Economics Undergraduate Management Committee (UMC), and the SSLC student representatives are invited to attend the UMC meeting. There is one main SSLC for all undergraduate level degree courses within the department. Representatives from each degree course and each year will be elected during the first three weeks of the autumn term. Please take part in this election, feel encouraged and confident to stand as a candidate, and be aware who your representatives are. Representatives from the PPE and Economics, Politics & International Studies degree courses also sit on the Politics SSLC. The department also has an electronic forum for discussing SSLC matters outside of normal meetings, accessible from http://www.warwick.ac.uk/go/economics/ug/sslc/. Please remember that personal problems or grievances are not a matter for the SSLC.

3.5

The Library

The main Library provides you with a wide range of resources to support you with your studies, including printed and electronic books, journals and subject databases. These will all help you find research in your area. Here are a few quick tips to help you get started in the Library: Use the Library Catalogue to find what you need (http://webcat.warwick.ac.uk). The Catalogue contains details of the books and journals (print and electronic) held by the Library. Most electronic resources are available from any PC with internet access, so you can use them from home. Usually, you'll need your University username and password (the one you use to login to a PC on campus) to access these. For more information on setting up off-campus access to databases, sometimes called ATHENS access, see http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/main/electronicresources/passwords The Library website http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/ provides lots of information on using the Library, as well as information on useful resources for

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Economics research: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/main/tealea/socsciall/economics DataStream is one of the main sources for finding macroeconomic time series or data on equity markets, bonds, futures, exchange rates and interest rates. DataStream is only available in the Library. At busy times, you may need to book to use the terminal. You will also find a very wide range of macroeconomic time series, plus social data, on the Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS), available online through the Library web pages for Economics see above. If you find something useful which Warwick does not have, we can try and get it for you from another library. Collect a form from the Library or download it from the Document Supply section of the Library website: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/main/basics/documentsupply There is normally a charge for this service, unless you are finalist working on a dissertation. If you are having trouble finding what you need, there is an Economics Academic Support Librarian to help you. The contact details are below. The Learning Grid, which is part of the Library, is located in University House. This is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and offers a range of resources, including access to IT facilities and a collection of reference-only key textbooks. Contacting the Library General Enquiries In Person: Help is generally available between 9.00am - 5.30pm Monday Thursdays and 9.00am 4.30pm on Fridays. By Phone: 024 7652 4103 By Email: Library@Warwick.ac.uk

Economics Enquiries
Your Academic Support Librarian is happy to help you find the information you need for your research, show you how to use specific resources, or discuss any other issues you might have. In Person: Help is generally available between 9.00am - 5.30pm - Monday - Thursday (4.30pm Fridays). By Telephone or Email: Helen Riley Tel: 024 7657 2712 E-mail: Helen.Riley@Warwick.ac.uk The general Library e-mail address may also be used, and your enquiry will be dealt with by Academic Support colleagues, or passed on to the specialist.

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Careers Support

The Universitys Centre for Student Careers and Skills exists to enable you to plan and manage your career effectively. We like to work with you throughout your degree, so that you can gain the most from your course and leave Warwick knowing that you are able to achieve your goals and fulfil your potential. Many career options require you to take action during your degree course by undertaking relevant work experience or activities that will help you in your future career. To get ideas about the many opportunities to develop your skills whilst at Warwick, visit the Warwick Advantage website. http://go.warwick.ac.uk/advantage Dont leave career planning until the last minute, as you may later regret not making the most of the opportunities to meet with employers and go to careers fairs and presentations on the wide range of opportunities open to you after graduation. Remember that whether you have clear ideas about what you want to do or none at all, Student Careers and Skills can help. You can use the Centre at any time you like during your studies including outside term time. You will be kept informed of more departmentally focussed sessions by Stephanie Redding, the Careers Consultant who links with Economics.

What Can You Do With an Economics Degree?

Youve already taken the decision to study economics at Warwick, and your future choices are likely to reflect this interest in your subject. But your career options are wider than you might think. Economics is a well-established subject, held in high regard by many employers. There are few careers which demand an economics degree but an economist is certainly one of them. If you love your subject, perhaps this would be that of a professional or academic route to explore economists advise government, financial institutions, companies, and international organisations. The study of economics also provides useful background to a number of different occupations, including accountancy, actuarial work, commercial and investment banking, and management consultancy. Surprisingly, over 60 per cent of graduate vacancies in the UK do not ask for any specific degree subject, and economics graduates have moved on to careers in human resources, journalism, graduate management trainee schemes and other occupations not linked directly to the study of economics (including professional football!). Graduates with economics-related degrees follow a variety of paths when they leave Warwick. First jobs can be very varied, depending on individual goals and how focused the career planning was. Postgraduate study is also a popular choice. Some decide to take time out for travel or voluntary work, and this can be an important career step in itself as you broaden your experience and horizons.

Using Student Careers and Skills

The Centre for Student Careers and Skills has lots to offer as you work your way through the career decision making process. Our resources help you: find out more about different types of work and the entry requirements decide what you want to do and gain work experience find out about employers, vacancies and courses develop career management skills and make effective applications.

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The Centre is located on the ground floor of University House, and relevant hard copy resources about the full range of graduate careers are kept in the Careers Hub in the Learning Grid. However, perhaps the best place to start to explore everything we offer is http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/careers/ . It contains a jobs and work experience opportunities database, a calendar of careers events and links to our Twitter feeds and Facebook group. You may find it helpful to talk to a Careers Consultant if you need help deciding on the best way forward, or if you are applying for a work placement/internship, you may like an Job Search Adviser to look through your CV or application form. For details see our website http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/careers/ or call into the drop in service reception based in the Learning Grid.

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Visiting and Overseas Students

If you wish to improve or are having problems with your English language, consult the Language Centre where free courses are available. If English is not your first language and you wish to improve or are having problems, please consult the Language Centre. Note that approved bilingual dictionaries are now allowed in University examinations.

Immigration Advice to Students

Advice on immigration can only be obtained via authorised staff who are deemed to meet the Immigration Services Commissioners Code of Standard and Guidance. Therefore if you have any queries of this nature, please consult one of the following advisers: Advice and Welfare Services, Students Union (advice@warwicksu.com) International Office http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/international/contacts/ Personnel (http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/humanresources) Careers Advisory Service (careers@warwick.ac.uk) Academic Office (http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/academicoffice) International students should be aware of the importance of meeting their ten contact points each academic year (see page 15 for more information) as a condition of their holding a student visa.

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Complaints and Grievances

How to Complain There may be occasions during your time in the Department when things go wrong. The information below explains how to make a complaint. Complaints about a module or programme of study Informal channels Firstly, you should contact the member of staff in your academic department whose actions have caused the issue to occur. You may want to also talk to your Personal Tutor or your Year Tutor for advice. If you believe the issue is of a general nature relating to the teaching and learning provision in your department, you may alternatively contact your SSLC representative, who can raise the matter on your behalf. Occasionally there are disputes of a personal nature. These are rare, but cannot be ruled out in a large organisation like a university. Personal difficulties may arise if you believe that another student or a member of staff is discriminating against you or harassing you on grounds of personal dislike or broader prejudice. In such circumstances we recommend that

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you take the matter up first with your Year Tutor. Your Year Tutor will help you to refer the issue to the appropriate authority. In the event of a personal dispute involving your Personal tutor, we recommend that you contact your Year 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). If, having taken these steps, you feel that you have not received a response to your satisfaction, or you are uncomfortable with approaching the appropriate contact directly/you feel it would be inappropriate to contact them about the matter, you may contact the relevant Head of Department of Head of School. If you do not feel comfortable doing this directly, you may contact the Students' Union's Education Officer, your Personal Tutor, Year Tutor or the Senior Tutor for advice (see below for contact details). Formal channels Student Academic Complaints procedure If, having contacted the Head of Department or his deputy, you remain dissatisfied with the outcome of consideration of your complaint, the University has a Student Academic Complaints Procedure to deal with complaints about the teaching and learning process, provided that the complaint is received within three months of the occurrence about which the complaint is made. For further details, please see http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/aro/academiccomplaints/procedure/ Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA) Complaints which have exhausted the University's internal procedures can, at the discretion of the individual submitting the complaint, be submitted to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator. The OIA has the power to investigate complaints and make recommendations to the University where procedures need changing. The OIA can also recommend financial compensation be offered to the individual submitting the complaint. To see if your complaint qualifies under the OIA regulations, please see http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/aro/academiccomplaints/oia Not Sure What To Do? Who To Talk To? If you are unsure about your next step, it is always best to talk to someone about it. There are a host of different people available to have such a conversation with, depending on your situation and who you feel comfortable talking to in the first instance. You could try: Sabbatical officers at the Students' Union - http://www.warwicksu.com/advice/ Professional advisors who work at the Students' Union - http://www.warwicksu.com/advice/ The University Senior Tutor - http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/tutors

Sexual and racial harassment

The University and Department are opposed to sexual and racial harassment. We will support those subjected to it and, where appropriate, will take disciplinary action against offenders. Within the Department, help and support will be provided by all members of staff and specifically by your personal tutor, your Year Tutor, the Senior Tutor and the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Outside the Department you may seek help from the University Senior Tutor, the Counselling Service, and the Students Union Welfare Office. If you are a victim of harassment, you may feel able to make it clear to the person causing you offence that their behaviour is unacceptable. This, in itself, may be enough to put an end to the harassment. You may not feel able to confront the person responsible for harassing you.

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Failure to confront the perpetrator does not amount to consent to the harassment, and you are entitled to seek assistance from those listed above of from fellow students to put an end to it. The University publishes guidelines on sexual and racial harassment on this web page: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/insite/topic/healthsafety/welfare/harassment You may also wish to look at the Universitys procedure on complaints and feedback. http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/gov/complaintsandfeedback/

Equal Opportunities Statement

The University of Warwick, recognising the value of sustaining and advancing a safe and welcoming learning environment, strives to treat both employees and students with respect and dignity, treat them fairly with regards to all assessments, choices and procedures, and to give them encouragement to reach their full potential. Therefore the University strives to treat all its members on the basis of merit and ability alone and aims to eliminate unjustifiable discrimination on the grounds of gender, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, political beliefs, religious beliefs or practices, disability, marital status, family circumstances, sexual orientation, spent criminal convictions, age or any other inappropriate

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Personal Development Planning (PDP)

What is PDP?
The University views PDP as a structured process undertaken by an individual to reflect upon their own learning, performance and achievement and to plan for their personal educational (and career) development.

Which means?
PDP means Personal, Professional and Academic Development by encouraging reflection and planning: in the end, it should produce for you a record, which you can revisit, to assist you in the planning and development of our ideas to make you more effective and successful both now and in the future. PDP makes you more organised and more motivated (by helping you appreciate your own values, goals and methods of study/research which, in turn, influence the way you study and the conclusions you reach) The emphasis is on helping you to see for yourself how you can succeed or improve upon existing results PDP is a method for understanding how to make yourself more effective in your studies and set goals It can help you put together a CV and express your goals at interview, including those with your personal tutor It will be a part of your course and key moments will be highlighted from time to time (You should reflect and record your thoughts when essay feedback is returned, after contentious seminars, after key lectures, after professional training, after syndicate or

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group work, before or after assessed tasks, prior to presentations, research papers or key experiments) It is tailored to your personal needs, and its private Your records will be a good place to keep your incomplete thoughts about research/your course to revisit later Your PDP can include reflections on literature you found useful, e-bibliographies and annotated reading lists PDP helps you keep track of your personal progress it can be encouraging to see how far you have come!

Find out more?

Try the Advantage website at http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/study/csde/advantage PDP and Economics: Skills acquired through the study of Economics We thought it might be helpful if we were to summarise some of the key skills and experiences we think you are taking from your Warwick degree. You might be able to cite some of these in your applications and/or interviews. More importantly, we hope that the list might be something you can base your reflections on as you review what your studies mean to you and how you have grown personally, academically, and professionally in your time in the Department. As you go through your degree course at Warwick and as you consider the various skill sets below, you might want to reflect on how the level of difficulty of the tasks set for you in your time at Warwick has increased from the start of Year 1 and how your capacity to approach complicated problems, to reason and to communicate your answers and views has grown in the context of the teaching and learning environment you have experienced at Warwick. Has your degree challenged you? In what ways? Have you risen to the challenges? How? Are you able to impress potential employers or course selectors, not just with the knowledge you have gained, but also with your development as an independent learner ready to tackle the challenges ahead with a good set of skills and capacities? What features of your particular degree course at this particular university have enabled you to grow and develop? In designing and delivering your degree course and modules, we aim to enable you to develop in a variety of ways, as indicated by the different skill sets below. We also aim to enable you to reflect on your learning and development as you proceed. In your first year and second year, your contact hours are greater than in the final year as we think that the opportunity for you to have contact, discussion and feedback through seminars is especially important. We 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 continuous feedback on how you are performing against the standards we set. In some universities, assessment is solely by way of end of year (or even end of course) exams. The Warwick tradition is to give some substantial weight to other forms of assessment partly to reduce the pressure of final exams but also to enable you to gauge your progress over time from the comments and marks you receive at regular intervals. Having compulsory seminars and a regular timetable of strict submission deadlines over your 3 years is an important signal to potential employers that our graduates are conscientious and work well under pressure of deadlines.

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We recognize and celebrate the fact that you are all different 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 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; that you will have a command of both theoretical and empirical techniques for solving problems; that you will be able to work jointly with others towards finding solutions to problems, and that you will be able to communicate your understanding to both specialists and non-specialist alike. Skill Set 1: Cognitive Skills (i) Analytical thinking and communication. Your study of Economics has required you to develop a deep understanding of often complicated issues using a variety of analytical frameworks, tools and approaches and to communicate your understanding in a variety of ways, including through verbal, graphical, mathematical and statistical techniques. You have demonstrated your ability to understand formal analysis and to communicate your understanding through: engagement and contributions in compulsory seminars and group project presentations, completion of exercise sheets, problem sets, and non-assessed essays, and through tests and formal examinations. Analytical reasoning. Some key concepts in Economics have wider significance in aiding analytical reasoning: e.g., the ceteris paribus method, counter-factual analysis, the concepts of opportunity cost, trade-offs, and comparative advantage. Critical thinking. Developing the habit of questioning received ideas, forming judgements and making evaluations. E.g., comparing Keynesian with neoclassical approaches to macro; evaluating the case for or the efficiency of government interventions. Creative thinking. E.g., if there is no model to explain some observed behaviour, we need to develop an appropriate model. Economics provides tools with which to build models of behaviour. Strategic thinking. E.g., through game theory with multi-agent decision making where payoffs depend on the endogenous actions of others. Problem solving. Knowing how to approach various types of problem, determining whether a solution exists. Abstraction. Judging how to balance simplification against realism. Knowing how to isolate separate effects of different factors as with marginal or ceteris paribus effects. Policy evaluation. Being aware of the policy context and also of methodological issues involved in evaluation such as with the identification of causal effects of policy interventions. Analysis of institutions. Understanding the roles of institutions and through political economy analysis of the origins and behavior of these institutions. Analysis of incentives. Understanding economic motivations of individuals and the limits of economic explanations. Concepts of simultaneity and endogeneity. Understanding complex interreactions between economic variables and behaviours. Analysis of optimization. Understanding choice and decision-making based on analysis of the interplay of preferences, objectives and constraints. Understanding of uncertainty and incomplete information. Probability, expectation and risks asymmetric information

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Skill Set 2: Subject-specific and Professional Skills (i) Research skills: Use of library and internet as information sources. Knowledge of how to locate relevant data, extract appropriate data, analyse and present material. Numeracy and quantitative skills: Use of mathematics and diagrams; statistical analysis of data; Data-based skills: downloading, filtering, managing, coding, analysing data. IT skills: Word processing, spreadsheets, specialised econometric and statistical packages, drawing and equation-writing skills, internet applications.

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Skill Set 3: Key General Skills (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Written communication skills: through submission of essays, problem sets, seminar work, tests, projects and examination scripts. Oral communication skills: through participation in seminars and group work. Team work skills: through engagement in group project work and in seminars. IT skills: as above under Skill Set 2 (iv). Mathematical, Statistical, data-based research skills: as above under Skill Set 2 (i), (ii), and (iii).

Skill Set 4: Subject Knowledge and Understanding Economic Principles: Economic Principles. Knowledge and understanding of core concepts and methods in micro and macro economics. (ii) Applied Economics: Knowledge and understanding of standard economic models and quantitative techniques with application to problems arising in public policy and the private sector. (iii) Economic information: Knowledge of economic trends and patterns; understanding of problems and solutions in economic measurement. (iv) Research and debate: Familiarity with contemporary theoretical and empirical debates and research outcomes in some more specialized areas of economics. Understanding of how to approach an economic problem from the perspective of a researcher in economics. A useful exercise you might want to conduct is that of identifying how your different module choices contribute to the acquisition of these different skills. (i)

3.10 Our Feedback to you

We aim to enable you to reflect on your learning and development as you proceed through your degree at Warwick. In your first year and second year, your contact hours are greater than in the final year as we think that the opportunity for you to have contact, discussion and feedback through seminars is especially important. We 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 continuous feedback on how you are performing against the standards we set. In some universities, assessment is solely by way of end of year (or even end of course) exams. The Warwick tradition is to give some substantial weight to other forms of assessment partly to reduce the pressure of final exams but also to enable you to gauge your progress over time from the comments and marks you receive at regular intervals. Having compulsory seminars and a regular timetable of strict submission deadlines over your 3 years is an important signal to potential employers that our graduates are conscientious and work well under pressure of deadlines. A key issue for students concerns the feedback they receive on their submitted assessed work. We are sensitive to the importance of this and have mechanisms in place to enhance the

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quality of feedback on assessed work. The Warwick tradition is to give some substantial weight to assessed work submitted through the year partly to reduce the pressure of final exams but also to enable students to gauge their progress over time from the comments and marks you receive at regular intervals. However, where you are not satisfied with feedback, you should approach the module lecturer or, alternatively, the UG office, who will forward your request for more feedback to the Director of UG Studies. Feedback comes in a variety of ways: there are many channels through which we aim to give feedback other than only at the point of returning assessed work. First, seminar meetings complementing module lectures are intended to give students the opportunity to test their understanding of material. Most module seminars are often based on exercises or problem sets which should be prepared in advance, with seminar time given to working through answers so that students can see what they did well and what less well. We try to keep the number of students in a class as small as possible so that each students needs can be accommodated. Second, pieces of non-assessed work, in addition to assessed work and tests, are collected periodically and feedback given by tutors. Third, tutors and lecturers advertise office hours at which they are available to students to go over individual problems with them. Fourth, tutors and lecturers are accessible by email to receive and respond to individual questions. Fifth, lecturers are often available to students at the end of lectures to respond to questions. Sixth, a number of modules run online blogs or forums by which lecturers can respond to issues raised by students. Seventh, the Department recently introduced a policy of making examination scripts accessible to students. Finally, where students wish to have feedback on more general issues beyond module-specific questions, feedback can be obtained from a variety of sources including the Undergraduate Office, the Programmes Manager, the Directors of Undergraduate Studies, the Personal Tutor, the Year Tutors and the Departmental Senior Tutor.

3.11 Health and Safety

The Head of Department has executive responsibility for the health and safety of anyone entitled to be on premises under his control. The Head of Department is assisted in the formation, implementation and development of safety policy by the Departmental Safety Officer (DSO). The DSO is Teresa Forysiak (S2.137) and any enquiries relating to health and safety within the Department should be referred to her. In the absence of the DSO, queries should be addressed to the Head of Department.

Departmental Health and Safety Guidance

1. The Department of Economics considers that high standards of health and safety are of paramount importance in enabling it to achieve its objectives. 2. The Department views compliance with legal requirements as the minimum acceptable health and safety standard. 3. The Department is committed to planning, review and development of health and safety arrangements in order to achieve a continual improvement in performance. 4. The following people have been appointed as Fire Evacuation Wardens: Bhaskar Dutta, Fiona Brown and Lei Zhang. 5. All staff, students and others working in the Department are expected to adopt a positive attitude to health and safety issues and must: comply with appropriate legal requirements and University requirements as laid down in the publications that make up Safety in the University (SITU) take reasonable care for their health and safety and that of others exposed to their activities

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inform the DSO of any situations that, within the limits of their competence, they consider could give rise to serious or imminent danger or are shortcomings in safety arrangements. 6. The Department will make suitable arrangements for health and safety within the limits of available financial and physical resources. 7. Any relevant information on health and safety will be communicated to people working in the Department.

Children on campus
The Department is a designated work area and is covered by the Shops, Offices and Railway Premises Act 1963. Among other things, this means that the building is designed and equipped to be safe when used by responsible adults, but it is not a safe environment for children. When children are brought into the Department their escorts are personally responsible for ensuring that they are at all times safe and protected from the hazards of a working environment and from the behaviour of people who do not expect children to be around. Under no circumstances should children be allowed to wander unaccompanied or to operate office equipment. Members of staff are not empowered to accept responsibility for children and must not be asked to do so.

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SECTION 4: EXAMINATIONS
4.1 Regulations and Exam Boards
Exam Boards in each of the three years fulfil different roles. The Final Year Exam Board is the most important, in the sense that as long as you pass and proceed through the earlier boards (and most students do!) then it is only in this final board that your degree class is determined. Examination boards are obliged to adhere to Examination Regulations. These are available on the following website.
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/gov/calendar/regulations

The examination regulations are designed to establish quality standards for all Warwick degrees and to ensure equity of treatment across all candidates.

The First-Year Board of Examiners

The first year of all single and joint honours degree courses in Economics (except for Mathematics & Economics) is a qualifying year. Students who fail a module at the first attempt in June have the right to make one further attempt, which normally involves a resit exam in early September. Results are considered by a Board of Examiners for the Faculty of Social Studies: i.e. decisions are taken at the level of the Faculty, not the Department. The Boards members are representatives of each department in the Social Studies Faculty. The Board meets first after the June examinations. At this time, the decisions available for each candidate on an Honours degree and taking first-year exams for the first time are normally for the candidate: to proceed to the second year of an Honours degree course to resit exams in failed modules, normally in September to be recommended to withdraw, but with a right to resit failed modules in September. There is a second meeting of the Board after the September examinations. At this time, the decisions available to it, for each candidate on an Honours degree and resitting First-year exams, are normally for the candidate: to proceed to the second year of an Honours degree course to proceed to the second year of a Pass degree course to be required to withdraw. Medical and other documented information affecting performance is noted in June, but will usually affect decisions only at the September Board. This is because any student who is unable to take the June examination through illness is offered the chance to sit exams in a first attempt (i.e. retaining the right to resit in the event of failure) in September. The First-Year Board does not classify candidates, nor does it consider or publish overall grade averages. The important criterion for the Board is that candidates should pass all modules. Whether you pass well or badly matters to you because the better you do the better is your preparation for the second year, especially as some first-year modules are actually the first stage of a two-year module programme. The grades do not matter much to the Board. However, if you have done well in some modules while failing others, your good marks can be taken into account in a fairly narrow set of circumstances.

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The Second-Year Board of Examiners

The Second-Year Board of Examiners comprises a subset of full-time members of the academic staff in the Department of Economics. It makes recommendations that are subject to confirmation by Senate. The Board usually meets in the first week of the summer vacation. The decisions available to it are normally for each candidate: to proceed to the third year of an Honours degree course to proceed to the third year of a Pass degree course to resit failed modules the following June, without residence, in order to proceed to the third year of a Pass degree course to be required to withdraw. The Second-Year Board does not classify candidates. Its only purpose is to consider whether and how candidates should proceed to the third year. Medical and other documentary evidence potentially affecting performance is noted by the Second-Year Board and carried forward to the Final-Year Board. It is not normally considered by the Second-Year Board in any detail, unless special circumstances make it relevant to the Boards decision. It is very important that you make available to your personal tutor or to your Year Tutor any evidence that provides documentary support for any mitigating circumstances (usually medical) affecting your performance and to do so before the Examination Boards meet.

The Final-Year Board of Examiners

The Final-Year Board comprises a subset of full-time members of the academic staff in the Department of Economics, together with external examiners (three at present) appointed by Senate. It makes recommendations that are subject to confirmation by Senate. The external examiners are experienced senior academics from other universities whose role is to monitor our standards, to advise us on issues including borderline cases, and generally to act as independent arbiters and scrutineers. The Board usually meets in the last week of the summer term and considers the results of each candidates second- and third-year modules. The decisions available to it are normally for each candidate: to be awarded an Honours degree of first, upper second, lower second or third class to be awarded a Pass degree to resit failed modules the following June, without residence, in order to be awarded a Pass degree to fail. Medical and other documentary evidence potentially affecting performance is noted by the Final Year Board. It is very important that you make available to your Personal Tutor or, to your Year Tutor, any evidence that provides relevant documentary support for any mitigating circumstances (usually medical) affecting your performance and to do so before the Examination Boards meet.

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How Degrees Are Classified

The Board works with a set of conventions that determine each students degree class in a consistent and fair way. The conventions are based partly on the average mark across all modules and partly on the profile of marks across modules. The conventions are published and are harmonised for use in all degree courses within each Faculty at: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/ug/resources/ All undergraduates currently studying in the Department will be graduated under the harmonised conventions. Exam conventions have a language of their own. Read them carefully and slowly. Most of your questions will be answered by the fine print.

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Degree Results

Based on common queries here are some general points that may also help you. First Years Resits: If you have failed one or more of your first year examinations, you will be given the chance to resit them. The First-Year Board of Examiners may recommend that you withdraw from University, but you still have the right to resit. Secretaries to First-Year Boards of Examiners will inform you of the modules that you are required to resit and when the resits are (normally September). If you fail your resits, you will normally be asked to withdraw from the University. Under defined circumstances you have the right to appeal against this decision. Second- and Third-Years Degree classification is related not only to your overall average (arithmetic mean) over eight modules, but also to the profile of marks. At the time of writing, new degree classification conventions are subject to University consideration. We will notify students of the agreed conventions as soon as possible. Re-sits: If you fail a module you will not normally be allowed to resit it. There are no re-sits for Honours for second- or third-year candidates - except that in case of illness or other very special circumstances a first attempt may be declared null and void and a subsequent first sit allowed. Pass degrees: Where a second-year candidate performs poorly he or she may be permitted to proceed to the third year of a pass degree or may be required to resit second year examinations for a pass degree the following June without residence. Very poor performance may result in a recommendation to withdraw. Students permitted to proceed to a Pass degree course by the Second-year Board of Examiners will normally be required to pursue a full load of four modules (120 CATS). Fails: If you fail your degree overall, you will normally be permitted to resit failed exams the following summer, without residence, in a final attempt to obtain a pass degree (an honours degree is no longer possible). For students admitted in the Autumn term 2007 or earlier, failing two modules means that the best you can aim for is a third-class degree please see the conventions at: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/quality/categories/examinations/markscalesconv entions/forstudents/ug0107/degreeclassconv.pdf. For students admitted in the Autumn Term 2008 onwards, please see the new conventions at : http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/quality/categories/examinations/markscalesconv entions/forstudents/ug08/honoursconvention/ External examiners: One or more external examiners (i.e. examiners of professorial or equivalent status from another university) must be present at the Final-year Board and must confirm its decisions. One of the most important functions of external examiners is to ensure that the Boards decisions are fair. More on exam results: There are no limits on the numbers of candidates who can obtain a particular degree classification. There is nothing in our examination conventions to prevent an entire year gaining firsts or, indeed, an entire year failing! All Years Special arrangements. If you have a properly-documented and approved need for special arrangements for your examinations (e.g. you are allowed extra time to compensate for a condition) then these arrangements can be made. But you do need to notify us when asked to do so otherwise late requests may not be granted.

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Illness, other mitigating circumstances and medical evidence. If you are unlucky enough to be ill or suffer adverse circumstances (e.g. bereavement) or to be ill in such a way as to affect your performance either during the year or at exam time (a) make sure that either your personal tutor or your Year Tutor knows the circumstances and (b) be sure to produce a medical certificate or other relevant document. If medical evidence is provided then the Board of Examiners may be able to exercise its discretion. The Board might take different sorts of action, depending on whether you are a first year, or second/third year student: it might recommend the candidate sits in September or the following June (as a first sit), or base a grade for a module on (possibly adjusted) assessment marks, etc. Note that self-certification, unsupported by a medical consultation, will not be acceptable in these circumstances. Discretion. Although the Board follows standard guidelines, in exceptional circumstances, it can exercise discretion when awarding a particular class of degree to take into account relevant individual circumstances such as health. However, the Board does not exercise discretion lightly or arbitrarily. Nor does it alter marks, unless specifically authorised to do so by the external examiners on academic grounds. Exercising discretion may mean placing more weight than usual on some parts of a students performance than others for example, on the third year, if the second year was known to be affected by illness. Any departure from guidelines is always based on properly documented evidence (usually a medical certificate or counsellors report), and taking into account the need to treat all candidates consistently and fairly. Thus the Board does not (and does not have the right to) waive rules or adjust marks without good reason. In particular, the Board will not award a higher degree class just because of illness if there is insufficient evidence in a candidates record to justify the higher class. Results and pass lists: Pass lists are posted in University House first. You can elect to have your name withheld from the pass list. The classified pass list is subject to confirmation by Senate. Detailed results are posted on my.economics as soon as practicable after the pass list has been posted (usually about a day). They are not given over the telephone nor are they sent to you by email so please do not ask.

4.4

Examination Methods

Most 30 CAT second and third-year Economics modules are assessed under a standard scheme which combines a three-hour, closed-book, unseen examination contributing 80% of the credit for the module, with two pieces of assessed coursework contributing 20%. The number of pieces of coursework can vary from one module to another; this is indicated in the module descriptions. Some non-standard schemes apply, and you are advised to check the individual module web pages for the definitive information. In some departments where modules are assessed by a combination of coursework and examination, examiners prohibit students from answering exam questions that overlap with coursework previously submitted: This is not the case in Economics. In all EC-coded examination papers, candidates may answer any question subject to the restrictions written on the question paper itself, regardless of the assessed work they have submitted. Modules offered by other departments have their own examination methods. It is your responsibility to inform yourself of these, particularly regarding their rules and procedures for assessed work. University regulations require that at least 50% of your total examination credit over the two years should come from unseen examinations. Economics students are unlikely ever to fall foul of this rule, but if you are doing one or more outside modules where coursework is the main method of assessment, verify that you dont. Consult with the Undergraduate Office if you are in doubt.

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Good practice in exams

To maximise your chances of success in an examination, there are a number of pointers for good practice, such as: (a) familiarising oneself of the rubric beforehand and doing what the rubric asks; (b) answering only the required number of questions - not more, otherwise you leave yourself at the discretion of the examiner in deciding which questions will be marked; (c) filling in the question numbers on the front page; (d) not wasting time writing out the question - but do write down the question number; (e) striking out any material that is not to be read (e.g. unwanted attempts); (f) writing as legibly as possible; (g) showing your working in mathematical/quantitative answers but enough to be awarded method marks if you get the wrong answer. In any case full marks ought not to be awarded for correct 'bottom line' answers - we are also interested in checking reasoning and understanding.

4.6

Marking, marking conventions and feedback

The most important outcomes of your work as an undergraduate student at Warwick, for example essays, projects, and examination scripts, will be graded by your class tutor and an examiner. The marks you receive in Economics modules will conform to the general criteria shown overleaf, which have been developed and agreed for use by all departments in the Faculty of Social Science throughout. In most first-year modules a students performance in the June examination is the critical factor that decides whether he or she will pass or fail, and a full set of passes is required to proceed to the second year. You may like to know that, while most first-year examination scripts are marked by a single examiner, any script at risk of failing is always passed on to a second marker and both examiners must agree the final mark. From 2008-09 onwards all first-year assessed work (including exam scripts) in non-quantitative modules has been marked on a 17-point scale the descriptors for which can be found here: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/quality/categories/examinations/markscalesconventions/ forstudents/ug08/markscale/ All second and third year exam scripts, which count towards your final degree class, are marked internally; the marks are then moderated by an independent internal marker; the moderated marks are further vetted by an external examiner, and in some cases are re-marked for a third time. Students who registered for their degree from 2008-09 onwards continue to be marked on the 17-point scale for all of their assessed work (including exam scripts) in nonquantitative modules.

4.7

Access to Exam Scripts

As all examination marks are subjected to a process of moderation described in Section 4.6, students are not entitled to a re-mark of an examination. However, examination scripts can be checked for clerical error, such as wrong totalling, upon request. Should you wish to request a clerical error check of your examination, please contact economics.ugoffice@warwick.ac.uk . Should you wish to have a copy of your examination script, the Department can arrange for you to purchase a copy. Full details of how to arrange this can be found on this webpage: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/pg/script_access_procedure/

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Faculty Marking Conventions

Class First Comprehension Demonstrates command of the subject matter including, where appropriate, methodological, technical and scholarship skills Analysis Presents a tightly-focused, relevant and well-structured answer with full and accurate development of concepts/theories, and excellent use of evidence Critique Understands and evaluates relevant arguments, debates and/or interpretations in a manner that demonstrates a developed capacity for independent thought. This may amount to an extension of existing arguments, debates and /or interpretations. Understands and evaluates relevant arguments, debates and/or interpretations in a manner that demonstrates a capacity for independent thought. Understands and reproduces relevant arguments, debates and/or interpretations. Presentation Provides a thorough and consistent deployment of techniques of academic writing with particular reference to structure, referencing/sourcing and spelling/grammar.

2:1

Demonstrates good appreciation of the subject matter including, where appropriate, methodological, technical and scholarship skills Demonstrates an understanding of core aspects of the subject matter including, where appropriate, methodological, technical and scholarship skills Demonstrates some familiarity with the subject matter including, where appropriate, methodological, technical and scholarship issues Demonstrates little evidence of familiarity with the subject matter including, where appropriate, methodological, technical and scholarship skills

Presents a coherent and closely-argued answer with good structure, accurate use of concepts/theories, and good use of evidence Presents an answer to the question taking into account appropriate structure, development of concepts/theories and reasonable use of evidence Shows an understanding of the question with some structure, knowledge of concepts/theories and use of evidence Demonstrates a poor grasp of the question with loose structure, little knowledge of concepts/theories and inadequate use of evidence

2:2

Third

Demonstrates some awareness of relevant arguments, debates, and/or interpretations.

Fail

Demonstrates little awareness of relevant arguments, debates, and/or interpretations.

Provides a thorough and consistent deployment of techniques of academic writing with particular reference to structure, referencing/sourcing and spelling/grammar. Acknowledges and employs techniques of academic writing with particular reference to structure, referencing/sourcing and spelling/grammar. Shows awareness of techniques of academic writing with particular reference to structure, referencing/sourcing and spelling/grammar. Provides a poor demonstration of techniques of academic writing with particular reference to structure, referencing/sourcing and spelling/grammar.

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SECTION 5: DEGREE COURSE REGULATIONS

5.1 Important information on degrees, CATS and module restrictions

Honours Degrees and Pass Degrees

These regulations apply to candidates for Honours degrees. For further information about Pass degrees see page 29. Regulations for candidates for Pass degrees are available from http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/quality/categories/examinations/markscalesconventions/ forstudents/

Subject Requirements and CATS Credits

In reading your degree course regulations3 you will find that there are two kinds of requirements: subject requirements and workload requirements. Subject requirements are requirements to take a particular pattern of modules, for example to take modules in macroeconomics, microeconomics, and quantitative techniques. Workload requirements are requirements to accumulate a particular number of CATS credits as an outcome of your module choices. CATS stands for Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme, and every UK university now has one. Every module has a CATS rating. Combinations of modules make up the subject requirements of your degree course and also provide the CATS credits required. Because of historical differences among Departments in the subject requirements of different degree courses, there are inherited differences in CATS weightings across the University. It is important that you register for modules with the correct CATS weightings. The Warwick Business School offers certain options in both 24-credit and 30-credit variants; however, second- and third-year Economics-based students must take the 30-CAT variant of any such modules. Second and third year students should see Choosing your Second and Third Year Modules in Economics 2011-12 for further information:

Examination Schemes in the Second and Third Years

On all Economics and related degree courses except Mathematics & Economics, the second and third years each contribute 50% to the final degree. On the Mathematics & Economics degree course the first, second, and third years of study contribute credit to the final degree in the ratio 10:40:50. Second- and third-year modules given by the Department of Economics are examined in the year in which they are taught. The standard pattern of assessment on 30 CAT modules provides for a compulsory assessment element consisting of two essays or term papers, or one course paper (20%), and a three-hour written examination (80%). There are variations from the standard pattern, especially in the case of some mathematical or quantitative modules. The patterns of assessment for modules given by different departments may vary.

Module Codes by Department

EC IB PO LL PH Economics Warwick Business School Politics and International Studies Language Centre Philosophy ST FR GE LA HI Statistics French German Law History

Degree course regulations can be found at http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/quality/courseregs/

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Restrictions, Prerequisites, and Approved Options

An asterisk (*) indicates that certain restrictions may apply to your choice of module; see page 65-69 for details. In many places the regulations state an approved option, an approved Language option, an approved History option, any other approved first-year option, and so on. In principle approval must be given by two Departments: the Department offering the module, and your own home Department. The restrictions we impose are mainly written down in the regulations or under Restrictions and Prerequisites on pages 65 - 69. In practice most modules offered in the Faculty of Social Studies are approved, provided they are of the appropriate level (e.g. any approved third-year option means modules with 300 codes). Thus for many degree courses and cohorts the range of choice of options is wider than the list specifically mentioned in this handbook. For example, many modules offered by the Department of Politics & International Studies may be available to you. A few modules are specifically not approved: for example, IB320 Simulation and IB321 Forecasting; restrictions apply to IB253 and IB254 Principles of Finance 1 and 2.

Availability of modules during this academic year

Not all the option modules listed below will actually be available every year. A list of modules and their availability is published online at http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/ug/modules

Unusual Options
If you wish to take an option module not normally permitted under your degree course regulations, please follow the link on my.economics; your request will be considered on its merit by the Director of Undergraduate Studies. You should complete the online form on my.economics to request an unusual option. Please note: a desire to obtain exemption from examinations for professional qualifications in the future will not be sufficient.

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5.2 L100 - ECONOMICS

First Year
Students take modules totalling between 144 and 150 CATS credits as follows: core modules worth 120 credits and option modules worth at least 24 credits. Some first-year modules are prerequisites for certain second- and third-year modules. Some modules require approval. CATS credits 30 30 30 30 15 15 15 15 24 24 or 30

EC108 EC109 EC120 EC104 EC112 EC132 Or EC119 EC133 Or Or

Core modules Macroeconomics 1 Microeconomics 1 Quantitative Techniques The World Economy: History & Theory Optional modules The Industrial Economy: Its Global Shift The Industrial Economy: Strategy Mathematical Analysis for Economists Linear Algebra for Economists An approved language module Any other approved first-year option

Approved language modules Language modules taken by Economics students in recent years include: LL234 LL236 LL215 LL222 LL235 LL237 LL227 LL230 French 2 French 3 Spanish 2 Spanish 3 German 2 German 3 Chinese 2 Chinese 3 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24

See page 70 for more information on choosing a language option. Other approved outside options Modules from other departments taken by Economics students in recent years include: PO107 SO110 IB133 IB132 IB123 Introduction to Politics Social Welfare in Britain Foundations of Accounting Foundations of Finance Understanding Organisational Behaviour 30 30 12 12 15

If modules from other departments appeal to you and are offered by those departments, please ensure that you complete an online Unusual Options Request Form available via my.economics.

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Second Year
Candidates for Honours take modules during the second and third years to make a total of 240 CATS credits as follows: in the second year, core modules worth 90 credits and option modules worth 30 credits, and in the third year core modules worth 30 credits and option modules worth 90 credits. In addition the following restriction applies: Within the 120credit total of their option modules chosen in the second and third years combined, candidates must include ECcoded modules worth at least 60 credits. Certain combinations of modules are not permitted, and there are prerequisites for some modules (see pages 65 - 69 for details). Core modules Macroeconomics 2 Microeconomics 2 Econometrics 1*4 Optional modules Development Economics (Macroeconomics) Mathematical Economics 1a* and Mathematical Economics 1b* War and Economy in the Twentieth Century Voting Theory* Economics of Money and Banking Industrial Economics 1: Strategic Behaviour* Development Economics (Microeconomics) Industrialisation and Modern Economic Growth in India and China Other approved options, which currently include: Marketing Analysis Principles of Finance 1* Principles of Finance 2* Introduction to Management Accounting Issues in Management Accounting Financial Reporting 1 Financial Reporting 2 Managing Organisations Understanding Industrial Relations Managing Industrial Relations International Perspectives in Enterprise and Small Business Optional modules Any other approved secondyear option An approved language module* CATS credits 30 30 30 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 30 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15

EC201 EC202 EC226 EC205 EC220 EC221 EC224 EC228 EC230 EC231 EC233 EC234 Or IB209 IB253 IB254 IB231 IB232 IB233 IB234 IB238 IB240 IB241 IB251 Or Or

30

* In the following pages, an asterisk indicates that certain additional restrictions may apply to your choice of module (see pages 65-69 for details).

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Third Year
Candidates for Honours take a core module worth 30 CATS credits and option modules worth 90 credits, making 120 credits overall. In addition, of the 120 credits arising from option modules in the second and third years combined, ECcoded option modules should contribute at least at least 60 credits. Certain combinations of modules are not permitted, and there are pre-requisites for some modules (see pages 65 - 69 for details). Core module Research in Applied Economics Optional modules Voting Theory* Mathematical Economics 2: Dynamics, Uncertainty and Asymmetric Information.* The British Economy in the Twentieth Century Econometrics 2: Time Series* Macroeconomic Policy in the EU* Topics in Development Economics International Economics The International Economic System since 1918 Topics in Economic Theory Economics of Public Policy Industrial Economics 2: Practice and Strategy* Topics in Financial Economics: Theories and International Finance Topics in Financial Economics: Corporate Finance and Markets* International Trade Industrial Economics 2: Market Economics, Competition and Regulation* Econometrics 2: Microeconometrics Topics in Applied Economics (a) Mathematical Economics 2: Auctions, Mechanism Design and Network Games. Topics in Applied Economics (b) Other approved options, which currently include: Marketing Management Corporate Strategy part A Corporate Strategy part B Business Studies I* Business Studies II* Issues in Financial Reporting Business Taxation Operational Research in Strategic Planning International & European Employment Relations Auditing, Governance & Accountability Investment Management Derivatives and Financial Risk Management Equality and Diversity International Business Strategy Entrepreneurship and Small Business International Corporate Tax Planning Varieties of Decision Making CATS credits 30 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 30 15 15

EC331 EC228 EC301 EC303 EC306 EC307 EC310 EC312 EC313 EC314 EC320 EC326 EC333 EC334 EC336 EC337 EC338 EC340 EC341 EC343 Or IB3A5 IB3D8 IB3D9 IB313 IB314 IB333 IB337 IB349 IB3E1 IB3F0 IB357 IB359 IB361 IB368 IB369 IB3F1 IB3H6

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IB382 IB385 IB394

Project Management Marketing Analysis International Financial Management Other approved options, which currently include: Any other approved thirdyear option An approved language module

15 30 15

Or Or

30

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5.3 L116 - ECONOMICS & INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION

First Year (Students entering in October 2011)
Students take modules totalling between 138 and 144 CATS credits as follows: core modules worth 114 credits and option modules worth at least 24 credits. Some first-year modules are prerequisites for certain second- and third-year modules. Some modules require approval. Core modules EC108 EC109 EC120 IB133 IB132 Macroeconomics 1 Microeconomics 1 Quantitative Techniques Foundations of Accounting Foundations of Finance Optional modules (up to 2 modules, jointly worth between 24 and 30 CATS) The World Economy The Industrial Economy: Its Global Shift The Industrial Economy: Strategy Mathematical Analysis for Economists Linear Algebra for Economists An approved language module Any other approved first-year option CATS credits 30 30 30 12 12

EC104 EC112 EC132 EC119 EC133 Or Or

30 15 15 15 15 24 24 or 30

Approved language modules Language modules taken by Economics and Industrial Organization students in recent years include: LL234 LL236 LL215 LL222 LL235 LL237 LL227 LL230 French 2 French 3 Spanish 2 Spanish 3 German 2 German 3 Chinese 2 Chinese 3 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24

See page 70 for more information on choosing a language option. Other approved outside options Modules from other departments taken by Economics and Industrial Organization students in recent years include: IB123 HI107 PO107 SO110 Understanding Organisational Behaviour History of Russia since 1881 Introduction to Politics Social Welfare in Britain 15 30 30 30

If modules from other departments appeal to you and are offered by those departments, please ensure that you complete an online Unusual Options Form available via my.economics.

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Second Year (Students entering Year 1 in October 2010 or earlier)

Candidates for Honours take modules during the second and third years to make a total of 240 CATS credits as follows: in the second year, core modules worth 90 credits and option modules worth 30 credits, and in the third year core modules worth 60 credits and option modules worth 60 credits. Certain combinations of modules are not permitted, and there are prerequisites for some modules (see pages 65 69 for details). Core modules (Intake prior to 2011-12) Economics 2 Industrial Economics 1: Market Structure Industrial Economics 1: Strategic Behaviour Economic and Social Statistics * Econometrics 1* Optional modules Development Economics (Macroeconomics)* Mathematical Economics 1a* and Mathematical Economics 1b* War and Economy in the Twentieth Century Voting Theory* Economics of Money and Banking* Development Economics (Microeconomics) Industrialisation and Modern Economic Growth in India and China Marketing Analysis Financial Reporting 1 Financial Reporting 2 Managing Organisations Principles of Finance 1* Principles of Finance 2* Introduction to Management Accounting Issues in Management Accounting Understanding Industrial Relations Managing Industrial Relations International Perspectives on Enterprise and Small Business Theories of International Relations International Law An approved language module* CATS credits 30 15 15 30 30 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 30 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 30 30

EC204 EC208 EC231 EC203 or EC226 EC205 EC220 EC221 EC224 EC228 EC230 EC233 EC234 IB209 IB233 IB234 IB238 IB253 IB254 IB231 IB232 IB240 IB241 IB251 PO219 LA205 Or

*For notes and restrictions, see pages 65 - 69

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Third Year (Students entering Year 1 in October 2009 or earlier)

Candidates for Honours take core modules worth 60 CATS credits and option modules worth 60 credits, of which 300-coded modules should contribute for at least 30 credits. Certain combinations of modules are not permitted, and there are prerequisites for some modules (see pages 65 - 69 for details). Core modules CATS credits Industrial Economics 2: Practice and Strategy* 15 Industrial Economics 2: Market Economics, Competition and 15 Regulation* Research in Applied Economics 30 Optional modules Mathematical Economics 2: Dynamics, Uncertainty and Asymmetric Information.* The British Economy in the Twentieth Century Econometrics 2: Time Series* Macroeconomic Policy in the EU* Topics in Development Economics* International Economics The International Economic System since 1918 Topics in Economic Theory Economics of Public Policy Topics in Financial Economics: Theories and International Finance Topics in Financial Economics: Corporate Finance and Markets* International Trade* Econometrics 2: Microeconometrics Applied Macroeconomics Topics in Applied Economics (a) Mathematical Economics 2: Auctions, Mechanism Design and Network Games. Topics in Applied Economics (a) Other approved options, which currently include: Marketing Management Corporate Strategy part A Corporate Strategy part B Business Studies I* Business Studies II* Issues in Financial Reporting Business Taxation Operational Research in Strategic Planning International & European Employment Relations Auditing, Governance & Accountability Investment Management Derivatives and Financial Risk Management Equality and Diversity International Business Strategy Entrepreneurship and Small Business

EC326 EC337 EC331

EC301 EC303 EC306 EC307 EC310 EC312 EC313 EC314 EC320 EC333 EC334 EC336 EC338 EC339 EC340 EC341 EC343 Or IB3A5 IB3D8 IB3D9 IB313 IB314 IB333 IB337 IB349 IB3E1 IB3F0 IB357 IB359 IB361 IB368 IB369

15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 30

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IB3F1 IB3H6 IB382 IB385 IB394 Or Or

International Corporate Tax Planning Varieties of Decision Making Project Management Marketing Analysis International Financial Management An approved thirdyear module An approved language module

15 15 15 30 15

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5.4 LV13 - ECONOMICS & ECONOMIC HISTORY

First Year (Students entering in October 2011)
Students take modules totalling between 144 and 150 CATS credits as follows: core modules worth 120 credits and option modules worth at least 24 credits. Some first-year modules are prerequisites for certain second- and third-year modules. Some modules require approval. Core modules Macroeconomics 1 Microeconomics 1 Quantitative Techniques The World Economy: History & Theory Optional modules (up to 2 modules, jointly worth between 24 and 30 CATS) The Industrial Economy: Its Global Shift The Industrial Economy: Strategy Mathematics for Economists Linear Algebra for Economists An approved History module An approved language module Any other approved first-year option CATS credits 30 30 30 30

EC108 EC109 EC120 EC104

EC112 EC132 EC119 EC133 Or Or

15 15 15 15 30 24 24 or 30

Approved language modules Language modules taken by Economics and Economic History students in recent years include: LL234 French 2 24 LL236 French 3 24 LL215 Spanish 2 24 LL222 Spanish 3 24 LL235 German 2 24 LL237 German 3 24 LL227 Chinese 2 24 LL230 Chinese 3 24 See page 70 for more information on choosing a language option. Other approved outside options Modules from other departments taken by Economics and Economic History students in recent years include: HI104 HI107 PO107 IB123 IB133 IB132 French Social History, 1800 - 1914 History of Russia since 1881 Introduction to Politics Understanding Organisational Behaviour Foundations of Accounting Foundations of Finance 30 30 30 15 12 12

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If modules from other departments appeal to you and are offered by those departments, please ensure that you complete an online Unusual Options Form available via my.economics.

Second Year (Students entering Year 1 in October 2010 or earlier)

Candidates for Honours take modules during the second and third years to make a total of 240 CATS credits as follows: in the second year, core modules worth 30 credits, optional core modules worth 60 credits and option modules worth 30 credits, and in the third year core modules worth 60 credits and option modules worth 60 credits. Certain combinations of modules are not permitted, and there are prerequisites for some modules (see pages 65 69 for details). Core modules Economics 2 Optional Core modules One from the following two modules: Economic and Social Statistics* Econometrics 1* Two from the following three modules: EC234 EC224 EC205 EC208 EC220 EC221 EC228 EC230 EC231 EC233 or or or Industrialisation and Modern Economic Growth in India and China War and Economy in the Twentieth Century Development Economics: Macroeconomics* Optional modules (30 CATS from the following) Industrial Economics 1: Market Structure Mathematical Economics 1a* and Mathematical Economics 1b* Voting Theory* Economics of Money and Banking* Industrial Economics 1: Strategic Behaviour* Development Economics (Microeconomics) An approved History module* An approved language module* Any other approved second-year option 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CATS credits 30

EC204

EC203 EC226

30 30

For notes and restrictions, see pages 65 - 69

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Third Year (Students entering Year 1 in October 2009 or earlier)

Candidates for Honours take two core modules worth 30 CATS credits and option modules worth 90 credits; in addition, within the 90 credit total for option modules chosen in the third year, candidates must include level 3 (300-coded) modules worth at least 30 credits. Certain combinations of modules are not permitted, and there are prerequisites for some modules (see pages 65 -69 for details). Core module The British Economy in the Twentieth Century The International Economic System since 1918 Optional Modules Mathematical Economics 2: Dynamics, Uncertainty and Asymmetric Information.* Econometrics 2: Time Series* Macroeconomic Policy in the EU* Topics in Development Economics* International Economics Topics in Economic Theory Economics of Public Policy Industrial Economics 2: Practice and Strategy* Research in Applied Economics Topics in Financial Economics: Theories and International Finance Topics in Financial Economics: Corporate Finance and Markets* International Trade* Industrial Economics 2: Market Economics, Competition and Regulation* Econometrics 2: Microeconometrics Applied Macroeconomics Topics in Applied Economics (a) Mathematical Economics 2: Auctions, Mechanism Design and Network Games. Topics in Applied Economics (b) An approved History option* An approved language module Any other approved thirdyear option CATS credits 15 15 30 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 30 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15

EC303 EC313 EC301 EC306 EC307 EC310 EC312 EC314 EC320 EC326 EC331 EC333 EC334 EC336 EC337 EC338 EC339 EC340 EC341 EC343 or or or

For notes and restrictions, see pages 65 - 69

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5.5 LM1D - ECONOMICS, POLITICS & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

First Year
Students take core modules totalling between 144 and 150 CATS credits as follows: core modules worth 120 credits and option modules worth at least 24 credits. Some first-year modules are prerequisites for certain second- and third-year modules. Core modules EC107 EC120 PO107 PO131 Economics 1 Quantitative Techniques Introduction to Politics World Politics Optional modules (up to 2 modules, jointly worth between 24 and 30 CATS) The World Economy: History and Theory The Industrial Economy: Its Global Shift The Industrial Economy: Strategy Mathematics for Economists Linear Algebra for Economists An approved language module CATS credits 30 30 30 30

EC104 Or EC112 EC132 EC119 EC133 Or

30 15 15 15 15 24

Second Year
Candidates choose between an Economics major (leading to BSc) and a Politics and International Studies major (leading to BA). Candidates for Honours take modules totalling 120 CATS credits. Candidates may take a maximum of 30 CATS of optional modules from outside Economics and Politics in each of their second and third years.

Economics major
Candidates take core modules worth 90 CATS and optional modules worth 30 CATS. Core modules Economics 2 Economic and Social Statistics Econometrics 1* Political Theory from Hobbes Theories of International Relations Optional module A second year module in Economics OR A second-year module in Politics & International Studies OR CATS credits 30 30 30 30 30 30 or 2 x 15 30 or 2 x 15

EC204 EC203 Or EC226 PO201 or PO219

For notes and restrictions, see pages 65 - 69

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30 30 or 2 x 15 30

Politics & International Studies major

Candidates take core modules worth 90 CATS and optional modules worth 30 CATS. Core modules Economics 2 Political Theory from Hobbes Theories of International Relations Optional module A second year module in Economics OR A second-year module in Politics & International Studies OR An approved language module OR Any other approved second-year option CATS credits 30 30 30 30 or 2 x 15 30 or 2 x 15 30 30 or 2 x 15

EC204 PO201 PO219

Third Year
Economics major
Candidates for Honours take modules totalling 120 CATS, which comprises 30 CATS of core modules and 90 CATS of option modules. Within the 90 CATS of optional modules, at least 60 credits should be contributed by third-year (300-coded) modules. Candidates may take a maximum of 30 CATS of optional modules from outside Economics and Politics in each of their second and third years. Core modules The Making of Economic Policy Optional modules A third year module in Economics and A second or third year module in Economics (see rule above) and A second or third year module in Economics (see rule above) or A third year module in Politics and International Studies or Business Studies I* Business Studies II *or International Law or An approved language module or Any other approved second year option (see rule above) CATS credits 30 30 or 2 x 15 30 or 2 x 15 30 or 2 x 15 30 or 2 x 15 15 15 30 30 30 or 2 x 15

EC304

IB313 IB314 LA205

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Politics & International Studies major

Candidates for Honours take core modules worth 60 CATS and optional modules worth 60 CATS: 30 CATS of the optional modules must be contributed by third-year (300-coded) modules. Candidates may take a maximum of 30 CATS of optional modules form outside Economics and Politics in each of their second and third years. Core modules The Making of Economic Policy Issues in Political Theory or Political, Economic and Legal Problems of European Integration Optional modules A third year module in Politics & International Studies and A second or third year module in Economics (see rule above) or A third year module in Politics & International Studies or Business Studies I* Business Studies II *or International Law or An approved language module or Any other approved second year option (see rule above) CATS credits 30 30 30 30 or 2 x 15 30 or 2 x 15 30 or 2 x 15 15 15 30 30 30 or 2 x 15

EC304 PO301 PO333

IB313 IB314 LA205

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5.6 GL11 - MATHEMATICS & ECONOMICS

Course co-ordinator: Dr Jonathan Cave
The Examination Scheme for Mathematics & Economics
The first, second, and third years of study contribute to final degree credit in the ratio 10:40:50. All modules are examined in the year in which they are taught in accordance with the patterns of assessment set out in the appropriate departmental list. Thirdyear modules provided by the Department of Mathematics and taught in the Autumn Term are examined in April, as are MA242 Algebra I and MA244 Analysis III. The remaining modules are examined in June.

First Year
The first year is in common with the Mathematics degree (UCAS module no. G100), except that EC107 Economics 1 and ST112 Probability B are normally taken. Students may take an overload (maximum 180 CATS). Students may choose to take EC108 Microeconomics 1 and EC109 Macroeconomics 1 as an alternative to EC107 Economics 1. Students are not permitted to take EC106 Introduction to Quantitative Economics.

Second Year (A) Transfers to the L100 Economics degree course at the End of the First Year
At the end of the first year, students may apply to transfer degree course from Mathematics and Economics (GL11) to Economics (L100). Such transfers are approved only in exceptional circumstances, and students should contact Dr Jonathan Cave for further information. Candidates who transfer from Mathematics & Economics to Economics at the end of their first year will undertake the Economics syllabus detailed on page 22. Candidates will graduate with a BSc in Economics, not a BSc in Mathematics & Economics.

Second Year (B) Transit to Economics Department at the End of the Second Year
The normal load is 120 CATS credits. The maximum load is 180 CATS credits. Candidates for Honours take six core modules and choose optional modules including modules totalling 12 CATS credits from List A. Candidates for a Pass Degree take six core modules only. In the second year, students take 48 CATS of Mathematics core modules, 60 CATS of Economics core modules and between 12 and 72 CATS of optional modules as shown in the table below. During this year, students retain their Mathematics Department personal tutor and are administratively part of the Mathematics Department. At the end of the year, they move to the Economics Department for administrative and personal tutor purposes. Core Modules Economics 2 Algebra I Analysis III CATS credits 30 12 12

EC204 MA242 MA244

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MA222 MA225 And EC226 EC220/221

Core Modules Metric Spaces Differentiation Econometrics 1 or Mathematical Economics 1a and 1b Optional modules As List A for the Second Year of G100 Mathematics. Students taking EC226 as a core module should consider, as recommended options, ST202 Stochastic Processes and/or ST213 Mathematics of Random Events. Students taking EC220/1 as a core module should consider, as recommended options, MA240 Modelling Natures Nonlinearity and/or MA209 Variational Principles. As List B for the Second Year of G100 Mathematics

CATS credits 12 12 30 30

List (A)

List (B)

Third Year
Candidates for Honours take one core module worth 30 CATS credits and optional modules worth 90 CATS credits (of which at least 60 CATS credits should be 300 coded and at least 60 CATS credits should be EC or MA coded). YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO TAKE MORE THAN 120 CATS. The optional modules include EC200 and EC300 modules (but exclude EC203 Economic and Social Statistics, but does include EC226 Econometrics 1) and MA200 and MA300 modules. Candidates for a Pass Degree take one core module and choose optional modules that total 60 CATS credits and include at least 30 CATS credits of EC-coded modules. Core Modules Research in Applied Economics CATS credits 30

EC331

Certain combinations of modules are not permitted, and there are prerequisites for some modules. For
notes and restrictions, see pages 65 - 69

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5.7 V7ML - PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS & ECONOMICS

Course Leader: Professor Mark Harrison First Year
Students take core modules totalling 150 CATS credits as follows: core modules worth 120 credits and option modules worth 30 CATS. Some first-year modules are prerequisites for certain second- and third-year modules. Core modules Economics 1 Quantitative Techniques Introduction to Politics Introduction to Philosophy Optional modules Option from Philosophy, Politics & International Studies or Economics Or Or Any approved first year module An approved language module CATS credits 30 30 30 30 30

EC107 EC120 PO107 PH133

30 30

Second Year
Please also see the Philosophy, Politics and Economics handbook available from the PPE Office.

Second and Third Years

Candidates for Honours take modules during the second and third years to make a total of 240 CATS credits. By the end of the first year students must elect to take one of three PPE pathways. Student may elect to continue with all three disciplines at Honours level, or concentrate on any two. The pathways are: 1. Tripartite pathway (V7ML) 2. Bipartite pathway (V7MP) 3. Bipartite Economics Major pathway (V7MR) The Tripartite and the regular Bipartite pathways lead to a BA PPE. The Bipartite Economics Major pathway leads to a BSc PPE.

Tripartite (V7ML) Years 2 & 3 Core modules

EC204 PH201 OR AND PO201 PH331 Economics 2 (year 2) History of Modern Philosophy (year 2) Ethics I & II

CATS credits
30 30 30

Political Theory from Hobbes 30 Principles of Political Economy (year 3) consisting of: 30 PH336 Politics/Economics (15 CATS) PH337 Economics/Philosophy (15 CATS) PH338 Philosophy/Politics (15 CATS) Students MUST choose 2 of the 3 components Optional Modules 120 CATS of options from ECON, PAIS or 120 PHIL (upto 30 CATs outside options)

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Bipartite (V7MP) (Variant 1 Phil/Pol) Years 2 & 3 Core modules

PH331 Principles of Political Economy (year 3) consisting of: PH336 Politics/Economics (15 CATS) PH337 Economics/Philosophy (15 CATS) PH338 Philosophy/Politics (15 CATS) Students MUST choose 2 of the 3 components Optional core modules (60 CATS from the following) History of Modern Philosophy (year 2) Ethics I & Ethics II (year 2) Political Theory from Hobbes (year 2)

CATS credits
30 15 15 15

PH201 or PH211/12 PO201 or PO301

30 30 30

Issues in Political Theory (year 3) 30 Optional Modules (30 CATS from PH options, 30CATs from 150 PO options plus 90 CATs from EC, PO, PH (upto 30 CATs outside options)

Bipartite (V7MP) (Variant 2 Phil/Econ) Years 2 & 3 Core modules

EC204 PH331 Economics 2 (year 2) Principles of Political Economy (year 3) consisting of: PH336 Politics/Economics (15 CATS) PH337 Economics/Philosophy (15 CATS) PH338 Philosophy/Politics (15 CATS) Students MUST choose 2 of the 3 components

CATS credits
30 15 15 15

Optional core modules

PH201 or PH211/12 History of Modern Philosophy (year 2) 30 Ethics I & Ethics II (year 2) 30 30 CATs from PH options, 30 CATs from EC options plus 90 150 CATs from EC, PO, PH (upto 30 CATs outside options)

Bipartite (V7MP) (Variant 3 Pol/Econ) Years 2 & 3 Core modules

EC204 PH331 Economics 2 (year 2) Principles of Political Economy (year 3) consisting of: PH336 Politics/Economics (15 CATS) PH337 Economics/Philosophy (15 CATS) PH338 Philosophy/Politics (15 CATS) Students MUST choose 2 of the 3 components

CATS credits
30 15 15 15

Optional core modules

PO201 or PO301 Political Theory from Hobbes (year 2) Issues in Political Theory (year 3) 30 30

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30 CATs from EC options, 30 CATs from PO options plus 90 150 CATs from EC, PO, PH (upto 30 CATs outside options)

Bipartite Economics Major (V7MR) (Variant 1 Econ/Pol) Core modules

EC204 PH331 Economics 2 (year 2) Principles of Political Economy (year 3) consisting of: PH336 Politics/Economics (15 CATS) PH337 Economics/Philosophy (15 CATS) PH338 Philosophy/Politics (15 CATS) Students MUST choose 2 of the 3 components Optional core modules Econometrics 1 (year 2) Economic and Social Statistics (year 2) Political Theory from Hobbes (year 2) Issues in Political Theory (year 3)

CATS credits
30 30 15 15 15

EC226 OR EC203 PO201 OR PO301

30 30 30 30

120 Optional Modules 60 CATS of options from ECON, or which at least one 300coded module 30 CATs from PO options 30 CATS of options from ECON, PAIS or PHIL Up to 30 CATs outside options)

Bipartite Economics Major (V7MR) (Variant 2 Econ/Phil) Core modules

EC204 PH331 Economics 2 (year 2) Principles of Political Economy (year 3) consisting of: PH336 Politics/Economics (15 CATS) PH337 Economics/Philosophy (15 CATS) PH338 Philosophy/Politics (15 CATS) Students MUST choose 2 of the 3 components Optional core modules Econometrics 1 (year 2) Economic and Social Statistics (year 2) History of Modern Philosophy (year 2) Ethics I & II (year 2)

CATS credits
30 30 15 15 15

EC226 OR EC203 PH201 OR PH211

30 30 30 30

120 Optional Modules 60 CATS of options from ECON, or which at least one 300coded module 30 CATs from PH options 30 CATS of options from ECON, PAIS or PHIL Up to 30 CATs outside options)

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5.8 Restrictions and Prerequisites

Certain combinations of modules are not permitted, while others require certain prerequisites (please read the following pages carefully for details). It is your responsibility to check that your choice of options satisfies these criteria. The Undergraduate Office will check your final choices of modules in the early part of the Autumn term, and if your choices are found to contravene the degree course regulations and restrictions, you will be required to change your choices. NB you will usually NOT be permitted to take 100-coded modules in your final year. Please note that for quantitative modules in mathematical economics, statistics and econometrics, the pre-requisites are specified in the table below. For non-quantitative modules not specified in the table, note that, normally, EC200 coded modules have the minimum pre-requisite that students should have taken EC108 and EC109, or EC107 or EC106. EC300 coded modules have the minimum pre-requisite that students should have taken either EC201 and EC202, or EC204.

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Module code
EC201

Module title
Macroeconomics 2

Pre-requisite(s)
One of the following: (i) EC108 or (ii) EC107 with a mark of 55% plus guided reading in summer vacation One of the following: (i) EC109 or (ii) EC107 with a mark of 55% plus guided reading in summer vacation One of the following: (i) EC121 and EC122 and EC125 or (ii) EC123 and EC124 and EC125 One of the following: (i) EC107 or (ii) EC108 and EC109 or (iii) EC131 and EC229 with a mark of 55% in each plus passes in IB121 and IB122 One of the following: (i) EC106 (ii) EC107 (iii) EC108 and EC109 (iv) EC204 (v) EC131 and EC229 and IB121 and IB122

May not be May not be taken by . . combined with . . .

Notes

EC202

Microeconomics 2

EC203

Economic and Social Statistics

GL11 Maths and Economics students WBS students in their second year

EC204

Economics 2

EC205

Development Economics (Macroeconomics)

EC234

Industrialisation and Modern Economic Growth in India and China

EC107 Economics 1 or EC108 Macroeconomics 1 and EC109 Microeconomics 1

EC208

Industrial Economics 1: Market Structure

EC335 Managerial Economics

L100 students

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Module code
EC220/21

Module title

Pre-requisite(s)

May not be combined with . . May not be taken by . .

Notes

EC226

EC228

Mathematical Economics 1a and One of the following: 1b (i) EC121 (ii) EC123 (iii) EC106 (iv) EC107 (for GL11 students) Econometrics 1 One of the following: (i) EC121 or (ii) EC123 and EC124 or (iii) IB122 (for WBS students) Voting Theory One of the following: (i) EC107 or (ii) EC108 and EC109 Economics of Money and Banking One of the following: IB235 Finance 1 (i) EC107 or (ii) EC108 and EC109 or (iii) EC131 with a mark of 60% in final examination Industrial Economics 1: Strategic EC208 for all students except for L100 EC335 Managerial Behaviour students Economics Development Economics (Microeconomics) One of the following: (i) EC106 (ii) EC107 (iii) EC108 and EC109 (iv) EC204 EC220 and EC221

GL11 students are permitted to take EC226

Available to Economics students in their final year

EC230

EC231

EC233

EC301

Mathematical Economics 2: Dynamics, Uncertainty and Asymmetric Information. The Making of Economic Policy

EC304

A Politics 200-coded Political Theory module

L100, L116, LV13, GL11 students

EC306

Econometrics 2: Time Series

One of the following: (i) EC226 (ii) ST217 Mathematical Statistics EC304 Making of Economic Policy

EC307

Macroeconomic Policy in the EU One of the following: (i) EC201 and EC202 (ii) EC204

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Module code
EC310

Module title
Topics in Development Economics

Pre-requisite(s)

May not be combined with . . May not be taken by . .

Notes

EC326

EC333

One of the following : (i) EC204 (ii) EC201 and EC202 Plus one from the following: (iii) EC203 (iv) EC226 Industrial Economics 2 Strategy One of the following: and Practice (i) EC202 (ii) EC204 Plus also EC208 Topics in Financial Economics: Theories and International Finance Topics in Financial Economics: Corporate Finance and Markets Managerial Economics One of the following: (i) EC333 (ii) IB253 and IB254

PO327 Comparative Industrial Policy

EC231 is recommended though not a formal pre-requisite. For those without EC231, it is recommended that material covered in the EC231 syllabus is the basis for private study during the summer vacation.

IB253 Principles of Finance 1 and IB254 Principles of Finance 2

EC334

EC335

EC208

Any student who is not registered for BSc Management or BSc Accounting and Finance International Business, International Management, Law and Business

EC336

International Trade

One of the following: (i) EC204 (ii) EC201 and EC202 One of the following: (i) EC202 (ii) EC204 Plus also EC208 One of the following: (i) EC226 (ii) ST217 Mathematical Statistics One of the following: (i) EC204 (ii) EC201 and EC202 Plus one from the following: (iii) EC203 (iv) EC226 EC231 is recommended though not a formal pre-requisite. For those without EC231, it is recommended that material covered in the EC231 syllabus is the basis for private study during the summer vacation.

EC337

Industrial Economics 2 Market Economics, Competition and Regulation Econometrics 2: Microeconometrics

EC338

EC340/ EC343 Topics in Applied Economics (a) and (b)

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Module code
EC341

Module title

Pre-requisite(s)

May not be combined with . . May not be taken by . .

Notes

Mathematical Economics 2; EC220 and EC221 Auctions, Mechanism Design and Network Games Foundations of Accounting

IB133

IB132

Foundations of Finance

IB253

Principles of Finance 1

IB132

Any student not in their second year of study Any student not in their second year of study Any Economics-based student

IB254

Principles of Finance 2

IB253

IB320

Simulation

IB321 Forecasting IB121 QA for Management 1

Any Economics-based student Any Economics-based student Any Economics-based student May not be combined with IB206.More than 30 CATS of any other IB-coded modules in the 2nd or 3rd years of study May not be combined with IB206. More than 30 CATS of any other IB-coded modules in the 2nd or 3rd years of study For further restrictions please visit WBS UG Office.

IB122 QA for Management 2 IB313 Business Studies 1

IB314

Business Studies II

For further restrictions please visit WBS UG Office.

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Module code
ST217

Module title
Mathematical Statistics (Parts A and B)

Pre-requisite(s)
One from the following: (i) EC121 (ii) EC123 Plus the following: (iii) EC124 (iv) ST101 Probability

May not be combined with . . May not be taken by . .

Notes

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24/30 CATS variants

All undergraduate modules have a CATS weighting. Full-weight modules have either 24 or 30 CATS and half-weight modules have either 12 or 15 CATS. Some departments offer both 24 and 30 CATS variants of their full-weight modules (or, 12 and 15 CATS variants in the case of half-weight modules). If you are in your second or final year and are taking a module from outside of the Department for which both variants are available, you MUST choose the 30 (15) CATS variant, in the case of full- (half-) weight modules. If you are a 2nd or 3rd year student on a degree course other than GL11, you may not take a module which is available only at 24 or 12 CATS: furthermore, modules weighted at less than 15 CATS are not normally permissible.

PPE Students
Note that PPE students can take only one Honours module from outside of the three departments: either in their second year or their third year, but not in both.

Restrictions on Business School modules

IB253 Principles of Finance 1 and IB254 Principles of Finance 2 may be taken only in the second year of your course of study. NOTE: IB132 is a pre-requisite for IB253 and IB253 is a prerequisite for IB254. Students are not permitted to take IB320 Simulation or IB321 Forecasting. IB102 may not be taken by students on degrees in the Department of Economics.

Approved Language modules

Language modules are offered by the Universitys Language Centre, and also by the French, German, and Italian Departments. Consult these Departments for the full range of modules and prerequisites. Language Centre modules are coded LL100, LL200 and LL300, reflecting their level. Language Centre staff advise students to select the level most suitable for their background and existing language ability. The following rules govern the choice of all language modules in the second and third years of Economics courses, regardless of whether they are offered by Language Departments or the Language Centre. They are intended to ensure that, if languages are to make up a significant proportion of your final 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 Economicsrelated subject. Not more than one language option may be taken in each year. If a language option is taken in each of the second and third years, then the thirdyear option must be in the same language as, and show progression from, the level of the language option taken in the second year. If a language option was taken in the first year, and a second (or third) year option is taken in the same language, then the second (or third) year option must show progression from the level of the language option taken in the first year. Third year students are not allowed to take LL100 modules. Students entering your Second Year: please note what this means. If you choose an LL100 option in the second year with the intention of progressing with the

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same language to the third year, the level of the LL100 option must already be sufficient to allow progression to an LL200 level subsequently. The Language Centre will advise you whether this is the case. A language option may not be taken in a students first language under any circumstances.

Approved History modules

The following rules apply to the choice of History options. a) Secondyear students may take HI100 modules, but will be examined separately from firstyear students. b) Thirdyear students are not normally allowed to take HI100 modules.

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SECTION 6: APPROVED NON-ECONOMICS OPTIONS

All first-year students registered for one of the degree courses in this Handbook have to select one optional module. The optional modules vary by degree course, but typically permit you to choose any first-year option offered by any Department in the University, provided you satisfy the prerequisites or other requirements for that module and there are places available. Below are e-mail addresses for various departments who offer other optional modules. WBS - Undergraduate@wbs.ac.uk Register online at www.my.wbs.ac.uk History - R.S.Horton@warwick.ac.uk (Mr Robert Horton) Requests for a module place must be submitted online by the end of Tuesday of the first week of term, and the request form is available at http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/undergraduate/moduleregistration/ Students will be informed whether they have been granted their requested module place by the end of Thursday of the first week of term. Language - academic.language@warwick.ac.uk Politics and International Studies - charlotte.lewis@warwick.ac.uk Biology - C.E.Howes@warwick.ac.uk (Carol Howes) or K.G.Moffat@warwick.ac.uk (Dr Kevin Moffat) Psychology - p.a.weeks@warwick.ac.uk (Pauline Weeks) The Language Centre Email: language.enquiries@warwick.ac.uk Website: http://go.warwick.ac.uk/languagecentre The Language Centre supports the University's commitment to the increased provision of foreign language learning opportunities for undergraduates, postgraduates and staff across the university. The Language Centre is strategically located on the central campus, on the ground floor of the Humanities Building. It is equipped with digital language classrooms and seminar rooms, with data projection and electronic whiteboards. There is also a multi-media open access suite with satellite TV, computer-based learning, and DVD players. There is a well-stocked library with study courses at various levels. 6.1 Language Learning Opportunities You have a number of choices available to you for acquiring a new foreign language or brushing up your language skills. 1) Modules for credits (CATS) on the academic programme These are normally taken as part of an undergraduate degree course, but open to others. For timetable and module information:

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http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/languagecentre/academic/ For information on enrolment and advice information, see: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/languagecentre/academic/enrolment/ For entry levels, see: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/languagecentre/academic/levels/ 2) Lifelong Language Learning (LLL) Courses A programme of language courses for the local community, with discounted places available for students. For timetable and module information, see: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/languagecentre/lifelonglearning/ For information on enrolment and advice information, see: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/languagecentre/lifelonglearning/ For entry levels, see: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/languagecentre/lifelonglearning/levels/ 6.2 Language Centre opening times. Open all year except statutory and University customary holidays University term Monday to Thursday Friday 8.30am to 8.30pm 8.30am to 4.00pm Vacation 8.30am to 5.00pm 8.30am to 4.00pm

6.3 Frequently asked questions Q. Can I study a language outside my degree course? Yes. The Language Centre also has an extensive programme of Lifelong Language Learning (LLL) and business courses. Some classes are scheduled in the daytime but most are in the evenings. There is a fee for these courses. Q. What are the main differences between the academic modules and the LLL courses? The modules form part of your undergraduate studies. You will therefore be expected to study the language seriously, devoting a significant amount of private study time outside the classes, completing all the non-assessed course work that is set by the tutor and taking the end of year examination. LLL courses tend to progress at a more moderate pace, with less work at home. Nevertheless, you are expected to take the classes seriously.

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Academic Modules 2011-12 LL131 LL233 LL259 LL145 LL260 LL130 LL227 LL230 LL239 LL244 LL254 LL135 LL255 LL113 LL234 LL236 LL208 LL209 LL241 LL243 LL250 LL251 LL252 LL138 LL117 LL235 LL237 LL211 LL212 LL229 LL129 LL225 LL226 LL232 LL258 LL133 LL122 LL216 LL253 LL256 LL141 LL257 LL121 LL215 LL222 LL224 LL228 LL203 LL242 LL128 LL223 LL401 In order of language Arabic 1 Arabic 2 Arabic 3 Chinese (Mandarin) accelerated Chinese intermediate accelerated Chinese 1 Chinese 2 Chinese 3 Chinese 4 Chinese (Mandarin for Cantonese speakers) Chinese for Business (level 5) French beginners (accelerated) French intermediate (accelerated) French 1 French 2 French 3 French 4 French 5 French 6 French 7 French for business (advanced 1) French for business (advanced 2) French for business (advanced 3) German beginners (accelerated) German 1 German 2 German 3 German 4 German 5 German 6 Japanese 1 Japanese 2 Japanese 3 Japanese 4 Japanese 5 Russian for Scientists Russian 1 Russian 2 Russian 3 Russian 4 Spanish beginners (accelerated) Spanish intermediate (accelerated) Spanish 1 Spanish 2 Spanish 3 Spanish 4 Spanish 5 Spanish 6 Spanish 7 Spanish International Business 1 Spanish International Business 2 Spanish International Business 4

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SECTION 7: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: Im considering changing my degree course what should I do?
A: Obtain a degree course transfer form from the Undergraduate Office. You should then make an appointment to see your personal tutor who will sign the form to verify that you have sought their advice. You will then need to return the form to the Undergraduate Office. For a transfer within Economics, the decision on approval will be taken by the Director of Undergraduate Studies. For a transfer into another Department (this includes the Department of Politics & International Studies, which is jointly responsible for the degree course in Economics Politics & International Studies), the Department of Economics can agree only to release you from your existing degree course; you must obtain the agreement of the other Department to accept you. The Director of Undergraduate Studies will decide whether to release after checking for consistency and fair treatment. See page 11 for more information.

Q: Id like to take a module that is not approved within the regulations for my degree course. How do I go about gaining such approval?
A: Access the unusual option form on my.economics and submit it online; you must have a case based on special individual circumstances, because permission will not be granted under normal circumstances. The form will go to the Director of Undergraduate Studies who will make a decision and respond to you by email.

Q: I need to seek a coursework extension, how should I apply? (see The Assessment Handbook).
A: Access the online coursework extension form on my.economics and submit it online; extensions are normally granted only for medical reasons, and a medical certificate should be submitted to the Undergraduate Office soon thereafter. The Programmes Manager will then make a decision, in liaison with the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Applications for extensions must be made within seven days of the expiry of the deadline; ideally, you should request the extension prior to the deadline.

Q: I want to appeal against a coursework mark, how do I do this? (see the Assessment Handbook)
A: Obtain a coursework appeal form and return it with your coursework to the Undergraduate Office within seven days of the work being available for collection. The form will go to the Director of Undergraduate Studies, who decides EITHER to order an immediate re-mark OR to refer the matter to the Final-year Board of Examiners. An internal marker will re-mark the coursework and confirm or amend the mark (upwards or downwards), or the Final-Year Board of Examiners has discretion to re-examine some or all of your coursework in that module.

Q: I want to change my personal tutor, what should I do?

A|: Access the online personal tutor transfer form on my.economics and submit it online; you do not have to give any reason. The Economics Senior Tutor or Year Tutor will normally authorise a transfer automatically.

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Q: I need to get help because I am falling behind in my work for personal reasons, ill health, or academic reasons. What should I do?
A: See either your personal tutor or your year tutor, who will advise you or refer you to other tutors or university agencies for help. Your personal tutor and year tutor are obliged to respect any confidence so long as it does not relate to the commission of an illegal act. See page 24 for more information.

Q: I have been ill during the year/during the examination period: who should I inform?
A: See your doctor and ask for a medical certificate explaining the nature of your medical condition and the period during which your ability to work was affected by it (a letter from the student counsellor or the University Senior Tutor has the same status as a medical certificate). Take this to your year tutor or to the Undergraduate Office and ask for it to be placed in your file and drawn to the attention of the Board of Examiners. If you wish, you may place certain restrictions of confidentiality upon who may have access to it. See pages 22 for more information.

Q: I have been affected by non-medical circumstances during the year/during the time of my examinations
A: See your personal tutor or your year tutor, explain the circumstances and, if appropriate, write a short account to be placed in your file and drawn to the attention of the Board of Examiners. If you wish, you may place certain restrictions of confidentiality upon who may have access to it. See page 22 for more information.

Q: I want to make a complaint against another student or a member of staff who is not my personal tutor. What should I do?
A: See your personal tutor or your year tutor; who will advise you or refer you to other tutors or university agencies for help. Your personal tutor and your year tutor are obliged to respect any confidence so long as it does not relate to the commission of an illegal act. See page 29 for more information.

Q: I want to make a complaint against my personal tutor. What should I do?

A: Make an appointment to see the Departmental Senior Tutor, who will advise you further. See page 29 for more information.

Q: I want to raise a problem with degree course regulations or module arrangements that affects several students. What should I do?
A: See the module leader or Director of Undergraduate Studies. You might also consult your degree course and year representatives on the Staff Student Liaison committee or the secretary of the SSLC and ask for the matter to be placed on the agenda of the next SSLC meeting. See page 26 for more information.

Q: I want to speak with the Director of Undergraduate Studies, the Economics Senior Tutor, my year tutor, my personal tutor or one of my module leaders. What should I do?
A: Go to their office during the office hours advertised on their office door; otherwise email to ask for an appointment. See page 7 for more information.

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Q: I want to contact a student member of the Staff Student Liaison Committee. What should I do?
A: Go to http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/sunion/sslc to find the appropriate person.
Note: all necessary forms are available on my.economics or www.warwick.ac.uk/go/economics/ug/resources/forms

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