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Warwick Business School Undergraduate Open Day 25 September 2010

Undergraduate Open Day, September 2010

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Warwick Business School

Undergraduate Open Day25 September 2010

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Warwick Business School

Warwick Business School – new logo launches officially on 27 Sept

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New Dean of WBS

Professor Mark Taylor FT article:

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f3ded4f6-c0ab-11df-94f9-00144feab49a.html

Formerly Managing Director at Blackrock world’s largest asset manager

Professor Taylor's research focuses on exchange rates and international financial markets one of the world’s most highly-cited researchers in finance and economics

His vision is for WBS to become the leading university-based business school in Europe

Further information: www.wbs.ac.uk/about/governance/dean.cfm

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Warwick Business School

Student numbers Undergraduate 1377 Postgraduate 3471 (including 176 PhD)

Staff Teaching 151 Research 26 Support 207 Visiting 14

Nine teaching groups Eight research centres / institutes

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WBS characteristics

Research-led

Excellence in teaching

Business-focused

International faculty and students

Integrated within a top-rated university

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Research quality – RAE results

2001

One of only three 5* UK business schools

(achieved by submitting higher percentage of faculty than any other UK business school)

2008

System of ‘profiles’ on a 0 (unclassified) to 4 (world-leading) scale

Average quality rating 5th equal

% of work at level 3 or 4 3rd equal

Research power* 2nd

* Average rating x number of staff submitted

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Teaching quality Rated as ‘excellent’ across all study programmes (Higher Education Funding Council for England Quality Assessment)

A national leader in business education No. 1 for Accounting & Finance in The Complete University Guide 2011 No. 1 for Accounting & Finance in The Times Good University Guide 2011 No. 1 for Business & Management in The Guardian University Guide 2011 No. 1 for Management in The Sunday Times University Guide 2011

All four single-honours undergraduate degrees recognised by the major UK-based professional accountancy bodies, offering exemptions from Professional Stage exams

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Undergraduate degrees

BSc Accounting & Finance BSc Management BSc International Management BSc International Business BA Law & Business Studies BSc Computer & Business Studies BA German & Business Studies Joint BSc degrees with Science

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Undergraduate student numbersCourse Length

(years) 2009/10 intake

Total number

BSc Accounting & Finance 3 208 580

BSc Management 3 99 396

BSc International Management 4 30 45

BSc International Business 4 32 121

BA Law & Business Studies 3 or 4 48 184

BSc Computer & Business Studies 3 29 66

BA German & Business Studies 4 10 42

Joint degrees with Science 3 37 37

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International student community

40% of undergraduate students come from outside EU

130 visiting or exchange students each year

45 students spend year abroad each year

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Year 1 – BSc Accounting & Finance

Quantitative Analysis for

Management 1

Economics for Business

Business in Social and Political

Context

Introduction to Financial Accounting

Business Law Integrative Project

Foundations of Management

AccountingFinancial

Management

Quantitative Analysis for

Management 2

Understanding Organisational

Behaviour

Term 1

Term 2

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Year 1 – BSc Management / BSc Intl Management

Quantitative Analysis for

Management 1

Management, Organisation and Society 1

Economics for Business

Markets, Marketing and

Strategy

Introduction to Financial Accounting

Operations Management

Integrative Project

Financial Management

Management, Organisation and Society 2

Quantitative Analysis for

Management 2

Term 1

Term 2

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Year 1 – BSc International Business

Quantitative Analysis for

Management 1

Management, Organisation and Society 1

Language & Culture

Markets, Marketing and

Strategy

Introduction to Financial Accounting

Language & Culture

Integrative Project

Financial Management

Management, Organisation and Society 2

Operations Management

Term 1

Term 2

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Year 2Accounting & Finance Management /

Intl ManagementInternational

Business

Global Environment of Business, Economics,Foundations of Information Systems, Global Integrative Project

6 core modulesin ACC and FIN

Governance& Social Environment of Business

5 or 6 electives(6, if Economics deferred to Yr 3)

Language& Culture

(= 2 modules)

Up to 2 electives, if defer one ACC or FIN module

and/or Economics to Yr 3

2 or 3 electives(3, if Economics deferred to Yr 4)

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Year 3 (Year 4 for BSc Intl Man and BSc Intl Bus)

Accounting & Finance Management /Intl Management

International Business

Critical Issues in Management(= 2 modules)

At least 4 modulesin ACC and/or FIN

7 or 8 electives(7, if Economics deferred to Yr 3)

Business and Contemporary

Society in Europe(= 2 modules)

Up to 4 electives(depends on modules deferred from Year 2)

5 or 6 electives(5, if Economics deferred to Yr 4)

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Year 3 - BSc Intl Bus and BSc Intl Man only

International Business International Management

International Business in Context

International Management in Context

Year Abroad Portfolio

Approved coursework at partner universityand /or

Approved work placement in overseas work environment

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Year abroad: BSc International BusinessGerman speakingBambergBayreuthGöttingenKielMannheimMunich

GrazVienna

Italian speakingBocconi (Milan)

French speakingESC DijonESC GrenobleEM LyonESC PauESC RennesESC RouenSolvay (Belgium)

HEC Montreal

Spanish speakingCarlos III (Madrid)ESADE (Barcelona)Navarra (Pamplona)Granada

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Year abroad: BSc Intl Management

USAConnecticutCornellRichmond (Virginia)Wharton (Pennsylvania)Wisconsin-Madison

CanadaBritish Columbia (Vancouver)McGill (Montreal)York (Toronto)

EuropeBocconi (Milan)BudapestCopenhagenGothenburgRennesRotterdamRouen

ElsewhereHong Kong USTMonashSydney

+ others to come …

Study and/or Work in English Language in … …

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Entry requirements

AAA or equivalent (at least 38 points in International Baccalaureate) for all four degrees PLUS a B grade at AS level in a different subject

Maths: A-Level Grade A (or HL 5 in International Baccalaureate) for BSc Accounting & Finance

GCSE Grade A for other degrees

English: GCSE Grade B for all four degrees

Breadth of A-Level (or HL in International Baccalaureate ) subjects, including … Maths or a Science subject and a Humanities or a Social Science subject

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Assessment Methods

written courseworkgroup presentationsexaminations

Results and degree classFirst year Second and final yearsYear abroad (BSc International Business and BSc

International Management only)

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Graduation: Nos. of Firsts or Upper Seconds

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

0%10%

20%30%

40%50%

60%70%

80%90%

100%

66%

76%

79%

82%

75%

83%

88%

94%

92%

86%

93%

95%

96%

98%

97%

98%

98%

97%

BSc International Business BSc Management BSc Accounting & Finance

Percentage of Firsts or Upper Seconds

Year

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Employment opportunities WBS graduates are highly sought

after for their numeracy, literacy, and commercial awareness

Targeted by blue-chip companies, investment banks, and ‘major’ accountancy firms, including those that limit their recruitment to a small number of institutions

Around 60 recruitment visits on campus each year

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Graduate destinations 08/09

Business and Financial 36%

Commercial, Industrial and Public Sector Managers

9%

Administration, Customer Service 5%

Retail, Catering, Hospitality 5%

Marketing, Sales and Advertising 3%

Education 2%

Further Study 29%Other (for example: travel) 11%

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Why choose WBS?

Employers’ perceptions of the University, WBS, and the Undergraduate degree programme

University’s brand strength Teaching quality and style Course content University facilities Personal development opportunities

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Keeping in touch Personalised Warwick portal:

www.your.warwick.ac.uk

Any Questions? Ask Warwick!

ask.warwick.ac.uk

Join us on Facebook:

www.facebook.com/warwickbschool

Follow us on Twitter:

twitter.com/warwickbschool

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Nicky O’Day – Analyst at Ernst & Young

My experiences of the BSc Management Programme What I gained from the course How it has helped me in my chosen career Current Role at Ernst and Young Experiences from other members of the Class of 2006 Future career ambitions

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Undergraduate Open Day25 September 2010