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Warwick Business School
Undergraduate Open Day25 September 2010
Warwick Business School
Warwick Business School – new logo launches officially on 27 Sept
Warwick Business School
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
Warwick Business School
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
Warwick Business School
WBS characteristics
Research-led
Excellence in teaching
Business-focused
International faculty and students
Integrated within a top-rated university
Warwick Business School
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
Warwick Business School
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
Warwick Business School
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
Warwick Business School
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
Warwick Business School
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
Warwick Business School
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
Warwick Business School
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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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