Welcome to the University of Warwick

PPE Open Day

PPE at WarwickAndrew Reeve 26th February 2014

Introducing myself

I am Andrew Reeve, a Professor of Politics. I specialise in the history of political thought. I am the current PPE Director of Studies and I

am one of the people who created the programme with colleagues in Economics and Philosophy (first entry 2004 – we are going to celebrate our 10th anniversary!).

a.w.reeve@warwick.ac.uk

To watch these slides again, go to http://warwick.ac.uk/ppe/prospective/

Road Map

What is PPE? Who takes PPE? What do they do afterwards? What does Warwick offer? What qualities do you need? How much does it cost? Some questions for you Questions as we go along, or at the end …

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Our schedule today

1:00

Introduction to PPE at Warwick

This talk, with James Elliott (PPE Society), Christopher Manley (Student Careers and Skill Service).

2:00

Campus tour With a PPE student to guide you.

3:00

Taster lecture(back here)

With Professor Fabienne Peter

4:00

Q&A With Andrew Reeve, and Michael Youlton.

The PPE Office – the heartland of the Programme

Left to right

Maureen Tod

Lucy Parker

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The Programme academic team

Clockwise from top

Fabienne Peter(Philosophy)

Massimo Renzo(Philosophy)

Vera Troeger(Economics)

Andrew Reeve(PAIS)

Andy Mason(PAIS)

Adam Swift(PAIS)

What is PPE?

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics have been taught together in Britain since the 1920s.

First university to offer this course was Oxford.

Today PPE is offered by many excellent universities: From UK, France, and Germany to North

America, China, Japan, and Australia. Among them is Warwick.

What is PPE? Philosophy, Politics, and Economics can all be studied separately in many

Universities (but not Oxford, although Economics & Management and History & Politics available).

When you combine them in one programme, there are two models: bridge and pillar.

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P P EThe Oxford PPE follows a pillar model with three separate elements.

The Warwick PPE follows a bridge model that seeks to cross the gaps.

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What is PPE?

Philosophy, Politics and International Studies, and Economics may be studied separately here. Warwick has undergraduate degrees in each of those disciplines (‘single-honours’) e.g. B.A. (Politics), B.Sc.(Economics)

There are also many ‘joint-honours’ degrees e.g.History & Politics; Economics & Politics and International Studies.

Who takes PPE?

Across all years of study last year (the academic year 2012-2013) we had 277 students. Roughly 60% are UK students and 40% non-UK.

In the current year we have 297 students on the degree programme - 104 females (35%)and 193 males (65%).

PPE at Warwick is an international experience. Those 277 students represented 37 different nationalities – some which might, perhaps, surprise you.

UK 170 Kenyan 1

USA 2 Lebanese 1

Armenian 1 Malaysian 8

Austrian 1 New Zealander 1

Belgian 5 Nigerian 1

Bulgarian 1 Norwegian 1

Chinese 2 Pakistani 2

Croatian 1 Polish 3

Danish 2 Portuguese 3

Finish 1 Romanian 1

French 9 Russian 3

German 14 Serbian 1

Greek 1 Singaporean 10

Hong Kong 3 Slovakian 1

Hungarian 3 South Korean 1

Indian 9 Spanish 2

Italian 5 Swedish 4

Japanese 1 Turkish 1

Kazakh 1

Who takes PPE?

Last year we received just over 900 applications. 670 were from Home/EU applicants, and 240 from Overseas applicants.

We made 480 offers (300 Home/EU, 180 Overseas).Our target was about 100 (70 Home/EU, 30 Overseas).We admitted 115 (87 Home/EU, 28 Overseas).

Strong demand for places is tough for applicants, but it does reflect the fact that Warwick PPE is a valuable qualification.

An international intake: 32 nations

South Korea Pakistan Singapore Brunei Russia

Nigeria Albania Thailand France Argentina

South Korea Pakistan Singapore Germany Italy

Mauritius Armenia China Czech Republic

Greece

UK Bulgaria Romania Austria Spain

India Hong Kong Finland Sweden Poland

Malaysia Vietnam

Careers Service information The number of students who have

found work or further study within six months of graduating has been over 90% in four of the last years, never lower than 89.8%, and in 2008/9 it was 100%.

The percentage of unemployed graduates is below the university average. In 2008/9, no graduates were reported as being unemployed.

Survey Population Respondents

Response rate

Positive outcomes (PO)

2007/8 42 31 73.8% 92.6%

2008/9 49 34 69.4% 100.0%

2009/10 55 33 60.0% 90.3%

2010/11 81 66 81.5% 93.3%

2011/12 82 53 64.6% 89.8%

Where do they go?

PPE a highly respected degree. Most graduate positions open to any discipline, so

Warwick’s reputation also counts strongly:

▪ At our largest careers fair, 82% of employers recruited from any degree.

Warwick consistently among Top Ten universities targeted by top graduate recruiters:▪ Association of Graduate Recruiters survey.

Warwick the top Russell Group university for careers advice:▪ International Student Barometer 2013, an independent

survey of student opinion.

Careers Service information Employers like PPE students because they: Are likely to have a clear understanding of how thoughts and

decisions in one area can affect those made in another. Students interested in economics will understand how political decisions and the philosophy behind them will affect decisions made, students interested in politics will be able to identify and analyse the philosophical standpoints and economic reasoning behind political decisions, and so on.

Can use the experience of seeing things from different standpoints to notice aspects of an idea which might otherwise have been missed

Can work effectively with different kinds of information, numerical and written

Are familiar with presenting information in a variety of ways Have developed excellent research skills and demonstrated the

ability to work without close supervision.

Careers

Organisations where graduates were working include:

Bank of America, Bank of England, Barclays, BDO International, Bloomberg, Christian Aid, Civil Service (UK and overseas), Co-operative Group, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Full Fact, Global Development Institute, Goldman Sachs, House of Commons, KPMG, Liberal Democrats, McKinsey, McQuarrie Capitak, Oxford University Press, PWC, RBS, Royal Navy, Schroders, Scottish Widows,Transition Institute, UBS, University of Warwick, War on Want, House of Commons, Liberal Democrats, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. 

Careers

Examples of job titles include:

Analyst, Broadcasting Intern, Business Analyst, Campaigns Officer, Charity Intern, Civil Service Policy Adviser, Community Organiser, Corporate Tax Adviser, Maths Teacher, Parliamentary Assistant, Production Editor (Publishing), Researcher (Think Tank), Royal Navy Lieutenant, Sales Manager, Teaching Assistant, Trainee Auditor, Trainee Chartered Accountant, Risk analyst, Community Organiser

Further study

Of those who went on to further study:61.1% went on to study a higher degree as a taught course (almost always a Master’s). Titles of courses taken over the past few years included:

Actuarial Science, Continental Philosophy, Development Management, Economics, Economics and Philosophy, European Public Policy, Globalisation and Development, International Politics, International Security, History of Political Thought, Management, Medicine, Modern Chinese Studies, Political Theory, Public Administration.

Almost all the remainder went on to study a professional qualification alongside work or to qualify to do a job – accountancy, marketing or law were the most popular with teaching (especially secondary maths) also a frequent choice. Journalism and Community Organisation also featured.

Complete University Guide 2014

University: 8 (1 in Midlands) Economics: 1 PAIS: 5 Philosophy: 8

QS World University Rankings

University: 58 in world

Subject Rankings

PAIS 23= and 5 in UKEconomics 19 and 1 in UK

Philosophy >50 approx 12 in UK (scores not given)

What does Warwick offer?

Year 1 is a qualifying year: Pass to proceed.

There are core (compulsory) modules. Introduction to Philosophy. Introduction to Politics. Economics 1: micro- and macroeconomics. Quantitative Techniques: maths and

statistics. Plus an optional subject.

What does Warwick offer? Choose first-year option from a list.

Several provided within the three departments. Philosophy: Introduction to Ancient Philosophy; Ideas of

Freedom. Politics: World Politics; Contemporary Themes in

Comparative Politics; Foundations of Political Economy; Justice, Democracy & Citizenship; Nine International Security Ideas

Economics: World Economy: History and Theory; The Industrial Economy; Mathematics for Economists.

Others provided by other departments in Social Sciences or Arts, including a language.

What does Warwick offer? After the first year there are several pathways. At Foundation (year 1) level, PPE combines all three

disciplines. At Honours level (years 2 and 3), you can focus:

On all three disciplines or, at a first approximation, drop one.

More or less on quantitative methods used in economics. Six pathways:

Tripartite (all three disciplines). Phil/Pol. Phil/Econ. Pol/Econ.

– Econ major/Phil.– Econ major/Pol.

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What does Warwick offer?

•No one drops any discipline altogether.•The final year Principles core has three units: Phil/Pol,

Phil/Econ, Pol/Econ.•In Principles, everyone must do two units out of three, so

three disciplines.

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What does Warwick offer? Academic support: Lectures.

Usually one or two per week in each module, attended by all students taking the module

Seminars. Small discussion groups with a tutor, usually once per week in each module.

Regular assessment and feedback. Essays, tests, projects, exams, final-year dissertation.

PPE Student-Staff liaison committee. Private study and self-motivation are vital. University academic services.

Library and Learning Grid (24/7) Space for group work. Rootes Learning Grid (and another ‘Dining Grid’ coming) Leamington Learning Grid Excellent careers advice and skills provision. A new teaching facility (£15m.). Phase 1 comes on stream later next year.

What does Warwick offer?Study abroad: PPE students have access to links set up by

all three PPE departments.

Erasmus programme (mainly Economics and PAIS).

Adds a year of study abroad between Years 2 and 3. Graduate after four years in “PPE with study abroad.” Austria (Salzburg, Vienna), Belgium (UFSI, Antwerp), France (IEP de

Bordeaux, IEP Grenoble; Paris; CU, Lille; Sciences Po Paris; Sciences Po Lyon, Paris Sorbonne, IEP Aix-en-Provence), Germany (Berlin, Jena, Konstanz, Munich), Italy (CU Milan; Pavia, Florence) Netherlands (Amsterdam), Norway (Bergen), Portugal (Nova, Lisbon), Spain (Autonoma, Barcelona; Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona; Carlos III, Madrid; UC, Madrid) Sweden (Uppsala).

What does Warwick offer?

Exchange programmes (PAIS and Philosophy).

Study abroad during Year 2, mirroring the Warwick Year 2 programme.

Graduate after three years. Canada (Queen’s University, Ontario; University

of Toronto), China (City University of Hong Kong; Chinese University of Hong Kong), USA (Georgetown, Washington, DC; University of California; University of Richmond; University of North Carolina; University of Wisconsin-Madison); Japan (Hokkaido University, Waseda University).

What does Warwick offer?

Pastoral support. your personal tutor PPE Senior Tutor and Director of Studies

also available. University services.

Senior Tutor. Student Counsellors (including finance

and welfare) Student Union advice services.

What does Warwick offer? PPE Society organizes student mentors.

PPE Society organizes guest lectures at Warwick as well as social events for PPE students. Some examples:

Diana Coyle, advisor to the UK Treasury, member of the Competition Commission, and author of The Economics of Enough.Andrew Gamble, head of Politics and International Studies at Cambridge and author of Spectre at the Feast.Sir Geoffrey Bindman, human rights lawyer and chair of the British Institute of Human Rights. Theodore Zeldin, philosopher-historian and president of the Oxford Muse.Oliver James, psychologist and author of Affluenza.

What does Warwick offer?

Launch of the PPE Forum Book sale at the start of each

academic year PPE Society’s biggest social event is

the annual PPE Ball.

New from this last year on: PPE Sports Teams PPE Foreign Tour

SPEAKER SERIES

SOCIALS

BALL

ANNUAL FORUM

TOUR

CAREERS

SPORTS

MENTORING SCHEMES

CHARITY

What qualities do you need? A capacity for hard work and perseverance.

Willingness to take on new subjects. Managing being unsettled by unfamiliar ways of

thinking.

Versatility Solving an economic model for equilibrium one day. Tackling moral dilemmas the next. Looking at the political science of elections the day

after that.

Willingness to ignore intellectual boundaries. Ultimately all knowledge is ‘joined up’

What qualities do you need? Numeracy as well as literacy.

No one takes pride in illiteracy…….

….but there are already lots of clever people who “don’t do maths.”

Why is maths useful in PPE? Simplification. Abstract thinking. Logical proof. What data do and do not show.

The maths is generally simple and we don’t require A-level. But you do need to be comfortable with it… … not to see solving simple problems as mere drudgery.

PPE at Warwick may not be for you if you really hate maths.

How much will it cost?

Tuition fees: In 2013/14, new full time Home and EU students will pay £9,000 annually. New International Students fees are £18,390. Fees are payable for each year of your course. Partial fees for an intercalated year or year abroad.

No one has to find this money “up front.” All Home and EU students are eligible for a tuition fee

loan for each year of their course from Student Finance England .

Repayable once you earn £21,000 or more. Written off after 30 years.

The government bears the risk if your studies do not lead to the income stream hoped for.

How much will it cost?

Living costs: We estimate £156 to £250 a week for 39 week academic year ≈ £6,000 to £10,000. Exactly how much depends on you!

All Home students are eligible for loans towards living costs, available from the Government. Repayable once you earn £21,000 or more.

Some Home students will be eligible for means-tested non-repayable grants, available from both the Government and the University.

Non-repayable Warwick bursaries are based on annual family income: Less than £16,001 → £3,000 Greater than £16,000 and less than £25,001 → £2,000 Greater than £25,000 and less than £35,001 → £1,000 Greater than £35,000 and less than £42,621 → £500

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Living cost support from government

Income £ Grant £ Loan £ Total £

25,000 and less 3,387 3,862 7,249

30,000 2,441 4,335 6,776

35,000 1,494 4,808 6,302

40,000 547 5,282 5,829

42,620 50 5530 5,580

42,875 0 5,555 5,555

45,000 0 5,341 5,341

50,000 0 4,836 4,836

55,000 0 4,331 4,331

60,000 0 3,826 3,826

62,132 and above 0 3,610 3,610

How much will it cost?

Details available on line:

University: http://go.warwick.ac.uk/ugfunding

Government: http://www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance

Some questions only you can answer

Do you want to study PPE? If so, do you want to come to Warwick?

Some things to consider: Numeracy as well as literacy. PPE versus more specialized courses. Campus university versus city university. Midlands versus other regions.

Time for questions