Applicant Day September

2014

Ray Barrell and Dilly Karim

Economics and Finance

Why Brunel?

• Brunel was in the top 300 in the 2013 world university rankings.

• Brunel was in the top 50 under 50 in the world (we were founded in 1966).

• Brunel ranks above all new universities, and also above Loughborough, Surrey, Kent and many others.

• We have the highest student satisfaction rating amongst London’s 35 Universities

Why study in Economics and Finance

• Teaches you problem-solving skills

• Focuses on very diverse real-world questions

• Student satisfaction is high with Economics

20th out of 71 and Finance 11th out of 65 in

the 2014 NSS

• Skills highly valued by employers

• We consider employability is important

Performance of final year students in E&F

2008/9 2009/0 2010/1 2011/2 2012/3

First 27 47 48 25 38

2:1 92 85 106 102 103

2:2 48 53 63 56 63

3rd 0 3 7 14 14

L3 Interim

Award 7 3 9 13 11

Total 174 191 233 210 229

1st% 15.5% 24.6% 20.6% 11.9% 16.6%

1st+2.1% 68.4% 69.1% 66.1% 60.5% 61.6%

Degree Programmes

• Degree programmes

– BSc Economics

– BSc Economics and Accounting

– BSc Economics and Business Finance

– BSc Economics and Management

– BSc Finance and Accounting

– BSc Politics and Economics

• Three years full time or Four years sandwich or placement degree

The structure of the course

• Generally, common first year programme

content for all degrees.

• Transfer between degree programmes up to

the start of year 2 [except BSc Economics and

Management].

• Different core modules from Year 2 onwards.

• Year 3 can choose from a range of options.

• Each degree has a core set of modules that

make them distinctive.

Course Pattern • LEVEL 1:

– Examinations in May (and September) – Generally 25% coursework – Does not count towards final degree

• LEVEL 2: – 6 (core) modules contribute to final degree – 30% coursework in each module

• LEVEL 3: (can also take a placement) – Dissertation project (one-to-one supervision) – Final Exams in 4 modules (25% coursework

component) each of which is taught over two terms

Contact Time and Teaching On average 10 – 12 teaching contact hours per week

• Lectures – Between 50 – 200 students – smaller groups as you progress

– Two lectures per module per week and one workshop or seminar

• Workshops/Seminars Between 20 – 30 students

– including computer skills training in Excel, Bloomberg

– Accounting software used in year 1

• Guest speakers / research seminars

Plus approx 25 hours of study time per week – Supported with web-based material

– Well-stocked library open 24 hours

– Databases and software

Pastoral / Academic Support

• Departmental Senior tutor, Personal Tutor, Dissertation

supervisor, Academic tutors, Work Placement Tutor, Office hours.

• University

Accommodation, Academic skills (ASK), Computing services, Disability and Dyslexia, Jobs and Careers, Library facilities, Sport and fitness, Union of Brunel Students (UBS), Chaplaincy, Councelling, and the Advice & Representation Centre (ARC).

The Work Placement

• Employability skills in year 1 and 2

– Full year accounting course that teaches software usage

– Skills workshops teaching Excel, Bloomberg and SAS

– Essays in year 1 and 2 as part of assessment

• The Work Placement Office (award winning!)

– Assist students in finding work placements

– Assist students with CV and letter writing skills, and

explain the basics of work ethics and what is expected of

them

– Offer lectures to Level 2 students on wider employability

skills

Placement Types

• The range of jobs that students undertake include:

Trainee Economist, Accounts Assistant, Finance

Assistant, Financial Analyst, Business Analyst,

Operations Analyst, Asset Management, Risk Analyst,

Audit Roles – real jobs not just making the tea and filing!

• The range of employers include

HM Treasury, The Foreign Office, Bank of

England, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, IBM,

OFGEM, NHS, GE, Microsoft, Grant Thornton, PwC,

Xerox, Warner Bros, Disney and Lloyds TSB.

When must I decide?

• It is flexible

• It is possible to switch in and out of

sandwich degree (but not placements)!

• You may register as a sandwich student

– Now when you apply

– When you enrol (can try this)

– During Level 1 (first year)

– During Level 2 (second year)

Professional Accreditation • Our programmes are currently accredited from

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). – Level 1 foundations of accounting will get ACCA F3

exemption for all students

• Finance and Accounting graduates last year are fully exempted from doing all Foundations in Accountancy (FIA) papers .

• Under the new regulations students are exempted from doing 4 (and hopefully 7) out of 9 ACCA fundamental papers.

Employability

• The range of jobs that have been taken by a sample of our

graduates include:

Accounts Assistant, Accounts manager, Auditor, Financial

Analyst, Business Analyst, Credit Analyst, Rating analyst

Portfolio Manager, Economist, Government Researcher,

Insurance and Investment Consultant, Project Manager

• The range of employers include

European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Ernst &

Young, KPMG, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Deloitte & Touche,

Standard & Poor's, Fitch Ratings, Royal Bank of Scotland, JP

Morgan, Shell, Immigration Research & Statistical

Services,Dept. of Energy & Climate Change, HMTreasury

Ready for Work About the Programme Brunel’s professional development programme is available to

Brunel students starting in September 2014.

This exciting initiative will focus on building a range of attributes and skills sought by employers including:

- Communication

- Financial and other Data Analysis

- Personal Resilience

- Teamwork

- Commercial Awareness

- Organisation and Planning

- Problem Solving

- Time Management

A Real Life Approach

• Project driven, the Ready for Work programme will include workshops, seminars, discussions, debates and lectures from industry professionals. With Brunel’s tradition of building confident, talented and versatile graduates, we provide our students with best the possible chance of securing jobs in their desired industries.

• How to Sign Up

You can register for the programme once you have enrolled on onto your Brunel undergraduate degree.

Enquiries to ready@brunel.ac.uk

Putting us as Firm Choice • We will ask for AAB or ABB with A level

maths for most degrees (except Business Finance)

• We get your results on Sunday, you get them on Thursday.

– We spend four busy days deciding which of our students who did not make their grades should get a place.

– Around 75% of our students get their grades or get an offer from us before Clearing starts.

• We care if you put us first.

WEBSITE • www.brunel.ac.uk

– Course search

– Undergraduate courses (alphabetical)

– Click on course of choice for information

• UCAS IMPORTANT DATES

http://www.ucas.ac.uk/students/importantd

ates

Andy Baker Morgan Stanley Graduate

Economics & Management BSc

4 Year Thick Sandwich Course

“The Truth About Brunel”

Why Brunel?

• Brunel has a great reputation • Campus Environment

– Safe, Community feel

• Rich diversity • Strong Placement links • Numerous Course Options (Joint

Honours) • Endless opportunities to develop skills • Very high student satisfaction within

the Student Union

The Course

• Don’t panic if you have not studied

economics before

• Maths = just the basics

• Real world application

• Qualification opportunities “BAT”

• Ability to choose modules

Get Involvement

• Brunel excels in this area

• A degree is not enough!

• Get involved with as much as possible

• Build your CV from day 1

• Support functions at every turn

– PCC / ARC / Enterprise Hub / Volunteering

Your Union • Societies - Enterprise Society

/ Economics / Investment

• Sports - Football / MMA /

Squash / Cheerleading

• Nightlife

• Volunteering - Union Contact

• Student Assembly

• You WILL have fun!

Employability

• Uxbridge College Young Dragons Society

• Play sport

• Placement at Morgan Stanley

• Charity work

• Ran my own business prior to university

• Vintage Car Racing Driver

• Google Most Employable Person 2011

• NACUE Student Advisory Board

Placement • PCC offers everything you need to

secure a placement

• My placement year – Morgan Stanley – Derivative Trade Support

– The process, 4 stages – Not once asked for my Course / University

– Responsibility - $bn portfolios and markets

• 80-95% of Grad Jobs are secured by interns or placement Jobs

• 13,000 initial applicants for ~ 80 places

• I would not have achieved all of this without the support as well as the range of activities to get involved in

Young Dragons Uxbridge College

• Ran and created Young Dragons

• Easy to get involved and get ahead

• Run, volunteer or just help out

• Builds skills and will help you at Uni

• You have a year to develop

– Run events

– Go to events

– Get involved as much as possible

– Focus on your studies

Why Is this Important?

• Brunel is the university that encompasses EVERYTHING that will make you successful, every university will offer you a degree course and you WILL gain a 2:1 or a 1st…

• Brunel invests in you and provides you with so many opportunities and extra activities to get involved in, it allows you to gain the experience, the skill development and the employability, not to mention the fun and enjoyment that will allow you to achieve your long term goals…

Tips

• Time - You have lots of it now

• Get involved with what you love

• Focus

• Study hard

• No one will do it for you

• Plan

• Be proactive

• Get advice from everywhere

Questions