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Undergraduate Programmes in the Business School

Undergraduate Programmes in the Business School. Dr Sarah Cooper ( Director of Undergraduate Programmes). Why study in the Business School at the University of Edinburgh?. Excellent university and vibrant Business School Challenging, varied, flexible & interesting degree programmes

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Undergraduate Programmes in the Business School

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  1. Undergraduate Programmes in the Business School Dr Sarah Cooper (Director of Undergraduate Programmes)

  2. Why study in the Business School at the University of Edinburgh? • Excellent university and vibrant Business School • Challenging, varied, flexible & interesting degree programmes • Great university and city in which to be a student • Preparation for career in organisations and management • Circa 200 Business students join as undergraduates • each September

  3. Choice of degrees • Business Studies • Business Studies and • Accounting, Economics • French, German, Spanish, Italian (& other languages) • Geography, Psychology • Law, Economic History • International Business • International Business with a Language • Accounting and Finance

  4. Edinburgh’s degree model • 2 + 2 structure • Two Year Foundation • Two Year Honours • 1st Year: A taste of the subject ‘Core’ subjects studied • Flexibility • You choose • Build your own degree within programme • but also get assistance in choices • Also may take some outside subject(s) • And there is also the ‘year abroad’ (Year 3)

  5. Sample course structure: Business Studies First and Second Years: 1st Year Business Studies 1, Accounting and outside course 2nd Year Business Research Methods I, Marketing, Organisation Studies, Principles of Finance, more BS or other course(s) Third and Fourth Years: 3rd Year Business Research Methods II, Strategic Management, Investment & Securities Markets, Financial Services Marketing, International Employment Relations, Entrepreneurship 4th Year Dissertation, Carbon Management, Advertising, Business Ethics, Corporate Finance (3rd and 4th year: choose from 45 courses)

  6. Opportunities to study abroad Third Year: • Exchange partner institutions in nineteen countries • 14 ERASMUS partners, including in France, Germany, Spain and Turkey • 24 other International partners, including in N. America, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Korea and Australia • 3rd year abroad is compulsory for International Business and Business + Language degrees

  7. Exchange Schools

  8. Approach to teaching • Functional • Human Resource Management, Accounting Systems • Theoretical • Organisational Behaviour, Managerial Accounting • Traditional vs new • Research-led focus to teaching • Focus on employability and employer engagement • All delivered through: lectures, tutorials, industry speakers, self-study • New for this year: Innovative Learning Week

  9. Tools for life: What you’ll learn BS1 – academic skills, posters CforB – technical & study skills Careers Service Year 1 CDP – career planning, presentation skills, corporate engagement BRM I – quantitative analysis skills Year 2 SM – groupwork, presentation skills, corporate engagement BRM II – research skills Year 3 Workshops Dissertations Workshops Year 4

  10. Student engagement • Students fully involved in the Business School and in their degrees • Mechanisms: • Directors of Studies/Student Support Officers/Year Heads • Student Representatives for all classes • Staff-Student Liaison Committee Student-led society ~ Social ~ Careers ~ Mentoring

  11. Careers • Latest data on destinations of graduating students in business studies and international business (including joint degrees) and showed that: • 78.6% were in employment • 7.1% were undertaking further study/training • 7.1% were not available (e.g. travelling/taking year out) • 2% were doing voluntary work • 5% were seeking employment

  12. Thank you for listening Any questions? My email: Sarah.Cooper@ed.ac.uk

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