1. Welcome to PPE at Warwick Professor Andrew Reeve Offer Holder Day, 17 th February 2016

2. 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 a.w.reeve@warwick.ac.uk To revisit these slides, go to http://warwick.ac.uk/ppe/prospective/ http://warwick.ac.uk/ppe/prospective/

4. 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.

5. What is PPE? Philosophy, Politics, and Economics can all be studied separately in many Universities When you combine them in one programme, there are two models: bridge and pillar. 5 P P E Some PPE programmes follow a pillar model with three separate elements. The Warwick PPE follows a bridge model that seeks to cross the gaps. PP E

6. What is PPE? Philosophy, Politics and International Studies, and Economics may each 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, Philosophy and Literature.

7. Who studies PPE? Across all years of study this year (the academic year 2014- 2015) we have 353 students. Roughly 40% are UK students and 60% non-UK. In the current first year we have 42% females and 58% males. PPE at Warwick is an international experience. In 2013-2014 our first-years had 37 different nationalities. In 2014-2015 they came from 31 different nations.

8. Who studies PPE? South KoreaOmanSingaporeIndonesiaRussia NetherlandsSwitzerlandTanzaniaFranceGhana VietnamPakistanDenmarkGermanyItaly MalaysiaQatarChinaUnited Arab Emirates Cyprus UKNorwayRomaniaBermudaSpain IndiaHong KongFinlandTaiwanPoland LatviaLuxembourgSerbia and Montenegro Sweden This year’s international intake come from 33 different countries:

9. What does Warwick offer? Year 1 is a qualifying year: Pass to proceed. There are compulsory and optional modules –Introduction to Philosophy. –Introduction to Politics. –Economics 1: micro- and macroeconomics. –Quantitative Techniques: maths and stats. –Plus an option (or options).

10. What does Warwick offer? Choose first-year option(s) from a list. Several provided within the three departments: –Philosophy: Introduction to Ancient Philosophy; Ideas of Freedom, Descartes and Mill, Logic I –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; Linear Algebra; Topics in Applied Economics; Mathematical Analysis Others provided by other departments in Social Sciences or Arts, including a language.

11. Languages Language options include: Arabic Chinese French German Japanese Italian Portuguese Russian Spanish

12. 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.

13. What does Warwick offer? 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

14. What does Warwick offer?

16. How will you spend your day? Lecture, seminars and tutorials 1-2 hr lecture 1 hr tutorial or seminar Seminar preparation Self-study Changes each year Advice and Feedback Hours with tutors

17. Where do our Graduates go? Warwick graduates are in the top 3 most targeted by employers (High Fliers research 2015) Our graduates go on to great things in financial-sector jobs in government services in social-service NGOs in graduate school and as entrepreneurs.

18. Where do our Graduates go? https://unistats.direct.gov.uk/Subjects/Overview/10007163FT- U-LV00/ReturnTo/Search (Unistats 2015)

19. What our careers service say 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.

20. Careers Job titles of current alumni include: Analyst, Broadcasting Intern, Business Analyst, Campaigns Officer, Charity Intern, Civil Service Policy Adviser, Corporate Tax Adviser, Diplomatic Attaché, Economist, Maths Teacher, Parliamentary Assistant, Portfolio Manager, Production Editor (Publishing), Researcher (Think Tank, academia), Risk analyst, Sales Manager, Trainee Lawyer.

21. Supporting Your Career Warwick rated top Russell Group university for careers advice (International Student Barometer 2013) Providing knowledge and skills Practical help Applications/CVs/Interviews/Job hunting Social Science-specific events One-to-one careers guidance Visits from employers Support for work based learning.

22. Further study Of those who went on to further study: In 2014, 61.1% went on to study a higher degree as a taught course (almost always a Master’s) at some point after their degree. 30% directly after. 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. As well as several who have continued on to take a Doctorate. Almost all took further professional qualifications.

23. 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’

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. Unique Student Experience PPE Society Social Activities in 3 Departments Exciting Induction Week including Economics Question Time and introductory lectures Economics 360 Lecture Series PPE Socials PPE Forum

27. Great Facilities and Opportunities A bespoke PPE Office Common Room with free coffee and tea Study facilities around campus and in Leamington

28. Pastoral Care Personal Tutor Senior Tutor PPE Office Residential Life Student Support

29. Accommodation http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/accommodation/studentaccommodation/ Over 6400 rooms on campus Off-site accommodation Residential Life Tutors Range of facilities and prices Applications open late May Deadline 31 st July

30. Admissions – FAQs How the application process works What if I don’t meet my offer? How many people are accepted onto the course? How much will it cost? More on our admissions website: https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/apply/ ugadmissions@warwick.ac.uk (course code and UCAS number in the subject line)

31. SOCIALS FORUM AND TALKS TOUR MENTORING BALL