Current students

Resources for current students

General information

• Academic matters (such as coursework submission, extenuating circumstances, examinations)
• Modules
• Course materials repository
• myEssex
• The Registry
• The Economics’ Student Society
• Essex Economics Students' Journal (the EESJ)
• Timetable information
• Economics resources in the library
• Web ok Knowledge resource for referencing
• Minutes of meetings in the Department of Economics

Student support

• Student mentors
• Staff-Student Liaison Committee
• University student support

Careers and skills

• Department careers information
• The University Careers Centre – helping you prepare for work and your chosen career
• University of Essex Careers Centre Facebook page
• Social Science Workplace Experience Programme
• The International Academy offers English language courses for International students
• Study abroad opportunities
• Career pathways for researchers

Software

• Stata – for econometrics and data management
• Gretl – Gnu Regression, Econometrics and Time-series Library
• The R Project for Statistical Computing, together with:
  • Quick-R to help you use it, and
  • LaTeX for professional document preparation

Undergraduate

• Handbook 2011-12 (.pdf)
• EC100 booklet (.pdf)
• Important dates (.pdf)
• Assessment matters
• Undergraduate bulletin
• Programme specifications
• Module map
• Cover sheet for assignments, term papers and projects
  • first year
  • second and third year
• Undergraduate research projects (EC831)
• Departmental responsibilities for undergraduate studies
• Departmental response to the 2011 Student Satisfaction Survey Results (.pdf)

Postgraduate

• Handbook 2011-12
• Assessment matters
• Postgraduate bulletin
• Cover sheet for term papers and projects
• Postgraduate Research Discussion Board - Log in using your usual Essex login and password then search for EcPhD
• Departmental Responsibilities for MSc and Diploma studies and for PhD studies