Essex Business School welcome - Southend - March 2019

Business as usual?

Not at Essex Neal Robertson n.robertson@essex.ac.uk

About us 

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Our mission is to offer a transformative education and research excellence that has a positive impact on business and society We are located at both the Colchester and Southend campuses We’re a community of more than 2,000 international researchers, students and entrepreneurs from across the world You’re always more than a number to us and we do everything we can to ensure students are supported as individuals throughout their time with us

Our teaching, our research  Essex is a dual-intensive university  Our teaching quality at Essex has been ranked as ‘Gold’ standard (TEF 2017)  We are ranked in the top 20 in the UK for Research Excellence (REF 2014)  Our research is embedded in societal trends and informs our teaching

Our research culture Professor Vania Sena Management Science and Entrepreneurship

 Trend: corruption and impact on firms' performance

Dr Caleb Kwong Management Science and Entrepreneurship

 Trend: entrepreneurship amongst refugees and in the conflict zones

Why does this matter to you?  Research-led teaching  Understand society and culture in which business operates  Develop individuals who think critically, act differently, and do better business  Ensure our graduates can apply their knowledge to the real world and make a tangible difference in their organisations

Our courses We’re champions of responsible management and sustainable business and this influences everything we do, particularly our courses:    

BBA Business Administration BSc International Business and Entrepreneurship BSc Marketing BSc Tourism Management

Teaching and learning  

A common first year covering all aspects of business Examples of modules:      

Business Creation and Growth Business Economics Introduction to Accounting and Finance Principles of Markets, Marketing and Selling Introduction to Quantitative Analysis Introduction to International Business

 Opportunities to tailor your course   

Study Abroad Languages for All outside your degree Optional external modules with other Essex departments

Where are our graduates now?

Ernest Nyarko MSc Global Project Management

Claire Parry-Witchell BSc Marketing

Employability  Support for your future from your first term  Central careers centre and bespoke business school activity  Job fairs, conference and employer visits  Internships, research opportunities and start-up advice  One-to-one support and careers advice  EBS Successful Futures

Placements  All EBS courses can include a placement year  Placement is embedded into your studies  Many benefits including: work experience, impressive CV, better grades in final year  Increased success in graduate labour market  Placement year available for all courses  Listen to what some of our placement students said

Any questions?

Email us ebs@essex.ac.uk

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