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Welcome to the School of Business and Economics Professor Jim Saker

A leading UK business school Triple-accredited business school (1 of only 16 in the UK) - ensuring the highest quality of education, facilities and support Top 10 UK business school: Joint 3 rd for Business Studies • 10 th for Finance and Accounting • 10 th for Economics • (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020) Top 5 in the UK for ’graduate-level employability' in Business, Management, Marketing, Accounting and Finance (The Guardian University Guide 2020) Master’s scholarships worth up to 20% of tuition fees

Why become a Loughborough Doctoral student? PhD Business and Economics MPhil Business and Economics 3 years full-time or 6 years part-time 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time We offer you the chance to: • Start your journey towards the pinnacle of academic qualifications • Be mentored by an experienced academic in their field • Explore research questions that matter – both at the forefront of academic debate and in addressing the challenges faced by policy makers and the world of business. • Join a university ranked 13th in the UK for Business and Management for ‘Research Power’ in the 2014 REF.

Our research programmes How we support you • Regular meetings with your supervisors – expert academic guidance plus pastoral support • Join a lively community of researchers and staff e.g. regular seminars, networking events and an annual doctoral conference • Conference and symposia attendance is encouraged as is the development of joint publications with your supervisors • Opportunities to support undergraduate teaching, as tutorial or laboratory assistants. What about careers – just academia? • Route to academia OR • A wide range of professional careers e.g. consultancy, market research, think tanks, business and management.

Our research programmes Recent graduate destinations • HM Revenue & Customs, Senior Policy and Technical Advisor • KWS Group (Germany), Global Expert Customer Insights and Pricing; and Brand and Analytics Manager, Project Lead Digital Transformation • ESMD Global Network, Consultant • Bosch, Sourcing Manager • The British University in Egypt, Lecturer • Trakya University, Turkey, Lecturer • Bangkok University, Lecturer • Queen’s University Belfast, Lecturer

Contributions to the Covid-19 debate Economic recovery and The coronavirus Top tips for homeworking unemployment ‘Doomsday’ clock Retrospective insurance Planning your shop to reduce Controlling the spread could save UK businesses infection risk by 99% without shutting down society

Our academics Contributing to the Covid-19 debate May § Top tips for homeworking § Economic recovery and unemployment, how should governments respond? April § The coronavirus ‘Doomsday’ clock March § Retrospective insurance could save UK businesses § Planning your shop to reduce infection risk by 99% § Controlling the spread without shutting down society § Government economic policy § The potential economic impacts

Career accelerating MSc programmes Business and Management Finance and Economics MSc International Business MSc Finance and Management – CIMA accredited MSc Management MSc Finance – CIMA accredited MSc Finance and Investment – CIMA accredited Marketing MSc Corporate Finance – CIMA accredited MSc Marketing - CIM partnership MSc Economics and Finance MSc Banking and Finance Information Management / Business Analytics MSc Information Management and Business HRM Technology MSc Human Resource Management & MSc MSc Business Analytics Employment Relations and HRM – CIPD approved MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management Business Psychology MSc Business Psychology – ABP accredited MSc Work Psychology – BPS accredited

Programme delivery – 2020 entry September 2020 start January 2021 start with option of semester one online You can start semester one online in September or MSc Information Management and Business Technology start in with semester two in January MSc Business Analytics MSc International Business MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc Management MSc Finance and Management MSc Marketing MSc Finance MSc Finance and Investment MSc Corporate Finance MSc Economics and Finance MSc Banking and Finance MSc Human Resource Management MSc Employment Relations and HRM MSc Business Psychology MSc Work Psychology

Learning, teaching and support • Real-world issues, as well as academic theory • Taught by academics who act as advisors and consultants to governments, central banks and international corporations • Teaching informed by commercial best-practice from working with over 2,000 companies worldwide, from Goldman Sachs to IBM and Microsoft • World-leading research, underpinning what we teach. Ranked 13 th for ‘research power’ in Business and Management – (REF 2014). • Excellent student support – Around 12-15 contact hours a week, plus 25-30 personal study hours.

Equipping you to succeed Develop key transferable skills valued by employers such as critical evaluation, statistical analysis, problem solving and presentation skills. Varied teaching and assessment methods. Many programmes also offer: • practical projects • guest lectures and workshops from industry partners • industry leading software A wide range of free extra-curricular corporate masterclasses are held throughout the year e.g. Coca Cola, Dell, Bank of England, IBM, Shazam.

Developing your employability We have a reputation among employers for producing well-rounded, highly employable graduates ready to make a difference. • 96% of postgraduates in work or further study after graduating (DLHE, 2016-17). • Award-winning careers centre with global vacancy database of leading recruiters. • One of the UK’s largest careers fairs, hosting approximately 200 employers. • Among top 25 most targeted universities by top employers, 2019-20 (High Fliers ‘The Graduate Market’ report 2020).

Recent graduate destinations Abercrombie & Fitch, Merchandising EDF Tax, Tax Analyst Nomura, Client Information Analyst Manager GFI, Stockbroker P&G, Product Supply Assistant BAE Systems, Finance Jaguar Land Rover, Technical Analyst Santander, Business Analyst Manager Bank of China, Senior Manager KPMG, Audit Associate Siemens , Finance Officer Capgemini, Business Technology Lyons Davidson, Accountant Webcite, Digital Marketing Assistant Consultant Marks & Spencer, Forecast Planner Deloitte, Business Analyst Neptunes, Project Coordinator Deutsche Bank, Analyst NHS General Management Trainee

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