All of the Economics, Accounting, Finance and Management degree programmes at the University of Bristol have a strong mathematical bias and candidates are required to offer a high level Mathematics qualification such as A-Level Mathematics at grade A or its equivalent. (Please note: the new "Use of Mathematics" A-level will NOT be accepted as an entrance requirement for any degrees in the School of EFM).
Standard Level Mathematics is not equivalent to full A2 Mathematics, and so whilst we will accept it, you must have or be predicted grade seven.
No. It is our experience that students who have not achieved IELTS level 7.0 are not sufficiently prepared for study on our undergraduate degree programmes. We require a minimum level of 6.5 in each section, with an overall grade of 7.0.
Yes. In ToEFL we require 650 in the paper based test or 280 in the computer based test with 5 in the TWE or Essay paper, or TOEFL® iBT 107/120.
Yes. IGCSE English as a second language is acceptable at grade A or better; IGCSE English as a first language is acceptable at grade B or better.
Mathematics is our only subject pre-requisite. We typically make offers on the basis of three full A-levels (ie. we do NOT accept AS levels).
General Studies and Critical Thinking are excluded in making any offer, because we do not consider those subjects to provide sufficient evidence of depth of ability.
As well as strong technical ability, an ability to articulate complex arguments clearly and effectively is important for success on our programmes. For our more competitive degree programmes we therefore favour subject mixes which include an essay-based subject such as Economics, English Language or Literature.
Degrees involving Study in Continental Europe also have a language requirement (AS French or AS German at grade B, or GCSE Italian or GCSE Spanish at grade A).
We do not operate a formal work placement scheme. Such requests have occasionally been granted in the past, but that would depend upon your academic performance up to that point and you would have to arrange the placement yourself.
It is more usual for students to seek a summer internship between the second and final years of study, specifically aimed at undergraduates who are about to start applying for post-graduation employment. We have a good careers service which can provide you with details of such schemes.
You can look at this fees table in PDF format (20.4Kb). It shows the tuition fees for all of the School of Economics, Finance and Management undergraduate degree programmes for the academic year 2010/11.