Your first few weeks
Settling into your programme as quickly as possible
Your first weeks at Warwick and in the Department will be busy but we have put together a guide of what will be happening and what you need to do during these weeks to help you settle into your programme as quickly as possible.
Welcome Week Timetable-Diploma Induction:
Induction will start at on Monday 28th September 2026.
Please carefully note the dates and times of the various induction meetings in the first week.
View an overview of what will be happening during Induction Week
Details of formal registration with the University will be sent to you separately by the Graduate School Office, who will also have sent you details on how to apply to Warwick for accommodation. Please note that the Diploma in Economics is a nine-month (39 weeks) course and you therefore do not need to book accommodation for the year (50 weeks).
Information from the Graduate School in the Academic Office regarding formal registration, fees, accommodation and other University information (rather than Departmental) can be found on the Welcome to Warwick website.
Diploma Pre-sessional Classes
Students entering the Diploma in Economics come from a wide range of academic backgrounds, and the presessional week is designed to ensure everyone begins the programme with a strong foundation.
During Welcome Week, you will take part in intensive Mathematics and Statistics classes to prepare you for your studies. You can expect around five hours of learning activities each day: the focus will be on mathematics from Monday through mid‑Thursday, followed by statistics from mid‑Thursday and Friday.
The classes will cover essential topics in mathematics and statistics, together with their economic applications, giving you a confident start ahead of the lectures beginning the following week. Sessions will be interactive, combining explanations of key concepts with guided problem‑solving to reinforce your understanding.
The material is self‑contained, so no specific preparation is required. However, we strongly encourage you to work through the Refresher Maths for EconomicsLink opens in a new window online course and revisit core ideas beforehand, as this will help you get the most out of the presessional week.
Dates and times:
- For the dates and times of your pre-sessional classes, see your welcome week timetable
Library Induction
There will be a Library Introduction Session for Diploma students with our Economics librarian Jackie Hanes in the first few weeks of term-Date TBC
IT Induction
Please see hereLink opens in a new window for an induction video from IT Services. More information about our various IT systems, such as tabula, eVision and moodle can be found hereLink opens in a new window.
Personal Tutor Meeting
Please ensure that you arrange to meet with your personal tutor during Personal Tutor week. You can find out who your personal tutor is by visiting Tabula
Diploma Teaching Timetable
Check your teaching timetable carefully and regularly. You can see the timetable for your lectures through visiting the My Warwick application. Class times and other small group teaching activity can be seen by checking Tabula. You will see that you have been assigned to classes for core modules.
Diploma Modules and eMR
The Diploma course is taken exclusively by postgraduates. Its aim is to provide a level of subject knowledge equivalent to a bachelors degree in one year; the assumption is that graduate students are able to manage their time and organise their learning much better than less mature undergraduates therefore you study the modules which constitute the core of the bachelors degree. Admission to the Diploma course at Warwick is restricted to students who have achieved second class honours (or equivalent) in their first degrees; in almost all cases this means an upper second or first.
The mandatory modules are the modules which constitute the core of the second year of the BSc degree: EC201 Macroeconomics 2, EC202 Microeconomics 2 and EC226 Econometrics 1. In addition, students need to select a further second- or third-year undergraduate module to the value of 30 CATS (or two 15 CAT modules) approved by the Department of Economics.
View the list of available optional modules.
Please note that the list of references to books/articles provided on the module detail pages are only indicative. The exact references to the appropriate texts will be given at the start of each module.
The teaching method used on all major modules is a mixture of lectures and seminars or problems classes. There are usually two lectures per week plus one seminar/problems class per week. (This differs from the teaching provision for undergraduates doing the same modules which is the same lectures but seminars every two weeks; extra support is given to Diploma students). Seminar groups and problems classes allow intimate discussion and foster student participation.
eVision Module Registration
When you arrive at the University you will need to register your module/exam choices for the 2026/27 academic year using the eVision Module Registration (EMR) system. To access it you need to sign in via the Vision Module Registration (EMR) system.