Before you Start
Before you Start
Before you start at Warwick, there are a few steps that you should complete to ensure your transition into the Department is as smooth and enjoyable as possible.
Enrolment
You will receive an email from the Enrolment Team around 4–6 weeks before your course starts, or within a few days of accepting your unconditional offer if this is later. This email will invite you to complete your online enrolment. Please wait for this email before starting Course Registration.
After you complete online enrolment, you will get a follow-up email either confirming that your enrolment is complete or outlining any further steps you need to take.
Course Start Date
MSc courses start on Monday 22nd September 2025 and your first subject is Introductory Maths and Statistics, which is known as the pre-sessional course because it begins two weeks before the rest of your MSc programme. The teaching for this course is in-person.
ID Cards
Your Warwick ID Card will be issued on arrival at Warwick. If you have on-campus accommodation then your ID card will be paired with your on-campus room keys. If you have off-campus accommodation then your ID card can be collected from Rootes during the enrolment event. Find out more about Warwick ID Card Collection.
In-person Right to Study Check Event
- Attend your check – All full-time, non-British/non-Irish students must attend an in-person Right to Study Check on arrival at Warwick to complete course enrolment.
- Collect your BRP (if applicable) – If you chose to have your BRP delivered to Warwick under the Alternative Collection Location (ACL) option, you can collect it at this event.
- Event details – Your check will take place on Monday 22 September 2025 in the Rootes Building. You can find your specific time slot on the induction timetable.
- Bring your documents – Please bring all relevant immigration documents with you.
- Complete both steps before studying – You must finish Course Registration (online) and pass the in-person checks before you can begin any study.
- Receive confirmation – Once all checks are complete, you will get an email confirming you are fully enrolled. At this point, your enrolment status will be updated to "Fully Enrolled".
Late Arrival Details
If you are unable to arrive for in-person teaching starting on 22nd September, and need to arrive on campus later (no later than Monday 6th October 2025), you must let us know by completing the MSc Late Arrival Form.
* New students who have already activated their Warwick IT account will need to log in to the University website to access the form; new students who have yet to activate their Warwick IT account can use the password ‘Sargent1965’ to access the form.
You are not permitted to attend timetabled teaching sessions until you arrive here on campus. This is why we’d like you to arrive by 22nd September if you can.
Course Preperation
You may find it useful to prepare for the Introductory Mathematics and Statistics course by working through the Refresher Mathematics for Economics resource. This will help you revise some basic mathematical concepts. We expect you to comfortably pass the diagnostic tests in all 5 sections. The resource will be available to you shortly after you have completed course registration.
International Student Success Course
Studying abroad is both exciting and challenging. Before you travel to the UK, we recommend completing the International Student Success online course. It offers practical advice on living in the UK and preparing for your studies.
Reading List
Detailed reading lists will be given out with course syllabi at the start of the term. However, a number of prospective students have enquired about textbooks and the following will be used:
Introductory Maths and Statistics |
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You may find it useful to prepare for the Introductory Mathematics and Statistics course by working through Refresher Mathematics for Economics resource. If you just need to refresh a few basic concepts, it is often best to use whichever books you are already familiar with (since then you will be able to use it efficiently), or even browse Wikipedia or YouTube for explanations or tutorials. In many cases this approach will work sufficiently well. Optional reading
On arrival, you will find multiple copies of this book available in the Warwick University Library. |
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Core reading You do not need to read anything apart from lecture slides or course notes and you will not have time for it. The course will be self-contained. Additional reading While you do not need to read any particular books for this course, you might need to reference or learn certain techniques during the course of your programme, or to use them in your MSc dissertation. For this purpose you could turn to books such as the following:
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Microeconomics A |
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The following textbooks are useful for the course:
Optional background reading to help prepare for the course:
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Microeconomics B |
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The aim of this course is to: (i) introduce and develop the analytical tools of graduate level Microeconomics with a special emphasis on mathematical models; (ii) provide the students with a firm grounding in classical Microeconomic Theory as well as its modern development. Topics for the the first part of the module include: Consumer theory, producer theory, general equilibrium, welfare, social choice. Readings for the first part of the module will include:
The second part of the module will cover game theory and topics in mechanism design. The subjects are fairly standard and can be studied from various sources and from different books. Further details will be provided later on. There's no requirement to consult them all, but the following textbooks will be most relevant:
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Macroeconomics A |
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No single textbook will be followed mechanically, but readings may include:
Optional background reading to help prepare for the course:
Chapter 1: "The facts to be explained" |
Macroeconomics B |
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No single textbook will be followed mechanically, but readings may include:
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Quantitative Methods: Econometrics A |
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Essential pre-reading: An extensive treatment of basic mathematical tools, fundamentals of probability and fundamentals of mathematical statistics can be found in Appendices A, B and C of:
Also in Chapters 2 and 3 of:
It is highly recommended to read the following two books before the beginning of the module:
The lectures will not follow any particular textbook closely. However, the material covered in the lectures can be found in most introductory texts. In the lectures references will be given to the following texts:
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Quantitative Methods: Econometrics B |
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Module lecturers will provide lectures notes and also further references during the lectures. Please make sure that you are prepared for the module by pre-reading or preparing from a text such as:
Books that come close to some of the material that will be covered are the following:
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