Business Economics BSc arrivals timetable

Welcome to Business Economics BSc

We are delighted to welcome you to the Business Economics BSc degree at Westminster Business School.

The Arrivals Week activities are designed to introduce you to the University, your course and to your fellow course members before you begin your studies.

There will be current Business Economics BSc students guiding you through the week and beyond, and your Course Leader will be available to advise and support you.

It is essential that you attend all of your Arrivals Week events, to give you the best possible start to your time with us.

Arrivals week timetable

Some of your events are online and some will take place in person. Online events will be held via BlackBoard Collaborate, to attend them simply use the link at the correct time, and you’ll be taken to the session. For in-person on-campus events, the room numbers and campus addresses are included with the session. Please check back before the start of Arrivals Week as elements of the programme may be subject to minor modification.

Reading list

These should be fun, interesting and relatively light reads for over the summer break. It is recommended that you choose a few books to read over the Summer. They are not intended to be preparation for any of your degree modules. Once you join Westminster you will be given reading lists for all your modules. 

A mix of Interesting, informative and fun economics books

• Acemoglu D. and Robinson J. (2013), Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty, Profile Books.
• Banerjee A. and Duflo E. (2012), Poor Economics: Barefoot Hedge-fund Managers, DIY Doctors and the Surprising Truth about Life on less than $1 a Day, Penguin. 
• Brown G., (2011), Beyond the Crash: Overcoming the First Crisis of Globalisation, Simon & Schuster. 
• Collier P., (2008), The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It, Oxford University Press. 
• Deaton A. (2015), The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality, Princeton University Press. 
• Harford T., (2014), The Undercover Economist, Strikes back, Abacus. 
• Levitt S. and Dubner, S. (2014), Think like a Freak: How to Think Smarter about Almost Everything, Allen Lane. 
• Mian A. and Sufi A. (2015), House of Debt: How They (and You) Caused the Great Recession, and How We Can Prevent It from Happening Again, University of Chicago Press. 
• Moyo D., (2011) Dead Aid, Why aid makes things worse and how’s there’s another way for Africa, Penguin Books. 
• Skidelsky, R., (2015), The Essential Keynes, Penguin Classics. 
• Stiglitz, J., (2015), The Great Divide, Allen Lane.
• Stern, N., (2015), Why are we waiting? MIT Press. 
• Walter CE. and Howie F (2012), Red Capitalism: The Fragile Financial Foundation of China's Extraordinary Rise, John Wiley. 
• Varoufakis Y. (2019), Talking to my Daughter About the Economy: A brief history of capitalism, Vintage audible book.
• Wagner, G. and Weitzman, M.L. (2015) Climate shock., Princeton Press. 
• Weatherford, J. (1997), The history of money, Three Rivers Press.

Self-help and business books

• Brady, K., (2012) Karren Brady's 10 Rules for Success, HarperCollins Business. 
• Branson, R., (2012) Like A Virgin: Secrets They Won't Teach You at Business School, Virgin Books. 
• Collard, P., (2014) The Little Book of Mindfulness, Octopus Books. 
• Price, C., (2018) How to Break up With Your Phone, Trapeze. 
• Sinek, S., (2017) Leaders Eat Last, Portfolio Penguin. 
• Trought, F., (2017) Brilliant Employability Skills: How to Stand Out from the Crowd in the Graduate Job Market, Pearson

Additional information

Teaching starts on Monday 27 September. You should familiarise yourself with your timetable and if you have any questions, please contact your Course Leader, Karen Kufuor E: [email protected] 

Key contacts

• Karen Kufuor, Course Leader  E: [email protected] 
• College support - E: [email protected]