Why Pembroke?

The Economics and Management (E&M) course examines issues central to the world we live in and brings together two complementary subjects with many interdisciplinary links. Pembroke has a strong involvement with Management Studies and pioneered it at undergraduate level at Oxford. We have the advantage of one of the largest cohorts of E&M students of any College (usually 8 each year), so there is always help at hand. The College has a friendly and supportive reputation; the E&M undergraduates work well together and support each other throughout their degree. We also maintain our close relationship with the Saïd Business School and the Oxford Foundry.

The College has two Management Fellows, Professor Owen Darbishire, a specialist in employment systems and work organisation, and Dr Eamonn Molloy, an expert in complex organisation design and the role of technology in professional and organisational change. We also have two Tutorial Fellows in Economics, Professor Pramila Krishnan, a specialist in Development Economics, Dr Brian A'Hearn, who specialises in Economic History, and a Teaching Fellow in Economics, Dr Craig Holmes, who specialises in Labour Economics. Other economists here include Mr Nick Horsewood who has interests in International Economics.

Economics at Pembroke is taught with an emphasis on policy relevant questions, taking a critical approach to economic theory. E&M students are an international group, and go on to a wide range of careers around the world, including start-ups, consultancy, banking and finance, government agencies and non-governmental organisations.

What extra activities do we offer?

As well as our aforementioned relationship with the Said Business School and Oxford Foundry, we were one of the three founding colleges of the latter’s All-Innovate Business Plan Competition. Students who apply to this will be well supported within College and are mentored throughout the application process.

The range of joint schools on offer in Economics also makes it easier to meet a variety of people in several disciplines, enriching your social and academic experience. We also have a large number of graduate students, creating a vibrant and diverse community.

Could you study Economics and Management at Pembroke?

Successful students will possess independence and flexibility of thought, as well as an ability to analyse and solve problems logically and critically. You need to have an interest in and a motivation for studying commercial and non-commercial organisations and the economy.

If you are considering this course, please attend an open day where you can meet our tutors and students and find out more.  This is the best way to get a feel for whether you should make an application.  We look forward to meeting you!

Have you considered our joint honours courses?

At Pembroke we also offer Economics in other joint honours courses, such as History and Economics and Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE).