Lancaster or Birmingham

hi guyz please help which one is better and how are each looked at by employers
im doing economics l100 but is bsc on general better than BA offered at Lancaster which could make Birmingham better to a extent need your help on making a choice

Reply 1

v2006

bham

Reply 2

jkyng1

yep. better reputation.

Reply 3

.ACS.

Don't be fooled by the fact Lancaster offers a BA whereas Birmingham offers a BSc... a BA can be just as mathematical as a BSc, it simply depends on the institution.

Overall, there isn't much difference between Birmingham and Lancaster in terms of quality of teaching and/or reputation, so it really depends on the actual course. You should have a look at the course structure at each university, and see which you prefer. I actually think the advantage of Lancaster is the fact you can spend a whole year in North America.

I would really recommend looking at the modules on each course and seeing which you prefer as neither university is majorly better than the other, and a BA won't make a difference compared to a BSc.

Reply 4

v2006

BA from a non target uni wont cut it for ib/finance/consultancy, no matter how many mathematical modules you have taken.

Reply 5

montyr

Birminghma is on the top 20 list of unis for i.b. so I would say birmingham.

Reply 6

prash_s90

montyr

Birminghma is on the top 20 list of unis for i.b. so I would say birmingham.

really where did you get this info ?

Reply 7

.ACS.

v2006

BA from a non target uni wont cut it for ib/finance/consultancy, no matter how many mathematical modules you have taken.

The thing is though, Birmingham is no more of a target university than Lancaster is... so that point is moot.

Reply 8

montyr

prash_s90

really where did you get this info ?

Go on the investment banking subforum under careers. And there's a sticky of an article.

Reply 9

Saturday Night Special

Birmingham I'd say, although the gap between Bham and Lancaster is not wide enough to make it an automatic choice. I'd say take a trip to both, see which you prefer. Ive met several Bham graduates in front office IB positions (at bulge brackets too).

Reply 10

RyanT

v2006

BA from a non target uni wont cut it for ib/finance/consultancy, no matter how many mathematical modules you have taken.

If this is true then can you explain this from my uni email account? (all received today)
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No? didn't think so. Thats a very uninformed thing to say, i believe LUMS even have an accountancy degree joint with ernst and young.

Don't be fooled, LUMS is targeted - perhaps not by the companies that recruit exclusively from oxbridge etc but bham hardly fits into that category either.

OP: I'm currently do the BA Economics at Lancaster, as some posters have said do not be fooled by the BSc/BA difference, it depends on your university etc (oxford even give you a free masters after you've graduated for x years), so don't read into it too much. In terms of which is "better" they both have their good and bad points but they average out as being very much in the same league so my advice is to visit both unis and have a look around campus etc and base your choice on that - you are going to have to live in either for 3 years after all.